JPH02231663A - Document mapping system between host computers - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily maintain the electronic cabinet of the same contents between plural host computers by providing a mapping object document receiving means and a mapping object reflecting means in the second host computer. CONSTITUTION:In a second host computer 2, a mapping object document receiving means 21 receives a document 4, which is the object of mapping, sent from a first host computer 1 through a communication line 3 and it is instructed to a mapping document reflecting means 22 to map the document 4 to a mapping object electronic cabinet 20. Based on the instruction to map (reflect) the document 4 from the mapping object document receiving means 21, the mapping object document reflecting means 22 keeps (maps) the document 4, which is the object of mapping, to the mapping object electronic cabinet 20. Thus, when the document is kept in the electronic cabinet of a certain host computer, the same document can be automatically kept (mapped) in the electronic cabinet of the other host computer as well.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a document mapping method between host computers, and particularly to a host computer in a computer system in which a plurality of host computers each having an electronic cabinet are connected via a communication line. Concerning document mapping methods between computers. [Prior Art] Conventionally, in a computer system in which a plurality of host computers each having an electronic cabinet are connected via a communication line, in order to maintain an electronic cabinet with the same contents in each host computer, for example, as shown in FIG. As shown, it was necessary to manually store identical documents in the electronic cabinets of each host computer A and B, respectively.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned conventional manual method of maintaining the electronic cabinet 7 with the same contents between host computers, documents are stored in the electronic cabinet manually, which requires human judgment and may result in errors due to operation errors. There are disadvantages in that it is difficult to maintain the sameness of the contents of the electronic cabinet, and it requires operational effort and time.

In view of the above-mentioned points, an object of the present invention is to provide a host computer that automatically stores (maps) the same document in the electronic cabinet of another host computer when a document is stored in the electronic cabinet of a certain host computer. Its purpose is to provide a document mapping method between computers. [Means for Solving the Problems] The document mapping method between host computers of the present invention is a method for mapping documents in a computer system in which a plurality of host computers each having an electronic cabinet are connected via a communication line. The mapping attribute indicating whether or not
a mapping attribute setting means for setting an electronic cabinet of a second host computer based on the mapping attribute set in the electronic cabinet of the first host computer when a document is stored in the electronic cabinet of the first host computer; a mapping necessity determining means for determining whether or not to map a document onto a cabinet; a mapping notification means for notifying that the document will be mapped when the mapping necessity determining means determines that the document will be mapped; a first host computer including a mapping target document sending unit for sending a document to be mapped to a second host computer based on a notification from the notification unit to map a document; a mapping target document receiving means for receiving a mapping target document received by the mapping target document receiving means; a mapping target document reflecting means for storing the mapping target document received by the mapping target document receiving means in an electronic cabinet of a second host computer; and a second host computer including a second host computer. [Operation] In the document mapping method between host computers of the present invention,
The mapping attribute setting means of the first host computer sets a mapping attribute indicating whether or not to map the document in the electronic cabinet of the first host computer, and the mapping necessity determining means determines whether the document is mapped to the first host computer. When the document is stored in the electronic cabinet, it is determined whether or not to map the document to the electronic cabinet 7 of the second host computer based on the mapping attribute set in this electronic cabinet, and the mapping notification means determines whether mapping is necessary. When the document is determined to be mapped by the mapping means, the document is notified that the document is to be mapped, and the mapping target document sending means sends the document to be mapped to the second host computer based on the notification from the mapping notification means that the document is to be mapped. The mapping target document receiving means of the second host computer receives the mapping target document sent from the first host computer, and the mapping target document reflecting means receives the mapping target document received by the mapping target document receiving means. documents in the electronic cabinet of the second host computer. [Example] Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a computer system to which a document mapping method between host computers is applied according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This computer system includes a first host computer 1 and a second host combiator 2 connected via a communication line 3.

