Method for generating process protocols from process data in an IT system with at least one extraction node (EK1; EK2), at least one storage node and at least one transformation node, the process data being stored in at least one client system (20a...20m; 20n) of the IT system, the at least one client system (20a..20m; 20n) being connected to a server system via a communication network, and the process data being generated by the execution of at least one process in the at least one client system and stored in the client system, and said data being part of source data stored in the client system, the process data comprising data of a number of process instances, the data of a process instance representing a process executed in the client system and comprising a number of process steps, characterized in that - an application catalog is executed in the server system of the IT system, and - a number of application templates are managed using the application catalog, each application template comprising an installation program and configuration data, - the relevant application template being instantiated, configured and executed as an application in the server system by the installation program, - the executed applications are monitored and managed by a runtime component executed on the server system, the runtime component transmitting control instructions to individual nodes (EK1; EK2; TK; SK), - the configuration data of the relevant application comprise information regarding which control instructions are executed on which node, - the control instructions comprise at least one extraction instruction, by means of which the at least one extraction node (EK1; EK2) is prompted to extract process data from the source data of the at least one client system, and to transmit the extracted process data to the at least one storage node of the server system, and - the control instructions comprise at least one transformation instruction, by means of which the at least one transformation node is prompted to generate a process protocol from predetermined process data stored in the at least one storage node and to transfer the generated process protocol to the at least one storage node for storage. - an application catalog is executed in the server system of the IT system, and - a number of application templates are managed using the application catalog, each application template comprising an installation program and configuration data, - the relevant application template being instantiated, configured and executed as an application in the server system by the installation program, - the executed applications are monitored and managed by a runtime component executed on the server system, the runtime component transmitting control instructions to individual nodes (EK1; EK2; TK; SK), - the configuration data of the relevant application comprise information regarding which control instructions are executed on which node, - the control instructions comprise at least one extraction instruction, by means of which the at least one extraction node (EK1; EK2) is prompted to extract process data from the source data of the at least one client system, and to transmit the extracted process data to the at least one storage node of the server system, and - the control instructions comprise at least one transformation instruction, by means of which the at least one transformation node is prompted to generate a process protocol from predetermined process data stored in the at least one storage node and to transfer the generated process protocol to the at least one storage node for storage.