JP2009230322A - Job management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the operation method of a job management system for confirming pre-change definition after the change of job definition, and for confirming post-change definition before the change of the job definition. <P>SOLUTION: The job management system has different job network definitions 220 and 221 in reality for each application period 210 and 211 by adding job network application period information 210 and 211 to a job network N200, but can treat them as a single job network 200 administratively. When a user refers to the job network, date information designated by the user is collated with the job network application period information 210 and 211, and the job network definitions when both information is matched are implicitly selected by a job management system as job network definitions as the object of operations. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a job management system, and more particularly to modification of a job net and improvement in operability and operability, and more particularly to a job management system capable of performing operations based on job period application period information.

  The job net group managed in the job management system has been increased in size and complexity under the influence of TCO reduction due to promotion of business automation. On the other hand, job net modification factors such as expansion of operational tasks and addition of servers are generally diverse. When modifying job nets, changes can be reflected in a timely and easy manner. It is preferable to be able to do so.

  In the invention described in the following Patent Document 1, the execution start condition of each job is determined based on the past job execution history, and the execution time of each job is obtained from the execution history information. When a change in system operation such as job multiplicity increase / decrease is given as parameter information, the parameter is added as a condition, a simulation is performed by the simulation unit, and the result is provided as a job schedule proposal. In this way, a future job execution schedule can be predicted based on past execution history information.

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  However, the operation procedure (modification of master definitions, confirmation of modification differences, approval of modifications, creation of application plans for production machines, approval of application plans, application, etc.) in the event of job definition alterations is the use of the job management system. Furthermore, it is difficult to check the job net definition before the change after the change or to check the job net definition after the change before the change in advance.

  In addition, the conventional technology detects the change in the job net definition and automatically reflects the change, or reflects it on the scheduled date and time. This modification is effective, but it overwrites the job net definition itself, so it is possible to refer to past results or confirm future schedules, that is, predict or confirm changes in time series. There was a problem that it was difficult to do.

  An object of the present invention is to make it possible to confirm the definition before the change after the change of the job net definition without performing an explicit backup operation. Also, the changed definition can be confirmed even before the time when the change of the job net is actually applied.

  The job management system of the present invention is characterized in that by adding application period information to a job net, each application period has a separate job net definition as an entity, but is handled as a single job net for management purposes. After changing the job net definition, you can check the definition before the change without an explicit backup operation, and modify the job net in advance even before the period when the job net change is actually applied In addition, a function that can confirm the changed definition and a function that enables implicit selection of a job net to be operated at that time are provided.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, in a host system, a job management system connected to at least one host terminal, a job net definition database storing job net definitions, and a period for applying the job net are shown. A job net application period information database that stores job net application period information, a job net execution unit that is connected and executes a job net, a database reference / update unit that references and updates the database, and a change target A target job net selection unit for selecting a job net, and when changing the job net definition for one job net definition selected from the job net definition database by the target job net selection unit, By the database reference / update unit, the job net definition Wherein the job net application period input from the host terminal is tied, job management system, characterized in that stored in the job net application period information database is provided.

  By associating the job net application period information with the job net definition, for example, the job net definition can be distinguished between before and after correction. Any job net definition before and after modification is stored in the job net definition DB, and application period information can be acquired and displayed as a search key based on the job net application period information DB. The definition can be managed as one job net, and the contents of any job net definition before and after correction can be confirmed.

  In this way, in the job management system, by adding the application period information to the job net, each application period has a separate job net definition as an entity, but is managed as a single job net It is.

  The database reference / update unit searches the job net application period information database using the time information as a search key in response to input of the time information from the host terminal, whereby the job net including the time information is included. It is preferable to display the execution schedule of the job net definition linked to the application time on the display screen. The job net execution schedule screen preferably has a GUI button corresponding to the date and time and also serves as an input button for displaying the job net definition.

  In the job management system, by adding the application period information to the job net, it is possible to check the definition before the change without an explicit backup operation after the job net definition is changed. In addition, even before the change of the job net is actually applied, the job net can be corrected in advance and the changed definition can be confirmed. As described above, in the job management system, it is possible to implicitly select a job net to be operated based on job net application period information.

The present invention has the following effects.
(1) Even without an explicit backup operation, the definition before the change can be confirmed even after the job net definition is changed.
(2) Even before the change of the job net is actually applied, the job net can be corrected in advance and the changed definition can be confirmed.

  Hereinafter, a job management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a job management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the job management system 110 according to the present embodiment is one system in the host system 130 and is connected to at least one host terminal 140. The host system 130 includes a job management system 110 and databases 101 to 103 connected to the job management system 110.

