The invention provides a method for configuring a database system to store information
regarding a plurality of items, the method comprising: establishing a database
on a computer system; establishing within the database a first object corresponding
to a first item of the plurality of items; generating within the first object at
least one field; associating a field identifier with each the field; and storing
at least a portion of the information within each the field; the database system
configured to store information regarding a plurality of items, each item in the
plurality of items having at least one item attribute, the database system comprising
a computer having memory, a database stored in said memory, a first object in said
database corresponding to one item of the plurality of items, said first object
corresponding to the first item, at least one field in said first object, a field
identifier associated with each said field, and information regarding said first
item stored in said first object.