JP2004078491A - Batch processing system and parameter management method for batch processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a batch processing system having excellent operability to prevent an error in execution sequence and a registration error of parameters, and a management method of the system. <P>SOLUTION: The system is provided with a means to store a correspondence table which correlates a plurality of setting values with a setting value ID assigned to each setting value, either of the values can be registered as the parameters; a means to display a first list of the setting value ID, a means to receive the setting value ID included in the first list via the prescribed input interface; and a means to retrieve the setting value corresponding to the received setting value ID from the correspondence table for each of a plurality of the programs so as to register the retrieved setting value as the parameters. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a batch processing system and a parameter management method for the batch processing system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, a computer system stores, in a program executed by the system, variable elements such as processing conditions (hereinafter, referred to as parameters) outside the program (file or database). As such a computer system, for example, there is a batch processing system that executes a plurality of programs constituting a batch process for a certain task in a predetermined order. In such a batch processing system, each time a program is executed, it is necessary to register the values of the parameters stored in a file or a database so that the program corresponding to the parameter can be used at the time of execution. is there.
[0003]
Here, in the conventional batch processing system, for example, when a series of processes is executed by a plurality of programs as disclosed in JP-A-2002-132516, an error in the execution order is prevented, and There is a program execution system that can prevent registration errors.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in a conventional batch processing system such as the above-mentioned program execution system, it is necessary to re-register parameter values that need to be corrected according to the situation (date, place, processing mode, etc.) at the time of program execution. In this case, in the conventional batch processing system, on each parameter setting screen as shown in FIG. 8, every time each program is executed, a parameter value that needs to be corrected is checked manually or the like, and directly input using a keyboard or the like. Therefore, if a large number of such parameters exist, the possibility of registration error of the parameter value increases, and the registration takes a lot of time.
[0005]
The present invention has been made based on such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a batch processing system with high operability and a parameter management method for the batch processing system.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The main invention for solving the above-mentioned problem executes a plurality of programs constituting a batch process for a certain task by using registered values of parameters stored in association with each program. In the batch processing system, a unit that stores a correspondence table in which a plurality of set values that can be registered as any of the parameters and a set value ID assigned to each of the set values are stored. Means for displaying a first list, means for receiving one of the set value IDs included in the first list via a predetermined input interface, and setting values corresponding to the received set value IDs, Means for searching the correspondence table for each of the plurality of programs, and registering the setting values searched as a result as the parameters. It is a batch processing system.
As an effect obtained by such a configuration, for example, it is possible to reduce the possibility of a parameter value registration error and to shorten the time required for the registration, thereby providing a highly operable batch processing system. .
Other features of the present invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and the description of the present specification.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
=== Disclosure Overview ===
The following disclosure makes at least the following clear.
In a batch processing system that executes a plurality of programs constituting a batch process for a certain task using registered values of parameters stored in association with each program, any one of the programs can be registered as the parameter. Means for storing a correspondence table in which a plurality of setting values are associated with setting value IDs assigned to the respective setting values; means for displaying a first list of the setting value IDs; Means for receiving, via a predetermined input interface, one of the set value IDs included in the list of No. 1; and searching for the set value corresponding to the received set value ID from the correspondence table for each of the plurality of programs. Means for registering the setting value searched as a result as the parameter.
[0008]
In the above description, the “set value ID” is a key item, and the “set value” is a content for each key item. The "correspondence table" is a table composed of each key item of the process management file and its contents in the embodiment described later. The “first list” refers to a list of key items that are displayed in a pull-down manner by pressing a button on the right end of an input box in a parameter list frame on a parameter setting screen in an embodiment described later. "Registration of a parameter" means that a value of a parameter stored in a file or a database can be used by a program corresponding to the parameter at the time of execution.
With such a configuration, for example, the possibility of erroneous registration of parameter values can be reduced, and the time required for the registration can be shortened, so that a highly operable batch processing system can be provided.
[0009]
As a second aspect of the present invention, a process ID assigned to the batch process, a program ID assigned to each program, and a parameter ID assigned to the parameter correspond to the plurality of set values, respectively. Means for additionally storing in the correspondence table, means for displaying a second list of the process IDs, and means for receiving one of the process IDs included in the second list via a predetermined input interface And a means for searching the correspondence table for information corresponding to the received process ID, and displaying information and parameter values corresponding to the process ID searched as a result.
