Systems, methods and computer program products for performing a task in a software application

A system for performing a task in a software application capable of presenting at least one operational display during operation, the system comprising:

• a processing element capable of determining a state of at least one data item, wherein the processing element is also capable of identifying at least one data item based upon the state of the at least one data item;
• and
• a display unit capable of presenting at least one operational display of the software application based upon the identified at least one data item, wherein each operational display presented includes at least one field for receiving at least one identified data item,
• wherein the processing element is capable of receiving the at least one identified data item into the at least one field of the respective at least one operational display.

A computer program product for performing a task in a software application capable of presenting at least one operational display during operation, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:

• a first executable portion for determining a state of at least one data item;
• a second executable portion for identifying at least one data item based upon the state of the at least one data item;
• a third executable portion for presenting at least one operational display of the software application based upon the identified at least one data item, wherein each operational display presented includes at least one field for receiving at least one identified data item;
• and
• a fourth executable portion for receiving the at least one identified data item into the at least one field of the respective at least one operational display.

A method of installing and operating an information system computer program product in a system including a workstation having a web browser, wherein the system also includes a remote network having a network appliance capable of being in communication with the workstation via the web browser, the method comprising:

• organizing a number of configuration settings of the network appliance into a set of web pages, wherein each web page includes a different category of data;
• inspecting a state of the network appliance based upon the configuration settings;
• and
• presenting at least one of the web pages via the web browser based upon the state of the network appliance.