Abstract: The subject matter discloses a system that enables approvers of a document to add one or more approvers to any position the list, to cause the approving process to restart from a certain approver and to post questions to other users. The history of all actions that took place in the approving process is clearly displayed to the users in chronological order, describing the action, the requestor, the requested user and all related texts.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for automating determination of properties information for a portal entity. The properties information for a portal entity is determined from attributes specified for items upon which the portal entity is based. The properties information may be provided to a portal and used by the portal to execute the portal entity.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for communicating an event from a server to a set of applications via a real time messaging framework hub, which communicates with the applications on individual channels and with the server on a single channel. A polling message is sent to the server and a reply is received. From the reply, it is determined whether the event has occurred. A polling message is received from a client, and a reply is sent containing either the event, if it has occurred, or a null response is sent indicating that the event has not occurred. Limitation of server communication with the hub to a single open channel substantially reduces server overhead.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for adapting the looks of an at least one control developed in an environment to a portal developed in a different environment. The apparatus and method enable the preview of a component comprising the control without deploying the changes to the portal, so other users can continue using the component in an uninterrupted manner until deployment.

Abstract: In a networked portal system, a deployment engine is operative for automatically receiving client-side rendered components and preparing them for incorporation into a portal iView, they can be processed and displayed by a client's browser. In the deployment engine, the component is packaged, along with a descriptive document of the object and an iView, into an archive, and deployed to a server where it is registered into a portal.

Abstract: Techniques for developing applications for various frameworks. An IDE is provided comprising user-selectable options for building applications for a first framework and also for building applications for a portal based upon a second framework different from the first framework. The portal applications for the portal based upon the second framework may be developed using a language supported by the first framework. User-selectable options provided by the IDE also enable deployment of the portal applications to the portal. A single IDE can be used to develop applications for different frameworks. For example, Visual Studio .NET may be used to develop applications for the .NET framework and also to develop and deploy portal applications (e.g., portal snippets) for a portal based upon a Java-based framework such as J2EE. The portal snippets may be developed using a .NET language.

Abstract: Techniques that enable an application or component developed according to a first framework specification to use services provided by an application executing on a second framework that is different from the first framework. A portal architecture is described that is capable of running portal snippets developed according to different framework specifications. A J2EE framework-based portal is configured to execute portal snippets developed using Java for a Java-based framework and also to provide support for and execute portal snippets that have been developed using a language supported by another framework such as .NET framework.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for communicating an event from a server to a set of applications via a real time messaging framework hub, which communicates with the applications on individual channels and with the server on a single channel. A polling message is sent to the server and a reply is received. From the reply, it is determined whether the event has occurred. A polling message is received from a client, and a reply is sent containing either the event, if it has occurred, or a null response is sent indicating that the event has not occurred. Limitation of server communication with the hub to a single open channel substantially reduces server overhead.

Abstract: Techniques that facilitate access to web components and resources provided by web servers. According to an embodiment of the present invention, information is stored for links that may be used by a user to automatically access a web component. An embodiment of the present invention is described below that stores and manages links that can be used to access portal components stored by a portal.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic solution for authenticating and validating the unique linkage between input files and output target files in computational processes, regardless of their structure and regardless of the software used to process them. In particularly it relates to automatic authentication and validation of the linkage between source code files and resulted executable files in compilation linkage processes used for software creation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for adapting the looks of an at least one control developed in an environment to a portal developed in a different environment. The apparatus and method enable the preview of a component comprising the control without deploying the changes to the portal, so other users can continue using the component in an uninterrupted manner until deployment.

Abstract: In a networked portal system, a deployment engine is operative for automatically receiving client-side rendered components and preparing them for incorporation into a portal I-View, they can be processed and displayed by a client's browser. In the deployment engine, the component is packaged, along with a descriptive document of the object and an I-View, into an archive, and deployed to a server where it is registered into a portal.

Abstract: Techniques that enable an application or component developed according to a first framework specification to use services provided by an application executing on a second framework that is different from the first framework. A portal architecture is described that is capable of running portal snippets developed according to different framework specifications. A J2EE framework-based portal is configured to execute portal snippets developed using Java for a Java-based framework and also to provide support for and execute portal snippets that have been developed using a language supported by another framework such as .NET framework.

Abstract: Techniques for developing applications for various frameworks. An IDE is provided comprising user-selectable options for building applications for a first framework and also for building applications for a portal based upon a second framework different from the first framework. The portal applications for the portal based upon the second framework may be developed using a language supported by the first framework. User-selectable options provided by the IDE also enable deployment of the portal applications to the portal. A single IDE can be used to develop applications for different frameworks. For example, Visual Studio .NET may be used to develop applications for the .NET framework and also to develop and deploy portal applications (e.g., portal snippets) for a portal based upon a Java-based framework such as J2EE. The portal snippets may be developed using a .NET language.