Patent ID: 8819083

Claim:
A computer implemented method of creating a database object using an existing database object, comprising: receiving, from a first user, a selection of a source database object in a first application, the source database object having a first predefined database object type of a first database management system; storing a reference to the selected source database object in association with a user identifier associated with the first user; receiving an indication to create a new database object in a second application based on the source database object and on a second predefined database object type of the first database management system, the second database object type being different from the first database object type; determining if a user from whom the indication was received is associated with the user identifier associated with the stored reference; and if the user from whom the indication was received is associated with the user identifier associated with the stored reference, creating the new database object of the second predefined database object type in the second application using the referenced source database object.