In the above description, the “second list” is, for example, in the embodiment described later, a process name that is displayed in a pull-down manner by pressing a button at the right end of an input box in a search condition frame on a parameter setting screen. It is a list.
With such a configuration, for example, information such as the execution order and parameter values of a plurality of programs constituting a certain batch process can be centrally managed, and the operator can collectively check the information. In addition, it is possible to easily find an error in the program execution order, a registration error of the parameter value, and the like.
[0010]
As a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parameter correcting means for receiving a correction on the value of the displayed parameter, wherein the parameter correcting means inputs a correction value for the displayed parameter via a predetermined input interface. And a means for registering the received correction value as the displayed parameter.
[0011]
In the above description, the "parameter correcting means" means, for example, in the embodiment described later, in the parameter input item of the parameter setting screen, directly input a parameter value through an input device such as a keyboard, and Is to register.
With such a configuration, the parameter values displayed on the screen can be directly modified as in the related art, so that the flexibility of the system is increased and a batch processing system with high operability can be provided.
[0012]
As a fourth aspect of the present invention, the means for displaying the information corresponding to the processing ID and the value of the parameter includes, for a set of parameters having the same value, information corresponding to one parameter included in the set. When a value of one representatively displayed parameter is corrected to a certain correction value via the parameter correction means, the correction value is registered in all the parameters included in the set. Have means to do so.
With such a configuration, the number of parameter values that require an operator's registration operation is reduced, so that the possibility of a parameter value registration error is reduced, and the time required for the registration can be shortened. , A highly operable batch processing system can be provided.
[0013]
As a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a means for reflecting date or time information acquired from a clock function or a calendar function of the batch processing system in a date or time attribute value of the parameter setting value.
[0014]
In the above description, the “attribute value of the date or time of the parameter setting value” refers to, for example, a season such as “summer” or “winter”, or “first half” or “second half” that divides a year into half. A parameter value that needs to be converted so that a program can be used at the time of execution based on date or time information obtained from a clock function or a calendar function of the system.
With this configuration, for example, the system automatically maintains the parameter values stored in the “correspondence table” and the like, and reduces the load on the operator. Can be provided.
[0015]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, according to a predetermined date or time information obtained from the clock function or the calendar function, the date or time information is set as a use time or the set value or the date or time information. Is registered as the parameter as a setting value in which is reflected in the attribute value.
With such a configuration, it becomes possible to automatically register parameter values related to the date or time information according to predetermined date or time information obtained from the clock function or the calendar function. Thus, a batch processing system with high operability can be provided.
[0016]
=== Example ===
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a batch processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This system has a ROM, a RAM, a business process database, and an environment file (all not shown) as well as the configuration of the program execution system disclosed in JP-A-2002-132516. An input device 11 such as a keyboard or a mouse; a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display; an output device 12 such as a printer; a program storage unit 13 for storing an application program; It has a parameter DB storage unit 14, a key item information storage unit 15 for storing a setting file 400 to be described later, and a process management information storage unit 16 for storing a process management file 500 to be described later. It is connected.
[0017]
Next, the processing device 10 will be described. The processing device 10 includes a parameter information acquisition unit 101, a display information generation unit 102, a parameter information management unit 103, a process management unit 104, and the like. The parameter information acquisition unit 101 refers to the information stored in each of the parameter DB storage unit 14, the key item information storage unit 15, and the process management information storage unit 16 and refers to the parameter information (process name, program ID, parameter ID, parameter name, and parameter value). The display information generation unit 102 generates screen information to be displayed on the output device 12 as a display device. The parameter information management unit 103 performs management such as registration of the parameter information described above. The process management unit 140 controls the execution of the application program stored in the program storage unit 13 based on a process management file 500 described later stored in the process management information storage unit 16. The processing device 10 can be realized by a CPU or the like in a general computer system.
[0018]
Next, information stored in the parameter DB storage unit 14, the key item information storage unit 15, and the process management information storage unit 16 will be described based on the following cases. However, embodiments of the present invention are not limited only to the following cases and cases similar thereto.
[0019]
If a resident of a certain area uses a facility in the area, a local government in that area will provide a part of the usage fee as a subsidy. Here, there is an example in which the staff of the section in charge of the municipality uses the batch processing system according to the present invention to process the facility use status of residents every month and to create a report in the work related to subsidy payment. It is assumed (hereinafter, this series of processing is referred to as facility status processing).
