TWI824222B - Enterprise resource planning system and automatic update method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic update method, suitable for an enterprise resource planning system, includes the following operations: a client management host downloads an update file of a management host; the client management host pushes the update message to several client hosts; and the several client hosts automatically downloads and updates the update file from the client management host according to the update message.

Description

Enterprise resource planning system and its automatic update method

The embodiments described in this disclosure relate to an enterprise resource planning system and an automatic update method thereof, in particular to an enterprise resource planning system and an automatic update method that push updates.

Generally speaking, ERP system programs need to be installed on all hosts, making program updates difficult, and clients must update programs one by one, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an automatic update method, which is suitable for enterprise resource planning systems and includes the following steps: the client management host downloads the update file of the management host; the client management host pushes the update message to multiple clients. host; and multiple client hosts automatically download and update update files from the client management host based on update messages.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, where the enterprise resource planning system includes a management host, a plurality of client hosts, and a client management host. The client management host is used to download update files of the model management host and push update messages to multiple client hosts. Multiple client hosts are used to automatically download and update update files from the client management host based on update messages.

The term "coupling" used in this article may also refer to "electrical coupling", and the term "connection" may also refer to "electrical connection". "Coupling" and "connection" can also refer to the cooperation or interaction of two or more components with each other.

Refer to Figure 1. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an enterprise resource planning system 100 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Taking the example of Figure 1 as an example, the enterprise resource planning system 100 includes a management host 110, a cloud update source host 130, a client management host 150, an off-site update host 170, a client host 190A and a client host 190B.

In terms of connection relationship, the type management host 110 is communicatively connected to the cloud update source host 130, the cloud update source host 130 is communicatively connected to the client management host 150, and the client management host 150 is communicatively connected to the remote update host 170. The client management host 150 is communicatively connected to the client host 190A and the client host 190B. The remote update host 170 is communicatively connected to the client host 190B. The enterprise resource planning system 100 shown in Figure 1 is only used for illustration, and the implementation of this case is not limited thereto.

The operation method of the enterprise resource planning system 100 will be explained below with reference to Figure 2.

See picture 2. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of an automatic update method 200 according to some embodiments of the present invention. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto.

It should be noted that this automatic update method 200 can be applied to a system with the same or similar structure as the enterprise resource planning system 100 in FIG. 1 . In order to simplify the description, the operation method will be described below using Figure 1 as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to the application of Figure 1 .

It should be noted that in some embodiments, the automatic update method 200 can also be implemented as a computer program and stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, so that the computer, electronic device, or the aforementioned as shown in Figure 1 The enterprise resource planning system 100 reads the recording medium and executes the operation method. The processor may be composed of one or more chips. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium can be a read-only memory, a flash memory, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a pen drive, a magnetic tape, a database accessible from the network, or a person familiar with the art can easily imagine and non-transitory computer-readable recording media with the same functionality.

In addition, it should be understood that the operations of the automatic update method 200 mentioned in this embodiment, unless the order is specifically stated, can be adjusted according to actual needs, and can even be executed simultaneously or partially simultaneously.

Furthermore, in different embodiments, these operations can also be added, replaced, and/or omitted adaptively.

See picture 2. The automatic update method 200 includes the following steps.

In step S210, the client management host downloads the update file of the model management host. Please also refer to Figure 1. In some embodiments, in step S210, the client management host 150 in Figure 1 downloads the update file of the model management host 110.

In some embodiments, in step S210, when the model management host 110 has an update file, the model management host 110 notifies the cloud update source host 130 that there is an update file. Then, the cloud update source host 130 downloads the update file from the model management host 110, and then writes the file information of the update file into the database (not shown).

In some embodiments, the client management host 150 periodically checks whether there is an update file to the cloud update source host 130 .

In some embodiments, the client management host 150 downloads the file information list of the cloud update source host 130 . The client management host 150 compares the difference between the downloaded file information list and the location list stored by the client management host 150 to generate a to-be-downloaded list F1 (not shown). The client management host 150 downloads the update file from the cloud update source host 130 according to the to-be-downloaded list F1, and generates a download list F2 (not shown) for the client host 190A and the client host 190B to download the update file according to the download list F2.

In step S230, the client management host pushes the update message to multiple client hosts. Please also refer to Figure 1. In some embodiments, in step S230, the client management host 150 in Figure 1 pushes an update message to the client hosts 190A and 190B to notify the client hosts 190A and 190B. 190B download update file.

In step S250, the client host automatically downloads and updates the update file from the client management host according to the update message. Please also refer to Figure 1. In some embodiments, in step S250, the client hosts 190A and 190B in Figure 1 automatically download and update the update file from the client management host 150 according to the update message.

