Content management framework for use with a system for application development

A method for use with an application development system, comprising:

• providing a data-modeling framework configured to enable a user to define a logical data model, the data-modeling framework dynamically translating the logical data model into a corresponding physical data model, wherein changes to the logical data model are automatically adjusted in the physical data model accordingly;
• and
• providing a content management framework coupled to the data-modeling framework, the content management framework configured to provide tools to enable the user to manage content associated with the physical data model based on the logical data model.

An application development system, comprising:

• means for data-modeling by enabling a user to define a logical data model, the data-modeling framework dynamically translating the logical data model into a corresponding physical data model, wherein changes to the logical data model are automatically adjusted in the physical data model accordingly;
• and
• means for content managing by providing tools to enable the user to manage content associated with the physical data model based on the logical data model, wherein the content managing means is coupled to the data-modeling means.