diff --git a/addons/portal/portal.py b/addons/portal/portal.py
index ef048f2ea75..fbf437a227d 100644
--- a/addons/portal/portal.py
+++ b/addons/portal/portal.py
@@ -106,21 +106,22 @@ class portal(osv.osv):
         }
         return actions_obj.create(cr, uid, action_values, context)
     
-    def create_parent_menu(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
-        """ create a parent menu for this portal """
-        if len(ids) != 1:
-            raise ValueError("portal.create_parent_menu() applies to one portal at a time")
-        portal_name = self.browse(cr, uid, ids[0], context).name
+    def do_create_menu(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        """ create a parent menu for the given portals """
+        menu_obj = self.pool.get('ir.ui.menu')
+        menu_root = self._res_xml_id(cr, uid, 'portal', 'portal_menu')
         
-        # create a menuitem under 'portal.portal_menu_tree'
-        item_values = {
-            'name': portal_name + ' Menu',
-            'parent_id': self._res_xml_id(cr, uid, 'portal', 'portal_menu_tree'),
-        }
-        item_id = self.pool.get('ir.ui.menu').create(cr, uid, item_values, context)
+        for p in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context):
+            # create a menuitem under 'portal.portal_menu'
+            menu_values = {
+                'name': p.name + ' Menu',
+                'parent_id': menu_root,
+            }
+            menu_id = menu_obj.create(cr, uid, menu_values, context)
+            # set the parent_menu_id to item_id
+            self.write(cr, uid, p.id, {'parent_menu_id': menu_id}, context)
         
-        # set the parent_menu_id to item_id
-        return self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'parent_menu_id': item_id}, context)
+        return True
     
     def onchange_group(self, cr, uid, ids, group_id, context=None):
         """ update the users list when the group changes """
diff --git a/addons/portal/portal_view.xml b/addons/portal/portal_view.xml
index 1850ed56ff8..3577e21697a 100644
--- a/addons/portal/portal_view.xml
+++ b/addons/portal/portal_view.xml
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ portal's users.
         <menuitem name="Portals" id="portal_list_menu"
             parent="portal_menu" sequence="1" action="portal_list_action"/>
 
-        <!-- menu Administration/Portals/Portal menus -->
-        <menuitem name="Portal Menus" id="portal_menu_tree"
-            parent="portal_menu" sequence="2"/>
-
         <!-- portal form view -->
         <record id="portal_form" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">Portal Form</field>
@@ -44,7 +40,7 @@ portal's users.
                             <newline/>
                             <field name="parent_menu_id"
                                 context="{'ir.ui.menu.full_list': True}"/>
-                            <button name="create_parent_menu" type="object"
+                            <button name="do_create_menu" type="object"
                                 string="Create Parent Menu"/>
                         </page>
                     </notebook>