1. In a distributed data processing system including a plurality of computer systems each having a central processing unit (CPU), memory, a database stored in the memory, a database management system (DBMS), and communication means, a method of managing and navigating the distributed data processing system from a computer system having a display device and user interaction device, comprising the steps of: (a) displaying on the display device an object listing of related data processing system object types and displaying object occurrences corresponding to each of the displayed object types; (b) interactively modifying said object listing using input from the user interaction device and control information accessible from a set of at least one user alterable Related Object Table stored in the distributed system; (c) interactively selecting an action to be performed on a user selected list of at least one object occurrence from said modified object listing using input from the user interaction device and control information from a set of at least one user alterable Object Action Table stored in the distributed system; and (d) performing said selected action on said user selected object occurrence list, by means of the CPU executing a list of at least one program stored in the distributed system, wherein the program list is identified using the set of at least one user alterable Object Action Table stored in the distributed system.