[0020]
The application programs used in the facility status processing include an extraction processing program for extracting data corresponding to specific condition data from a business database or the like, an editing processing program for editing and processing the extracted data, and It is assumed that the application program is composed of three application programs of a print processing program for printing in the format of. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a processing procedure. In a parameter setting screen 600 described later, parameter values related to facility status processing are registered (S201), and thereafter, processing by an extraction processing program (S202), an editing processing program (S203) and the processing (S204) by the print processing program are continuously executed.
[0021]
In such a case, first, the configuration of the parameter DB 300 stored in the parameter DB storage unit 14 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the parameter DB 300 manages a program name, a program ID, a parameter ID, a parameter name, and a parameter value for each batch process such as a facility status process.
[0022]
For example, in the case of the illustrated example, the extraction processing program with the program ID “PROG01” has “extraction date” “PROG01P01”, “PROG01P02”, “PROG01P03”, and “PROG01P04” assigned as parameter IDs. Four parameters of gender code, "age condition 1" and "age condition 2" are used. Similarly, the edit processing program with the program ID “PROG02” uses two parameters “edit date” and “calculation type” to which “PROG02P01” and “PROG02P02” are assigned as parameter IDs, and the program ID is The print processing program “PROG03” uses three parameters of “print date”, “presence / absence of headline”, and “number of prints” to which “PROG03P01”, “PROG03P02”, and “PROG03P03” are assigned as parameter IDs. Each parameter is set with a specific parameter value.
[0023]
Next, the configuration of the setting file 400 stored in the key item information storage unit 15 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in the figure, the setting file 400 includes a key item group 401 composed of a plurality of key items, and a key item type name 402 for identifying each key item group. Here, a key item is assigned to a parameter whose value needs to be corrected according to the situation (date, place, processing mode, etc.) at the time of program execution, for each set value set in advance. This is the identifier to be used. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, parameters such as “extraction date”, “edit date”, and “print date” having date attributes include “month” and “year” as key items. Can be set as That is, in the case of the example shown in FIG. 4, “month” can be set as the key item type name 402, and the key item group (“key item 1” to “key item 12”) 401 belonging to the month is “January” to “December” can be set.
[0024]
In the above, an example of setting key items for a parameter having a date attribute has been described. For example, a parameter for determining whether or not to print a document such as a "region name", a "facility name", and a report is used. Can be set as key items.
[0025]
Next, the configuration of the process management file 500 stored in the process management information storage unit 16 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the process management file 500 has a process name for identifying a batch process targeted by the present system, a program ID, and a parameter ID, and is defined in the setting file 400 described above. A key item type name 402 and a key item group 401 having the same contents as the contents are provided. In addition to the above items, a “processing execution order” that defines an execution order of a plurality of programs that constitute one batch process, and a “parameter-related ID” for associating parameters having the same parameter value with each other , "Parameter digit number", and the like. In the following description according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the application programs are executed in the order of description of the application programs in the process management file 500.
[0026]
<Parameter setting screen>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a parameter setting screen 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The parameter setting screen 600 is a screen for registering, confirming, and modifying parameter values, and includes a display frame 601 for a search condition (hereinafter, referred to as a search condition frame) and a display frame 602 for a parameter list (hereinafter, referred to as a search frame). A registration execution button 603 for starting a process of registering a parameter value is displayed.
[0027]
In the search condition frame 601, an input box 604 and a search button as means for searching for information related to the batch processing targeted by the present system are displayed. When a process name is input in the input box 604, information (program name, program ID) on an application program used for the process and information on parameters used when executing the program are displayed in a parameter list frame 602. (Parameter name, parameter value) are displayed as a parameter information list 605.
[0028]
As a mechanism for inputting a process name in the input box 604, as shown in the figure, a button on the right end of the input box 604 is pressed, and a list of process names related to the batch process targeted by the present system (hereinafter, referred to as a list). , A second list) may be displayed by pull-down display, and a desired key item may be selected from the second list for input. Alternatively, the input may be performed directly using the input device 11 such as a keyboard.
[0029]
As described above, the batch processing system centrally manages information on application programs used for the processing and information on parameters used when the program is executed based on the processing name of the batch processing targeted by the present system, and executes the processing. Since such information can be displayed collectively by designating the name, it is possible to easily find an error in the program execution order, a parameter value registration error, and the like, thereby improving the operability of the system.
