Model-Based User Interface

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a request from a user to display an instance associated with a process model, the instance having a plurality of objects, the process model having a plurality of object types;
• accessing a structure rule associated with an object of the plurality of objects, wherein the structure rule determines an object type of the plurality of object types being associated with the object;
• determining the object type associated with the object;
• determining placement of the object within a user interface based on the object type;
• and
• generating, using one or more processors, the user interface to display the instance associated with the process model based on the determined placement of the object.

An apparatus comprising:

• an interface configured to communicate with a user of the apparatus;
• a memory configured to store data;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the interface and the memory, the one or more processors configured to:
• receive a request from a user to configure a process model, the process model configured to display an object type associated with the process model;
• access a configuration rule associated with the object type;
• receive a configuration instruction from the user, the configuration instruction modifying the object type;
• analyze the configuration instruction based on the configuration rule;
• determine whether the configuration instruction is valid based on the configuration rule;
• in response to the determination that the configuration instruction is valid:
• modify the object type based on the configuration instruction;
• and
• update the process model based on the modified object type.