SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION FLOW INTEGRATION IN A PORTAL FRAMEWORK
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1. A system for providing application flow integration in a portal framework, comprising:
- a portal that provides access for users to applications running at the portal;
a portal state object which represents a current state of the portal for a current user;
a portal servlet, which handles incoming requests and determines whether the incoming request represents a request either for a portal page or for a non-portal page; and
a portal processorwhich handles all portal page requests passed by the portal servlet, and executes an appropriate webflow, including detecting the current state of the portal, to update the flow of application logic within the portal.
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Abstract
A system and a method for providing application flow integration in a portal framework. In accordance with one embodiment, the invention comprises a portal servlet, which handles all incoming servlet requests and determines whether the incoming request represents a request either for a portal page or for a non-portal page; and, a portal processor which handles all portal page requests passed by the portal servlet, and executes an appropriate webflow to update the current state of the portal page, depending on a current set of events. Each of a plurality of portlets may have an individual webflow associated with it.
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1. A system for providing application flow integration in a portal framework, comprising:
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a portal that provides access for users to applications running at the portal;
a portal state object which represents a current state of the portal for a current user;
a portal servlet, which handles incoming requests and determines whether the incoming request represents a request either for a portal page or for a non-portal page; and
a portal processorwhich handles all portal page requests passed by the portal servlet, and executes an appropriate webflow, including detecting the current state of the portal, to update the flow of application logic within the portal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing application flow integration in a portal framework, comprising the steps of:
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providing a portal that provides access for users to applications running at the portal;
representing the current state of the portal for a current user in a portal state object;
determining whether an incoming servlet request represents a request either for a portal page or for a non-portal page; and
passing all portal page requests to a portal processor, and executing an appropriate webflow, including detecting the current state of the portal, to update the flow of application logic within the portal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium, including instructions stored thereon which when executed cause the computer to perform the steps:
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providing a portal that provides access for users to applications running at the portal;
representing the current state of the portal for a current user in a portal state object;
determining whether an incoming servlet request represents a request either for a portal page or for a non-portal page; and
passing all portal page requests to a portal processor, and executing an appropriate webflow, including detecting the current state of the portal, to update the flow of application logic within the portal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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