Patent ID: 9411643
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of performing tasks on a production computer system comprising: retrieving at least one task description file stored on a task computer system and containing a description of a task on the production computer system, automatically transferring the task description file from the task computer system to the production computer system, causing the production computer system to check that the task description file is associated with at least one task stored on the production computer system, and performing the task associated with the task description file in the production computer system using the task description file, if the association check was successful, wherein the production computer system keeps all the ports relevant for the method closed such that at those ports, no continuously running programs are arranged to be addressable from outside and, thereby, access by a user of the first user group to the production computer system is prevented at least while one or more of the above steps are being performed in a predetermined operating state of the production computer system, and a process of transferring the task description file from the task computer system to the production computer system is started upon an instruction by the production computer system and transfer of the task description file from the task computer system to the production computer system is initiated by the production computer system, wherein in addition to the task computer system and the production computer system, a key computer system is arranged which manages predetermined access rights and/or keys of users of a second user group and provides a configuration option to configure predetermined execution parameters for a task of the production computer system, and wherein access by a user of the second user group to the key computer system is arranged, but at least in a predetermined operating state of the key computer system access by a user of the first user group to the key computer system is prevented.