13. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the persistence information is stored as a persistence XML element.
13. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the persistence information is stored as a persistence XML element. 15. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the persistence information is used by the kernel layer to enable native refreshing of data in the report from the business intelligence system directly in the productivity client without loss of productivity client-specific layout and display attributes.