Object Definitions and Instances, and their Containers

To promote the reuse of object definitions, Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub allows you to create multiple instances of the same object definition.

The object instance is also a defined object, but it consists primarily of a pointer to the definition.

For example, if you have a standard demography table, you can create instances of the Table definition for use in many different studies. You may also have a standard Program that reads from the Demography table to create a report. You can create instances of the Program definition for use in different studies as well.

• Organizational Objects
  
• Object Definitions and Instances
  In order to use an object you must create both the object definition and an instance of it in a Work Area, and install the instance.