| attribute (BC-DWB-TOO-BOB) |
A characteristic of an object. An attribute is an object type component.
The attributes of an object are implemented as part of the object type definition in the Business Object Builder. Conditions can be formulated with attributes in the workflow definition. At runtime, the attribute values are read or calculated and can also be used to control the workflow. Key fields are also object type attributes. They are additionally used to identify an object.