Method of adding new users to a web based portal server

• US 20060242296A1
• Filed: 04/07/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Inventors: Smith, Norman P., Woolard, Leamon M., Linn, Matthew J.
• Application Number:
  US11/100,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20060242296A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method of adding new user'"'"'s to a web based portal server such as Microsoft SharePoint® by detecting a new user'"'"'s request and interrogating the proper domain controllers to determine if the user has a single active directory domain account. Then completing the add user process with the proper active domain or using the active domain account.

Claims

1. A method of adding new users to a web based portal server comprising the steps of:

detecting a new user'"'"'s request and interrogating proper domain controllers for the user'"'"'s active domain and

completing the adding of a new user with roper active domain or using the active domain account.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the completing step includes determining if the use has a single current active directory account and, if not, determining if the user'"'"'s current domain account be migrated.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the completing step includes migrating the user'"'"'s current domain account to proper active domain.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein if the user'"'"'s current domain can not be migrated adding the user with the user'"'"'s active domain.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein if the user'"'"'s current domain account can be migrated generating a pop-up screen notifying the administration that the user will be added and migrated.

6. A method of adding new users to a web based Microsoft SharePoint®

portal server comprising the steps of;

detecting a new user'"'"'s request and interrogating proper domain controllers for determining if the user has a single active directory domain account and completing the adding of a new user using the active domain account if it has a single active directory domain account and if it does not completing the adding of a new user with a single migrated active directory domain and if it cannot be migrated using the current active domain.