JPH04282767A - Tool execution management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer an easily usable tool execution management system capable of automatically returning to a tool generating an error and executing the tool again after user's execution of the tool causing the error and correction of the error. CONSTITUTION:This tool execution management system is provided with a processing flow input part 1 for inputting a system processing flow, an execution tool discriminating part 2 for selecting and outputting a tool to be executed in accordance with the processing flow received from the input part 1, a tool execution part 3 for receiving the output of the judging part 2 and executing the selected tool, a tool end status detecting part 4 for detecting the end status of the tool executed by the executing part 3, and a tool execution history output part 5 for outputting the execution history of the tool whose end status is detected by the detecting part 4 to the discriminating part 2.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tool execution management system, and more particularly to a tool execution management system for managing the execution of a system composed of a plurality of tools.

0002

[Prior Art] In conventional tool execution management systems, when an error occurs in the processing flow, this error information is fed back to the user, allowing him to select the tool that caused the error. After running the tool that caused the error and repairing the error, the process was manually executed in the order of steps, from the tool that caused the error to the tool that generated the error, for confirmation.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional tool execution management method described above, when an error occurs in the processing flow,
We fed back this error information to the user and made it possible to select the tool that caused the error, but after the user ran the tool that caused the error and repaired the error,
In order to go back from the tool that caused the error to the tool that caused the error and execute the tool again, the process must be manually executed in the order of steps, which is troublesome and requires man-hours.

An object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use tool that allows the user to automatically return to the tool that caused the error and execute it again after the user executes the tool that caused the error and repairs the error. The objective is to provide an execution management method.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The tool execution management method of the present invention manages the execution of a system composed of a plurality of tools, and includes a processing flow input section for inputting a processing flow of the system; an execution tool determination section that selects and outputs a tool to be executed according to the processing flow received from the processing flow input section; a tool execution section that receives the output of the execution tool determination section and executes the selected tool; and the tool execution section. a tool termination status detection unit that detects the termination status of a tool executed by the tool; and a tool execution history output unit that outputs the execution history of the tool whose tool termination status has been detected by the tool termination status detection unit to the execution tool determination unit. The configuration includes the following.

The tool execution management system of the present invention includes a processing flow storage section that stores the processing flow input by the processing flow input section, and a tool execution history storage section that stores the tool execution history output from the tool execution history output section. The execution tool determination unit may select and output a tool to be executed according to the processing flow and the execution history of the tool.

[0007]

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

The tool execution management system of the present invention includes a processing flow input section 1 that inputs the processing flow of the system, and an execution tool determination section that selects and outputs a tool to be executed according to the processing flow received from the processing flow input section 1. 2, a tool execution unit 3 that executes the selected tool in response to the output of the execution tool determination unit 2, a tool termination status detection unit 4 that detects the termination status of the tool executed by the tool execution unit 3, and a tool termination status detection unit 3. The basic configuration includes a tool execution history output section 5 that outputs the execution history of the tool whose tool termination status has been detected by the section 4 to the execution tool determination section 2.For convenience in use, a processing flow input section is provided. 1, and a tool execution history file 7 that stores the execution history of the tool outputted by the tool execution history output unit 5.
According to the selection of the execution tool determining unit 2, the processing flow to be executed and the execution history of the tool can be output from the already stored data.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a process name list registered in correspondence with tool names to be displayed on the display when the user executes the present invention.

[0011] When inputting a process flow, a process name is selected on the display screen using a mouse.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a parts list displayed on a display screen used when inputting a processing flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] When inputting a processing flow, the user selects a processing flow using a mouse on the display screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow on an input screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When inputting a process flow, the process flow is input based on the selected process name and process.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an output example of a tool execution history according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The tool execution history includes the tool name, tool execution start time, tool execution end time, and tool end flag. The tool completion flag is “1” if the data file is created normally, and “1” if it is abnormal.
0”.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of a tool execution management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, the names and symbols of functions are those in FIG. 1.

[0019] The process starts at step (hereinafter referred to as S) 1, and in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. Therefore, since the tool end flag is set to "0", when the circuit diagram creation tool is started again in S2 and the execution of the tool is finished, the tool execution management tool detects the tool end status from the tool end status detection unit 4. Then, the tool execution history output unit 5 outputs the execution history of the executed tool to the tool execution history file 7. At this time, the end flag of the circuit diagram creation tool is set to "1".

