Patent ID: 8442966

Claim:
A method comprising: centrally maintaining, by at least one computer, a universe of data stored in a database and a plurality of logical entities; wherein the centrally maintaining comprises mapping, via a handler resident on the at least one computer, the universe of data to the plurality of logical entities according to a universal representation format; wherein each logical entity of the plurality of logical entities belongs to one of a plurality of logical-entity types defined by the universal representation format; wherein each logical entity of the plurality of logical entities encapsulates logically-related data selected from the universe of data; accessing, by the at least one computer via the handler, at least a portion of the universe of data as one or more logical entities of the plurality of logical entities; transmitting, by the at least one computer, the one or more logical entities to an interface application for rendering on a user interface according to the universal representation format, the interface application being configured according to the universal representation format; the at least one computer receiving, from the interface application, at least one manipulation for at least one logical entity in the one or more logical entities; and updating, by the at least one computer, the maintained universe of data and the at least one logical entity responsive to the receiving.