Abstract: One or more embodiments of the invention allows a customer to use a uniform graphical user interface instead of multiple, discrete processing software applications and discrete hardware peripherals with different graphical user interfaces to enter data, perform workflow processing, validate the data entered and guide the customer with instructions. One or more embodiments of the invention simplifies the transfer of data between different applications/systems which are used in a workflow process, simplifies the entry of data by reducing or eliminating the need to reenter the same data, provides validation of the data entered by the customer and guides the customer with instructions. The data may also be transferred from one discrete hardware peripheral to another peripheral or a third party software application and increases customer ease by presenting the user with a uniform graphical user interface.