SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PORTAL USER DATA ACCESS IN A MULTI-TENANT ON-DEMAND DATABASE SYSTEM
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for portal user data access in a multi-tenant on-demand database system. These mechanisms and methods for portal user data access in a multi-tenant on-demand database system can enable embodiments to provide portal-specific user accounts to the multi-tenant on-demand database system which have reduced configuration requirements than users directly accessing the multi-tenant on-demand database system. The ability of embodiments to provide portal-specific user accounts can reduce processing requirements of the database system.
1 . A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for portal user data access in a multi-tenant on-demand database system, the method comprising:
storing a user object associated with a user having access to a multi-tenant on-demand database system via a portal associated with the multi-tenant on-demand database system;
referencing the user object in at least one data object of the multi-tenant on-demand database system; and
providing access to the data object of the multi-tenant on-demand database system, based on the reference, utilizing a processor.
2 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the portal includes a web interface specific to a tenant of the multi-tenant on-demand database system.
3 . The computer program product of claim 2 , wherein the user indirectly accesses the multi-tenant on-demand database system via the web interface.
4 . The computer program product of claim 2 , wherein the tenant includes at least one internal user object for use by an internal user in directly accessing the multi-tenant on-demand database system.
5 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the user object is stored by the multi-tenant on-demand database system.
6 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the user object stores a unique identifier.
7 . The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the user object is referenced by the data object by storing the unique identifier of the user object in the data object.
8 . The computer program product of claim 1 , further comprising storing a unique identifier of a contact object in the user object for relating the user object with the contact object.
9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the user object is referenced by the data object by storing the unique identifier of the contact object in the data object.
10 . The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising storing a unique identifier of an account object in the contact object for relating the contact object with the account object.
11 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the user object is referenced by the data object by storing the unique identifier of the account object in the data object.
12 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the data object stores data that is at least potentially accessible to the user.
13 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the data object is owned by a tenant of the multi-tenant on-demand database system.
14 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the access includes reading the data object.
15 . The computer program product of claim 1 , further comprising storing another data object owned by the user.
16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising granting a tenant of the multi-tenant on-demand database system access to the other data object owned by the user.
17 . The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the access is granted via a reference stored in the other data object to a system group associated with the tenant.
18 . The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein a type of the access granted to the tenant is based on a determination of whether the tenant owns the portal.
19 . A method, comprising:
storing a user object associated with a user having access to a multi-tenant on-demand database system via a portal associated with the multi-tenant on-demand database system;
referencing the user object in at least one data object of the multi-tenant on-demand database system; and
providing access to the data object of the multi-tenant on-demand database system, based on the reference.
20 . An apparatus, comprising:
a processor for:
storing a user object associated with a user having access to a multi-tenant on-demand database system via a portal associated with the multi-tenant on-demand database system;
referencing the user object in at least one data object of the multi-tenant on-demand database system; and
providing access to the data object of the multi-tenant on-demand database system, based on the reference.
21 . A method for transmitting code, comprising:
transmitting code to store a user object associated with a user having access to a multi-tenant on-demand database system via a portal associated with the multi-tenant on-demand database system;
transmitting code to reference the user object in at least one data object of the multi-tenant on-demand database system; and
transmitting code to provide access to the data object of the multi-tenant on-demand database system, based on the reference.