JP2001084153A - Multi-job summarized explosion system and recording medium recording software readable in the system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the display contents of a job network diagram indicating the corresponding relation of the operating situations of plural scheduled jobs with the other jobs cooperating with each job. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a table 21 indicating the corresponding relation of plural scheduled jobs with the other jobs cooperating with each job, a processor 5 for summarizing the plural cooperating jobs for forming a summarized job group by referring to the table 21, a display device 3 for displaying a job network diagram 61 being the list of the jobs and/or the summarized job groups, and an input device 4 for informing the processor of a change instruction for changing the display contents of the display device 3 as necessary.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an active multi-job aggregation and development system for controlling a job network diagram drawing apparatus for displaying the execution status of a plurality of jobs operating in a cluster system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A large-scale computer system employs a cluster system. The cluster system distributes a series of processes by a plurality of jobs. One job is
Consists of multiple tasks. The cluster system is also called a multi-job system. The multi-job system can dramatically increase the number of active jobs per unit time.

A host computer of a multi-job system schedules a plurality of jobs required for executing a process. The execution status of the scheduled job is
Displayed in the job network diagram. The job network diagram is displayed on a job network diagram drawing device that monitors a job execution status.

[0004] Techniques relating to a job network diagram drawing apparatus are disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. Hei 5-65731 and Hei 9-67086. These documents disclose techniques for displaying all of a plurality of scheduled jobs on a job network diagram.

[0005]

A conventional job network diagram drawing apparatus displays all running jobs.
When the number of active jobs increases, all active jobs to be displayed cannot be displayed on one screen. Screen scrolling and switching processes occur.

Further, as the number of jobs increases, the display information also increases. As the display information increases, the capacity of the display memory increases. As the capacity of the display memory increases, the rewriting time of the display memory increases.

The present invention provides a multi-job aggregation and development system that can display the execution status of a running job on one screen even if the number of running jobs increases.

[0008]

A multi-job consolidation / expansion system according to the present invention consolidates a plurality of scheduled jobs into one consolidation job, and consolidates and decompresses the plurality of jobs and / or consolidation. A display unit 55 for displaying a job execution state is provided.

In the multi-job aggregation point system according to the present invention, the aggregation and development unit 53 aggregates and expands the plurality of aggregation jobs.

In the multi-job aggregation / expansion system according to the present invention, the aggregation / expansion unit 53 aggregates and expands one or a plurality of the jobs and one or a plurality of the aggregation jobs.

In the multi-job aggregation / expansion system according to the present invention, the aggregation / expansion unit 53 aggregates and develops cooperating jobs and / or aggregation jobs.

[0012] The multi-job aggregation and development system according to the present invention provides an operation status of a plurality of jobs and / or aggregation jobs, a coupling status between jobs and / or a coupling status between aggregation jobs, and / or a coupling status between jobs and aggregation jobs. Is shown.

In the multi-job aggregation and development system according to the present invention, a plurality of jobs operate in a cluster system.

A recording medium recording software readable by the multi-job aggregation / expansion system according to the present invention includes an aggregation / expansion function for aggregating and developing a plurality of scheduled jobs into one aggregation job, and an aggregation job and / or aggregation job. Alternatively, a display function for displaying an execution state of the plurality of jobs is realized.

[0015] A plurality of jobs are aggregated into one aggregated job to reduce the number of displayed jobs. The aggregated job is expanded and displayed as necessary for a plurality of jobs.

[0016]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a multi-job aggregation and development system according to the present invention. The multi-job aggregation / deployment system includes a computer 1
It consists of peripheral devices. An external recording device 2 is connected to the computer 1. The display device 3 is connected to the computer 1. The input device 4 is connected to the computer 1. The job status change notification device 7 is connected to the computer 1.

The computer 1 has an arithmetic unit 5. The computer 1 has a main recording memory 6.

The arithmetic unit 5 includes an information creating unit 51. The arithmetic unit 5 includes a state changing unit 52. The arithmetic device 5 includes an aggregation and development unit 53. Arithmetic unit 5
Includes an input control unit 54. The calculation device 5 includes a screen drawing unit 55. The arithmetic unit 5 includes an information search unit 5
6 is provided. The computer 1 has a main recording memory 6.

The computer 1 is a job network diagram drawing device that monitors the operation status of a job and displays a job network diagram. The external recording device 2 is a hard disk device that records the job network diagram configuration information 21. The display device 3 is an output device that displays a job network diagram. The input device 4 is a computer 2
And a pointing device for notifying the user of an operation instruction. The job status change notification device 7 is a communication device that receives an operation status notification indicating a job operation status from a host computer (not shown) and notifies the computer 1 of the operation status notification.

The main recording memory 6 stores a job drawing information group 61.
Is stored in the RAM. The job drawing information group 61 includes job drawing information 62.

The information creating section 51 creates job drawing information 62 with reference to the job network diagram configuration information 21. The information creating unit 51 creates a job network diagram to be displayed with reference to the job drawing information group 61.

The status change unit 52 updates the job network diagram displayed on the display device 3 based on the status change target job drawing information output by the job status change notification device 7.

The aggregation and development unit 53 updates the job drawing information group 61 based on the operation target job drawing information output from the input device 4. The aggregation developing unit 53 updates the job network diagram displayed on the display device 3.

The input control unit 54 transfers the outputs of the input device 4 and the job status change notification device 7 to the status change unit 52.
The input control unit 54 transfers the outputs of the input device 4 and the job status change notification device 7 to the aggregation and development unit 53. Input control unit 5
4 transfers the output of the input device 4 and the output of the job status change notification device 7 to the information retrieval unit 56.

