1. A method of adding a selected attribute to a mobile asset management application, comprising: displaying an import fields dialog to a user; receiving from the user a selection of a selected object of an asset database; receiving from the user a selection of the selected attribute of the selected object; retrieving a set of one or more resources; automatically modifying a build file, when at least a first condition is met; automatically acquiring a new Resource Description Framework (RDF) file from an asset management server, when at least a second condition is met; and automatically generating an updated application definition file by updating code relating to the set of retrieved resources, wherein the step of automatically acquiring a new RDF file from an asset management server, when at least a second condition is met, comprises: determining whether the selected attribute is included in any existing RDF file associated with the existing application definition file; when the selected attribute is not included in any existing RDF file, determining whether the attribute is included in an exclusion table; and downloading the new RDF file from the asset management server only when the selected attribute is not included in any existing RDF file associated with the existing application definition file and the attribute is not included in the exclusion table.