  The job management system 110 includes a job net execution unit 121 that executes a job net, a database reference / update unit 122 that refers to and updates the following database, and a target job net selection unit 123 that selects a target job net. And have. In addition, it has general computer functions such as a timer function 135 and a timer-based time comparison function 137. The job management system 110 may be configured as a single computer having a CPU, a memory, and the like.

  The database processed by the job management system 110 includes a job net definition database DB 101 that stores job net definitions and schedule information, and a database that is newly added in the present embodiment, and indicates a period during which the job net is applied. It includes a job net application period information database 102 that stores job net application period information, and a job net execution result database DB 103 that stores job net execution results as execution results of executed job nets.

  In the host system 130 shown in FIG. 1, when executing a job net, the target job net selection unit 123 determines the job net to be executed, the DB reference / update unit 122 accesses each of the DBs 101 to 103, and the job net execution unit 121 executes the job net. Operations such as job net correction can be performed from the input unit (operation unit) 143 of the host terminal 140 by connecting to the job management system 110. In addition, the job net execution schedule and the corresponding job net definition can be confirmed on the display unit 141 of the host terminal 140. Generally, an input unit and a display unit are also provided on the host system 130 side. The host terminal 140 may be connected to the host system 130 via the Internet, may be connected via a LAN, or may be a case where the host terminal 140 is built in the host system 130.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the contents of each database, and the relationship between the information stored in the job net definition database DB 101, the job net application period information database DB 102, and the job net execution scheduled performance database DB 103 is shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the net | network N200 as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the job net N200 has the first period 210 between 2008/01/21 to 2008/01/23 according to the job net application period information given by the job net application period information DB. In the second period 211 after 2008/01/24, which is associated with the job definition 220, it is associated with the job definition 221. Note that the job and its execution order are schematically shown in this drawing by the white circles and arrows in the job net definition, and the execution date and time are also defined.

  Here, the current date is 2008/01/23 17:00 (in the following description, this date will be described as the current date), and the job net N 200 is registered for execution until 2008/01/25. Suppose that In this case, the execution predicted result DB 103 stores the execution results up to 2008/01/21 to 2008/01/22 (preliminary results 230 and 231 surrounded by a solid line) and 2008/01/23 to 2008/01. / 25 execution schedules (preliminary results 232, 233, 234 surrounded by dotted lines) are stored.

  As described above, as shown in FIG. 2, the job net N200 has two job definitions (220, 221) independently based on the job net application period information given by the job net application period information DB. In the job management system, the job management system is centrally managed by a single job net N200 and can be operated as a single job net. Which job definition to be selected as an operation target is determined depending on the date and time information that is implicitly designated by the system without the user's conscious designation.

  A processing procedure in the host system based on a user operation when changing the job net definition on the job management system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the job net definition changing process is started, first, a correction target job net to be corrected (changed) is selected in accordance with an operation from the host terminal 140. As shown in FIG. 2, since an entity of the job net definition exists for each application period for a certain job net, which job net definition is used as a correction matrix is selected (step S301). When the job net to be corrected is determined (for example, “N”), the correction of the job net N can be accepted. Here, for example, correction from the host terminal 104 is performed (step S302). Next, the job net application period is specified to complete the correction (step S303), and the correction process ends.

  By performing the processing shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to construct a database structure that can originally identify one job net N200 based on job net application period information, as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, by associating the job net application period information with the job net definition, the job net definition can be distinguished, for example, before (220) and after (221). Any of the job net definitions 220 and 221 before and after correction are stored in the job net definition DB 101, and based on the job net application period information DB 102, the application period information can be acquired and displayed as a search key. Can be managed as a single job net, and the contents of any of the job net definitions 220 and 221 before and after correction can be confirmed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen image when confirming a job net execution schedule and a corresponding job net definition in the job management system according to the present embodiment. The job net used in the example shown in FIG. 4 is the job net N200 in FIG. The screen 400 displays the execution schedule of the target job net N200 in time series. For example, when 1/21 is selected on the job net execution schedule screen 400, the job definition applied to 1/21 (job definition 220 from FIG. 2) is determined to be the display target as the corresponding definition. The job definition confirmation screen 410 is displayed. In the case of 1/22 and 1/23, the same job definition 220 as that in the case of 1/21 is displayed.

  On the other hand, when 1/24 or later is selected, a modified job definition (job definition 221 from FIG. 2) to be applied after 1/24 is displayed, and a job definition screen 411 is displayed. For example, assuming that a black circle and a white circle shown for each date are displayed on the screen 400 so as to function as an icon for the job net N, a black circle or a white circle is displayed. When one of the icons (buttons) on the date is clicked, either the upper net definition confirmation screen 410 or 411 is preferably displayed with reference to FIG. Here, job nets that have already been executed at the current date and time are indicated by black circles, and job nets waiting to be executed are indicated by white circles. If there is a job net that is currently being executed, another type of icon may be displayed.

