1. A method of automatically assigning attributes to multimedia distributions in a data processing system, each of said multimedia distributions having a plurality of objects, each of said objects with a specific media type, comprising the steps of: associating specific attributes to specific types of media respectively; automatically determining the media type of each one of said objects in said multimedia distributions for those objects being within a predetermined relationship; and if said media type has an associated attribute, automatically assigning said associated attribute to said each object; otherwise automatically assigning a null attribute thereto.