Patent ID: 8843412

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: storing, by a computer processor, on a computer-readable storage medium, a first file that identifies first validation checks; storing, by the computer processor, on a computer-readable storage medium, a second file that is separate from the first file and that identifies second validation checks; storing, by the computer processor, on a computer-readable storage medium, a third file that is separate from the first and second file; inserting in the third file, by the computer processor, a first reference to the first file and a second reference to the second file; performing, by the computer processor, a validation check identified in the first file by following the first reference to the first file; performing, by the computer processor, a validation check identified in the second file by following the second reference to the second file; determining, by the computer processor, based at least in part on results of performing the validation check identified in the first file, whether a system environment is valid for a first application; and determining, by the computer processor, based at least in part on results of performing the validation check identified in the second file, whether a system environment is valid for a second application.