A method for processing data includes storing a type information of a configuration element of a first data process system in association with an identification information of the configuration element in a configuration information storage part, determining the type information corresponding to a message output from the first data process system, the message including the identification information, comparing a first message group including a plurality of first messages and a second message group including a plurality of second messages, the plural second messages being stored in association with the type information of a second data process system in a message group storage part, determining whether the plural first messages match the plural second messages, and determining whether the type information of the plural first messages match the type information of the plural second messages when the plural first messages do not match the plural second messages.