28. The method of claim 26 , wherein said one or more data sources comprise a data context.
26. In a computer system, a method for associating electronic mail messages with data elements comprising: obtaining an electronic mail message via an electronic mail messaging system; creating an association between one or more elements of said electronic mail message to one or more elements of data in one or more data sources external to said electronic mail messaging system wherein creating the association between said one or more elements of said electronic mail message comprises analyzing said electronic mail message to determine one or more external data sources from which said one or more elements of data are to be retrieved, wherein said one or more elements of data comprise workflow data associated with an order in which activities associated with a given task are completed, and wherein said association manager is configured to facilitate workflow management by providing a context for said one or more elements of said electronic mail message and said one or more elements of data; and via a user interface, enabling a user to create one or more sensory cues indicative of said association of one or more elements of said electronic mail message with said one or more elements of data from said data sources.