Publisher and share action integration in a user interface for automated messaging

A system comprising:

• a database system implemented using a server system, the database system configurable to cause:
• displaying information in a first component and in a second component in a user interface on a display of a user device, the first component being a publisher configured for composing and sharing messages on a plurality of different communication channels using a plurality of different share actions, the second component being different from the first component and comprising a plurality of links to data items identifiable by data objects stored in one or more databases, the communication channels comprising email and a social network feed;
• processing first user input submitted at the user device to identify a selection of one of the data items;
• identifying, as applicable to the selected data item, and based on a user profile and a data item record, a set of the share actions for sharing the selected data item using the publisher, the set of share actions comprising sending an email and posting a social network message;
• displaying the set of share actions in a list in the user interface;
• processing second user input submitted at the user device to identify a selection of one of the displayed set of share actions;
• determining, using one or more data objects identifying the selected share action and identifying the communication channels, and based on the user profile and the data item record, that the selected share action is inapplicable to a first one or more of the communication channels and that the selected share action is applicable to a second one or more of the communication channels;
• providing, responsive to the determination, the second one or more communication channels as having a currently active status in the publisher and the first one or more communication channels as not having the currently active status;
• providing a reference to the selected data item in a message being composed in the publisher, the message capable of being shared on only the second one or more communication channels having the currently active status;
• and
• displaying, responsive to the second user input, an indication of channel status in the user interface.

A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code capable of being executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising instructions configurable to cause:

• displaying information in a first component and in a second component in a user interface on a display of a user device, the first component being a publisher configured for composing and sharing messages on a plurality of different communication channels using a plurality of different share actions, the second component being different from the first component and comprising a plurality of links to data items identifiable by data objects stored in one or more databases, the communication channels comprising email and a social network feed;
• processing first user input submitted at the user device to identify a selection of one of the data items;
• identifying, as applicable to the selected data item, and based on a user profile and a data item record, a set of the share actions for sharing the selected data item using the publisher, the set of share actions comprising sending an email and posting a social network message;
• displaying the set of share actions in a list in the user interface;
• processing second user input submitted at the user device to identify a selection of one of the displayed set of share actions;
• determining, using one or more data objects identifying the selected share action and identifying the communication channels, and based on the user profile and the data item record, that the selected share action is inapplicable to a first one or more of the communication channels and that the selected share action is applicable to a second one or more of the communication channels;
• providing, responsive to the determination, the second one or more communication channels as having a currently active status in the publisher and the first one or more communication channels as not having the currently active status;
• providing a reference to the selected data item in a message being composed in the publisher, the message capable of being shared on only the second one or more communication channels having the currently active status;
• and
• displaying, responsive to the second user input, an indication of channel status in the user interface.