Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving initial input from a user of the application, the initial input indicating that a UI element is to be generated for the user, receiving context data representative of a context of the application when the input is received, the context data at least partially including a data schema definition of data accessed by the application, prompting the user for input at least partially based on the context data, receiving additional input responsive to the prompting, defining dynamic metadata based on at least a portion of the initial input, at least a portion of the additional input, and at least a portion of the data schema definition, the dynamic metadata including one or more actions that can be executed on data accessed through the UI element, and processing the dynamic metadata to generate the UI element for display in the application.