The screen drawing unit 55 updates the display contents of the display device 3 based on an instruction from the information creating unit 51. The screen drawing unit 55 displays the display device 3 based on the instruction of the information creation unit 52.
Update the display contents of. The screen drawing unit 55 updates the display content of the display device 3 based on the instruction of the information creation unit 53.

The information retrieval unit 56 accesses the main recording memory 6 based on an instruction from the information creation unit 51. The information search unit 56 accesses the main recording memory 6 based on an instruction from the input control unit 54. Access to the main record means access to the job drawing information 62.

FIG. 2 shows job network diagram configuration information 2
1 is shown. Job network diagram configuration information 21
Has a job name item 22, a flag item 21b, and subsequent job items 21c to 21g.

The job name item 21a is an item in which a job name for specifying a job to be scheduled is stored. The flag item 21b is an item in which a flag for specifying a job positioned at the head of a series of processes is stored. Subsequent job items 21c to 21g are items in which subordinate job names are stored. The job network diagram configuration information 21 stores information for constructing a job network diagram.

FIG. 3 shows job drawing information 62 forming the job drawing information 61. The job drawing information 62 includes a job name item 62a, a job attribute item 62b, and a display flag item.
62c, a drawing flag item 62d, a status item 62e,
A first address group item 62f, a second address group item 62g,
A drawing information item 62h is provided.

The job name item 62a is an area for storing a job name for specifying a job. The job attribute item 62b is
This area stores the attributes of job aggregation and deployment. The display flag item 62c is an area for storing information indicating whether the operation status can be displayed. The drawing flag item 62d is an area for storing information indicating the state of the drawing process. Status item 62
e is an area for storing information indicating the operation status of the job. The first address item 62f is an area for storing a subsequent job name. The second address item 62g is an area for storing the name of another job group. Screen drawing information item 62h
Is an area for storing a display position on the display device 3.

FIG. 4 shows the concept of a job network diagram. The figure shows 13 scheduled jobs JO
Ba, JOBb, JOBc, JOBd01, JOBd02, JOBd03, JOBe01, JOBe02, JO
Bf, JOBg, JOBh, JOBi, and JOBj are shown.

Below the job JOBa, the jobs JOBb and JOBe0
1, JOBe02, JOBh, and JOBj are connected. The job JOBc is linked below the job JOBb. Jobs JOBd01, JOBd02, and JOBd03 are linked below the job JOBc. A job JOBf is linked below the jobs JOBe01 and JOBe02. The job JOBg is linked below the job JOBf. A job JOBi is linked below the job JOBh. Jobs JOBd01-JOBd03 and Jobs JOBe01, J
OBe02 is a job that cooperates with each other. Among the cooperating jobs, for example, the same value is referred to, but there is a relationship that the operation is divided into the operation or the suspension according to the operation condition. For example, the job JOBd01 operates when JYOBc outputs “1”. In this case, the jobs JOBd02 and JOBd03 are suspended. Similarly, JOBd02 operates when the output is “2” and the job
JOBd01 and JOBd03 pause. Output "3" for job JOBd03
And the jobs JOBd01 and JOBd02 are suspended.

The processing started from the job JOBa is the job JO
The processing is executed for Bd01 to JOB03, job JOBg, job JOBi, and job JOBj.

FIG. 5 shows a job network diagram according to the present invention. The figure shows the 13 jobs JOBa to JOBj shown in FIG.
Is a state in which the multi-job aggregation and development system according to the present invention performs aggregation processing.

