Patent ID: 8560819

Claim:
A method for executing enterprise resource planning software in a plurality of modes, the method comprising: presenting, by a computer system, a graphical user interface to select from the plurality of modes for executing the enterprise resource planning software, wherein the plurality of modes comprises: a test mode; and a production mode; receiving, by the computer system, via the graphical user interface, a first selection of the test mode, wherein: the test mode is linked with a test initialization file; the test initialization file is configured to: initialize the enterprise resource planning software for a fewer number of users than the production mode; initialize a set of processes to be run; and initialize a fewer number of processes than the production mode is configured to initialize; initializing, by the computer system, the enterprise resource planning software using the test initialization file; executing, by the computer system, the enterprise resource planning software as initialized using the test initialization file; receiving, by the computer system, via the graphical user interface, a second selection of the production mode, wherein: the production mode is linked with a production initialization file; the production initialization file is configured to: initialize the enterprise resource planning software for a greater number of users than the test mode; initialize the set of processes to be run; and initialize a greater number of processes than the test mode is configured to initialize; initializing, by the computer system, the enterprise resource planning software using the production initialization file; and executing, by the computer system, the enterprise resource planning software as initialized by the production initialization file.