The first host combinator 1 transfers the mapping attribute indicating whether or not to map the document 4 to the electronic cabinet of the host computer 1 (hereinafter referred to as the storage target electronic cabinet) 1.
The mapping attribute setting means 11 sets the mapping attribute to 0, and the mapping attribute setting means 11 sets the electronic cabinet of the second host computer 2 (hereinafter referred to as (referred to as a mapping target electronic cabinet) 20; a mapping necessity determining means 12 that determines whether or not to map the document 4 to a mapping target electronic cabinet; and mapping the document 4 when the mapping necessity determining means 12 determines that the document 4 should be mapped Mapping notification means l3 for notifying the
and a mapping target document sending unit 14 that sends the mapping target document 4 to the second host computer 2 based on a notification from the mapping notification unit 13 that the document 4 is to be mapped. The second host computer 2 includes a mapping target document receiving unit 21 that receives the mapping target document 4 sent from the first host computer 1, and a mapping target document receiving unit 21 that receives the mapping target document 4 sent by the mapping target document receiving unit 2l. The mapping target document reflecting means 22 is stored (mapped) in the mapping target electronic cabinet 20.

Next, the operation of the document mapping method between the host computers of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained. The mapping attribute setting means 11 stores the electronic cabinet 1 to be stored.
0, the second host computer 2
A mapping attribute indicating whether or not to map (reflect) the same document to the mapping target electronic cabinet 20 is set in the storage target electronic cabinet 10.

When the document 4 is stored in the storage target electronic cabinet 10, the mapping necessity determining means 12 determines the mapping attribute set in the storage target electronic cabinet 10, and it is set that mapping of the document is necessary. In this case, the mapping notification means 13 is instructed to map the document 4. If it is set that mapping of the document is not necessary, the mapping necessity determination means 12
does not instruct the mapping notification means 13.

The mapping notification means 13 sends a notification to the mapping target document sending means 14 to the effect that the document 4 is to be mapped based on the instruction from the mapping decency determining means 12. The mapping target document sending means 14 sends the mapping target document 4 to the second host computer 2 via the communication line 3 based on the notification that the document 4 is to be mapped from the mapping notification means 13.

In the second host computer 2, the mapping target document receiving means 21 receives the mapping target document 4 sent from the first host computer l via the communication line 3, and sends it to the mapping target document reflecting means 22. Instruct the electronic cabinet 20 to be mapped to map the document 4. The mapping target document reflection 1000 stage 22 stores (maps) the mapping target document 4 in the mapping target electronic cabinet 20 based on the instruction to map (reflect) the document 4 from the mapping target document receiving means 21 . [Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention provides a first host computer with a mapping attribute setting means, a mapping necessity determination means, a mapping notification means, and a mapping target document sending means, and a second host computer with a mapping attribute setting means, a mapping necessity determination means, a mapping notification means, and a mapping target document sending means. By providing the target document receiving means and the mapping target document reflection means, the document can be stored in the storage target electronic cabinet of the first host computer by simply setting the mapping attribute to the storage target electronic cabinet to indicate that document mapping is required. Automatically save documents to the second host computer's electronic cabinet (mapping)
This has the effect that electronic cabinets with the same contents can be easily maintained between multiple host computers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a computer system to which a document mapping method between host computers according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. It is a diagram illustrating a method of maintaining an electronic cabinet. In the figure, l...first host computer, 2...second host computer, 3...communication line, 4...document, IO...electronic cabinet to be stored, 11...mapping attribute setting Means, 12... Mapping necessity determination means, 13... Mapping notification means, l4... Mapping target document sending means, 20 ・ 2 1 ・ 22 ・ Mapping target electronic cabinet, Mapping target document receiving means, Mapping target document reflection It is a means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a computer system in which a plurality of host computers each having an electronic cabinet are connected via a communication line, a mapping attribute indicating whether or not to perform document mapping is provided to the electronic cabinet of a first host computer. a mapping attribute setting means to be set, and whether the document is mapped to the electronic cabinet of the second host computer based on the mapping attribute set in the electronic cabinet when the document is stored in the electronic cabinet of the first host computer; mapping notification means for notifying that the document will be mapped when the mapping necessity determining means determines whether the document is to be mapped; a first host computer including a mapping target document sending means for transmitting a mapping target document to a second host computer based on a notification that the mapping target document is to be mapped to a second host computer; a second host computer including a mapping target document receiving means, and a mapping target document reflecting means for storing the mapping target document received by the mapping target document receiving means in an electronic cabinet of the second host computer. A document mapping method between host computers characterized by: