Patent ID: 8065415
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for creating an administrative tool for a portal, the method comprising: providing an administrative interface to administer the portal, wherein the administrative interface includes a server page, a tag library, a page flow system and a management application program interface (API), wherein the server page, in response to a request from the administrative interface to administer the portal, transmits commands through one of the tag library and the page flow system to the management application program interface (API), and wherein the management API processes the request to administer the portal, and wherein the portal is stored on a computer readable storage medium; wherein the management API includes administering the portal by generating an interface component at the portal, wherein the interface component is configured to invoke a function in the management API through at least one of a page flow component and a tag, and wherein associating the interface component with the administrative function in the management API that administers the portal, said interface component configured to invoke creation of a portal instance; generating the portal instance in response to the administrative function.