Patent ID: 7290147

Claim:
Method ( 400 ) for modifying roles that launch application services ( 301 - 307 ) for a first user who is assigned to at least one role, the method ( 400 ) comprising the following steps: representing ( 410 ) the application services ( 301 , 302 , 303 ) that are assigned to a first role ( 110 ) with a first set of representations ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) and the application services ( 304 , 305 ) that are assigned to a second role ( 150 ) with a second set of representations ( 104 , 105 ); referencing ( 420 ) from the first role ( 110 ) to the second role ( 150 ) by a first reference ( 111 ); modifying ( 430 ) the second set of representations ( 104 , 105 ) in the second role ( 150 ); and creating ( 440 ) a delta list ( 112 ) for the first reference ( 111 ).