Incorporating external business process features into a scenario visualization or navigation tool

A system comprising:

• at least one programmable processor;
• and
• a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, during runtime, external transactional data relating to a completion status of an external business process feature that is part of a specific instance of a business scenario represented by a scenario model, the business scenario comprising a plurality of business process features, the plurality of business process features comprising the external business process feature, the external business process feature being unsupported by a core software platform of a business software architecture, the core software platform supporting at least one other business process feature in the plurality of business process features;
• persisting the received external transactional data at a repository;
• displaying, concurrently in a user interface, a navigation pane and a work pane, the navigation pane comprising a plurality of first user interface elements arranged in a linear progression to represent the plurality of first business process features in the linear sequence, the work pane comprising a plurality of second user interface elements corresponding to functionality related to a currently selected one of the plurality of business process features;
• associating, with at least one of the plurality of first user interface elements in the navigation pane that corresponds to the external business process feature, a current status indicator showing a completion status of the external business process feature, the completion status being calculated based on the external transaction data.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, during runtime, external transactional data relating to a completion status of an external business process feature that is part of a specific instance of a business scenario represented by a scenario model, the business scenario comprising a plurality of business process features, the plurality of business process features comprising the external business process feature, the external business process feature being unsupported by a core software platform of a business software architecture, the core software platform supporting at least one other business process feature in the plurality of business process features;
• persisting the received external transactional data at a repository;
• displaying, concurrently in a user interface, a navigation pane and a work pane, the navigation pane comprising a plurality of first user interface elements arranged in a linear progression to represent the plurality of first business process features in the linear sequence, the work pane comprising a plurality of second user interface elements corresponding to functionality related to a currently selected one of the plurality of business process features;
• associating, with at least one of the plurality of first user interface elements in the navigation pane that corresponds to the external business process feature, a current status indicator showing a completion status of the external business process feature, the completion status being calculated based on the external transaction data.