Overview
Until Enterprise Server 8.2, the Business Object Repository (BOR) was used to develop business objects for LN. From 8.3 onwards, the Integration Studio or LN Studio is used instead. The BOR is available in 8.3 and higher releases to allow maintenance on business objects developed in previous versions or feature packs. Only synchronous methods can be used for BOR-based business objects.
It is not advised to use the BOR for developing new business objects. Business object definitions can partially be migrated to the LN Studio through the Import from BOR feature, see Import from BOR.
Studio-based business objects can be developed and deployed as follows:
| Studio | Enterprise Server | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous and asynchronous BDEs | Integration Studio 6.1 | 8.3 or higher |
Integration 6.2 (‘OpenWorld’ Adapter for LN) |
| LN Studio 10.4 | 8.4.2 or higher | ||
| Asynchronous BOD messages (See Implementing OAGIS BODs for LN) | LN Studio 10.4 | 8.4.2 or higher | ION |
Focusing only on development, the compatibility is as follows:
| Enterprise Server 8.2 or lower | Enterprise Server 8.3, 8.4 or 8.4.1 | Enterprise Server 8.4.2 or higher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integration Studio 6.1 | Unsupported | Supported | Supported |
| LN Studio 10.4 | Unsupported | Unsupported | Supported |
Important
The matrices mentioned before are independent of the LN application release (feature pack) that is used. For example, Enterprise Server 8.4.2 can be used in combination with the FP3 applications, which allows you to use either Integration Studio 6.1 or LN Studio. However, extensions on FP3 that are created using the LN Studio can only be deployed on environments using Enterprise Server 8.4.2. When developing a generic integration solution that must be available for all FP3 sites, use Integration Studio 6.1 instead, because those sites can use Enterprise Server 8.3.
Additionally, WSDL is only available in LN for business objects that were generated from the LN Studio. This WSDL is used in the LN Connector for Web Services.