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A system for retrieving data from an object database, said system comprising:

• a server configured to store a network of objects linked together via a plurality of links, wherein said network of objects include a pre-identified object and a plurality of objects, wherein said pre-identified object, said plurality of objects, and said plurality of links represent a computer model of a technical device modeled via a modeling tool;
• a client device including an application with an information request tool for generating a request for (i) the pre-identified object, and (ii) objects linked to said pre-identified object, wherein said objects linked to said pre-identified object include a set of objects, wherein said request does not identify said objects linked to said pre-identified object, and
• wherein said server is configured to, based on said request, store a request form for retrieving (i) the pre-identified object, and (ii) said set of objects linked to the pre-identified object;
• a client transport module and a server transport module for enabling communication between the client device and said server over a computer network;
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• a request form applicator arranged to (i) retrieve said pre-identified object, (ii) retrieve said objects linked to said pre-identified object, (iii) select a set of rules for filtering out a subset of objects linked to said pre-identified object, (iv) apply said set of rules at said server to filter out said subset of objects from said set of objects linked to said pre-identified object, and (v) create at the server a single data package containing said pre-identified object and said subset of objects,
• wherein said creating of said data package comprises
• retrieving said pre-identified object and said subset of objects linked to said pre-identified object, and
• performing a recursive process comprising
• in a first step, storing said pre-identified object as part of said data package,
• in a second step, identifying all linked objects, where a linked object is an object directly linked to said pre-identified object,
• in a third step, applying said set of rules to said linked objects, and
• in a fourth step, storing a link to one of said linked objects in said data package followed by performing said first to said fourth steps with said one of said linked objects as a pre-identified object, wherein the fourth step is repeated for all of said linked objects that are according to said set of rules, and
• wherein said server is configured to transmit said data package to said client device.

A server comprising:

• a memory configured to (i) store a network of objects linked together via links, and (ii) based on a request from a client device, store a request form for retrieving a pre-identified object and a set of objects linked to said pre-identified object from an object database, wherein the object database is configured to store said pre-identified object and said objects linked together via said links, wherein said network of objects linked together via said links include said pre-identified object and objects linked to said pre-identified object, wherein said objects linked to said pre-identified object include said set of objects, and wherein said pre-identified object, said objects linked to said pre-identified object, and said links represent a computer model of a technical device modeled via a modeling tool;
• and
• a request form applicator configured to
• receive the request from the client device, wherein the request (i) requests the pre-identified object and objects linked to said pre-identified object, and (ii) provides a set of rules, wherein said objects linked to said pre-identified object include said set of objects, and wherein said request does not identify said objects linked to said pre-identified object,
• retrieve said pre-identified object and said objects linked to said pre-identified object from said object database, and
• create a data package including performing a recursive process, wherein said recursive process comprises
• in a first step, storing said pre-identified object as part of said data package,
• in a second step, identifying all linked objects, where a linked object is an object directly linked to said pre-identified object,
• in a third step, applying said set of rules to said linked objects, and
• in a fourth step, storing a link to one of said linked objects in said data package followed by performing said first to said fourth steps with said one of said linked objects as a pre-identified object, wherein the fourth step is repeated for all of said linked objects that are according to said set of rules, wherein said server is configured to transmit said data package to said client device.