JPH0460738A - Automatic registration system for format control information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for the registration operation of format control information on a local host computer-side by registering format control information registered in a remote host computer in the local host computer with the transfer of a job result as an opportunity. CONSTITUTION:The local host computer (1HC) 20 communicates with the remote host computer (RHC) 21 through a communication means 19. When LHC 20 transmits a job to RHC 21, RHC 21 executes the job and transmits the job result to LHC 20. LHC 20 transmits the name of format control information of attribute information on the job result to RHC 21, and requires the format information. RHC 21 transmits the format information concerned to LHC 20 in return. LHC 20 converts the received format information into the form of the format control information of LHC 20 and stores it in a format control information storage filing device 16. A job result output means 17 outputs the job result by patinent format control information.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic registration method of format control information in a usage mode of job transfer between host computers, and in particular, to a method for executing a job sent from a local host computer on a remote host computer. The present invention relates to an automatic format control information registration method for automatically registering format control information that controls a format for outputting job results in an inter-host computer job transfer usage mode in which job results are output on a local host computer.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in this type of format control information registration method, before using the zip transfer usage mode between host computers, format control information with the same content as the format control information registered on the remote host computer side is stored on the local host computer side. But I had to register.

[1lff to be solved by the invention] In the conventional format control information registration method described above, it was necessary to register format control information with the same content on the local host computer side and the remote host computer side. There are disadvantages such as a heavy burden on the user in the procedures for registering and changing information, and (2) there is a risk of registering different format control information between both host computers.

In view of the above-mentioned points, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic format control information registration method in which format control information registered on a remote host computer is automatically registered on a local host computer upon transfer of a job result. It's about doing.

[Means to solve the problem]

The format control information automatic registration method of the present invention is applicable to a remote host computer format format in a job transfer usage mode between host computers in which a zip sent from a local host computer is executed on a remote host computer and the job result is output on the local host computer. a format control information converting means for converting control information into format control information in a local host computer format; and a request for transmitting format control information to the remote host computer upon transfer of a job result from the remote host computer; a format control information receiving means for converting the contents of the transferred format control information using the format control information converting means and receiving the converted format control information to the format control information storage file device; and a format control information storage file device. a format control information registering means for registering format control information in the format control information; and a format control information registering means for reading format control information from the format control information storage file device and transmitting it to the local host computer in response to a format control information transfer request from the format control information receiving means. Form 11171
and the remote host computer comprising I information transmitting means.

[Effect]

In the format control information automatic registration method of the present invention, the format control information converting means of the local host computer converts the format control information in the remote host computer format into the format control information in the local host computer format, and the format control information receiving means converts the format control information in the local host computer format. When the job result is transferred from the host computer, a request is made to the remote host computer to transfer the format 111Jal information, and the transferred format control information is converted using the format control information conversion means and the format control information is stored. The format control information is received by the file device, the format control information registration means of the remote host computer registers the format control information in the format control information storage file device, and the format control information transmitting means receives the format control information transfer request from the format control information receiving means. Accordingly, the format control information is read from the format control information storage file device and transmitted to the local host computer.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an inter-host computer job transfer utilization mode to which an automatic format control information registration method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The main part of this inter-host computer job transfer usage mode is a local host computer 20 and a remote host computer 21 connected via a communication means 19.

The local host computer 20 uses the zip sending means 4
, job result output means 17 , and job result reception means 1
1, a format control information receiving means 13, and a format control information converting means 15, a JCL (job control language) file device 5, a printer device 18, and a 5Y
A SOUT (system output) file device 12 and a format control information storage file device 16 are connected.

The remote host computer 21 includes a format control information registration means 1, a job receiving means 6, and a shift control table 7.
, a zip execution means 8, a zip result transmission means 10,
It is configured to include a format control information transmission means 14,
A display device 2, a 5YSOUT file device 9, and a format control information storage file device 3 are connected.

Next, the operation of the format control information automatic registration method of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, before using the inter-host computer job transfer usage mode, the remote host computer 21 uses the display device 2 and the format control information registration means 1 to store the inter-host computer jitter transfer usage mode in the format control information storage file device 3. Register the format control information used in .

If this registration operation is performed once, it is unnecessary from now on until it becomes necessary to add or change the format control information used in the host computer-to-host computer ship transfer usage mode.

