1. A method for synchronizing with an Enterprise Portal application, comprising: using repository credential information to select business objects located in a repository; extracting business object type information and associated properties for each of the selected business objects; generating a file of the extracted business object type information and associated properties in a format that facilitates synchronization with the Enterprise Portal application, wherein the file is configured to be uploaded to the Enterprise Portal application to result in the business object type information and associated properties being replicated at the Enterprise Portal application so as to enable the Enterprise Portal application to access an object stored in the repository.