Business objects contain much of the information an organization needs to control. Each object is derived from its previously-defined type and governed by its policy. Web apps install the types and policies used by the app. When developing an app, the admin object types and policies must be defined before users can create business objects.
To create a business object, you define (name) the object and assign an appropriate description and attribute values for it. Files can then be checked into the object and it can be manipulated by establishing relationships, moving it from state to state, and perhaps deleting or archiving it when it is no longer needed. Each business object in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform is uniquely identified by its type, name, and revision and is assigned a physical ID.
Each business object has a physical ID, a global identifier unique to each business object or relationship, and a logical ID, a global identifier shared by all members of a revision sequence.
Physical and logical IDs are required for Engineering applications.