JPH0448329A - File processing controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm the state of a desired processing subject file and to easily designate the state of the file with no mistake by attaining a constitution where a job end monitoring part retrieves an informed program name and updates the state display of the corresponding file name into a prescribed produced state display. CONSTITUTION:In a monitor list 10, the program names of jobs forming the files respectively are set opposite to the names of files for all necessary business forms, etc., inputted through a journalizing output part, etc., and the state display information is provided to each file. A job end monitoring part 12 receives the name of a processed program from a job control part 11 and retrieves the list 10. Then the part 12 updates the state display into the produced state display in regard of one or more corresponding file names as long as a relevant program name is retrieved out of the list 10. Thus it is possible to confirm the state of a desired processing subject file and to designate this file state with no mistake.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding the file processing state management when a computer waits for the processing of one or more files and performs the necessary processing on the files, the state of the necessary processing target files is managed. This computer is intended to be a file processing management device that allows for easy confirmation and specification without error, and is equipped with a monitoring list, a job management section, and a job completion monitoring section, and the monitoring list includes: It has information indicating the correspondence between the required program name and file name, and a status display for each file, and the status display is initially set to a predetermined uncreated display, and the job management section monitors the execution of the job to be executed, and when the program finishes executing, notifies the job completion monitoring section of the program name, and the job completion monitoring section searches for the notified program name from the monitoring list. , the status display of each file name corresponding to the program name is updated to a predetermined created display.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a file processing management device that manages the processing status of one or more files when a computer waits for the processing of one or more files and then performs necessary processing on those files.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of a computer system, in which the business processing section 1 executes a business processing program to create a required form, and outputs form data, such as a pay statement, to a form file 2.

For example, if the output of this form is to be sorted and distributed by branch office etc. distributed in various places, the sorting starts the output section 3,
The program executed here sorts the data into the same destinations according to the destination information in the predetermined section of each form data in the form file 2, and if necessary, divides the data into sections by inserting pages for each destination. Since the output forms 4 are printed out in a continuous order, the person in charge sends the forms organized for each destination to each destination.

Further, when there are form files 2a, 2b, etc. of different forms in addition to the form file 2, the sorting output unit 3 extracts forms for the same destination from the plurality of files and combines them into a batch output.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As described above, it is possible to automate the sorting in the delivery of forms, etc. However, especially when multiple different forms are to be combined as mentioned above, different departments are generally responsible for each process of outputting different types of forms. Since these files are executed individually without mutual cooperation, it becomes a tedious task to confirm that they have finished and the necessary files have been created, specify those files, and start the output section for sorting. ,
Specification errors are also likely to occur.

An object of the present invention is to provide a file processing management device that makes it easy to check the status of a file to be processed and specify it without error.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.

The figure shows the configuration of a file processing management device, which is a computer equipped with a monitoring list 10, a job management section 11, and a job completion monitoring section 12. and a status display for each file, the status display is initially set to a predetermined uncreated display, and the job management unit 11 monitors the execution of the job executed on the computer. Then, when the program finishes executing, the program name is sent to the job completion monitoring unit 1.
2, and the job completion monitoring unit 12 updates the monitoring list 1o.
The notified program name is searched for, and the status display of each file name corresponding to the program name is updated to a predetermined created display.

[For production]

The monitoring list 10 associates the file names of all necessary forms and other files that are input by the sorting and output department with the program name of each job that creates each of those files, and displays the status of each file. Configure it to have display information.

When the job completion monitoring unit 12 receives the program name of the program that has completed processing from the job management unit 11, it searches the monitoring list 10, and if there is a corresponding program name, it searches for each of the corresponding one or more file names. , set the status display for that item to Created.

If this is done, the necessary sorting starts the output section etc. at an appropriate time, and the sorting output section etc. is configured to automatically process all files that are displayed as created in the monitoring list 10. This eliminates the troublesome effort of checking the status of each necessary file individually, and by checking the file name on the monitoring list each time, there is no need to make a mistake in specifying the file.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In this case, the monitoring list 10 in FIG. 1 is divided into a monitoring object management file 20 and a sorting object management file 21, which are stored in an external storage device such as a magnetic disk.

In this example, the sorting target management file 21 includes a field for the file name of a file such as a form, which should be input to the sorting output section 220, which performs the processing described in the conventional example, and a file name column for each file name. It consists of a status display column showing the creation status of the file, and if necessary, a column for file attributes and other control information necessary for the output section 22 to access each file.

The monitoring target management file 20 is divided into ζ file names for all file names set in the target management file 21,
The file name is configured to show the correspondence with the program name of the job that creates the file. Here, one program name corresponds to at least one file name,
The file name may correspond to a plurality of file names, and the same file name may be set to correspond to a plurality of program names.

In the case of this example, the sorter is provided with an activation section 23, which is activated first when sorting is scheduled to be processed. When the sorting starting unit 23 is started, it develops the contents of the monitored target management file 20 as a management list 24 on the main memory, sets necessary control information such as the number of items and a flag 27 at the beginning of the list, and sets the flag 27 to the main memory. turn on.

The job management section 25 manages the execution of jobs as usual, and when the execution of a program is finished, starts the job completion monitoring section 26 and notifies the program name of the finished program.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the processing flow of the job completion monitoring unit 26. When the program name is received in processing step 30, the management list 24 is developed on the main memory by the flag 27 in processing step 31. If it is expanded, the program name column of the management list 24 is scanned from the beginning in step 32 to search for the same name as the notified program name.

If there is no corresponding name, the process ends, but if there is a corresponding program name, one or more file names corresponding to the program name are extracted in processing step 33.

Next, in processing step 34, the sorting is done in the target management file 21.
, set each file name retrieved above, write the created display in the status display column of each item, and finish the process. Note that the status display column is initially set to indicate that it has not been created.

When the sorting output unit 22 shown in FIG. 2 is activated at an appropriate time, the sorting output unit 22 retrieves the file names and control information of all the sections whose status display has been created from the sorting target management file 21. If necessary, the status display of the retrieved item is returned to uncreated.

Next, the files specified by these file names are made accessible using the retrieved file names and control information, and the various forms are batched in the same manner as in the conventional case. Sort by destination and print out.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, when a computer waits for the processing of one or two files such as forms, and performs processing such as sorting the files by destination and printing them out, etc. Since the state of the necessary file to be processed is automatically checked and specified without error, there is a significant industrial effect of improving work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the invention, Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the processing of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the conventional configuration. It is. In the figure, 1 is the business processing section, 2.2a and 2b are form files, 3.22 is the output section for sorting, 4 is the output form, 10 is the monitoring list, 11.25 is the job management section, and 12.26 is the job 20 is a monitoring target management file; 21 is a sorting target management file; 23 is a sorting starting unit; 24 is a management list; 27 is a flag; 30 to 34 are processing steps; a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention; Figure: Block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A computer provided with a monitoring list (10), a job management section (11), and a job completion monitoring section (12), wherein the monitoring list (10) includes a required program name and It has information indicating the correspondence with the file name and a status display for each file, and the status display is initially set to a predetermined uncreated display, and the job management unit (11) executes the job on the computer. The job completion monitoring unit (12) monitors the execution of the job to be executed, and when the execution of the program ends, notifies the job completion monitoring unit of the program name, and the job completion monitoring unit (12) selects the notified program from the monitoring list (10). 1. A file processing management device, wherein the file processing management device is configured to search for a file name and update the status display of each file name corresponding to the program name to a predetermined created display.