Correlating messaging text to business objects for business object integration into messaging
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to messaging and provide a method, system and computer program product for business object integration with messaging. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for messaging integration of a business object can be provided. The method can include embedding a business object in message text in a messaging session provided by a messenger, and applying an action to the business object from within the messaging session of the messenger. The method further can include identifying a pronoun in the message text referencing the business object and visually distinguishing the identified pronoun in the message text to draw a correlation between the business object and the pronoun.
1. A method for messaging integration of a business object comprising:
embedding a business object in message text in a messaging session provided by a messenger;
applying an action to the business object from within the message session of the messenger;
identifying a pronoun in the message text referencing the business object; and,
visually distinguishing the identified pronoun in the message text to draw a correlation between the business object and the pronoun.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the messenger is an instant messenger,
the message text is chat text and
the messaging session is a chat session.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the messenger is an e-mail messenger,
the message text is e-mail text and
the messaging session is an e-mail session.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the messenger is a discussion forum environment,
the message text is discussion forum text and
the messaging session is a threaded discussion forum.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the messenger is a shared document library environment,
the message text is a shared document and
the messaging session is a shared document library.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a verb in the message text in association with a pronoun referencing the business object; and,
providing a context menu for the business object in the messaging session with entries in the context menu limited according to the identified verb.
7. An instant messaging data processing system comprising:
a processor;
a messenger configured to support a messaging session; and,
business object integration logic running on the processor and comprising program code configured to
apply an action to a business object embedded within message text of the chat session from within the messaging session,
identify a pronoun in the message text referencing the business object, and
visually distinguish the identified pronoun in the message text to draw a correlation between the business object and the pronoun.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein
the messenger is an instant messenger,
the message text is chat text and
the messaging session is a chat session.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein
the messenger is an e-mail messenger,
the message text is e-mail text and
the messaging session is an e-mail session.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein
the messenger is a discussion forum environment,
the message text is discussion forum text and
the messaging session is a threaded discussion forum.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein
the messenger is a shared document library environment,
the message text is a shared document and
the messaging session is a shared document library.
12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the program code is further enabled to:
identify a verb in the message text in association with a pronoun referencing the business object; and,
provide a context menu for the business object in the message session with entries in the context menu limited according to the identified verb.