JPS62200424A - Resource managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate an operation error, and to prevent a data from being broken down, by providing a starting and processing means for reading in a resource name, a name of stored resource and position information from a resource managing information storage means in accordance with a name corresponding to the work contents which have been given, and sending the relevant information out to a work executing means. CONSTITUTION:A work executing means 12 which has received resource information refers to each unit resource information corresponding to a resource name, obtains information required for the processing from a magnetic disk device 5b, a floppy disk device 6, a magnetic tape storage device 7, etc., and executes a prescribed work. In this case, as for the previous same unit resources, they are frozen and a collection of unit resources is constituted separately and newly, and stored, new resources are generated without changing a state of the original unit resources and managed without changing a state of the original unit resources. Accordingly, an operator for holding a terminal equipment 2 complies the latest program which has been set to the work executing means 12, for instance, a source program and edits it to a program required for a system of the operator, and can utilize it for a necessary part of his own processing system.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to a resource management method, and in particular, to program resources such as a specific source program, object program, load module, depacking data, etc. The present invention relates to a resource management method that can collectively manage various data resources.

[Prior art] In conventional computer systems using large-scale computers, programs used for various tasks are called up in real time from a terminal device through an operator and a man-machine interface, and the programs are called directly or by multiple module programs of various types. In many cases, the programs are combined and edited, and a work program corresponding to a specific task is created laterally to execute the specific task.

Generally, in such computer systems, resources for programs such as various modularized source programs, object programs, load modules, debugging data, compile options, etc. are individually managed. .

Moreover, depending on the processing such as compilation processing, linkage processing, depacking work, etc. of various module programs, data is stored in a unique format on the storage medium of each storage device such as a magnetic disk device, magnetic drum, or magnetic tape. Ru.

[Problem to be solved] When using data stored in a unique format on a magnetic disk device, magnetic tape, etc., an operator must be aware of this and perform individual operations for each. It must be made.

Therefore, a problem arises in that data is destroyed due to operational errors or resource selection errors. Moreover, when attempting to execute a specific program, operators must individually manage the location and usage of the necessary resource information corresponding to that program, resulting in a huge number of programs. As a result, the operability of the computer system is reduced.

[LI aspect of the invention] This invention solves the problems of the prior art, prevents operational errors by system users, prevents data from being destroyed, and provides a highly reliable and workable resource. The first objective is to provide a management method.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The means in the resource management system of the present invention to achieve such an object include a plurality of resource information storage means and a method for acquiring necessary resource information from the plurality of resource information storage means. A work execution means that executes processing according to the read work content and a name corresponding to the work content.

A resource management information storage means for storing the name of the resource information, the name of the storage resource in which the resource information is stored, and its location information, and the name of the resource information used corresponding to the name corresponding to the work content. is stored in the information management information storage means together with the name of the storage resource in which it is stored and its location information,
The apparatus further includes activation processing means for reading a resource name, the name of the stored resource, and its location information from the resource management information storage means in accordance with a name corresponding to a given work content, and transmitting these to the work execution means. It is something.

[Function] By doing this, the activation processing means retrieves the processing program necessary for processing and the various types necessary for executing this program from the information management information storage means according to the work name (program name and processing name - resource name). Resource information and their location information can be obtained and the process can be executed in accordance with this information.

As a result, artificial destruction of resources due to operational errors is prevented by +1
= be done.

In addition, a startup processing means is interposed between the operator and the work execution means that executes a specific process, and the operator manually performs the process using only the work name (program expert resource name). As a result, operability can be improved and highly reliable processing can be realized.

[Example 1] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing system to which the resource management method of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of its resource table, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of its change history table. .

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an information processing system consisting of a terminal device 2 and a central processing system 3. The terminal device 2 exchanges data with the central processing system 3 through a man-machine interface or the like.

Here, the central processing system 3 includes a host computer 4
and a magnetic disk device 5 a + 5 b + floppy disk device 6 connected to this host computer 4 . A plurality of external storage devices (these are permanent storage media systems in the information processing system) of the magnetic tape storage rI1777' are connected, and a database for managing work programs is stored in the magnetic disk device 5a. ing.

In addition, the host computer 4 realizes a database access means 10, a startup processing means 11, and a work execution means 12 for executing specified processing by a control program stored in its internal memory. Ru.

