System and method for managing data using static lists

摘要

A computer-implemented method for managing data in a list comprises creating a list having an item type and a relationship type; adding an item to the list by generating a list entry representing an association between an item and the item type and storing the list in a memory of a data processing device. The list entry comprises one or more item properties specified by the relationship type. A system for managing data, the system comprises a storage medium for storing items of data and a list entry template; a processing unit for operating a process to generate a list of selected items in response to a user input and a display unit for displaying a view of the items in the list, the view including a display of the property values of the entry in accordance with a display characteristic. Each entry of the list represents a reference to the item independent of the item's location in the storage medium, and each entry includes a property value generated in accordance with the list entry template.