JPH0540612A - Computer prperty conversion processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a computer property conversion processor which converts automatically the relative computer properties in a batch in the case of changing a source program, etc. CONSTITUTION:When the necessary computer properties 1 are changed, a property contents analyzing part 2, a conversion information generating part 3 and a conversion processing part 4 are provided. The part 2 analyzes the contents of the properties 1 of each computer and produces the correlative information 5 to show the reference/definition relations among the properties 1. The part 3 produces the conversion information 6 to convert the designated property 1 based on the prescribed specifications of conversion and decides other properties 1 that must be converted in response to the conversion of the designated property 1 based on the information 5. Thus the part 3 produces the information 6 to designate the contents of conversion of each property 1. The part 4 converts the properties 1 based on the information 6 and outputs the converted computer properties 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer system, such as a job definition information, a file definition program, a screen definition program, and other computer programs related to the execution of a program when the program is changed. The present invention relates to a computer asset conversion processing device for automatically converting assets together with a source program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a computer system, when the model of the computer is renewed, in order to perform the same process as the process executed on the old computer up to that time on the new computer, , It is generally necessary to convert the programs, files, and other computer assets that were running on the old computer so that they meet the specifications of the new computer.

As such computer assets to be converted, a source program that constitutes the main part of the processing, other programs that the source program refers to, and a screen definition body that these programs refer to and define. And a file definition body and the like, and job definition information described in a job control language that defines a job for the processing.

In the above-mentioned case, since the computer resources to be converted are often large, it is required to automate as much as possible in order to make the conversion work efficient and reliable. In particular, there are computer assets that need to be changed in association with the files referenced and defined by the program when the source program is converted. For example, if a new file description is added to the source program, the file definition is also added to the job definition information and a series of changes are required to create a file definition body of the added file.

[0007] Such related changes occur without any oversight, and it takes skill to perform the necessary conversion, and at the time of changing each asset, conversion specifications are manually created individually. Since the conversion has to be executed, it requires man-hours and is prone to errors.

According to the present invention, when a source program or the like is converted, related computer resources such as job definition information, file definition body, screen definition body, and other programs are stored.
An object is a computer asset conversion processing device for automatically converting all at once.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention. The figure shows the configuration of a computer asset conversion processing device, and when changing a required computer asset 1 consisting of a source program related to processing to be executed by a computer and other computer assets required for the processing, an asset content analysis is performed. The unit 2, the conversion information generation unit 3, and the conversion processing unit 4 are provided.

The asset content analysis unit 2 analyzes the content of each computer asset 1 and generates mutual relationship information 5 indicating the reference and definition relationship between the computer assets. Conversion information generation unit 3
Generates conversion information 6 for converting the specified computer asset 1 according to a predetermined conversion specification, and requires conversion corresponding to the conversion of the specified computer asset. 5 to generate conversion information 6 instructing the conversion contents of each computer asset 1 concerned.

The conversion processing unit 3 converts the computer asset according to the respective conversion information 6 and outputs the converted computer asset 7.

[0010]

With the processing device of the present invention, conversion contents such as a file description determined according to a model change of a computer are incorporated in the conversion information generation unit, thereby designating the use of a file of a corresponding type in the source program. If there is a,
Conversion information for performing the conversion is generated.

At the same time, other computer assets, such as a file definition body, relating to the file obtained by the above-mentioned conversion of the source program can be known from the mutual relationship information created by analyzing the necessary computer assets in advance by the asset content analysis unit. The conversion information generation unit generates conversion information for these assets in accordance with predetermined conversion specifications.

Since the computer assets are converted and output based on the above conversion information, the conversion work can be efficiently and reliably automatically processed.

[0013]

2 and 3 are block diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which a programming language COB is used as a computer asset.
There is an OL source program 10, a library 11 of program libraries referred to by the program, a screen definition body 12, a file definition body 13, and a control language 14 for defining a job.

The asset content analysis unit 2 has an analysis function according to each asset type, and the program analysis unit 15 analyzes the programs of the source program 10 and the registry 11 to refer to / define from those programs. For the screen definition and file definition described as follows,
The screen name or access name and the designated data item name (hereinafter referred to as item name) are retrieved as the program analysis information 20.

The screen analysis unit 16 analyzes the screen definition body 12, and for each screen definition body of the screen name extracted in the program analysis information 20, the item name, the position of each item, the attributes (color, brightness, etc.). ) Information is taken out as screen definition program analysis information 21.

