15. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a first software component at a processing system comprising at least one programmable processor, data characterizing an event, the event corresponding to a business activity in one or more computer-implemented business processes, resolving of the event requiring at least one resolution action to be performed by a second software component external to the first software component; deriving, from the received data, context information about the event, the context information comprising a location of additional data required for resolving the event; generating, at run time in response to the receiving of the data characterizing the event, a data structure to serve as a central source for resolving the event, the data structure being defined in accordance with a declarative programming language and the data structure comprising: the derived context information and performance indicators for receiving performance data relating to resolution of the event; and sending, to the second software component, a link to the data structure for use in resolving the event.
15. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a first software component at a processing system comprising at least one programmable processor, data characterizing an event, the event corresponding to a business activity in one or more computer-implemented business processes, resolving of the event requiring at least one resolution action to be performed by a second software component external to the first software component; deriving, from the received data, context information about the event, the context information comprising a location of additional data required for resolving the event; generating, at run time in response to the receiving of the data characterizing the event, a data structure to serve as a central source for resolving the event, the data structure being defined in accordance with a declarative programming language and the data structure comprising: the derived context information and performance indicators for receiving performance data relating to resolution of the event; and sending, to the second software component, a link to the data structure for use in resolving the event. 17. The method of claim 15 further comprising: receiving a relationship defined in accordance with an ontology; and modifying the data structure to include the relationship.