Managing artifact information method and system

A computer system comprising:

• an internal data store configured to store at least one internal sequence of artifact information;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• import metadata relating to a respective external sequence from an external data repository to a data storage platform, wherein respective internal sequences of the internal data store relate to respective external sequences;
• import the metadata relating to the respective external sequence from the data storage platform to the internal data store;
• and
• introduce a link into a respective internal sequence, wherein the link is based on the metadata and links the respective internal sequence with the respective external sequence.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores machine-readable instructions for managing artifact information, wherein at least one internal sequence of artifact information is stored in an internal data store;

• wherein at least one external sequence of artifact information is stored in a respective external data repository, and wherein a respective internal sequence relates to a respective external sequence, the machine-readable instructions comprising:
• importing metadata relating to the respective external sequence from the respective external data repository to a data storage platform;
• importing the metadata relating to the respective external sequence from the data storage platform to the internal data store;
• and
• introducing a link into the respective internal sequence, wherein the link is based on the metadata and links the respective internal sequence with the respective external sequence.