Method and system for managing a portal
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1. A method for managing a portal, comprising:
- selecting an element from a navigational hierarchy, the selected element being associated with a location accessible from the portal, the navigational hierarchy being identified with metadata in a database;
selecting an interaction to be performed on the selected element;
retrieving metadata associated with the selected interaction and the selected element;
when the interaction corresponds to an action, performing the action with the retrieved metadata and updating the metadata in the database based on the performed action; and
accessing a feature associated with the interaction when the interaction does not correspond to an action.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing a portal is described. A portal server application includes a portal manager in communication with a user interface of a web browser. The portal manager includes a database for storing metadata related to elements accessible from a portal. The user interface displays a navigational hierarchy of the elements that a user is authorized to access from the portal. The navigational hierarchy of elements is arranged in accordance with metadata in the database.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for managing a portal, comprising:
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selecting an element from a navigational hierarchy, the selected element being associated with a location accessible from the portal, the navigational hierarchy being identified with metadata in a database;
selecting an interaction to be performed on the selected element;
retrieving metadata associated with the selected interaction and the selected element;
when the interaction corresponds to an action, performing the action with the retrieved metadata and updating the metadata in the database based on the performed action; and
accessing a feature associated with the interaction when the interaction does not correspond to an action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for managing a portal, comprising:
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a portal manager comprising an element database, the element database storing metadata associated with elements accessible from the portal; and
a user interface in communication with the portal manager, the user interface displaying a navigational hierarchy of the elements accessible from the portal, wherein the navigational hierarchy of the elements is arranged in accordance with metadata in the element database. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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