Dynamic role-based view definitions in a repository system

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memory devices coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memory devices containing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• retrieve from a repository system, a plurality of entities corresponding to a type of object, wherein the type of object is indicated in a request by a user to display information about one or more objects associated with the type of object;
• determine a role associated with the user;
• identify, based on the type of object, a view definition record, wherein the view definition record indicates a type of information to display from an entity based on the type of object, and wherein the view definition record identifies a user interface format for displaying the type of information to a particular role;
• retrieve criteria from the identified view definition record, wherein the criteria indicates the type of information to display from the entity for the type of object;
• identify information to display from a first entity of the plurality of entities, wherein the information is identified based on the criteria;
• determine, based on the view definition record, that the determined role matches the particular role;
• retrieve the user interface format identified by the view definition record;
• generate a graphical user interface to display the identified information obtained from the first entity, wherein the graphical user interface to display the identified information is generated based on the retrieved user interface format;
• and
• display the generated graphical user interface.

A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:

• retrieve from a repository system, an entity corresponding to an object, wherein the object is indicated in a request by a user to display information about the object;
• determine a type of object associated with the object;
• determine a role associated with the user;
• identify based on the type of object, a view definition record, wherein the view definition record indicates a type of information to display from the entity based on the type of object, and wherein the view definition record identifies a user interface format for displaying the type of information to a particular role;
• determine based on the view definition record, whether the determined role matches the particular role;
• upon determining that the determined role matches the particular role, retrieve the user interface format identified by the view definition record;
• generate a graphical user interface to display information corresponding to the type of information obtained from the retrieved entity, wherein the graphical user interface is generated based on the retrieved user interface format;
• and
• display the generated graphical user interface.