1. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method, the method comprising receiving a request to generate a distributed computing component; generating code corresponding to the distributed computing component at a computer, the code containing a method having one type of a plurality of available types; displaying a diagrammatic graphical representation of the code corresponding to an EntityBean associated with the distributed computing component, the diagrammatic graphical representation including a first set of separately delineated display areas, wherein the first set of separately delineated display areas includes a delineated display area for each of the plurality of available types associated with the EntityBean; and displaying another diagrammatic graphical representation of the code corresponding to a SessionBean associated with the distributed computing component, the another diagrammatic graphical representation including a second set of separately delineated display areas, wherein the second set of separately delineated display areas includes a delineated display area for each of the plurality of available types associated with the SessionBean, wherein the diagrammatic graphical representation and the another diagrammatic graphical representation are displayed simultaneously.