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Model Browser
Figure 14 shows the Model Browser. The Model Browser is used to define the
classes in an object model. The object model consists of the classes that
represent the business objects in an application that will persist in a data
store.
Figure 14. Persistence Builder Model Browser
Business objects are described through class descriptions. For example, in an
object model for a Bank, youmight describe:a Customer class, a Card class, a
BankAccount class, and so on.
Describing a class with the Model Browser is similar to defining a class using
a SmartGuide. Each class consists of attributes (instance variable ...