SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY DEFINING ACCESS TO APPLICATION FEATURES

摘要

A method and system are described for defining a user's access to one or mor e features of an application. One or more "attributes" are assigned to users o f a computer system (5) and stored in a data table (11, 13, 15). Each attribut e has a name which designates the feature to which access is being defined (e.g., the ability to access data within the database), and a value defining the limits of access. Attributes may be assigned in groups to eliminate the burden of preparing attribute assignments one by one for each user. When an application is run, the attributes are retrieved and enforced such that the user's access to the features of the application is defined in accordance wi th the retrieved attributes.