JPH05257556A - Execution sequence management method for program - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the data processing efficiency by preventing an operator from erroneously designating the execution sequence of programs and to reduce the burden on the operator in the data processing system where operation forms of plural programs are not fixed and the execution sequence is prescribed. CONSTITUTION:When program execution is operated by an operator in a step S1, it is checked whether there is a program to be next executed or not based on the preliminarily defined execution sequence number of the program in steps S3, S6, and S9, and the processing is branched to error processings I, II, and III to output a warning message in the case of erroneous designation in steps S4, S7, and S10. If designation is not erroneous as the result of this check, the program is executed in step S14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program execution order management method in a data processing system in which an operation mode of a plurality of programs is atypical and a program to be executed next is designated by an operator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a data processing system such as a lending business, various application programs are executed, but the operating form is atypical including various forms such as daily processing and monthly processing. Each of the processing and the monthly processing includes a large number of programs whose execution order is defined, such as using the execution result of one program as data of another program.

In data processing, an operator intervenes each time a program is executed, confirms the execution result, and specifies the program to be executed next. Therefore, if the execution order of the programs is incorrect due to an operator's input error, there is a risk that correct data cannot be obtained and the data processing is interrupted.

[0004]

In the data processing system that operates a large number of programs in an irregular manner as described above, the operator is apt to make a mistake in inputting a designation, and the mistake causes a serious obstacle to data processing. Despite this, a method of executing the batch job that is conventionally operated irregularly in the same order as the previous execution order has been disclosed (JP-A-1-259432), but the execution order is specified by the operator. There is a problem that the operator's burden is heavy because there is no support means such as giving a warning message for a mistake.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and reduces the burden on the operator by avoiding interruption of data processing by outputting a warning message for an operator's designation error. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program execution order management method that improves processing efficiency.

[0006]

In the program execution order management method according to the present invention, the operation mode of a plurality of programs to be executed is atypical, while the execution order of the programs is specified, In the program execution order management method in the data processing system in which the program to be specified is specified by the operator, the execution order of the programs is defined in advance, and the execution order of the programs specified by the operator to be executed next is defined. It is characterized by outputting a warning message when the execution order is different.

[0007]

In the program execution order management method according to the present invention, when the operator specifies the program to be executed next, whether or not the program having the correct execution order according to the predefined execution order of the program is specified. If the program is not in the correct execution order, a warning message of the specification error is output.

[0008]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a data processing system for implementing a program execution order management method according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the present invention method). In the figure, 1 is a procedure management file 1 in which the attributes of each program including the execution order number are defined as described below, and the processing procedure program 2 manages the execution order of the application program 3 by reading the data of the procedure management file 1. To do. The execution sequence number read from the procedure management file 1 by the processing procedure check program 2 is stored in the sequence number register 4, and as a result of the check, if the sequence number is incorrect, a warning message and an execution / stop option are displayed on the display 5. indicate. The program name to be executed next is input from the keyboard 6, and the execution result of the application program 3 is output as the execution result list 7.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the storage state of the procedure management file 1. The procedure management file 1 is
Processing classification, program name, which divides the operating mode such as monthly,
It consists of items of sequence number, update date and time and update end date and time of each program.The programs are operated in an atypical manner by combining them according to the operation mode such as daily processing and monthly processing. It is specified to run from a small program.

Next, the procedure of the method of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the sequence number register 4 is initialized to "0", and the operator inputs a program name to instruct the program execution (S
1) It is determined whether the instructed program is a program stored in the procedure management file 1 (S2). If the program is a program stored in the procedure management file 1, the sequence number of the program is read from the procedure management file 1 and compared with the number value stored in the sequence number register 4 (S3).

As a result of the comparison, if the sequence number of the program input by the operator is less than or equal to the number value stored in the sequence number register 4 (the initial value or the sequence number of the last executed program), the execution is performed. Since the already-executed program is designated, the process branches to the error processing I (S4), and a message for warning the duplication of the execution of the program and an option for executing / stopping the program are displayed on the display 5. It is determined whether the operator's response is execution / stop (S5). If it is stop, the process returns to step S1, and if it is execute, the process branches to step S9.

As a result of the comparison in step S3, when the sequence number of the inputted program is larger than the number value of the sequence number register 4, the inputted sequence number becomes the sequence number to be executed next, that is, the value of the sequence number register. It is determined whether it is a value obtained by adding 10 (S6), and if it is the sequence number to be executed next, the process proceeds to step S9. If the result of determination in step S6 is not the next sequence number to be executed, error processing II
(S7), a warning message that the program to be executed next is unprocessed, and execution / execution of that program
The cancel option is displayed on the display 5. It is determined whether the operator's response is execution / stop (S8),
In case of cancellation, return to step S1; in case of execution, step
Branch to S9.

Next, referring to the procedure management file 1, the update date of the program is compared with the system date (S
9) If the dates are different, the process proceeds to step S12. If the dates are the same, the process branches to error processing III (S10), and a warning message for re-execution on the same day and an option to execute / stop the program are displayed on the display 5. indicate. It is determined whether the operator's response is execution / cancellation (S11). If the operator response is the cancellation, the procedure returns to step S1. If the answer is the procedure, the procedure proceeds to step S12.

As a result of all the checks as described above,
If there is no mistake in specifying the sequence number, or if the operator chooses to execute the program even if it is out of sequence,
The number value of the sequence number register 4 is updated to the sequence number of the program to be executed (S12), and the update date and time data of the program in the procedure management file 1 is updated (S1
3) Execute this program (S14).

The method of the present invention as described above will be specifically described by using the above-mentioned procedure management file. After the program D is executed, the operator instructs the execution of the program A on the same day, and when the program A is processed normally, the execution sequence number stored in the sequence number register 4 is updated to "10". It Next, when the operator again gives an instruction to execute the program A, a warning message that the executed program is designated and a program execution / cancel option are displayed on the display 5.

When the operator selects the execution stop of the program A and instructs the execution of the program C, the program A
Since it is not the program B having the sequence number to be executed next, the warning message of the unprocessed program B and the option of executing / stopping the program are displayed on the display. When the operator selects execution, the program C is executed and the sequence number value of the sequence number register 4 is updated to "30". If the operator chooses to cancel the execution, the sequence number value remains the sequence number "10" of the program A executed immediately before.

When the operator selects the execution of the program C and executes the program C, and then instructs the execution of the program D, a warning message of re-execution on the same day and a program execution / stop option are displayed on the display 5. It When the operator selects execution, the program D is executed and the sequence number value is updated to "40". When the execution stop is selected, the program D is not executed and the sequence number value is executed immediately before. The sequence number of program C remains "30".

In this embodiment, the case of displaying the warning message on the display has been described, but the method of outputting the warning message is not limited to this.

[0019]

As described above, the method of the present invention outputs a warning message when the operator makes a mistake in the order in which the programs are designated, thus reducing the burden on the operator and interrupting the data processing due to the mistake in the designation by the operator. This has an excellent effect of avoiding the above and improving the processing efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data processing system for implementing a method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a storage state of a procedure management file.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the procedure of the method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Procedure management file 2 Processing procedure check program 3 Application program 4 Sequence number register 5 Display

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operation mode of a plurality of programs to be executed is atypical, while the execution order of the programs is specified, and the program to be executed next is specified by an operator. In the execution order management method, the execution order of programs is defined in advance, and a warning message is output when the execution order of the program specified by the operator to be executed next is different from the defined execution order. To manage the execution order of programs.