CONTEXTUAL COLLABORATION

1 . An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to tangibly store instructions, which when executed cause one or more computers in a network of computers to:

identify an activated business stance;

retrieve conversation data related to the activated business instance, comprising:

determining one or more business instances associated with the activated business instance; and

retrieving conversation data of the one or more business instances associated with the activated business instance, wherein the conversation data is provided by one or more users via a communication tool integrated with the activated business instance;

integrate the conversation data with the activated business instance; and

render the conversation data and the activated business instance on a user interface.

2 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the one or more business instances are determined from metadata of the activated business instance.

3 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 further comprising instructions which when executed cause the one or more computers in the network of computers to:

determine context specific information related to the activated business instance;

render the context specific information for user's selection; and

integrate the selected context specific information with the activated business instance.

4 . The article of manufacture of claim 3 , wherein the context specific information comprises at least one of a reference of one or more participants and one or more documents.

5 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the business instance comprises at least one of a business object, a business process, and a business task.

6 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the activated business instance comprises an opened business instance.

7 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the conversation data comprises at least one of a discussion, a discussion thread, a query, and an attachment.

8 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the conversation data is in form of at least one of a text data, an audio data, and a video data.

9 . A computer-implemented method for contextual collaboration, the method comprising:

identifying an activated business instance including one of a business object, a business process, and a business task;

retrieving conversation data related to the activated business instance, wherein the conversation data is provided by one or more users via a communication tool integrated with the activated business instance;

integrating the conversation data with the activated business instance; and

rendering the conversation data and the activated business instance on a user interface.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein retrieving conversation data related to the activated business instance further comprises:

determining one or more business instances associated with the activated business instance; and

retrieving conversation data of the determined one or more business instances.

11 . The method of claim 9 further comprising:

determining context specific information related to the activated business instance;

rendering the context specific information;

receiving a user selection of at least one context specific information from the context specific information; and

integrating the selected at least one context specific information with the activated business instance.

12 . A computer system for contextual collaboration. the computer system comprising:

a memory to store program code; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the program code to render a GUI, the GUI comprising:

an activated business instance; and

a communication tool associated with the activated business instance for rendering conversation data related to the activated business instance, the communication tool comprising:

a UI element for enabling a user to perform at least one of initiating a discussion, submitting a query, and submitting a reply;

a UI element for sending invitation to one or more participants for joining the discussion; and

a UI element for enabling the user to attach information related to the activated business instance and to submit the attached information.

13 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the communication tool associated with the activated business instance is rendered in response to a user action.

14 . The computer system of claim 12 wherein the communication tool associated with the activated business instance is positioned adjacent to the business instance.

15 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the program code to:

determine one or more business instances associated with the activated business instance;

retrieve conversation data of the determined one or more business instances; and

render the retrieved conversation data over the communication tool.

16 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more business instances are determined from metadata of the activated business instance.

17 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the program code to:

determine context specific information related to the activated business instance;

render the context specific information over the communication tool;

receive a user selection of a context specific information from the rendered context specific information; and

integrate the selected context specific information with the activated business instance.

18 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the activated business instance comprises an opened business instance.

19 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the conversation data comprises at least one of a discussion, a discussion thread, a query, and an attachment.

20 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the conversation data is in form of at least one of a text data, an audio data, and a video data.