Patent ID: 8566724

Claim:
A method for online customization using a site management module, comprising: receiving a request, from a remote computer over a network, to modify information for presentation in a container on a computer, wherein the container facilitates interaction and communication between a plurality of applications associated with a plurality of business units; receiving configuration information associated with a business unit from the remote computer to modify the presentation of the container and an application; generating XML scripts based on the received configuration information; determining, by a processor, whether the XML scripts are approved for the business unit, wherein the XML scripts are approved if the business unit has access to the container and the application; if the XML scripts are approved, generating, by the processor, a modifiable configuration file according to the XML scripts, wherein the modifiable configuration file comprises instructions to present the information in the container on the computer; and if the XML scripts are denied: communicating a message to the remote computer that the configuration information is denied; and receiving updated configuration information.