System and method for accessing database design information

摘要

A system and method for accessing database design information stored in a database repository. To access the information, the system receives user input designating a workarea of the data repository as being of interest. Using the workarea designation, the system retrieves from the database repository a list of application systems associated with the workarea, a list of model details available for each application system, and a list of entities for each model detail. This retrieved information is displayed to the user using a tree-menu structure. Further design information can be accessed by the user designating an entity as being of interest. The system uses the entity designation to retrieve from the database repository design information for the designated entity which retrieved information is then displayed to the user.