GUI modeling of knowledge base in a modeling environment

1. A computer implemented method for utilizing contextual help in a modeling environment comprising:

identifying a business objects for a modeled application;

associating a contextual help object in a knowledgebase repository to the identified business object, wherein the contextual help object provides guidance and help context associated with usability of the identified business object;

automatically configuring a front-end of the application using a modeling environment and based on a first instance of the business object and the contextual help object in a first GUI;

upon activation of the first instance of the business object, displaying at least a portion of the business object in a first portion of a first graphical user interface (GUI), and displaying just-in-time help information associated with the contextual help object in a different second portion of the first GUI to a user of the application via the front-end; the method further comprising:

automatically configuring the front-end of the application using the modeling environment and based on a second instance of the business object and the contextual help object in a second GUI; and

upon activation of the second instance of the business object, displaying at least a portion of the second instance of the business object in a first portion of the second GUI, and displaying the just-in-time help information associated with the contextual help object in the second portion of the second GUI to a user of the second application via the front-end.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying a second business object for a second application;

associating the contextual help object to the identified second business object;

automatically configuring the front-end of the second application using the modeling environment and based on the second business object and the contextual help object; and

upon activation of the second business object, displaying at least a portion of the business object in the first portion of the GUI, and displaying just-in-time help information associated with the contextual help object in the second portion of the GUI to the user of the second application via the front-end.

3. The method of claim 1 , the business object developed by a first development entity and the contextual help object developed by a second development entity different than the first development entity the contextual help object developed separately from the business object.

4. The method of claim 1 , the contextual help object associated with one of the following: a field; a screen; an error message; a business process; a best practices level; and a second business object.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein automatically configuring the front-end of the application based on the business object and the contextual help object is based on one or more events, behavior, or run-time parameters.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the business object is identified within the modeling environment and the contextual help object is associated to the identified business object using a toolkit interfacing with the modeling environment.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the modeling environment is located on a server separate from the knowledgebase repository.

8. The method of claim 6 , upon initiation of the modeling environment, further comprising:

locating a plurality of business objects and a plurality of contextual help objects referenced by the knowledgebase repository; and

automatically presenting at least a subset of the located business objects and at least a subset of the located contextual help objects to a developer.

9. A computer program product encoded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the product comprising computer-readable instructions for causing one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

identifying a business objects for a modeled application;

associating a contextual help object in a knowledgebase repository to the identified business object, wherein the contextual help object provides guidance and help context associated with usability of the identified business object;

automatically configuring a front-end of the application using a modeling environment and based on a first instance of the business object and the contextual help object in a first GUI;

upon activation of the first instance of the business object, displaying at least a portion of the business object in a first portion of a first graphical user interface (GUI), and displaying just-in-time help information associated with the contextual help object in a different second portion of the first GUI to a user of the application via the front-end; the method further comprising:

automatically configuring the front-end of the application using the modeling environment and based on a second instance of the business object and the contextual help object in a second GUI; and

upon activation of the second instance of the business object, displaying at least a portion of the second instance of the business object in a first portion of the second GUI, and displaying the just-in-time help information associated with the contextual help object in the second portion of the second GUI to a user of the second application via the front-end.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , the product comprising instructions for causing one or more processors to perform operations further comprising:

identifying a second business object for a second application;

associating the contextual help object to the identified second business object;

automatically configuring the front-end of the second application using the modeling environment and based on the second business object and the contextual help object; and

upon activation of the second business object, displaying at least a portion of the business object in the first portion of the GUI, and displaying just-in-time help information associated with the contextual help object in the second portion of the GUI to the user of the second application via the front-end.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 , the business object developed by a first development entity and the contextual help object developed by a second development entity different than the first development entity the contextual help object developed separately from the business object.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 , the contextual help object associated with one of the following:

a field;

a screen;

an error message;

a business process;

a best practices level; and

a second business object.

13. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein automatically configuring the front-end of the application using the business object and the contextual help object is based on one or more events, behavior, or run-time parameters.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the business object is identified within the modeling environment and the contextual help object is associated to the identified business object using a toolkit interfacing with the modeling environment.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the modeling environment is located on a server separate from the knowledgebase repository.

16. The computer program product of claim 14 , upon initiation of the modeling environment, the product comprising instructions for causing one or more processors to perform operations further comprising:

locating a plurality of business objects and a plurality of contextual help objects referenced by the knowledgebase repository; and

automatically presenting at least a subset of the located business objects and at least a subset of the located contextual help objects to a developer.