O : object

object

An instance of a particular class, including its characteristics. An object has properties and methods. For example, when a user runs an Actuate Basic report, the Factory process instantiates multiple persistent customer frame objects, one for each customer row retrieved from the data source.

Related terms

Actuate Basic report, class, data source, Factory process, frame, method, persistent object, process, property, row

Contrast with

information object, transient object


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