Patent ID: 7631194

Claim:
A method for detecting changes to a production location, comprising: receiving a selection of a portion of the production location that is to be protected; identifying a larger portion of the production location that contains the selected portion of the production location; mapping the selected portion to a protectable object contained within the production location; creating a routine for evaluating the identified larger portion of the production location for changes, wherein creating a routine includes creating an auto discovery group including an auto discovery group search parameter and the mapped protectable object; identifying the mapped protectable object and the status of the mapped protectable object, wherein the status of the mapped protectable object identifies a protection by plan status, a pending status or an excluded status of the mapped protectable object; performing the created routine; monitoring the group for changes; detecting an addition of a second protectable object to the mapping of the auto discovery group search parameter; and automatically adding an identity of the second protectable object to the auto discovery group table and including a status of the second protectable object, wherein the status of the second mapped protectable object identifies a protection by plan status, a pending status or an excluded status of the second mapped protectable object.