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A computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions, which when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to implement a method comprising:

• creating, at the computer system, an electronic record of an asset that is stored in a memory device of the computer system;
• automatically associating, at the computer system, a predefined data structure with the electronic record of the asset that controls organization and display of metadata describing the asset, the predefined data structure providing data fields for the metadata that are associated with the electronic record of the asset;
• receiving, at the computer system, the metadata describing the asset from a remote computer;
• populating, at the computer system, the predefined data structure with the metadata describing the asset;
• and
• generating, at the computer system, a first graphical user interface corresponding to the electronic record of the asset with a plurality of active tabs that provide a visual representation of the predefined data structure associated to the electronic record of the asset, the active tabs, respectively associated with predefined displays including the data fields provided by the predefined data structure, enabling a user to navigate through different displays corresponding to the data fields provided in the predefined data structure associated with the asset to view the metadata describing the asset.

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory device configured to store user provided data and executable instructions;
• a processor configured to execute the instructions;
• and
• bus configured to interconnect the memory device and the processor,
• wherein the processor is configured to,
• create an electronic record of an asset that is stored in the memory device, and
• automatically associate a predefined data structure with the electronic record of the asset that controls organization and display of metadata describing the asset, the predefined data structure providing data fields for the metadata that are associated with the electronic record of the asset;
• a communication device configured to receive the metadata describing the asset from a remote computer, wherein
• the processor is further configured to populate the predefined data structure with the metadata describing the asset, and to generate a first graphical user interface corresponding to the electronic record of the asset with a plurality of active tabs that provide a visual representation of the predefined data structure associated to the electronic record of the asset, the active tabs, respectively associated with predefined displays including the data fields provided by the predefined data structure, to enable a user to navigate through different displays corresponding to the data fields provided in the predefined data structure associated with the asset to view the metadata describing the asset.