1. An apparatus for visualizing master data management data as part of a master data management workflow user interface in a computer system, comprising: (a) a relational database management system (RDBMS) executing in the computer system; (b) master data management data that resides in one or more tables in the RDBMS; (c) a master data management system configured to maintain, as part of a process and framework, a first process workflow to manage relationship data comprised of the master data management data required to manage an association of one piece of master data management data to another piece of master data management data; (d) the first process workflow comprised of a user interface (UI) node, wherein the UI node comprises a link to a file that describes one or more UI components to display when the first process workflow is executed; and (e) a first component of the UI components, wherein the first component identifies an Adobe™ Flex™ based UI component, wherein the Adobe™ Flex™ based UI component is configured to represent and view the master data management data in a hierarchy.