Abstract: An information management system is provided. The information management system includes a common process portal, which may, in one example architecture, be provided as a web-based application. The portal includes a variety of modules to enable housing of information such as process documentation. The portal also provides for the seamless and automatic referencing of the information and exporting of information to one or more additional applications using the information. One or more reference identifiers may be used to automatically link a data element to one or more pre-determined, selectable modules of the common process portal.