Patent ID: 8527939

Claim:
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.