Method, System and Computer Program for Managing User Authorization Levels

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention is a method of managing user authorization levels for access to a plurality of applications. The method includes receiving a request from a user to establish a user profile and establishing an employment indicator for the user. A user authorization level template is obtained in response to the employment indicator. The user authorization level template identifies a plurality of applications and a user authorization level for each application. The user authorization levels are then associated with the user.

1 . A method of managing user authorization levels, the method comprising: 
 receiving a request to establish or edit a profile for a user associated with an employment indicator;    retrieving a user authorization level template based on the employment indicator, the user authorization level template identifying an application and a user authorization level for the application; and    associating the user authorization level with the user.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the employment indicator distinguishes an employee from a contractor.    
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the employment indicator is job title.    
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the user authorization level indicates an access level for the application.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein: 
 the user authorization level indicates a permission level for the application.    
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the user authorization level includes administration level permitting or denying the user an ability to assign an authorization level to the application to other users.    
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein: 
 the user profile includes user personal information, the user personal information being retrieved from an auxiliary database.    
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein: 
 the user personal information being retrieved from a human resources database.    
   
   
       9 . A computer program for managing user authorization levels, the computer program including instructions for causing a computer to implement: 
 receiving a request to establish or edit a profile for a user associated with an employment indicator;    retrieving a user authorization level template based on the employment indicator, the user authorization level template identifying an application and a user authorization level for the application;    associating the user authorization level with the user.    
   
   
       10 . The computer program of  claim 9  wherein: 
 the employment indicator distinguishes an employee from a contractor.    
   
   
       11 . The computer program of  claim 9  wherein: 
 the employment indicator is job title.    
   
   
       12 . The computer program of  claim 9  wherein: 
 the user authorization level indicates an access level for the application.    
   
   
       13 . The computer program of  claim 12  wherein: 
 the user authorization level indicates a permission level for the application.    
   
   
       14 . The computer program of  claim 9  wherein: 
 the user authorization level includes administration level permitting or denying the user an ability to assign an authorization level to the application to other users.    
   
   
       15 . The computer program of  claim 9  wherein: 
 the user profile includes user personal information, the user personal information being retrieved from an auxiliary database.    
   
   
       16 . The computer program of  claim 15  wherein: 
 the user personal information being retrieved from a human resources database.    
   
   
       17 . A system for managing user authorization levels, the system comprising: 
 means for receiving a request to establish or edit a profile for a user associated with an employment indicator;    means for retrieving a user authorization level template based on the employment indicator, the user authorization level template identifying an application and a user authorization level for the application;    means for the applications system associating the user authorization level with the user.    
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 17  wherein: 
 the employment indicator distinguishes an employee from a contractor.    
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 17  wherein: 
 the employment indicator is job title.    
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 17  wherein: 
 the user authorization level indicates an access level for the application.