The multi-job aggregation / deployment system according to the present invention comprises cooperating jobs JOBd01 to JOBd03 and jobs JOBe01,
OBe02 is aggregated, and one aggregated job group JOB
Display the job network diagram as d, JOBe.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the multi-job aggregation and development system according to the present invention. The information creating unit 51 reads, from the job network diagram configuration information 11, job configuration information in which a job name and its succeeding job name and the like are records (step S1). Information creation unit 51
Determines whether there is configuration information (step S2), and drives the information retrieval unit 56 to create the job drawing information 62 of the target job (step S3). The information creating unit 51 determines whether the target job is a multi-job configuration job (Step S4). The information search unit 56 sets the drawing flag “drawing” in the job drawing information so as to draw the job (step S9). If the target job is a multi-job configuration job, the information creation unit 51
And the drawing flag of the job drawing information is set to “normal” so as not to draw the job (step S5). The information search unit 56 creates fictitious job drawing information indicating job aggregation (step S6). When the target job is an aggregate job, the information creating unit 51 drives the information search unit 56 and sets the drawing flag of the job drawing information to “aggregate” so that the jobs are aggregated (step S7). The information search unit 56 sets the job drawing information address in the multi-job drawing information address group (step S
8), the process proceeds to step S9. Information creation unit 51
Determines whether there is a subsequent job (step S10).
When the succeeding job is defined, the information creating unit 51
Create job drawing information of the succeeding job (step S1)
1). The information search unit 56 sets the job drawing information address of the succeeding job in the subsequent job drawing information address group of the target job (step S12). The information creation unit 51 determines whether the subsequent job is a multi-job configuration job (step S13), and creates job drawing information of a multi-job aggregation job indicating the aggregation of the subsequent jobs (step S1).
4). The information retrieving unit 56 sets the job drawing information address of the multi-job aggregation job in the subsequent job drawing information address group of the target job (Step S15). Processing until all configuration information is read (steps S1 to S15)
Is repeated. When creating the job drawing information group 61 including the job drawing information of all the jobs stored in the job network diagram configuration information 11, the information creating unit 51 calls the screen drawing unit 55 (Step S16).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the input control unit 54 according to the present invention. The input control unit 54 determines the input content given from the job status change notification device 7 or the input device 4 (Step S21). If the input content is the job status change information indicating the start of the job or the like, the information search unit 56 acquires the job drawing information of the job whose status is to be changed (step S22). The job drawing information and the new job status are notified to the status change unit 52 (step S23). When the input content is an operation for instructing multi-job aggregation or expanded display, the information search unit 56 acquires the job drawing information of the job to be operated (step S24). The job drawing information and the operation content are notified to the aggregation and development unit 53 (step S25). In response to various other input contents, the corresponding process is called, but in the present invention, the description of the input other than the operation for instructing the job state change information and the multi-job aggregation or expansion display is omitted.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the state changing unit 52 according to the present invention. The state changing unit 52 sets the status of the job drawing information of the operation target job given from the input control unit 54 (Step S31). The state changing unit 52 analyzes the contents of the display flag (Step S32). When the operation target job is being displayed, the state changing unit 52 sets a drawing flag “state change” in the job drawing information to change the state display of the job (step S33). The state changing unit 52 analyzes the job attribute (Step S34). When the operation target job is a multi-job configuration job, the state changing unit 52 sets a status in the job drawing information of the multi-job aggregation job stored in the multi-job drawing information address group (step S35). The state changing unit 52 analyzes the contents of the display flag (Step S36). If the multi-job consolidated job is being displayed, the drawing flag “change state” is set in the job drawing information of the multi-job consolidated job so as to change the job state display (step S37). After updating the job drawing information group 61 by the above processing, the screen drawing unit 5
5 is called (step S38).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the aggregation and development unit 53 according to the present invention. When receiving the operation of the multi-job aggregation job from the input control unit 54, the aggregation developing unit 53 sets a drawing flag “deletion” for deleting the multi-job aggregation job to be operated (step S42).
The aggregation developing unit 53 generates a rendering flag “render” in the job rendering information of the multi-job configuration job stored in the multi-job rendering information address group of the multi-job aggregation job for all the jobs constituting the multi-job aggregation job.
Is set (step S43). In the case of a multi-job configuration job, the aggregation developing unit 53 draws a multi-job aggregation job in the job rendering information of the multi-job aggregation job stored in the multi-job rendering information address group of the operation target job in order to render the multi-job aggregation job. "Drawing" is set (step S44). The aggregation developing unit 53 draws the job drawing information of the multi-job composition job stored in the multi-job drawing information address group of the multi-job composition job in order to delete all the multi-job composition jobs constituting the multi-job composition job. The flag "delete" is set (step S45). The aggregation developing unit 53 writes the job drawing information in the target drawing information (step S4).
6). The aggregation developing unit 53 analyzes the last job drawing information (step S47). The aggregation developing unit 53 performs aggregation /
The screen drawing information of the job drawing information is corrected for all the jobs whose screen drawing positions need to be moved by the switching of the expansion display (step S48). Aggregation development unit 53
Sets the drawing flag “move” in the job drawing information to move the job (step S49), and updates the drawing information (step S50). After the job drawing information group 61 is updated by the above processing, the screen drawing unit 55 is called (step S51).

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the screen drawing unit 55 according to the present invention. The screen drawing unit 55
The job drawing information 62 of the job drawing information group 61 is referred to (step S61). The screen drawing unit 55 analyzes the last job drawing information (step S62). Screen drawing unit 5
In step 5, if the result of step S62 is NO, the drawing flag is analyzed (step S63). The screen drawing unit 55
If "drawing" is detected in step S63, the job is drawn (step S64). The screen drawing unit 55
If "Erase" is detected in step S63, the job is erased (step S66), and if "move" is detected, the job is moved (step S68), and "state change".
Is detected, the state change of the job is drawn (step S69). After performing step S64, the screen drawing unit 55 sets the content of the display flag to “display” (step S64).
65) After executing step S66, the content of the display flag is set to "non-display" (step S67). After performing steps S65, S67, S68, and S69, the screen drawing unit 55 sets the content of the drawing flag to “normal” (step S70), and specifies the next job drawing information (step S7).
1) The process returns to step S62. Screen drawing unit 55
When “normal” is detected in step S63,
The processing of step S71 is performed. The screen drawing unit 55
The process (steps S71 to S81) is repeated for all the job drawing information 62 of the job drawing information group 61.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information search unit 56 according to the present invention. The information search unit 56
Job drawing information with a matching job name is searched from the job drawing information group 61 (step S81) and analyzed (step S82). When there is no corresponding job drawing information, the information search unit 56 newly creates job drawing information in the job drawing information group 61 (step S83). The information search unit 56 sets the job attribute “normal”, the display flag “non-display”, and the drawing flag “normal” as initial values of the new job drawing information (step S84). Finally, the obtained or created job drawing information is returned (step S85).
I do.

FIG. 12 shows job drawing information 6 according to the present invention.
2 shows a first state. In the job network diagram configuration information shown in FIG.
A multi-job naming rule that “the sixth byte is a number” is set.

Display screen of job network diagram on display device 3
In the case of the initial display, the information creation unit 51 reads the configuration information of the first job JOBa from the job network diagram configuration information. The information search unit 56 searches for job drawing information of the job JOBa. Since there is no multi-job naming rule for job JOBa, it is determined that the job is not a multi-job configuration job. A drawing flag “drawing” is set in the job drawing information. Further, the job drawing information of the succeeding job JOBb defined in the configuration information is searched. The information search unit 56 sets the job drawing information address 0x1100 of the job JOBb in the subsequent job drawing information address group of the job drawing information of the job JOBa. The job drawing information of the succeeding job JOBe01 is searched and created. The information retrieval unit 56 sets the job drawing information address 0xE100 of the job JOBe01 in the subsequent job drawing information address group of the job drawing information of the job JOBa. The information retrieval unit 56 determines that the subsequent job JOBe01 is a multi-job configuration job because there is a multi-job naming rule. The information retrieval unit 56 retrieves and creates job drawing information of a fictitious multi-job aggregation job JOBe indicating job aggregation. The information search unit 56 sets the job drawing information address 0x2100 of the job JOBe in the subsequent job drawing information address group of the job drawing information of the job JOBa. The same applies to subsequent jobs JOBe02, JOBh, and JOBj.

