Patent ID: 8560571
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving from a first tenant an indication of permission to share a portion of first tenant information with a second tenant, the first tenant information managed using a multi-tenant on-demand database service, wherein the second tenant is otherwise blocked from accessing the portion of first tenant information absent the indication of permission; permitting the second tenant to access the portion of first tenant information based on the indication of permission, utilizing a processor, including: receiving from the second tenant another indication of permission to share a portion of the information of the second tenant with the first tenant, wherein the first tenant is otherwise blocked from accessing the portion of the information of the second tenant absent the other indication of permission; and permitting the first tenant to access the portion of the information of the second tenant based on the other indication of permission; wherein the indication of permission is received from the first tenant via a graphical user interface of the multi-tenant on-demand database service; wherein, after receiving the indication of permission, the graphical user interface allows the first tenant to subsequently block the second tenant from accessing the portion of first tenant information; receiving from the first tenant a second indication of permission to share the portion of first tenant information with a third tenant; permitting the third tenant to access the portion of first tenant information based on the second indication of permission; wherein permitting the second tenant to access the portion of first tenant information and permitting the third tenant to access the portion of first tenant information are separate such that subsequently blocking one of the permission of the second tenant and the permission of the third tenant prevents an impact on the other one of the permission of the second tenant and the permission of the third tenant.