Patent ID: 8738665

Claim:
A method comprising: creating a progress indicator, the progress indicator being a graphical indication of a ratio between a portion of a whole task that has been completed and the whole task; and associating the progress indicator with a trigger that includes a condition, wherein, based on whether the condition is satisfied, a data source of the whole task is determined, and a display pattern of the progress indicator corresponding to the ratio is applied, determining the data source and applying the display pattern comprising: before the condition is satisfied: designating a first data source for the whole task, the first data source specifying a first series of subcomponents of the whole task; and representing the portion of the whole task that has been completed in a first display pattern; and upon the condition being satisfied: switching the data source for the whole task, including designating a second data source for the whole task, the second data source specifying a second series of subcomponents of the whole task; and switching a representation of the completed portion of the whole task, including representing the portion of the whole task that has been completed in a second display pattern.