[0030]
In the parameter list frame 602, in addition to the parameter information list table 605 described above, an input box 606 and a setting button 607 as means for selecting a key item and correcting the value of a parameter currently usable by the program at the present time. Is displayed. When a key item is input in the input box 606 and the setting button 607 is pressed, the parameter value of each parameter corresponding to the input key item is changed to the parameter input 608 item in the parameter information list table 605. Is displayed.
[0031]
Note that the mechanism for inputting key items into the input box 606 is the same as that for the input box 604 described above. By pressing the button at the right end of the input box 606, a key item list (hereinafter referred to as a first list) is displayed. ) Is displayed by pull-down, and a desired key item is selected from the first list to input.
[0032]
With such a parameter setting screen 600, in the batch processing system as one embodiment according to the present invention, a key item is selected for a parameter that requires correction of a registered value according to a situation at the time of program execution. As a result, a preset value corresponding to the key item is registered as a parameter. Hereinafter, the flow of processing of the batch processing system in such a case will be described.
[0033]
<Parameter management method>
A parameter management method for a batch processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to a parameter setting screen 600 shown in FIG. 6 and a flowchart shown in FIG. In the following description, the staff of the department in charge of a certain local government (hereinafter, referred to as an operator) uses the batch processing system to execute the facility status processing for one month. It is assumed that the value of the currently registered parameter displayed in the item of the input 608 is corrected to each value of the key item 1 set in the process management file 500 shown in FIG.
[0034]
First, when the operator presses the rightmost button of the input box 604 in the search condition frame 601 on the parameter setting screen 600 displayed on the output device 12, the batch processing system is stored in the processing management information storage unit 16. The set process name is searched from the set process management file 500, and the display information generating unit 102 displays the second list on the output device 12 based on the search result.
[0035]
Next, when the operator selects “facility status processing” from the second list and presses a search button in the search condition frame 601 (S701), the batch processing system stores the information in the processing management information storage unit 16. A program ID and a parameter ID corresponding to “facility status processing” are searched from the processing management file 500 (S702). Further, the batch processing system uses the retrieved program ID and parameter ID as a search key to retrieve information (program name, parameter name, parameter name) corresponding to “facility status processing” from the parameter DB 300 stored in the parameter DB storage unit 14. Value), and the display information generating unit 102 displays a parameter information list 605 based on the search result (S703).
[0036]
Here, the operator changes the value of each parameter such as “extraction date”, “edit date”, “print date”, etc. to one month value by the value displayed in the parameter input 608 item. (Each parameter value of key item 1 shown in FIG. 5) should be corrected. When the operator presses the rightmost button of the input box 606 in the parameter list frame 602, the batch processing system is set from the setting file 400 stored in the key item information storage unit 15. The key item type name 402 and the key item group 401 are searched, and the first list is displayed on the output device 12 by the display information generation unit 102 based on the search results.
[0037]
Next, when the operator selects the key item 1 ("January") from the first list and presses the setting button 607 (S704), the batch processing system selects a key item from the processing management file 500. Each parameter value corresponding to the item 1 is searched, and each searched parameter value is displayed in the item of the parameter input 608 by the display information generation unit 102 (S705). Then, it is confirmed that the value of the parameter displayed by the operator is a value for one month, and when the registration execution button 603 is pressed, the batch processing system reads the parameter value set in the parameter DB 300. Is updated to the value of the displayed parameter (S706).
[0038]
In this manner, the batch processing system as one embodiment according to the present invention includes a parameter that requires correction of a registered value according to a situation at the time of program execution, and an input device for each program execution as in the related art. Rather than directly inputting a correction value of a parameter via the key 11, a key item is selected on the parameter setting screen 600 described above, and a preset value corresponding to the key item is set as a parameter. Use the registration method. This reduces the possibility of a parameter value registration error and also reduces the time required for the registration, thereby improving the operability of the batch processing system.
[0039]
=== Other Embodiments ===
In the above-described embodiment, the value of each parameter that can be used by the application program at this time is displayed in the item of the parameter input 608 on the parameter setting screen 600. May be corrected via the input device 11 of the above, and the corrected value may be registered.
[0040]
Further, in the above embodiment, for example, as in the display example of the parameter setting screen 600 shown in FIG. 6, “extraction date”, “edit date”, and “print date” having the same parameter value are used. Day "is displayed. However, for such a set of parameters having the same value, only the information corresponding to one parameter (for example, “extraction date”) included in the set and the parameter value are displayed as a representative, By registering the value of one displayed parameter, the registration of all parameter values included in the set may be performed.
