Patent ID: 7904834

Claim:
An article comprising a tangible machine-readable medium embodying instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising: displaying a navigation element during operation of a business software application to effect a business process, the navigation element comprising a control including a plurality of graphical user interface elements corresponding to at least three axes, at least two of the axes being opposing, selection of a first opposing axis initiating traversal within the business software application in a first direction along a first navigation path and selection of a second opposing axis opposite the first opposing axis initiating traversal within the business software application in a second direction opposite to the first direction along the first navigation path, selection of an axis other than an opposing axis initiating traversal within the business software application along a second navigation path; receiving user-generated input selecting one of the axes in the navigation element; and initiating traversal within the business software application based on the selected axis; wherein traversal in the first direction causes information associated with the business process at a higher level to be displayed; and wherein traversal in the second direction causes information associated with the business processes at a finer level to be displayed.