USE AND CONFIGURATION OF TEMPLATES FOR MANAGEMENT OF CLOUD PROVIDERS

摘要

System and methods for the creation of templates for a user role from an existing user for use in one or more cloud services are provided. The template may comprise various user settings for different cloud services subscribed to by an entity. The templates once created can be applied to a group of users within the entity such that the various user settings in the template can be applied to the users in the group. The various user settings in the template can also be modified, and once modified, the template can be applied to users in the user group that has been applied with the template. User interfaces can be provided for specifying the creation of templates, modification of templates. The aggregation of common software providers, services, users and user types into templates and associated settings privileges, and other attributes are also provided.

主权项

1. A method for applying a set of user settings for different cloud services to a group of users, the method comprising performing, by a computer system:
generating a first model profile based on a first user profile, the first model profile including a first set of user settings for different cloud services, wherein the first set of user settings includes a first user setting for a first cloud service and a second user setting for the second cloud service; assigning the first model profile to a first group of users; applying the first set of user settings to user records associated with the first group of users such that each of the user records is configured with the first set of user settings in the first model profile; receiving a first change of the first user setting and a second change of the second user setting in the first model profile; updating the model profile with the changed first and second user settings; and applying the changed first and second user settings to the first group of users such that each of the user records for the users in the first group is configured with the changed first and second user settings.