embodiments consistent with the present invention relate to methods and systems for displaying a plurality of data objects , each of the data objects including an object type of a predefined set of object types , each object type including a set of attributes . in one implementation , a method is provided that comprises displaying a first table including a row for each data object of the plurality of data objects and a column for each attribute of the sets of attributes , selecting one of the data objects by selecting one of the rows in the first table , and displaying a second table including a row for each attribute of the selected data object , wherein the first and second tables are displayed in respective first and second display areas .