Abstract: A system and method for configuring and managing a portal, comprising providing a first user interface operable to define and/or manage the portal, providing a second user interface operable to define and/or manage entitlements for at least one portal resource, and wherein the portal can include at least one of the following portal resources: a desktop, a book, a page, a portlet, a shell, a look and feel, and a layout.

Abstract: A system and method for configuring a portal, comprising providing a first user interface operable to define and/or manage the portal; providing a second user interface operable to define and/or manage personalization of the portal; and wherein the portal can include at least one of the following portal resources: a desktop, a book, a page, a portlet, a shell, a look and feel, and a layout.

Abstract: A system and method for interactively manipulating a graphical hierarchy including a plurality of nodes, said method comprising selecting a second node in the hierarchy, wherein the second node is different from a first node; providing a view of the hierarchy wherein the second node is the root node; and wherein selection of one of the plurality of nodes can invoke a context-sensitive editor for information associated with the node.

Abstract: A system and method for configuring a portal, comprising providing a first user interface operable to define and/or manage the portal; providing a second user interface operable to define and/or manage entitlements for at least one portal resource; wherein the portal can include at least one of the following portal resources: a desktop, a book, a page, a portlet, a shell, a look and feel, and a layout; and wherein the first user interface includes a context-sensitive editor.

Abstract: A method for authorization to adaptively control access to a resource, comprising the steps of: retrieving at least one role for a principal from one of: 1) a first hierarchy; and 2) a first cache; retrieving a policy from one of: 1) a second hierarchy; and 2) a second cache; providing for the evaluation of the policy based on the at least one role; determining whether to grant the principal access to the resource based on the evaluation of the policy; wherein the at least one role is retrieved from the first cache if the at least one role was retrieved from the first hierarchy; and wherein the policy is retrieved from the second cache if the policy was previously retrieved from the second hierarchy.

Abstract: A method for adaptively delegating a capability, comprising the steps of providing for the delegation of the capability to a first role; allowing the step of providing for the delegation to be initiated by a principal in a second role; and hierarchically relating the capability, the first role and the second role.

Abstract: A system and method for authorization to adaptively control access to a resource, comprising the steps of providing for the mapping of a principal to at least one role, wherein the at least one role is hierarchically related to the resource; providing for the evaluation of a policy based on the at least one role; and providing for the determination of whether to grant the principal access to the resource based on the evaluation of the policy.

Abstract: A method for adaptively managing entitlements, comprising the steps of providing for the association of a role with a first resource; and providing for the association of a policy with a second resource, wherein the policy is based at least partially on the role; and providing for hierarchically relating the role and the policy; and wherein the role is hierarchically equal or superior to the policy.

Abstract: A business platform can provide access to applications and provide for the integration of resources with other applications, including internal and external applications, services and systems. A portal framework included within the platform can render portals including graphical user interfaces for displaying and receiving content that can be used by various applications. A portal framework can provide an interface to various resources such that information received and displayed by the portal framework can be exchanged with internal and external resources using standards-based transport protocols, messaging systems, and document types. An integration framework can be invoked to exchange this information among applications and services. An integration framework can provide access to resources by integrating the resources with an application server. The portal framework and integration framework can be implemented on an application server which can support enterprise applications.

Abstract: A system and method for delegating administration tasks comprising determining at least one capability for a first user based on evaluation of at least one role rule and delegating the at least one capability to a second user.

Abstract: A system and method of authorization comprising associating at least one role with a resource, associating at least one capability with the at least one role, and determining whether to permit a resource operation based on the at least one capability.