2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, for each business objects data source, representing a respective plurality of data items stored in a respective business objects data source in a table structure including one or more tables including one or more columns, each column including one or more cells representing the respective plurality of data items.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, for each business objects data source, representing a respective plurality of data items stored in a respective business objects data source in a table structure including one or more tables including one or more columns, each column including one or more cells representing the respective plurality of data items. 3. The method of claim 2 , wherein, for each query term, identifying one or more business objects data sources that are each associated with the first metadata comprises identifying one or more columns that satisfy the query term.