Next, in S3, when the design rule check tool is started and the design rule check tool is terminated, the tool execution management tool detects the tool termination status from the tool termination status detection section 4, and then outputs the tool execution history. The execution history of the executed tool is output from the unit 5 to the tool execution history file 7. At this time, the end flag of the design rule check tool is set to "1".

[0021]Furthermore, after starting the process in S1, the pattern creation tool is activated in S4 and when the pattern creation tool is terminated, the tool execution management tool detects the tool termination status detection unit 4.
The tool completion status is detected from the tool execution history output section 5, and the execution history of the executed tool is then outputted to the tool execution history file 7. At this time, the end flag of the pattern creation tool is set to "1".

When the design rule check tool and the pattern creation tool are completed, the simulation execution tool is started in S5, and when the simulation execution tool is terminated, the tool execution management tool detects the tool from the tool termination status detection unit 4. Detect the exit status, then
The tool execution history output unit 5 outputs the execution history of the executed tool to the tool execution history file 7. At this time, the end flag of the simulation execution tool is set to "1".

Finally, start the list analysis tool in S6,
When the list analysis tool is terminated, the tool execution management tool detects the tool termination status from the tool termination status detection unit 4, and then records the execution history of the executed tool from the tool execution history output unit 5 in the tool execution history file 7.
Output to. In this embodiment, since the previous simulation result did not match the expected value, the tool end flag is set to "0" as shown in FIG.

The tool end flag of the list analysis tool is “
0”, return to the tool that caused the error, the circuit diagram creation tool, or the pattern creation tool, and run the tool again.The list analysis tool checks the execution status of each tool and checks if the tool end flag is set. The tool execution management tool ends when it is confirmed that the value is “1”. is output to the tool execution history file 7.

Returning to FIG. 1, when the execution of each tool is completed, the execution tool determination unit 2 again refers to the tool execution history file 7, and the execution is executed from the circuit diagram creation tool to the list analysis tool, and the tool is terminated. When a tool with a flag of "1" is selected, a design rule check tool, a pattern creation tool, a simulation execution tool, and a list analysis tool are detected. Also, processing flow file 6
If you refer to , you can see that after the circuit diagram creation tool, the process proceeds in the order of the design rule check tool, pattern creation tool, simulation execution tool, and list analysis tool. These series of operations are automatically executed by the tool execution unit 3.

[0026]

As explained above, the present invention provides a processing flow input unit that inputs the processing flow of a system, and an execution tool determination unit that selects and outputs a tool to be executed according to the processing flow received from the processing flow input unit. a tool execution section that executes the selected tool based on the output of the execution tool determination section; a tool termination status detection section that detects the termination status of the tool executed by the tool execution section; and a tool termination status detection section that detects the termination status of the tool executed by the tool execution section. By providing a tool execution history output unit that outputs the execution history of this tool whose status has been detected to the execution tool determination unit, the user can run the tool that caused this error and repair the error, and then the error can be detected. The tool automatically returns to the tool that was previously used, and it becomes possible to immediately run the tool again, which has the effect of being easy to use and requiring no man-hours.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a process name list registered in correspondence with tool names to be displayed on a display when a user executes the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a parts list used when inputting a processing flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a processing flow on an input screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an output example of a tool execution history according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a tool execution management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Processing flow input section 2 Execution tool determination section 3 Tool execution section 4 Tool completion status detection section 5 Tool execution history output section 6 Processing flow file 7 Tool execution history file

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: A tool execution management method for managing the execution of a system composed of a plurality of tools, comprising: a processing flow input section for inputting a processing flow of the system; and a processing flow input section for executing processing according to the processing flow received from the processing flow input section. an execution tool determination unit that selects and outputs a tool to be executed; a tool execution unit that receives the output from the execution tool determination unit and executes the selected tool; and a tool termination status that detects the termination status of the tool executed by the tool execution unit. A tool execution management method comprising: a detection unit; and a tool execution history output unit that outputs the execution history of the tool whose tool termination status has been detected by the tool termination status detection unit to the executed tool determination unit. 2. An execution tool determination unit comprising: a process flow storage unit that stores the process flow input by the process flow input unit; and a tool execution history storage unit that stores the execution history of the tool outputted by the tool execution history output unit. 2. The tool execution management method according to claim 1, wherein the tool selects and outputs a tool to be executed according to a processing flow and an execution history of the tool.