8. A computer-implemented method, comprising: accepting control of a wizard based on a first user request, the wizard configured to perform a step-by-step process, each step associated with a step type, the step type being one of confirmation, processing, optional input, or mandatory input, wherein the wizard is capable of presenting a user interface associated with each step in the step-by-step process; causing execution of the wizard process in batch mode by a batch job manager until a first step associated with a step type that requires user input is encountered; presenting an augmented user interface of the wizard associated with the first step to the user, where the augmented user interface of the wizard incorporates at least one user interface element associated with the operations of the batch job manager configured to correspond to the first step, where completion of the first step is based at least in part on a second user request; and resuming execution of the wizard process in batch mode after completion of the first step based on the second user request.
11. The method of claim 8 , where accepting control of the wizard includes obtaining state information for the wizard.