The information retrieval unit 56 reads the configuration information of the job JOBb from the job network diagram configuration information 21. When the job drawing information of the job JOBb is read, the job drawing information is acquired as a succeeding job of the job JOBa. Thereafter, the job drawing information of the job JOBb is set in the same procedure as the first job JOBa.

FIG. 13 shows a second state of the job drawing information according to the present invention. The information search unit 56 performs the same processing for the configuration information of the job JOBc. Information retrieval unit 5
6 reads the configuration information of the job JOBd01, and
Retrieve and retrieve 01 job drawing information. Information search unit 56
Detects a multi-job naming rule from job JOBd01.
Judge as a multi-job configuration job, and set the job attribute “composition” in the job drawing information. The information retrieval unit 56 retrieves and acquires job drawing information of a fictitious multi-job aggregation job JOBd indicating job aggregation. The information search unit 56 sets the job attribute “aggregation” in the job drawing information, adds each of the job drawing information addresses 0x1300 and 0xd100 to the multi-job drawing information address group, and sets the drawing flag “drawing” in the job drawing information. I do. The information search unit 56 creates the job drawing information group 61 based on all the configuration information on the job network diagram configuration information 21.

FIG. 14 shows a third state of the job drawing information according to the present invention. The screen drawing unit 55 sequentially starts from the first job JOBa of the job drawing information
With reference to the drawing information of JOBc, job JOBd01, and job JOBd02, the job whose drawing flag is “drawing” is drawn on the display device 3, and the display flag “display” and the drawing flag “normal” are set.

A normal job such as job JOBa and a job
The drawing flag of a fictitious job such as JOBd is set to “drawing”. In the drawing information of the job such as the job JOBd01, the drawing flag is set to “normal”.

FIG. 15 shows a fourth state of the job drawing information according to the present invention. When the screen of the job network diagram is initially displayed, all multi-jobs are displayed collectively. When the input device 4 notifies the display of the expanded job JOBd being displayed, the input control unit 54 is notified of the “expansion operation” and the operation target job JOBd. Information retrieval unit 5
6 retrieves and obtains job drawing information of the job JOBd to be operated. The job drawing information and the operation content “expansion operation” are passed to the aggregation / expansion unit 53. In the consolidation developing unit 53, the job attribute of the job drawing information of the given operation target job, ie, the job JOBd, is “consolidation” and the drawing flag “delete”
Set. Jobs JOBd01 and JOBd of multi-job configuration stored in the multi-job drawing information address group
02, the drawing flag “drawing” is set in the job drawing information of the job JOBd03. Jobs JOBe01, JOBe02, JOBf, and jobs that follow the job JOBd to be operated
JOBg, job JOBh, job JOBi, and job JOBj set the drawing flag “move”.

Screen drawing section 5 controlled by aggregation developing section 53
5 is a job JOBd0 in which the content of the drawing flag is “drawing”.
1. The job JOBd02, the job JOBd02, and the job JOBd03 are drawn on the display device 3, and the display flag “display” and the drawing flag “normal” are set. The screen drawing unit 55 deletes the aggregated job JOBd whose drawing flag is “delete” from the display device 3 and sets the display flag “non-display” and the drawing flag “normal” in the job drawing information. Job JOBe, Job JOBf, Job JOBg, Job whose drawing flag is "Move"
For JOBh, JOBi, and JOBj, the drawing position on the display device 3 moves, and the drawing flag “Normal” is set. On the display device 3, the job JOBd displayed in the
1, the job network diagram expanded to job JOBd02 and job JOBd03 is drawn.

When the input device 4 receives an instruction to display the job JOBd02 in a consolidated manner, the collective developing unit 53 is notified of the job drawing information of the job JOBd02 and the operation content “combined operation” via the input control unit 54. . The aggregation and development unit 53
Since the job attribute of the job drawing information of JOBd02 is “composition”, the drawing flag “drawing” is set in the job drawing information of the multi-job aggregation job JOBd stored in the multi-job drawing information address group. Multi-job aggregation job JOBd
Job JOBd01, Job JOBd02, Job JO stored in the multi-job drawing information address group
The drawing flag “erase” is set in the job drawing information of Bd03. In addition, jobs JOBe and jobs that follow job JOBd
JOBf, Job JOBg, Job JOBh, Job JOBi, Job JO
For Bj, the screen drawing information of the job drawing information is corrected, and the drawing flag “move” is set.

Screen drawing section 5 controlled by aggregation developing section 53
5 draws the multi-job aggregation job JOBd whose drawing flag of the job drawing information is “drawing” on the display device 3 and sets the display flag content to “display” and the drawing flag content to “normal” I do. Jobs JOBd01, JOBd02, and JOBd03 for which the contents of the drawing flag are "deleted" are deleted from the display device 3, and the contents of the display flag are set to "non-display" and the contents of the drawing flag are set to "normal". Job JOBe, Job JOBf,
Job JOBg, Job JOBh, Job JOBi, Job JOBj
The drawing position on the display device 3 is moved, and the content of the drawing flag is set to “normal”. Job JO expanded
Bd01, job JOBd02, and job JOBd03 are consolidated jobs JOBd
Is drawn.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as a method of determining the status of a multi-job aggregation job from the status of a multi-job configuration job, the status of an aggregation job (multi-job configuration job) is abnormally ended>running> not started A multi-job status aggregation rule "> Prefer in order of normal termination" is defined in advance.

