Software system for managing information in context

A computer-based method associated with business process logic configured to capture, structure and standardize subject matter expertise, tasks and activities into a process taxonomy, the method comprising:

• providing a graphical user interface to display a process taxonomy, the process taxonomy defined by process logic;
• selecting at least one business object from a business object taxonomy, the business object constrained by the process taxonomy based on how information associated with the business object is precisely relevant to an associated business process;
• retrieving metadata referenced by the selected business object;
• defining a business process associated with the process taxonomy by performing at least one of the following actions:
• providing feedback on the process taxonomy;
• adding to the business object taxonomy;
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• performing an action on the metadata;
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• automatically displaying a visual representation of the defined business process without substantial user interaction, the business process defined by at least one of the providing, the adding and the performing.

A computer-based method using business process logic to capture, structure and standardize subject matter expertise, processes, tasks and activities into a business process model, the method comprising:

• providing a graphical user interface via a web browser, including a plurality of objects, the objects being associated with activities and sub-activities;
• defining a business process via the web browser based on the objects by:
• updating the graphical user interface in response to a manipulation of at least one object from the plurality of objects, the updating being performed via the web browser;
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• limiting the manipulation of the at least one object based on a set of predetermined criteria;
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• displaying the defined business process via the web browser, the defined business process based on the updating and the limiting.