Patent ID: 6917944

Claim:
A method for accessing data objects from a data repository from a plurality of data repositories that each comprises a plurality of data objects, the method comprising: receiving a request to access data objects stored in a specified one of the plurality of data repositories, the request including a parameter that specifies the data objects; wherein at least two of the plurality of data repositories are configured with different data objects and data object relationships; identifying, based on the parameter, metadata that characterizes at least a portion of the data objects in the specified data repository, from a plurality of metadata that each characterizes a configuration for the data objects in a data repository; retrieving the metadata that characterizes at least a portion of the plurality of data objects in the specified data repository; generating, based on the metadata that characterizes at least a portion of the plurality of data objects in the specified data repository, a reconfigured request to access the data objects stored in the specified data repository; and using the reconfigured request, signaling a selection for one or more data objects from the specified data repository.