[0041]
In the above embodiment, the date or time information acquired from the clock function or the calendar function of the batch processing system is converted into a parameter having a seasonal attribute such as “summer” or “winter”, or “first half” or “second half”. For example, the attribute value of a parameter having a date or time attribute, such as a parameter for selecting "", may be automatically reflected.
[0042]
Further, in the above embodiment, according to the predetermined date or time information obtained from the clock function or calendar function of the batch processing system, the date or time information is set as the use time or the date or time. A setting value in which information is reflected in an attribute value may be registered as a parameter. For example, when registering a parameter value, a seasonal attribute is determined from the time of registration, and each parameter value preset for the determined seasonal attribute or the value of the determined seasonal attribute itself is simultaneously broadcast. In such a case, a parameter may be registered as a parameter.
[0043]
By adopting the above-described embodiment, it is possible to reduce the possibility of erroneous registration of parameter values and to reduce the time required for the registration, thereby providing a highly operable batch processing system. Can be.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a batch processing system and a parameter management method of the batch processing system that improve operability.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a batch processing system as one embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating batch processing as one embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a parameter DB as one embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a setting file as one embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a process management file as one embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a parameter setting screen as one embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a parameter management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a conventional parameter setting screen.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Processing equipment
101 Parameter information acquisition unit
102 Display information generation unit
103 Parameter Information Management Unit
104 Process management unit
11 Input device
12 Output device
13 Application program storage means
14 Parameter DB storage means
15 Key item information storage means
16 Processing management information storage means
300 Parameter DB
400 configuration file
401 key item group
402 Key item type name
500 Processing management file
600 Parameter setting screen
601 Search condition frame
602 parameter list frame
603 Registration execution button
604 input box
605 Parameter information list
606 input box
607 Setting button
608 Parameter input

Claims (7)

In a batch processing system that executes a plurality of programs constituting a batch process for a certain task using registered values of parameters stored in association with each program,
Means for storing a correspondence table in which a plurality of setting values that can be registered as any of the parameters and a setting value ID assigned to each of the setting values are associated with each other;
Means for displaying a first list for the set value ID;
Means for receiving one of the set value IDs included in the first list via a predetermined input interface;
Means for searching a setting value corresponding to the received setting value ID from the correspondence table for each of the plurality of programs, and registering the setting value searched as a result as the parameter;
A batch processing system comprising: Means for storing a process ID assigned to the batch process, a program ID assigned to each program, and a parameter ID assigned to the parameter in the correspondence table in association with the plurality of set values, respectively. When,
Means for displaying a second list for the process IDs;
Means for receiving, via a predetermined input interface, one of the process IDs included in the second list;
Means for searching the correspondence table for information corresponding to the received processing ID, and displaying information and parameter values corresponding to the processing ID searched as a result,
The batch processing system according to claim 1, comprising: Having parameter correction means for receiving correction for the value of the displayed parameter,
The parameter correction means,
Means for receiving a correction value for the displayed parameter via a predetermined input interface,
Means for registering the received correction value as the displayed parameter,
3. The batch processing system according to claim 2, comprising: Means for displaying information and parameter values corresponding to the processing ID,
For a set of parameters having the same value, means for representatively displaying information corresponding to one parameter included in the set,
When the value of one representatively displayed parameter is corrected to a certain correction value via the parameter correction means, the parameter correction means is provided for registering the correction value for all parameters included in the set. 4. The batch processing system according to claim 3, wherein 2. The batch according to claim 1, further comprising a unit configured to reflect date or time information acquired from a clock function or a calendar function of the batch processing system in a date or time attribute value of the parameter setting value. Processing system. According to predetermined date or time information obtained from the clock function or calendar function, a set value in which the date or time information is associated as a use time or a set value in which the date or time information is reflected in an attribute value The batch processing system according to claim 5, further comprising a unit that registers the parameter as the parameter. In a parameter management method of a batch processing system that executes a plurality of programs constituting a batch process for a certain task using registered values of parameters stored in association with each program,
Storing a correspondence table in which a plurality of setting values that can be registered as any of the parameters and a setting value ID assigned to each of the setting values are associated with each other;
Displaying a first list for the set value ID;
Receiving one set value ID included in the first list via a predetermined input interface;
Setting a value corresponding to the received setting value ID, searching the correspondence table for each of the plurality of programs, and registering the setting value as a search result as the parameter,
A parameter management method for a batch processing system, comprising:

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