Portability of personal and social information in a multi-tenant environment

Abstract

Systems and processes for transferring user profile data from tenant-to-tenant in a multi-tenant database system, e.g., associated with an enterprise business application and/or social networking application are described. Apparatus may include a multi-tenant database system operable to store data for a plurality of tenants and a processor operable to logically separate and provide access to certain data for the plurality of tenants. The processor further operable to transfer at least some profile information associated with a user from a first tenant to a second tenant of the multi-tenant database system, such that profile information (such as personal contacts and other information) follows the user. The multi-tenant database system may be associated with, or include, a social networking application, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application, or both.

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