A system and method of providing associations between resources and actions in a network includes the steps of providing, in a database schema an action object class defining the structure and attributes of actions available in the network. During operation, action objects are created and stored in a...http://www.google.de/patents/US6173289?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6173289 - Apparatus and method for performing actions on object-oriented software objects in a directory services system
