Patent ID: 8276152
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a change order to be executed at a scheduled time, wherein the received change order is included in both a first change plan and a second change plan and the received change order defines a change to an Information Technology (IT) environment; validating the received change order against validation rules to simulate execution of the received change order at the scheduled time; detecting a revision to the received change order resulting in a revised change order; responsive to detecting the revision, re-validating at least: outputting results of the re-validating, wherein the re-validating comprises detecting breaks in the one or more first change orders that are downstream of the revised change order in the first change plan or the one or more second change orders that are downstream of the revised change order in the second change plan, wherein the received change order includes: wherein at least the re-validating is performed by a computing device.