In some embodiments, the client management host 150 synchronizes the update files to the remote update host 170 . If the client host 190B is a host located in a remote location, the client host 190B downloads the update file from the client management host 150 . In this way, downloading of update files between client hosts 190A and 190B can be split.

In some embodiments, when the client hosts 190A and 190B download the update files, the update files are downloaded in the background of the client hosts 190A and 190B. In this way, the user's usage behavior will not be affected. In addition, if the client hosts 190A and 190B fail to download and update the update file, the client hosts 190A and 190B will download and update the update file again every cycle until successful.

In some embodiments, the client management host 150 is further used to record the client host that has completed downloading and updating the update file, so as to track whether the client host has successfully updated the file.

In some embodiments, the client management host 150 is further used to record the Internet Protocol IP of the connectable cloud update source host 130 so that the update file can be downloaded more quickly next time.

In some embodiments, the client hosts 190A and 190B are further used to record the Internet Protocol IP of the connectable client management host 150 and/or the Internet Protocol IP of the remote update host 170 so that they can be updated the next time the update file is downloaded. fast.

In some embodiments, the model tube host 110 is a host of an enterprise resource planning system provider. The client management host 150 and the remote update host 170 are hosts located on the client. The cloud update source host 130 is a host communicatively connected between the model management host 110 and the client management host 150 . Client hosts 190A and 190B are hosts located on the client side for use by clients.

In some embodiments, the enterprise resource planning system 100, the cloud update source host 130, the client management host 150, the remote update host 170, the client host 190A, and the client host 190B may be servers or other devices. In some embodiments, the enterprise resource planning system 100, the cloud update source host 130, the client management host 150, the remote update host 170, the client host 190A, and the client host 190B may have storage, computing, data reading, and receiving functions. Signals or messages, servers, circuits, central processing units (CPU), microprocessors (MCU) or other devices with equivalent functions that transmit signals or messages.

It can be seen from the above implementation methods of this case that the embodiments of this case provide an enterprise resource planning system and its automatic update method. For enterprise resource planning systems with higher confidentiality requirements, the automatic update method is pushed to the enterprise resource planning system. At the same time as startup, automatic updates provide background services and regularly check whether there are programs online that need to be updated.

In addition, the above illustrations include sequential exemplary steps, but the steps need not be performed in the order shown. It is within the scope of this disclosure to perform these steps in a different order. These steps may be added, substituted, changed in order and/or omitted as appropriate within the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Although the disclosure has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the disclosure. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the art can make various modifications and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the disclosure The scope of protection shall be subject to the scope of the patent application attached.

100:Enterprise Resource Planning System

110: Type tube host

130: Cloud update source host

150: Client management host

170:Update the host remotely

190A: Client host

190B: Client host

200:Automatic update method

S210, S230, S250: steps

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present disclosure more obvious and understandable, the accompanying drawings are described as follows: Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an enterprise resource planning system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; and Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of an automatic update method according to some embodiments of the present invention.

200:Automatic update method

S210, S230, S250: steps

Claims (8)

An automatic update method, suitable for an enterprise resource planning system, includes: reading a computer program by the enterprise information planning system to cause at least one processing element to perform a plurality of operations including: downloading from a client management host to a management host An update file includes: a cloud update source host downloads the update file from the type management host; and the client management host downloads the update file from the cloud update source host; and the client management host pushes an update messages to a plurality of client hosts; and the client hosts automatically download and update the update file from the client management host based on the update message. The automatic update method as described in claim 1 further includes: the type management host notifies the cloud update source host of the update file. The automatic update method described in claim 2 further includes: the client management host periodically downloads the update file from the cloud update source host. The automatic update method as described in request item 1 further includes: the client management host downloads a file information list of the cloud update source host; the client management host compares the file information list and a local list. A first to-be-downloaded list is generated; and the client management host downloads the update file according to the to-be-downloaded list and generates a second to-be-downloaded list. The automatic update method described in claim 4 further includes: downloading the update file by the client hosts according to the second to-be-downloaded list. The automatic update method described in claim 4 further includes: synchronizing the update file from the client management host to a remote update host, so that a remote client host among the client hosts can download the update file. An enterprise resource planning (FRP) system is used to read a computer program, wherein the enterprise resource planning system includes: a management host; a plurality of client hosts; a client management host to execute the operation according to the computer program At least one processing element automatically downloads an update file for the type management host and pushes an update message to the client hosts; and A cloud update source host is used to download the update file from the type management host, so that the client management host can download the update file from the cloud update source host; wherein the client hosts are used to execute the program according to the computer program The at least one processing element automatically downloads and updates the update file from the client management host according to the update message. The enterprise resource planning system as described in claim 7 further includes: a remote update host; wherein the client management host is further used to synchronize the update file to the remote update host for use by one of the client hosts in a remote location The client host downloads the update file from the remote update host.

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