The connector processes business object requests that it receives from the integration broker. When the connector receives a request to perform an application operation, it uses the Business Object Handler to extract the data from the application-specific business object, and communicates with the MetaSolv application by using the API provided by MetaSolv. The connector uses adapter-delivered meta-objects, business object definitions, attribute descriptions, and the values in a business object instance to generate function calls that access the MetaSolv application database tables, which are contained in an instance of an Oracle database dedicated to the MetaSolv application. These function calls perform operations on the data in the database, as required by the business object and verb that the connector is processing.