1. A method for creating a notification object for software applications: selecting an object type for the notification object; customizing a common attribute of the notification object, wherein the common attribute is defined in a common notification object; determining whether the notification object includes additional attributes to be customized; in response to a determination that the notification object includes additional attributes to be customized, customizing a type attribute of the notification object, wherein the type attribute is defined in a type notification object that has the selected object type; and storing the notification object.