In the local host computer 20, the job transmitting means 4 first operates in response to an instruction to transfer a ship to the remote host computer 21.

The job transmitting means 4 reads the JCL image of the job for which transfer has been instructed from the JCL file device 5, and transmits it to the job receiving means 6 in the remote host computer 21 via the communication means 19.

The job receiving means 6 is a local host computer 20
When receiving the JCL image from , the job attribute information is first stored in the job control table 7 , and then the JCL image is notified to the job execution means 8 .

The zip execution means 8 executes the job based on the notified JCL image and stores the job result in the 5ySOUT file device 9.

When the execution of the job is completed, the job execution means 8
retrieves job attribute information corresponding to the job whose execution has been completed from the job control table 7, creates a job result attribute information message from the retrieved job attribute information, and notifies the job result transmitting means 10.

The zip result transmitting means 10 transmits the attribute information message of the notified shift result and the job result stored in the 5YSOUT file device 9 to the job result receiving means 11 in the local host computer 2 through the communication means 19.
Send to.

Upon receiving the job result attribute information message and the job result, the ship result receiving means 11 sends the job result to 5Y.
After storing in the SOUT file device 12, the format control information receiving means 13 is notified of the job result attribute information message from the shipping result transmitting means 1o.

The format control information receiving means 13 first searches whether format control information corresponding to the format control information name in the attribute information message of the job result is stored in the format control information storage file device 16, and retrieves the corresponding format control information. If the attribute information message of the job result is stored, the job result output means 17 is notified of the job result attribute information message. On the other hand, if the corresponding format control information is not stored in the format control information storage file device 6, the format control information receiving means 13 transmits the format control information name in the attribute information message of the job result to the communication means 19. The format control information is transmitted to the format control information transmitting means 14 in the remote host computer 21 via the host computer 21.

Upon receiving the format control information name, the format control information transmitting means 14 reads the format control information corresponding to the received format control information name from the format control information storage file device 3, and returns the format control information in the local host computer 20. The information is transmitted to the means 13.

The format control information receiving means 13 is the format control information transmitting means 1
When receiving the format control information from 4, it is converted into the format control information format of the local host computer 20 using the format control information conversion means 15, and stored in the format control information storage file device 6, and the job result is The job result output means 17 is notified of the attribute information message.

The job result output means 17 reads the format control information corresponding to the format control information name in the attribute information message of the job result from the format control information storage file device 16, and outputs the job read from the 5YsOUT file device 12 based on this format control information. The results are output to the printer device [18].

As described above, by automatically registering the format control information registered on the remote host computer 21 side on the local host computer 20 side when a job result is transferred, the format control information in the inter-host computer job transfer usage mode is automatically registered. An automatic registration method is realized.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention has the following effects by automatically registering format control information registered on a remote post computer in a local host computer upon transfer of a job result.

(1) There is no need to register format control information on the local host computer side.

(2) Format control information used in job transfer between host computers can now be managed by a remote host computer, eliminating the possibility of registering different format control information between both host computers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an inter-host computer job transfer utilization mode to which an automatic format control information registration method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In the figure, 1... Format control information registration means, 2... Display device, 3... Format control information storage file device, 4... Job transmission means, 5... JCL file device, 6...・Job receiving means, 7...Job control table, 8...Job execution means, 9...5YSOLIT file device, lO...Job result transmitting means, 11...Job result receiving means, 12...5YSOUT file Apparatus, 13... Format control information receiving means, 14... Format control information transmitting means, 15... Format control information converting means, 16... Format control information storage file device, 17... Job result output means, 18... Printer device; 19. Communication means; 20. Local host computer; 21. Remote host computer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an inter-host computer job transfer usage mode in which a job sent from a local host computer is executed on a remote host computer and the job result is output on the local host computer, format control information in the remote host computer format is transmitted to the local host computer. a format control information converting means for converting format control information into format control information; and a format control information converter that requests the remote host computer to transfer format control information upon transfer of a job result from the remote host computer, and format control information that has been transferred. the local host computer comprising a format control information receiving means for converting the content of information using the format control information converting means and receiving the converted information to the format control information storage file device; and registering format control information in the format control information storage file device. a format control information registering means for reading format control information from the format control information storage file device and transmitting it to the local host computer in response to a format control information transfer request from the format control information receiving means; and the remote host computer.