Security description framework

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors, a user query from a user;
• determining one or more user security privileges for the user;
• configuring a query string, wherein:
• the query string is based at least in part on the user query, and
• the query string comprises one or more security predicates that are based at least in part on the one or more user security privileges;
• querying a database to return results based at least in part on the query string;
• obtaining the results;
• providing the results to the user;
• in response to obtaining the results pertaining to the query string, configuring the results to be presented to the user, wherein configuring the results comprises:
• receiving, by a business intelligence layer, the results;
• and
• translating the results to obtain readable results, wherein translating comprises using a business intelligence layer mapping between database fields and readable names;
• and
• formatting the readable results to obtain results to be returned to the user, the formatting the readable results comprising inserting one or more selectable links that respectively point to associated information;
• and
• providing, to a client terminal associated with the user, the readable results to be returned to the user;
• receiving, from the client terminal, a user input corresponding to selection of a link of the one or more selectable links;
• in response to receiving the user input, generating an other query string based at least in part on the link;
• and
• sending, to the database layer, the other query string.

A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

• receiving, by one or more processors, a user query from a user;
• determining one or more user security privileges for the user;
• configuring a query string, wherein:
• the query string is based at least in part on the user query, and
• the query string comprises one or more security predicates that are based at least in part on the one or more user security privileges;
• querying a database to return results based at least in part on the query string;
• obtaining the results;
• providing the results to the user;
• in response to obtaining the results pertaining to the query string, configuring the results to be presented to the user, wherein configuring the results comprises:
• receiving, by a business intelligence layer, the results;
• and
• translating the results to obtain readable results, wherein translating comprises using a business intelligence layer mapping between database fields and readable names;
• and
• formatting the readable results to obtain results to be returned to the user, the formatting the readable results comprising inserting one or more selectable links that respectively point to associated information;
• providing, to a client terminal associated with the user, the readable results to be returned to the user;
• receiving, from the client terminal, a user input corresponding to selection of a link of the one or more selectable links;
• in response to receiving the user input, generating an other query string based at least in part on the link;
• and
• sending, to the database layer, the other query string.