When the job JOBd03 in which the content of the display flag is set to “non-display” starts, the job status change notification device 7 sets the input content “job status change information (in operation)” and the name of the operation target job JOBd03. To the input control unit 54. The input control unit 54 retrieves and obtains the job drawing information of the job JOBd03 via the information search unit 56, and notifies the state change unit 52 of the job drawing information and the job status “in operation”.
The state changing unit 52 sets the status of the job drawing information of the operation target job JOBd03 to the job state “operating”.
Job attribute of job drawing information of job JOBd03 is "composition"
Therefore, the status “in operation” is set in the job drawing information of the aggregation job JOBd. Since the display flag of the job drawing information of the aggregate job JOBd is “display”, the drawing flag “change state” is set in the job drawing information.

Screen drawing unit 5 controlled by state changing unit 52
5 redraws the multi-job aggregation job JOBd whose contents of the drawing flag is “change state” on the display device 3 and sets the drawing flag “normal” in the job drawing information (step E in FIG. 10).
10). As a result, the job status displayed in JOBd changes to “in operation”.

Job whose display flag is "display"
When an abnormality occurs in JOBe01, the status change unit 52 is notified of the job drawing information of the job JOBe01 and the job status “abnormal termination” via the input control unit 54. State change unit 52
Sets the job status "abnormal end" given to the status of the job drawing information of the operation target job JOBe01, checks the content of the display flag of the job drawing information "display", and sets the drawing flag "state change" I do. Since the job attribute of the job JOBe01 is “composition”, the status “abnormal termination” is set in the job drawing information of the multi-job aggregation job JOBe stored in the multi-job drawing information address group.

Screen drawing unit 5 controlled by state changing unit 52
5 redraws the multi-job configuration job JOBe01 in which the content of the drawing flag is “state change” on the display device 3 and sets the drawing flag “normal”. The job status of job JOBe01 changes to “abnormal termination”.

Aggregated jobs are formed by aggregating cooperating jobs. When the aggregated job is displayed on the job network diagram, the drawing area can be reduced. Therefore, the operability of the job network diagram, such as the movement of the display area using the scroll bar, can be improved. Further, the memory capacity required for drawing the job network diagram can be reduced.

Further, more jobs can be monitored simultaneously on one screen. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of people who monitor the job network diagram and the load.

A multi-job composed of a plurality of jobs can be displayed as one job having a business meaning. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the connection and the execution state of the jobs from a business viewpoint.

Another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 16 shows the configuration of the job network diagram configuration information 21 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The job network diagram configuration information 21 is the same as that shown in FIG. 3, except that information relating to the job JOBd0201 and the job JOBd0202 is added.

FIG. 17 shows job drawing information 62 forming the job drawing information 61. The job drawing information 62 shown in FIG. 18 has, in a record, a multi-job drawing information address group (configuration) 62g1 and a multi-job drawing information address group (aggregate) 62g2. This point is different from the job drawing information 62 shown in FIG. With these records, one job can have both the job drawing information of the multi-job configuration job and the job drawing of the multi-job aggregation job.

FIG. 18 shows a first embodiment of another embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a job network diagram. Job JO shown in FIG.
The point that Bd02 is not a single job but an aggregate job,
This is different from the job JOBd02 shown in FIG.

FIG. 19 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a job network diagram. Job JOBd02 is the job
It is composed of JOBd0201 and job JOBd0202.

FIG. 20 is a first flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 21 is a second flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment according to the present invention. The information creating unit 51 reads the job configuration information from the job network diagram configuration information 11 (step S10).
1) Analyze the existence of the configuration information (step S102). When the configuration information exists, the information creating unit 51 drives the information searching unit 56 to create and acquire the job drawing information of the target job (step S103). The information creating unit 51 analyzes a job having a multi-job configuration (step S104), and if the target job is not a multi-job configuration job, sets a rendering flag “rendering” for rendering the job (step S103). When the target job is a multi-job configuration job, the information creation unit 51 sets the job attribute “composition” (step S105), and maintains the drawing flag of the job drawing information at “normal” (step S106). When job drawing information of a fictitious multi-job aggregation job indicating job aggregation is created and acquired by the information search unit 56 (step S107), the information creation unit 51 sets the job attribute “aggregation” (step S108). The information creating unit 51 sets the job drawing information address of the multi-job consolidated job in the multi-job drawing information address group (aggregation) 62g2 of the target job (step
S109). The job drawing information address of the target job is set in the multi-job drawing information address group (configuration) of the multi-job aggregation job (step S110).

The information creating unit 51 analyzes whether the target job forms a multi-job (step S111). If the multi-job is not configured, the drawing flag “drawing” is set in the job drawing information so as to draw the multi-job aggregated job (step S113). When the multi-job aggregation job forms a multi-job (step S112), the processes of steps S107 to S110 are performed on the aggregation job in order to further aggregate the multi-job aggregation job. After executing step S113, the information creating unit 51 analyzes the existence of the succeeding job (step S114). When the subsequent job is defined in the configuration information of the target job (step S115), the information creating unit 51 drives the information search unit 56 to create and acquire the job drawing information of the subsequent job (step S116). The information creating unit 51 sets the job drawing information address of the succeeding job in the subsequent job drawing information address group of the target job (step S117).

The information creating section 51 analyzes whether the succeeding job is a job constituting a multi-job (step S11).
8) Then, an aggregation job indicating further aggregation of the multi-job aggregation job is specified (step S119). After performing Step S119, Step S116 is performed again. If the result is NO in step S102, the screen drawing unit 55 is activated (step S120).

FIG. 22 is a third flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment according to the present invention. The information changing unit 52
The new job state also given from the input control unit 54 is set to the status of the job drawing information of the operation target job given from the input control unit 54 (step S12).
1). The information changing unit 52 analyzes the contents of the display flag (Step S122). When the operation target job is being displayed, the information change unit 52 sets a drawing flag “state change” in the job drawing information to change the job state display (step S123).

