FRAMEWORK FOR MODELING AND PROVIDING RUNTIME BEHAVIOR FOR BUSINESS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

A business software framework supports business software applications. The framework includes a class library component that has a plurality of class libraries of business components, including business entities and business processes. The framework also includes an application framework that has a programming model, the programming model providing a set of application services for relating the business components to one another, and for providing desired services relative to the business components in order to obtain the business application.