  In order to realize the job management system described above, it is necessary to create a mechanism to acquire the corresponding job net definition information when the application period information is given to a certain job net. is there. An example of a data structure for realizing this will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the job net application period information DB 500 includes, as fields, a job net name (ID) 501, a job net application period start date (or time / date) 502, and a job net application period end date. (Time and date may be used) 503 and job net definition (ID) 504 are included. In the job management system according to the present embodiment, a certain job net can have different job net definitions (ID) for each application period in the same job net name (ID). Only when both a job net name and an application period are given, a job net definition to be actually applied is uniquely determined.

  The job net definition DB 510 includes, as fields, a job net definition (ID) 511 before correction (change), a job net structure 512 after correction (change), and schedule information 513.

  The job net scheduled execution result DB 520 includes, as fields, a job net definition (ID) 521, an execution ID 522, a job net start date and time 523, a job net end date and time 524, and a job net status 525. The execution ID 522 is uniquely assigned in the job management system when a job net is registered for execution. By using the job net definition 521 and the execution ID 522 as a key, an execution result of an arbitrary job net, Alternatively, an execution schedule can be specified.

  Here, when the execution of the job net has not yet started, the status 525 of the job net is “execution waiting”, and the start date and time 523 and the end date and time 524 fields respectively indicate the scheduled start date and time, “− "(Not described) is stored. For job nets that have already been executed, the actual values are stored in the fields of start date 523, end date 524, and status 525, respectively. As described above, it is assumed that the current date and time is 17:00 of 2008/01/23. Accordingly, only execution IDs = 0001 and 0002 have already been executed, and execution IDs = 0003 to 0006 are waiting to be executed.

  Using the above data structure, when a job net name (here “N”) and its application date and time (500) are given, a job net definition (here) The target job net selection unit 123 in the job management system automatically determines and acquires “1” and “2”).

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the host system 123. The description will be made with reference to other drawings as appropriate.

  When the processing is started, first, the job net application period information DB 102 is searched using the job net name (such as “N” in FIG. 2) given from the host terminal 140 as a key, for example, the first net in FIG. One record is acquired from the application period 210 and the second application period 211 (step S601).

  Next, the value of the job net application period field in the acquired record is compared with the application date and time value given from the host terminal 140 (step S620). If it is determined that the given application date / time value is included in the value range of the record (YES), the job net definition included in the record is obtained from the job net definition DB 101 and acquired (step S603). The process ends. On the other hand, if the given application date and time value is not included in the value range of the record (NO), the next record is acquired from the job net application period information DB 102 and the comparison with the application date and time is repeated.

  Thus, when a job net name (here, “N”) and its application date (500) are given, the job net definition (here, “1”) that becomes the entity of the job net to be operated. And “2”) can be automatically determined and acquired by the target job net selection unit 123 in the job management system.

  Accordingly, the definition before the change can be confirmed after the change of the job net definition without performing an explicit backup operation, so that the operation is simplified. Furthermore, even before a change in job net definition is actually applied, the job net definition can be corrected in advance and the changed definition can be confirmed at any time.

  The present invention is applicable to a job management system.

1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a job management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship of the information stored in the database regarding the job net definition in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation procedure in the case of changing a job net definition. It is a figure which shows the example of a display screen when confirming a job net definition. It is a figure which shows the specific structural example of the database regarding a job net. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for selecting an operation target job net definition.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... Job net definition database DB, 102 ... Job net application period information database, 103 ... Job net execution scheduled results database, 110 ... Job management system, 121 ... Job net execution unit, 122 ... Database reference / update unit, 123 ... Target Job net selection unit, 130 ... host system, 140 ... host terminal.

Claims (3)

In a host system, a job management system connected to at least one host terminal, which stores a job net definition database that stores job net definitions and job net application period information that indicates a period during which a job net is applied Net application period information database, a job net execution unit that is connected and executes a job net, a database reference / update unit that references and updates the database, and a target job net selection that selects a job net to be changed And
When changing the job net definition for one job net definition selected from the job net definition database by the target job net selecting unit, the database reference / update unit performs the job net definition and the host terminal. And a job net application period input from the job net application period information database and stored in the job net application period information database.   The database reference / update unit searches the job net application period information database using the time information as a search key in response to input of the time information from the host terminal, whereby the job net including the time information is included. The job management system according to claim 1, wherein an execution schedule of a job net definition associated with an application time is displayed on a display screen. The job management system according to claim 2, wherein the job net execution schedule screen includes a GUI button corresponding to a date and time, which also serves as an input button for displaying a job net definition.

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