Abstract: A persistent federated folder within a federated content management system can be used to save federated search results, to act as a container in a workflow process, or a container for a set of documents or folders with similar characteristics. The federated folder and its associated storage structure have the capability to save its instances persistently. The federated folder operations can selectively create, retrieve, update, and/or delete an instance of a federated folder in addition to adding, retrieving updating and deleting its parts and its members. Seamless integration with the federated query is provided to operate on the federated folder transparently regardless of the locality of the user or the datastores the user is searching. Access rights for federated folders are enforced according to user's general privileges.

Abstract: A method of controlling access in a content management system includes defining a domain among a plurality of domains for the content management system and designating a domain administrator for the domain. This enables the domain administrator to perform administrative tasks within the domain without revealing or affecting information in other domains of the content management system. For example, a domain administrator can view user information only for users associated with that domain. The domain administrator also can associate a user with only the defined domain, thereby limiting the user's access to information in the system to information associated with the domain.

Abstract: An architecture to enable search gateways as part of a federated search supports searching for data in one or more heterogeneous data sources. The one or more heterogeneous data sources are within a computer system. Initially, a request for data is received at a federated data source. From the federated data source, data is retrieved from one or more of one or more terminal data repositories or one or more search gateway data sources.

Abstract: An architecture and implementation of a dynamic RMI server configuration hierarchy to support federated search and update across heterogeneous datastores. The RMI server configuration hierarchy supports searching for data in one or more heterogeneous data sources within a computer system. A request for data is received at a federated data source. Then, a server is selected to process the request based on a load of the server and based on whether the server can satisfy the request for data.

Abstract: An architecture to enable search gateways as part of a federated search supports searching for data in one or more heterogeneous data sources. The one or more heterogeneous data sources are within a computer system. Initially, a request for data is received at a federated data source. From the federated data source, data is retrieved from one or more of one or more terminal data repositories or one or more search gateway data sources.

Abstract: A system and method of controlling access in a content management system includes defining a domain among a plurality of domains for the content management system and designating a domain administrator for the domain. This enables the domain administrator to perform administrative tasks within the domain without revealing or affecting information in other domains of the content management system. For example, a domain administrator can view user information only for users associated with that domain.

Abstract: An extensible, object-oriented graphical user interface (GUI) framework that provides a consistent “look and feel” for an application that interfaces to the GUI framework and that manages and administers a plurality of datastores. The GUI framework is extensible by means of a “plug-in” facility through which support for additional datastores can be added, so that a collection of heterogeneous datastores can be managed using one consistent user interface.

Abstract: An architecture to enable search gateways as part of a federated search supports searching for data in one or more heterogeneous data sources. The one or more heterogeneous data sources are within a computer system. Initially, a request for data is received at a federated data source. From the federated data source, data is retrieved from one or more of one or more terminal data repositories or one or more search gateway data sources.

Abstract: A technique for delayed delivery of query results or other data from a federated server to a federated client until such information is needed. One or more commands are executed at a client computer to retrieve data from one or more datastores connected to a server computer. At the client computer, a search request is transmitted to the server computer. Then, a client collection is generated for use in retrieving physical data from the server computer. When data is requested using the client collection, physical data is retrieved from the server computer.

Abstract: A design and implementation of a client/server framework for federated multi-search and update across heterogeneous datastores. In particular, a technique for manipulating data in one or more heterogeneous datastores at a computer is provided. An object-oriented model is provided for integrating one or more heterogeneous datastores with a federated datastore. One or more heterogeneous datastores and a federated datastore are generated based on the object-oriented model. The generated datastores are organized into a federated composition.