The file analysis unit 17 analyzes the file definition body 13 and, for each file definition body having the access name extracted in the program analysis information 20, a physical file name, a file attribute (organization, etc.), a record name, and the like. Information such as item names is taken out as file definition information 22.

Further, the control language analysis unit 18 analyzes the control language 14, and if the access name fetched in the program analysis information 20 is designated, the control language analysis unit 18 gives the designation information such as the physical file name and file attribute. Extracted as analysis information 23.

Next, the interrelationship generating unit 19 arranges the program analysis information 20, the screen definition program analysis information 21, the file definition program analysis information 22 and the control language analysis information 23, and arranges them so that the interrelationships can be easily indexed. Then, the information is output as mutual relationship information 5.

For example, when switching from one model of a necessary computer to another model, conversion specifications of a fixed source program are determined, so that the conversion information generating unit 3 has a conversion function according to the conversion specifications. is doing. The conversion includes conversion of a file description in a program, designation of a screen control area relating to a screen definition, conversion of a screen control command, and other conversions.

The program conversion unit 24 uses the source program 10
Also, referring to the program in the registry 11 and in accordance with the conversion specifications, program conversion information 30 including replacement lines, insertion lines, deletion lines of the source program and programs in the library, and replacement / insertion program statements is generated. ..

At the same time, for the file whose file description has been converted, the changed file organization, record length,
Information such as key items is generated as the file description conversion information 31, and information such as the item name, position, and attribute of the newly created screen is generated as the screen description conversion information 32 along with the conversion related to the screen operation.

Next, the screen conversion unit 25 refers to the mutual relationship information 5 and the screen definition structure analysis information 21 to generate a definition structure in which the screen definition structure 12 is converted according to the screen description conversion information 32. , Screen definition information generation information 33.

Further, the file conversion unit 26 uses the mutual relationship information 5
Also, with reference to the file definition structure analysis information 22, file definition structure generation information 34 for generating a definition structure in which the file definition structure 13 is converted according to the file description conversion information 31 is generated.

Thereafter, the control language conversion unit 27 refers to the mutual relationship information 5, the control language analysis information 23, the file description conversion information 31 and the file definition generation information 34, and sets the file designation information of the control language 14 to those items. The control language generation information 35 for generating the control language for the new model converted to the specification that does not conflict with the conversion is generated.

The conversion processing unit 4 applies the program conversion information 30 generated as described above to the source program 10 and the registry 11, and converts the source program 40 and the library 11, respectively.
Outputs 41.

Further, the screen definition body 42, the file definition body 43 and the control language 44 after conversion are respectively generated and output by the screen definition body generation information 33, the file definition body generation information 34 and the control language generation information 35.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, in the conversion of computer assets, when a source program or the like is changed, the related computer assets are automatically converted in a batch. There is a remarkable industrial effect that the conversion work of a large amount of computer assets in the case of computer renewal can be efficiently and reliably processed.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention (No. 1)

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention (No. 2)

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Computer assets before change 2 Asset content analysis unit 3 Conversion information generation unit 4 Conversion processing unit 5 Mutual relationship information 6 Conversion information 7 Computer resources after conversion 10, 40 Source program 11, 41 Library 12, 42 Screen definition 13 , 43 File definition 14, 44 Control language 15 Program analysis section 16 Screen analysis section 17 File analysis section 18 Control language analysis section 19 Mutual relationship generation section 20 Program analysis information 21 Screen analysis information 22 File analysis information 23 Control language analysis information 24 Program converter 25 Screen converter 26 File converter 27 Control language converter 30 Program conversion information 31 File description conversion information 32 Screen description conversion information 33 Screen definition generation information 34 File definition generation information 35 Control language generation information

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. When changing a required computer asset (1) consisting of a source program related to processing to be executed by a computer and other computer assets necessary for the processing, an asset content analysis unit (2), A conversion information generation unit (3) and a conversion processing unit (4) are provided, and the asset content analysis unit (2) analyzes the contents of each computer asset (1) and refers to each other among the computer assets. And the mutual relation information (5) indicating the definition relation, and the conversion information generation unit (3) converts the designated computer asset (1) according to a predetermined conversion specification (6). Is generated, and conversion is required corresponding to the conversion of the designated computer asset (1), other computer assets are determined by the mutual relationship information, and the conversion content of each computer asset (1) is instructed. The conversion information (6) is generated, and the conversion processing unit (4) converts the computer asset (1) according to each conversion information (6). Computer asset conversion processing apparatus characterized by being configured to output.