Patent ID: 7774366

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of creating a tab set definition, comprising: providing to a user system a list of a plurality of tabs available for selection by a user, each tab having a stored tab definition, and each tab defining a link to an object or an element of an application resident on a server system, wherein the user is selected from a group including end users, and wherein the object is selected from a group including one or more database tables, such that a user selecting a tab that is included in a corresponding user interface accesses the object or the element of the application; receiving a selection of a set of one or more of said plurality of tabs (tab set) from the user system; receiving a label representing a name of the tab set from the user system; receiving a tab set profile indication for the tab set from the user system, the indication identifying which of a plurality of user groups are allowed access to the tab set; and storing a tab set definition including the name, the selection of tabs, and the profile indication to the server system.