Objects can be assigned one of the following three logical states:

A server object is assigned creation state when the object has not been subscribed yet by the view. For example:

The corresponding notification function creates the mapping defined by the represent clauses in the view specification.

In any case, as soon as the notification function corresponding to the creation state of an object is called, the view subscribes to this object. Simultaneously, Rogue Wave® Server propagates this notification to those relations for which a propagate clause has been specified. As the result, the view also subscribes to these relations and notifies them in creation state.

Even if no mapping has been created for the object, the view subscribes to it and will be notified each time the object is updated.

When a view is opened on an origin object, the origin is the first and only object notified to the view in creation state.

A server object is assigned deletion state when the view subscribes to the object and one of the following conditions is met:

In this case, the deletion notification function undoes the mapping declared in the view specification and cancels subscription to this object. The deletion notification state is also propagated to the relations for which a propagate clause has been declared in the view specification.

Modification state is assigned to a server object to which the view subscribes and that has been modified during the interaction cycle.

An object is modified if:

The modification notification function updates the mapping according to the attributes that have changed during the interaction cycle.