CPC G06F 40/134 (2020.01) [G06F 40/169 (2020.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A method for passively relating data to metadata, said method comprising:
creating associations, at a first computer system, that relate data in a first database to metadata in a second database, wherein an association links said data to said metadata, wherein said data is managed by a software application at a second computer system, wherein said creating said associations occurs automatically without user interaction;
syndicating said associations at said first computer system to said software application at said second computer system associated with said data;
displaying a visual clue in a graphical interface of said software application at said second computer system, wherein said visual clue corresponds to a visual representation of said data, and wherein said visual clue is created based on said metadata and said associations; and
upon detecting a user interaction with said visual clue:
searching for said metadata corresponding to said visual clue based on said associations of said visual clue;
displaying at least a first portion of said metadata in said graphical interface; and
displaying a selectable link in said first portion of said metadata.
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