System and method for management of data in distributed systems

A method for managing data, comprising:

• obtaining, by a global data manager, an internal request for a data type;
• identifying internal data of the data type;
• making a determination, without being requested by a user that made the internal request, that external data of the data type exists;
• in response to the determination:
• polling data stores to obtain the external data of the data type,
• translating the external data of the data type, using a data template repository, into a format that is compatible with the internal data of the data type to obtain translated external data of the data type;
• and
• displaying an external data enhanced interface based on:
• the internal data of the data type, and
• the translated external data of the data type,
• wherein displaying the external data enhanced interface comprises:
• generating a first graphical element based on the internal data of the data type using a graphical element generation method that is incompatible with the external data of the data type.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for managing data, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a global data manager, an internal request for a data type;
• identifying internal data of the data type;
• making a determination, without being requested by a user that made the internal request, that external data of the data type exists;
• in response to the determination:
• polling data stores to obtain the external data of the data type,
• translating the external data of the data type, using a data template repository, into a format that is compatible with the internal data of the data type to obtain translated external data of the data type;
• and
• displaying an external data enhanced interface based on:
• the internal data of the data type, and
• the translated external data of the data type,
• wherein displaying the external data enhanced interface comprises:
• generating a first graphical element based on the internal data of the data type using a graphical element generation method that is incompatible with the external data of the data type.