Method and system for automated handling of resolvable and non-resolvable errors in execution of system management flows consisting of system management tasks

The present invention provides a method and system for automated handling of resolvable and non-resolvable errors in the execution of system management flows by enhancing Workflow Engines by an Error Handling component and by adding a supportive Error Handling Layer to invoked system management tasks which serves as the counterpart to the Workflow Engine's Error Handling component (see FIG. ). The additional functionality of the task-provided Error Handling Layer is accessible for the Workflow Engine via extended web services interfaces. The Workflow Engine's Error Handling component and the task-provided Error Handling Layer allow for the definition of a standard protocol between the Workflow Engine and invoked tasks for automated error handling.