Here, in the magnetic disk device 5a, the name of resource information, the name of the storage resource in which the actual resource information is stored, its location information, etc. are stored in the magnetic disk device 5a, corresponding to the name corresponding to the work content.
It is managed and stored as one collection, for example, in the form of a resource table shown in FIG.

Here, the collection of resource information will be treated as a unit, and each piece of resource information that is integrated will be referred to as a unit resource. The resources generated by one work program include its source program.

Object programs, load modules, data for depacking, etc. can be listed, and these or these modules are handled as representative resource names. Therefore, a certain processing content will be called as a resource name. Further, a specific work is specified by a processing program resource name.

Therefore, these items are managed in association with a specific work program name for each resource name, and these are managed by the magnetic disk device 5.
a as a work program management database.

As shown in the resource table 20 of FIG. 2, the contents of the resource include the name of the target program in the first column 21 and the name of the program in the second column 22. Each resource name that controls the location source is stored.

The third column 23 is a column for storing the start address of the history table when the program is changed, and the fourth column 24 is a branch index column, and is a column for storing the start address of the history table when the program is changed. Used when branching out to multiple programs or resources.

The fifth column 25 contains the name of the priority resource to be integrated with the resource name stored in the first column 21, the volume serial number (or device address '77;) in which it is stored, and the memory. It stores the location, and is divided into a column 25a for storing the unit resource name and a corresponding column 25b for storing, for example, the volume serial number (or device address) and the start address of the storage location of the resource. , to store many unit resource groups, 25
n columns of i (i=3 to n: n is any integer) are arranged in sequence.

The last column 26 of the resource table 20 stores status information for other programs.

Therefore, such resource tables are grouped in correspondence with the name of a predetermined work program and its processing content (resource name) to form a database for managing the work program.

By the way, the contents of the history management table have almost the same format as the resource table described above, as seen in the history table 30 of FIG.

That is, in the history table 30, the first column 31 contains the name of the program to be changed.

For example, MA display program, MB sort program, M
C printing program etc. is stored, and in the second column 32,
When a function is expanded, the corresponding function name 9 For example, in the MA data display program, A format data selection table) S< processing, in the MB sort program, T range specified sort processing, in the MC print program, C format Names corresponding to functions such as selection processing are stored. In addition, in the case of troubleshooting, etc., a name serving as a corresponding index is stored.

The third column 33 is a column for storing the date and time when the program was changed, and corresponds to a specific example of "time information at the time corresponding to the change" in the present invention. The fourth column 34 is a branch index column, and is used when branching to a plurality of programs within the same function name.

The fifth column 35 is an area for storing changes to the source program, etc. called into the work area, and is a column 3 for storing the change position (for example, address, etc.) of the source program.
5a and corresponding column 35b for storing changed data.
In order to store a lot of changed data, 3
n columns of 5 i (i=3 to n: n is an arbitrary integer) are arranged in sequence.

The last column 36 of the history table 30 contains a flag indicating whether the next nucleus (similar history table 30) exists or not, and if it exists, data of the position of the nucleus (for example, its starting address). I remember. In addition, if the following core exists, it is not the latest updated content,
This means that there are more changes to come.

Next, the overall operation will be explained according to FIG.

First, when starting a certain work program, the operator starts the start-up program of the host computer 4 by commands such as function keys manually from the terminal device 2, operates the program start-up processing means 11, and responds to the work content. The name of the program to be executed and the resource name (processing content) to be used for it are entered manually from the terminal device 2.

Upon receiving the work program name and resource name from the terminal device 2, the program activation processing means 11 activates the first database access stage 10 to access the database for work program management in the magnetic disk device 5a. Then, corresponding to the program name and resource name (processing content) corresponding to the work name, the volume serial number (or device address, etc.) in which the program is stored, its location, and the series of ll 薯Sr for the program. resource group.

The name of the storage resource in which each unit resource information group is stored (for example, volume serial number '7 or device address, etc.) and its location information are obtained.

Next, the program startup processing means 11 selects the magnetic disk drive 5b, floppy disk drive 6. A program is read from a designated volume (or device) of the magnetic tape storage device 7 or the like and loaded into the work execution means 12 as a processing program. Next, a series of unit resource groups for the program corresponding to the program name, the names and location information of the storage resources in which each (unit resource information group) is stored are read out, and, for example, according to the history information, the The processing program of the execution means 12 is edited and restored to the latest processing program currently used.

