Patent ID: 7840658

Claim:
A computer implemented method for automatically provisioning tasks, said method comprising: setting a job code attribute for an entity stored in a database, wherein said job code attribute identifies a set of external resources for said entity, wherein said setting of said job code attribute comprises adding a job code to said job code attribute, wherein said job code corresponds to said at least one external resource and wherein based on said adding, said at least one task, associated with managing said entity's access to said at least one external resource, is associated with creating for said entity an account on said at least one external resource; and in response to said setting: determining at least one task required to be performed based on said setting of job code attribute, wherein said at least one task corresponds to at least one external resource in said set of external resources identified by said job code attribute and, wherein said at least one task is associated with managing said entity's access to said at least one external resource; determining a provisioning system that supports performing said at least one task; and assigning said at least one task to said provisioning system for completing the assigned said at least one task.