1. A method for displaying a user interface associated with a particular step in a workflow associated with an application, the method comprising: executing, on a digital data processor, the workflow associated with the application, wherein execution of the workflow creates at least one instance of a data object; and displaying a plurality of user interface elements including a visual indication that the particular step is currently selected for execution by the digital data processor as part of the workflow, wherein execution of the particular step will create a first instance of the data object using the workflow; and displaying a first element among the plurality of user interface elements, wherein responsive to selecting the first element, the digital data processor executes the particular step to create the first instance of the data object and the user interface prompts to create a second instance of the data object using the workflow while visually indicating that the particular step is still currently selected for execution as part of the workflow, the user interface further comprising a section for listing object instances that have already been created, and wherein responsive to selecting the first element, the section is updated to list the created first instance of the data object.