Patent ID: 7031967

Claim:
A method for providing an application with a service attribute associated with a user, comprising: receiving a request from the application for the service attribute associated with the user; obtaining a role service level for a role associated with the user using a role service level template; obtaining an organization service level for an organization associated with the user using an organization service level template; determining whether the organization service level and the role service level match; and if the role service level and the organization service level do not match: determining a priority of the organization service level and a priority of the role service level using a priority template, wherein the priority template is configured to store priority information associated with the role service level and the organization service level; providing the service attribute associated with the organization service level, if the priority of the organization service level is higher than the priority of the role service level; and providing the service attribute associated with the role service level, if the priority of the role service level is higher than the priority of the organization service level; if the role service level and the organization service level match: providing the service attribute using one selected from the group consisting of the role service level and the organization service level.