System and method for involving users in object management

Details System and method for involving users in object management System and method for involving users in object management

2005-10-28

2010-11-30

Rones, Charles (Department: 2164)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Data integrity

Policy, rule-based management of records, files, and documents

C707S737000, C707S754000, C707S751000, C707S822000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07844582

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for identifying objects in a managed storage environment with a user and involving the user with policy implementations or decisions associated with these objects are disclosed. These systems and methods may allow a single user identity for the managed storage environment to be assigned to a user and associated with a set of user identities, each of the set of user identities corresponding to the user's identity with respect to a particular domain. Previous or subsequent to establishing a user's enterprise wide identity, data and metadata may be obtained about objects residing in one or more of the domains in the enterprise as described in detail above. Objects within these domains can then be associated with a user using the set of user identities and a report generated for the user based upon these objects, including the policies associated with these objects.

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