The information changing unit 52 specifies the job drawing information to be operated (step S124), and analyzes the contents of the multi-job drawing information address group (aggregation) of the job drawing information (step S125). The information changing unit 52 sets a status in the job drawing information (step S126), and analyzes the contents of the display flag (step S127). If the multi-job aggregated job is being displayed, the drawing flag “state change” is set in the job drawing information of the multi-job aggregated job to change the job status display (step S12).
8). The information changing unit 52 sets new job drawing information (step S129), and proceeds to step S125. If the result of step S125 is that no address group has been set,
The screen drawing tool 55 is activated (step S130).

FIG. 23 is a fourth flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment according to the present invention. The aggregation and development unit 53
The contents of the operation are analyzed (step S131). Aggregation development unit 5
3 analyzes the contents of the address group (configuration) when the operation content is the “expansion operation” (step S132). When detecting the address group, the aggregation developing unit 53 sets the drawing flag “drawing” in the job drawing information of the multi-job configuration job stored in the multi-job drawing information address group (configuration) of the operation target job drawing information. (Step S133).
The aggregation developing unit 53 sets a drawing flag “delete” in the operation target job drawing information in order to delete the operation target job (step S134). When the operation content is “consolidation operation”, the consolidation developing unit 53 draws a multi-job consolidation job indicating the consolidation of the operation target job. Is analyzed (step S135). Aggregation development unit 53
Sets the drawing flag “drawing” in the multi-job aggregate job drawing information (step S136). Aggregation development unit 53
Sets the drawing flag “delete” in the multi-job composition job drawing information stored in the multi-job drawing information address group (configuration) of the job drawing information of the multi-job aggregation job in order to delete the multi-job composition job ( Step S137). The aggregation developing unit 53 sets the drawing flag “state change” (step S138). Aggregation development unit 53
Analyzes whether it is the last job drawing information (step S139). The consolidating and developing unit 53 corrects the screen drawing information of the job drawing information for all the jobs that follow the operation target job and whose screen drawing positions must be moved by the consolidation / decompression display switching (step S140). The drawing flag “move” is set in the job drawing information to move the job (step S141). The aggregation and development unit 53
The next job drawing information is set (Step S143), and the routine goes to Step S139. The aggregation and development unit 53 determines in step S132,
When the result of S135 is not set or the result of step S139 is positive, the screen drawing unit 55 is started (step S14).
3).

FIG. 24 shows the state of the job drawing information 62 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment of the present invention, a multi-job naming rule of "the last two bytes of the job name is a number" is defined for the multi-job.

When the job network diagram is initially displayed on the display device 3, the information creating unit 51 reads the configuration information of the first job JOBa from the job network diagram configuration information. The information search unit 56 searches and creates job drawing information of the job JOBa. The job JOBa has a job name that does not conform to the multi-job naming rule defined in advance. The information search unit 56 determines that the job is not a multi-job configuration job, and sets a drawing flag “drawing” in the job drawing information.
The information retrieval unit 56 retrieves and creates job drawing information of the succeeding job JOBb defined in the configuration information. Job J
The job drawing information address 0x1100 of OBb is the job JOBa
Is set in the succeeding job drawing information address group of the job drawing information. Similar processing is executed for the following jobs JOBe01, JOBe02, JOBh, and JOBj. The information creation unit 51
After performing the same processing for the configuration information of the second job JOBb, the configuration information of the third job JOBc is read. The information search unit 56 searches and acquires job drawing information of the job JOBc. The information creating unit 51 stores the job JOBc
Since the job name does not match the multi-job naming rule defined in advance, it is determined that the job is not a multi-job configuration job, and the drawing flag “drawing” is set in the job drawing information. The information retrieval unit 56 retrieves and creates job drawing information of the succeeding job JOBd01 defined in the configuration information. The information search unit 56 sets the job drawing information address 0xd100 of the job JOBd01 in a group of job drawing information addresses subsequent to the job drawing information of the job JOBc. The information creation unit 51
Since the job name of the succeeding job JOBd01 matches the multi-job naming rule defined in advance, it is determined that the job is a multi-job configuration job. The information retrieval unit 56 retrieves and creates job drawing information of a fictitious multi-job aggregation job JOBd indicating job aggregation. The information creation unit 51
The job drawing information address 0x1300 of JOBd is set in the subsequent job drawing information address group of the job drawing information of job JOBc. The information search unit 56 similarly searches and creates job drawing information for the succeeding job JOBd0201. The information creating unit 51 sets the job drawing information address 0xd201 of JOBd0201 to a group of job drawing information addresses subsequent to the job drawing information of job JOBc. The information creation unit 51 is a
Since the job name of JOBd0201 matches the multi-job naming rule defined in advance, it is determined that the job is a multi-job configuration job. The information retrieval unit 56 retrieves and creates job drawing information of a fictitious multi-job aggregation job JOBd02 indicating job aggregation. The information creation unit 51 stores the job JOBd02
Is set to the subsequent job drawing information address group of the job drawing information of the job JOBc. The information creating unit 51 determines that the multi-job aggregation job JOBd02 of the succeeding job JOBd0201 is a multi-job constituent job because the job name matches the multi-job naming rule defined in advance. The information search unit 56
The job drawing information of a fictitious multi-job aggregation job JOBd indicating further aggregation of jobs is retrieved and created. Job JOBd
Is set to the subsequent job drawing information address group of the job drawing information of the job JOBc. Similar processing is performed for the succeeding job JOBd0202.

