Runtime generation of instance contexts via model-based data relationships

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:
• determining a seed element by identifying a reference business object type underlying a current use context of a currently active application environment experienced by a user of a business software architecture,
• identifying a link between the reference business object type and a business scenario or business process of an organization that uses the business software architecture;
• building, dynamically at runtime, a full data context of a scenario or process instance of the identified business scenario or business process, the building comprising determining the scenario or process instance based on the current use context of the currently active application environment and deriving and retaining in system memory instances of all dependent business objects related to the scenario or process instance, the deriving comprising accessing a meta-model of the business scenario or business process, the meta-model comprising a list of data entities on which the business scenario or business process operates;
• populating, at runtime, the data context by applying a set of data derivation rules stored in the meta-model to compare the seed element to the dependent business object instances retained in memory;
• evaluating status and responsibility rules stored in the meta-model based on the data context to build a set of up-to-date process or scenario instance information;
• and
• displaying, via a scenario navigation user interface configuration presentable on a computer display device, up-to-date instance information relating to the current use context for the scenario or process instance related to the current use context.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• determining a seed element by identifying a reference business object type underlying a current use context of a currently active application environment experienced by a user of a business software architecture,
• identifying a link between the reference business object type and a business scenario or business process of an organization that uses the business software architecture;
• building, dynamically at runtime, a full data context of a scenario or process instance of the identified business scenario or business process, the building comprising determining the scenario or process instance based on the current use context of the currently active application environment and deriving and retaining in system memory instances of all dependent business objects related to the scenario or process instance, the deriving comprising accessing a meta-model of the business scenario or business process, the meta-model comprising a list of data entities on which the business scenario or business process operates;
• populating, at runtime, the data context by applying a set of data derivation rules stored in the meta-model to compare the seed element to the dependent business object instances retained in memory;
• evaluating status and responsibility rules stored in the meta-model based on the data context to build a set of up-to-date process or scenario instance information;
• and
• displaying, via a scenario navigation user interface configuration presentable on a computer display device, up-to-date instance information relating to the current use context for the scenario or process instance related to the current use context;
• wherein the determining, the identifying, the building, the populating, the evaluating, and the displaying are performed by at least one programmable processor.