Patent ID: 6964055

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a framework operable to process a request that is communicated by a source and that includes an associated functionality, wherein the framework includes an abstraction layer operable to integrate a java object into the request such that a generic term associated with the request is generated that is insulated from the functionality of the request, and wherein the generic term is processed within the framework such that a response associated with the request is returned to the source, wherein the framework includes a business logic process operable to translate a portion of the generic term into one or more business objects associated with an action to be executed within the framework and to facilitate processing of the generic term, and wherein the business logic process is further operable to link one or more of the business objects before communicating the business objects, wherein the business logic process is operable to direct navigation of the linked business objects to a step of a task to be completed in the framework, wherein the framework includes a process runner, the process runner comprising a servlet operable to identify the java object and to invoke navigation component operable to direct the request.