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Objects and Records

This page explains the most important concept in AnyDB: objects.

Everything else builds on this.

What is an object?​

Your business contains many real things.

AnyDB Business Objects

We call them Objects in AnyDB.

AnyDB What is Object

An object in AnyDB represents a real business entity.

Examples include:

  • customer
  • vendor
  • project
  • order
  • asset
  • warehouse
  • inspection

What an object contains​

AnyDB What does an Object Contain

Each object can include:

  • structured fields such as dates, numbers, and status
  • files and documents
  • comments and activity history
  • attached child objects
  • links to other objects

You open one object and see everything related to it.

Object can also contain other objects.

AnyDB What does an Object Contain

Records and templates​

A record is a single instance of an object. Say you have an object type called "Customer". Records are customers you create for example "Acme Corp" and "Globex Inc".

A template defines the structure for records of the same type.

For example:

  • Customer is a template
  • Each customer profile you create is a record of that template

Templates help you:

  • keep data consistent
  • scale without redesigning structure
  • evolve layouts over time

For example, if you need to create a new customer profile, select the Customer Profile template. This will automatically generate a repeatable structured business record for filling customers.

Create multiple business data from anydb template

Objects can exist independently​

Some objects make sense on their own and they can be considered as top level objects.

  • customers
  • vendors
  • products
  • employees

Independent Top Level Objects

Other objects only make sense as part of something else and should be attached to a parent object.

  • order lines
  • budget line items
  • invoice line items
  • inspections
  • tasks
  • checklists