In one embodiment, an application integration system collects business application information and generates and stores certain business flow and state information for the application, its involved users and shared business content within the system. This automation process defines the collaboration models between the content, process and users involved in the collaboration project. The automation process uses specific information pertaining to the involved users and applications of the system, the process flows of the application program, and the shared content to automate the integration of the distributed computer applications by defining the integration flow as a process checkpoint flow consisting of numerous checkpoints through which the business content transitions. Users of the collaboration hub platform are provided with an interactive console within a graphical user interface presented on their respective computing devices. The displayed graphical user interface elements are generated based on the shared business content and process flows of the distributed applications comprising the integrated project.