Method of providing a customizable sterilization process for a sterilizer load or device comprising the steps of (a) specifying the device or sterilizer load by its characterizing parameters from a list of device parameters, wherein each device parameter possesses an identification code/tag; (b) providing a list for different process steps including air removal, sterilization and drying, together with individual process settings for each individual process step; (c) using the identification code/tag for selecting a sterilization sequence including the process steps and the individual process settings from the list; (d) executing the sterilization sequence.