John,

If you end up with a business object for every table then something is worng. Business objects are dictated by the analysis of the business. Tables are a result of designing a database for relational data storage.

In short your business objects should relate to the things that the business deals with. For example you might have an Invoice business object that gets its data from the InvoiceHeader, InvoiceDetail, Inventory, and customer tables. The idea is that the Invoice business poject presetnst the concept of an Invoice when, in fact, the data is NOT stored that way. The business object is a bridge between the interface that has an Invoice entry form and Invoice reports and the data which stores invoice information in a relational fashion in the InvoiceHeader, InvoiceDetail, Inventory anmd cusotmer tables.