1. Application Developer's Guide
  2. Getting Started
  3. Defining Objects

Defining Objects

To develop an application in Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub, you define objects. For example, in Oracle LSH a Program is a defined object. In addition to writing program source code in a development environment, you must define a Program and each of its components (Parameters, Source Code, and other components) as objects in the Oracle LSH user interface.

Oracle LSH stores the objects you define as metadata in the Oracle LSH database under version control. This approach has the following advantages:

  • Validation. All defined objects have a validation status that allows you to track whether an object you are using has been fully tested and validated, for regulatory compliance. Changes to validated objects are tracked so that they can be revalidated. Your company must develop validation standards. You can validate legacy programs that you have migrated into Oracle LSH, as well as Programs and other defined objects that you create in Oracle LSH. See Validating Objects and Outputs.
  • Reuse. You can reuse object definitions, which ultimately saves work, minimizes the validation required, and promotes consistency. You can design and create a set of modular, small-scope Programs to promote reuse and validation (see Object Definitions and Instances, and their Containers and Developing Standard Definitions and Modular Applications).
  • Security. The Oracle LSH security system allows you to control access to, and operations on, defined objects and their outputs (primarily reports and report sets); see Applying Security to Objects and Outputs.
  • Classification. Your company can develop a classification system to label defined objects and their outputs and to create a customized user interface for outputs. Users can use these classifications to search for objects and outputs (see Classifying Objects and Outputs).

Parent topic: Getting Started