That is, when it is necessary to perform history processing and restore the latest program, the startup program 11 changes the work programs stored in the work execution means 12 by referring to the history table in order of history. The contents are applied sequentially to edit the program into the latest version.

Then, the startup program tt sends to the work execution means 12 a series of funeral resource groups for the program corresponding to the program name, the name of the storage resource in which each intermediate resource information group is stored, and its location information. Send.

Upon receiving such resource information, the work execution means 12 refers to each unit resource information corresponding to the resource name and retrieves necessary information for processing from the magnetic disk device 51), floppy disk device 6, magnetic tape storage device 7, etc. Obtain information and carry out the specified tasks.

Here, new information is sent to the magnetic disk device 5b.

Floppy disk device6. When a new program is generated by being stored in the magnetic tape storage device 7 or the like, or by editing a new program, predetermined data is transferred from the work execution means 11 to the program start processing means 11, and the program start processing means 11 According to the data, a new resource name is generated corresponding to the program name and is stored via the data access means 10 in the database for program management under the form of the resource table 20 of FIG.

That is, in such a case, the previous similar unit resources are frozen and a new set of unit resources is formed and stored.

By doing this, a new resource is generated without changing the state of the original intermediate resource, and the original 914
management without changing the state of the resource.

As a result, the operator who operates the terminal device 2 can
Compiling the latest program set in the work execution means 12, for example, a source program,
Similarly, you can call up other source programs, combine these modularized source programs, etc., edit them into programs necessary for the operator's system, and use them for the necessary parts of your own processing system. It is.

As explained above, resource names and the like do not necessarily refer to processing names, processing codes, etc., but the same applies to resource information, resource information names, program names, and the like. In short, in this invention, collective information that is common information necessary for executing a processing program and can be handled as a series of units is expressed as resource information, resource name, or unit resource. This is a representation of the overall information when these resource information groups are configured as related to a specific program.

As can be understood from the explanation in ``Effects of the Invention'' 2, the present invention includes a plurality of resource information storage means, and processes for reading necessary resource information from the plurality of resource information storage means in accordance with the content of the work. a resource management information storage means for storing the name corresponding to the work content, the name of the resource information, the name of the storage resource in which the resource information is stored, and its location information; The name of the resource information used corresponding to the corresponding name is stored in the information management information storage means along with the name of the storage resource in which it is stored and its location information, and according to the name corresponding to the given work content, Since it is equipped with a startup processing means that reads the resource name, the name of the stored resource, and its location information from the resource management information storage means and sends these to the work execution means, the work name (program name and process name - resource (name), the activation processing means manually retrieves the processing program necessary for processing, various resource information necessary for the execution of this program, and their location information from the information management information storage means, and according to this information, Can perform processing.

As a result, artificial destruction of resources due to operational errors is prevented.

In addition, a startup processing means is interposed between the program and the operator and the work execution means that executes a specific process, and the operator enters the work name (program master resource name) in ql.
Since only one input is required, operability can be improved and highly reliable processing can be realized.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing system to which the resource management method of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of its resource table, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of its change history table. . 1... terminal device, 2... information processing system, 3...
・Central processing system, 4...Host computer, 5
a, 5 b... magnetic disk device, 6... floppy disk device, 7... magnetic data storage device,
8...-Disk device, 10... Database access means, 11... Startup processing means, 12... Work execution means.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A plurality of resource information storage means, a work execution means for reading necessary resource information from the plurality of resource information storage means and executing processing according to the work content, and a name and resource information corresponding to the work content. a resource management information storage means for storing the name and location information of the storage resource in which the name and resource information are stored; and a resource management information storage means for storing the name of the resource information used corresponding to the name corresponding to the work content. The name of the stored resource and its location information are stored in the information management information storage means, and the resource name and the name of the stored resource are stored in the information management information storage means according to the name corresponding to the given work content. and activation processing means for reading the location information and sending the information to work execution means. (2) The scope of claims characterized in that the resource information is managed in units and has a plurality of pieces, and the work content is specified by a program name and a resource name that unifies each of the plurality of resource information as a group. The resource management method described in Section 1.