When the information creation unit 51 reads the configuration information of the fourth job JOBd01, the information search unit 56 sets the job name JOBd01.
Retrieve and retrieve 01 job drawing information. Information creation unit 51
Determines that the job JOBd01 is a multi-job configuration job because the job name matches the multi-job naming rule. The information creating unit 51 sets the job attribute “composition” in the job drawing information, and the information search unit 56 searches and acquires the job drawing information of the fictitious multi-job aggregate job JOBd indicating the job aggregation. The information creating unit 51 sets the job attribute “aggregation” in the job drawing information. The information creating unit 51 sets the job drawing information address 0x1300 of the multi-job aggregate job JOBd in the multi-job drawing information address group (aggregation) of the job drawing information of the job JOBd01, and sets the multi-job Job drawing information address 0x of JOBd01 in the drawing information address group (configuration)
Set d100. The information creation unit 51 sets a drawing flag “drawing” in the job drawing information of the multi-job aggregation job JOBd.

The information creator 51 creates the fifth job JOBd02
Read the configuration information of 01. The information search unit 56 has a job name
The job drawing information of JOBd0201 is retrieved and acquired. The information creating unit 51 determines that the job JOBd0201 is a multi-job configuration job because the job name matches the multi-job naming rule. The information creation unit 51 sets the job attribute “composition” in the job drawing information, and the information search unit 56 determines that the job is a fictitious multi-job aggregation job JOBd02 indicating the aggregation of the job.
To retrieve job drawing information. The information creation unit 51
Set the job attribute “Aggregation” in the job drawing information. The information creating unit 51 sets the job drawing information address 0xd200 of the multi-job consolidated job JOBd02 in the multi-job drawing information address group (consolidation) of the job JOBd0201, and sets the multi-job drawing information address group (configuration) of the multi-job consolidated job JOBd02. Job drawing information address 0x for job JOBd0201
Set d201. The information creating unit 51 determines that the multi-job aggregation job JOBd02 is a multi-job configuration job because the job name matches the multi-job naming rule. The condition measure unit 56 retrieves and acquires the job drawing information of a fictitious multi-job aggregation job (referred to as an upper-level multi-job aggregation job) JOBd indicating further aggregation of the multi-job aggregation job JOBd02. The information creating unit 51 adds the job attribute “aggregate” to the job drawing information of the upper-level multi-job aggregated job JOBd.
Set. The information creating unit 51 sets the job drawing information address 0x1300 of the higher-level multi-job aggregation job JOBd in the multi-job aggregation information group (aggregation) of the multi-job aggregation job JOBd02, and sets the upper-level multi-job aggregation job JOBd.
The job drawing information address 0xD200 of the multi-job aggregate job JOBd02 in the multi-job drawing information address group (configuration) of
Set. The information creation unit 51 sets the drawing flag “drawing” in the job drawing information of the upper-level multi-job aggregation job JOBd.

The information creating section 51 stores the sixth job JOBd02.
The same process is performed for the configuration information of 02. The processing is repeated to create the job drawing information group 61 until all the configuration information is read. In the job drawing information of a normal job such as job JOBa and a multi-job consolidated job in which no higher-order multi-job consolidated job exists such as job JOBd, the drawing flag “drawing” includes a multi-job configuration job such as job JOBd01 and a job flag of “JOBd02”. As described above, the drawing flag “normal” is set in the job drawing information of the multi-job consolidated job in which the upper-level multi-job consolidated job exists. Therefore, the screen drawing unit 55 called from the information creating unit 51 draws a job network diagram in which all multi-jobs are displayed collectively.

According to the above embodiment, a plurality of cooperating jobs are consolidated into one consolidated job and displayed, so that the number of jobs displayed in the job network diagram can be reduced. The aggregation job can be developed into a plurality of cooperating jobs and displayed in the job network diagram based on a development or aggregation instruction. The expanded plurality of jobs can be displayed again in the job network diagram as an aggregation job based on the aggregation instruction.

The multi-job aggregation job JOBd shown in FIG.
Is instructed to expand the display, the input control unit 54
In response to the instruction, the input device 4 gives the input content “expansion operation” and the operation target job name JOBd. The input control unit 54 controls the operation target job JO via the information search unit 56.
The job drawing information of Bd is retrieved and acquired, and the job drawing information and the operation content “expansion operation” are notified to the aggregation / expansion unit 53. Since the operation content is “expansion operation”, the aggregation developing unit 53 sets the drawing flag in the job drawing information of the job JOBd01 and the job JOBd02 stored in the multi-job drawing information address group (configuration) of the job drawing information of the operation target job JOBd. Set “Draw”. The aggregation developing unit 53 sets the drawing flag “delete” in the job drawing information of the operation target job JOBd. Since the aggregation and development unit 53 is located after the position of the operation target job JOBd,
Jobs JOBe, JOBf, JOBg, JOBh, JOBi, JOBj for which the screen drawing position must be moved by this switching of the expansion display
Corrects the screen drawing information of the job drawing information and sets a drawing flag “move”. Based on the notification from the aggregation and development unit 53,
The screen drawing unit 55 expands the job JOBd displayed in a consolidated manner into jobs JOBd01 and JOBd02.

The multi-job aggregation job JO shown in FIG.
When an instruction to expand and display is issued to Bd02, the aggregation and expansion unit 53 determines the job content of the operation target job JOBd02 also supplied from the input control unit 54 because the operation content provided from the input control unit 54 is “expansion operation”. JOBd020 stored in the multi-job drawing information address group (configuration) of the drawing information
1.Drawing flag "drawing" in job drawing information of JOBd0202
Then, the drawing flag “erase” is set in the job drawing information of the operation target job JOBd02. Jobs JOBe, JOBf, JOBg, JOB whose screen drawing position must be moved by this switching of expansion and display because they are after the position of job JOBd to be operated
h, JOBi, and JOBj correct the screen drawing information of the job drawing information and set the drawing flag “move”. As a result, the job JOBd02, which has been displayed in a consolidated manner in the screen drawing unit 55 called from the consolidated developing unit 53, is developed and displayed on the jobs JOBd0201 and JOBd0202.

