Patent ID: 7093259

Claim:
A computer implemented method for processing a work request for execution of work in a networked multi-processor computing environment in which work is distributed between multiple processors, comprising: receiving a file that represents a work request, said work request specifying a job, said job comprising a first task; wherein said job comprises an aggregation of executable commands and wherein said first task comprises at least one of said executable commands; interpreting said work request to automatically establish a job data structure for said job; interpreting said work request to automatically establish a first data storage structure for said first task; interpreting said work request to automatically establish a parent-child relationship between said job data structure and said first data storage structure such that said first data storage structure is a child of said job data structure; establishing a hyperlink mechanism between said job data structure and said first data storage structure based on said first data storage structure being a child of said job data structure and for traversing between said job data structure and said first data storage structure; causing said first task to be executed; and causing log information pertaining to execution of said first task to be stored in said first data storage structure.