1. A process for rendering an object view using a product lifecycle management database, the database containing modeled objects and relations between said modeled objects, wherein said modeled objects are associated to a set of values of attributes, the values of the set of values being stored in the database or computable based on relations involving said modeled objects, the process comprising: displaying to the user a view of a set of modeled objects; receiving a selection by a user of an attribute; querying the database for a modeled object to be rendered; providing a value of the selected attribute, associated to said modeled object; and rendering said modeled object in the view according to the provided value of the attribute.