1. A method for managing different representations of information, comprising: receiving information identifying a first customization setting, the first customization setting describing a customized representation of information in a data variable in a first data processing system; receiving information identifying a second customization setting, the second customization setting describing a customized format of the data variable in the second data processing system; and mapping the customized format of the data variable in the first data processing system to the customized format of the data variable in the second data processing system.