An instruction for aggregate display is issued for the multi-job aggregate job JOBd02 displayed in the job network diagram shown in FIG. In the aggregation developing unit 53, since the operation content given from the input control unit 54 is “aggregation operation”,
Operation target job JO also given from the input control unit 54
Multi-job aggregation job JO stored in the multi-job rendering information address group (aggregation) of the job rendering information of Bd02
The drawing flag “drawing” is set in the job drawing information of the Bd, and the job drawing information of the job JOBd01 and the job JOBd02 stored in the multi-job drawing information address group (configuration) of the job drawing information of the multi-job aggregation job JOBd is set. Set the drawing flag "Erase". Jobs JOBe, JOBf, JOBg, JOBh, JOBi, JOBe, JOBf, JOBg for which the screen drawing position must be moved by switching the expansion and display after the position of the operation target job JOBd
JOBj corrects the screen drawing information of the job drawing information and sets a drawing flag “move”. The job JO expanded and displayed by the screen drawing unit 55 called from the aggregation developing unit 53
A job network diagram is displayed in which Bd01 and JOBd02 are collectively displayed in the job JOBd.

In another embodiment according to the present invention, as in the embodiment according to the present invention, as a method for determining the status of a multi-job aggregation job from the status of a multi-job configuration job, “the status of a multi-job configuration job is abnormally terminated> A multi-job status aggregation rule of "operating> not activated> priority in normal order" is defined in advance.

While the job network diagram shown in FIG. 18 is being displayed, when the multi-job configuration job JOBd0201 whose display flag of the job drawing information is “non-display” starts to operate, the state changing unit 52 as in the first embodiment. Contains the target job
The job drawing information of JOBd0201 and the job status “in operation” are given. In the status change unit 52, the operation target job JOBd02
Set the job status “in operation” to the status of the job drawing information of 01. The multi-job drawing information address group (aggregation) of the job drawing information of the operation target job JOBd0201 includes:
Since the job drawing information address 0xd200 of the multi-job aggregation job JOBd02 of this job is stored, the status “in operation” according to the multi-job state aggregation rule specified in advance is included in the job drawing information of the multi-job aggregation job JOBd02. Set. Since the display flag of the job drawing information of the job JOBd02 is “display”, the drawing flag “state change” is set in the job drawing information of the job JOBd02. The multi-job aggregation job JOBd2 has a multi-job rendering information address group (aggregation) of the job rendering usage, and the job rendering information address 0x of the multi-job aggregation job JOBd of this job.
1300 is stored, so multi-job aggregation job JO
The status “in operation” is also set in the job drawing information of Bd according to the multi-job status aggregation rule defined in advance. Screen drawing unit 5 called from state changing unit 52
In 5, the job status displayed in JOBd02 is "in operation"
Will be transitioned to

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As described above, even if the number of running jobs increases, the frequency of scrolling the screen and executing the switching process does not increase. Display information does not increase even if the number of jobs to be displayed increases. Even if the number of jobs to be displayed increases, the display memory can be rewritten quickly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a multi-job aggregation and development system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration of job network diagram configuration information.

FIG. 3 shows job drawing information forming job drawing information.

FIG. 4 shows the concept of a job network diagram.

FIG. 5 shows a job network diagram according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the job network diagram drawing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of the input control unit 54 according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the state change unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the aggregation and development unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the screen drawing unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information search unit 56 according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 shows a first state of job drawing information according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 shows a second state of the job drawing information according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 shows a third state of the job drawing information according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 shows a fourth state of the job drawing information according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 shows a configuration of job network diagram configuration information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 shows job drawing information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 shows a first job network diagram of another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 shows a second job network diagram of another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a first flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 21 shows a second flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a third flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a fourth flowchart showing the operation of another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 24 shows a state of job drawing information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: computer 2: external recording device 3: display device 4: input device 5: arithmetic device 6: main recording memory 7: job status change notification device 51: information creation unit 52: status change unit 53: aggregation development unit 54: input Control unit 55: Screen drawing unit 56: Information search unit 61: Job drawing information group 62: Job drawing information

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A multi-unit comprising: an aggregation / expansion unit for aggregating and developing a plurality of scheduled jobs into one aggregation job; and a display unit for displaying an execution status of the plurality of jobs and / or the aggregation job. Job aggregation and deployment system. 2. The multi-job aggregation and development system according to claim 1, wherein the aggregation and development unit aggregates and expands the plurality of the aggregation jobs. 3. The multi-job aggregation and development system according to claim 1, wherein the aggregation and development unit aggregates and develops one or more of the jobs and one or more of the aggregation jobs. 4. The multi-job aggregation and development system according to claim 1, wherein the aggregation and development unit aggregates and expands the cooperating jobs and / or aggregation jobs. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the execution state is the plurality of jobs and / or
Or the operation status of the aggregation job, the coupling status of the jobs and / or the coupling status of the aggregation jobs, and / or
5. The multi-job aggregation / deployment system according to claim 1, wherein the multi-job aggregation / deployment system according to claim 1, wherein the combination status of the job and the aggregation job is indicated. 6. 6. The multi-job aggregation and development system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of jobs operate in a cluster system. 7. A multi-job for realizing a consolidation / expansion function for consolidating and developing a plurality of scheduled jobs into one consolidation job, and a display function for displaying an execution status of the consolidation job and / or the plurality of jobs. A recording medium that records software that can be read by the centralized deployment system.