For the most part, client programming in DSOM is exactly the same as client programming in SOM, since DSOM transparently hides the fact that an object is remote when the client accesses the object.
However, a client application writer also needs to know how to create, locate, use, save, and destroy remote objects. (This is not done using the usual SOM bindings.) The DSOM run-time environment provides these services to client programs primarily through the DSOM Object Manager. These run-time services will be detailed in this section. Examples of how an application developer uses these services are provided throughout the section.