System and method for developing and administering web applications and services from a workflow, enterprise, and mail-enabled web application server and platform

A method comprising:

• accessing a developer defined template file of design elements initializing design of a subscription on a server;
• responsive to said template file, displaying a first server side user interface accessible from said server, defining an offline configuration document for said subscription, wherein said offline configuration document displays a plurality of tabbed pages comprising configuration settings and properties of said subscription, wherein an administrator selects services to synchronize schedules, synchronization frequency intervals, limitations and exceptions to the synchronized schedules, and synchronization rules within the offline configuration document, wherein the synchronization rules define file rules, date filtering synchronization options wherein the date filtering synchronization options define a last number of days for said synchronization, halt conditions synchronization options wherein the halt conditions synchronization options define a maximum size of an offline database, and synchronization optional actions;
• responsive to said template file, displaying a second server side user interface accessible from said server, defining offline security for said subscription, wherein said administrator selects a security policy for said subscription, wherein said subscription is a collection of databases including off-line web applications with synchronization schedules, accessible with an off-line instantiation, wherein said off-line instantiation of said subscription includes the off-line web applications as fully functional replicas of on-line web applications including security, data, and program logic of the on-line web applications;
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• displaying, to a user, a single client side interface on a client device for selectively opening, toggling between, and allowing for simultaneous interaction with said subscription in an online instantiation and the off-line instantiation from the single client side user interface, wherein a currently open substantiation is based upon said synchronization rules and said security policy previously set on said server by said administrator for said subscription.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform operations comprising:

• accessing a developer defined template file of design elements initializing design of a subscription on a server;
• responsive to said template file, displaying a first server side user interface accessible from said server, defining an offline configuration document for said subscription, wherein said offline configuration document displays a plurality of tabbed pages comprising configuration settings and properties of said subscription, wherein an administrator selects services to synchronize schedules, synchronization frequency intervals, limitations and exceptions to the synchronized schedules, and synchronization rules within the offline configuration document, wherein the date filtering synchronization options define a last number of days for said synchronization, halt conditions synchronization options wherein the halt conditions synchronization options define a maximum size of an offline database, and synchronization optional actions;
• responsive to said template file, displaying a second server side user interface accessible from said server, defining offline security for said subscription, wherein said administrator selects a security policy for said subscription, wherein said subscription is a collection of databases including off-line web applications with synchronization schedules, accessible with an off-line instantiation, wherein said off-line instantiation of said subscription includes the off-line web applications as fully functional replicas of on-line web applications including security, data, and program logic of the on-line web applications;
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• displaying, to a user, a single client side interface on a client device for selectively opening, toggling between, and allowing for simultaneous interaction with said subscription in an online instantiation and the off-line instantiation from the single client side user interface, wherein a currently open substantiation is based upon said synchronization rules and said security policy previously set on said server by said administrator for said subscription.