Patent ID: 7958186

Claim:
A computer program residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: connecting a portal to one or more user interface (UI) components; linking one or more interface (UI) components to a repository layer including databases and a connectivity layer through an object access layer, the repository layer including metadata pertaining to roles, work sets and personalization information, the metadata configured to interact with at least one template, the at least one template providing a format of information according to preset conditions, the at least one template configured to interact with Web application server (WAS) processes and core restructuring processes; linking the repository layer and the connectivity layer to source systems, the databases of the repository layer configured to interact with the source systems through base system connectors using web services, the web services including simple object access protocol, the base system connectors including an encapsulated postscript interface; accessing a database that includes data representing multiple enterprise functions, wherein the data representing multiple enterprise functions includes personal tasks and resources for users; and using one or more object modeling tools, one or more process modeling tool, and the one or more UI component to build components of cross-functional applications from the data representing multiple enterprise functions, wherein the cross-functional applications include pages that display the personal tasks and resources for users; wherein the repository layer comprises: a data object model; and the databases of the repository layer including metadata and data, the data including templates.