Method and apparatus for an improved security system mechanism in a business applications management system platform

Abstract

The present invention provides a solution to the needs described above through an improved method and apparatus for an improved security system mechanism in a business applications management system platform. The security management system partitions a number of business objects into a number of hierarchical domains. A security list is then created and configured to grant a member the right to perform a security operation on the business object located within the hierarchical domain. The security list is created by adding the security operation to the security list, applying the security operation to one of the multiple domains, and adding members to the security list.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 176,153 filed Jan. 14, 2000. This application is also related to the following utility applications which are filed on the same day as this application: [0002] Ser. No. Filed ,titled “A method apparatus for a business applications management system platform;”Ser. No. Filed ,titled “A method and apparatus for a web content platform;”Ser. No. Filed , titled “Method and apparatus for a Business Server;”Ser. No. Filed , titled “Method and apparatus for an information server;” and Ser. No. Filed ,titled “A method and apparatus for Managing Information Exchange Among Systems in a Network.”[0003] A portion of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but ...

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Benefits of technology

[0009] The present invention presents an improved method and apparatus for an improved security system mechanism in a business applications management system platform that defines sets of allowed operations that groups of users can perform across multiple domains, thus minimizing user input effort. The security management system partitions a number of business objects into a number of hierarchical domains. A security list is then created and configured to grant a member the right to perform a security operation on the business object located within the hierarchical domain. The security list is created by adding the security operation to the security list, applying the security operation to one of the multiple domains, and adding members to the security list.

Problems solved by technology

Thus prior art security systems require redundant inputs rendering them inefficient and difficult to mange by a global administrator.

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