JOB MANAGEMENT APPARATUS

• US 20090276779A1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Published: 11/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kato, Masashi, Fukuda, Masahiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,707,307 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4843 by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system

Abstract

When there is a job activation request accompanied with variable information in which an execution attribute and an identifier of a job are associated, a job definition in which an execution attribute is described with an arbitrary identifier is referred, and based on the variable information, an identifier within the job definition is replaced with the execution attribute to create a job. Then, the job created in this manner is activated.

Claims

1. A computer-readable recording medium containing a job management program executable on a computer, wherein the program makes the computer realize:

a job creation section that, when there is a job activation request accompanied with variable information in which an execution attribute and an identifier of a job are associated, is configured to refer to a job definition in which an execution attribute is described with an arbitrary identifier, and based on the variable information, creates a job in which an identifier within the job definition is replaced with the execution attribute; and

a job activation section that activates the job created in the job creation section.

2. A computer-readable recording medium containing a job management program according to claim 1,

wherein the program further makes the computer realize an execution attribute setting section that, when variable information in which an execution attribute and an identifier of a job are associated is set by an operator, with an overall job set comprising all of the jobs as an object, stores the variable information in a storage medium, and

wherein the job creation section refers to the variable information stored in the storage medium, and with all of the jobs belonging to the overall job set as an object, creates a job in which an identifier within the job definition is replaced with the execution attribute.

3. A computer-readable recording medium containing a job management program according to claim 1, wherein the program further makes the computer realize an activation request reception section that, when there is a job activation request accompanied with variable information in which an execution attribute and an identifier of a job are associated, with an arbitrarily grouped specific job set as an object, temporarily stores the variable information in a storage medium, and

wherein the job creation section refers to the variable information stored in the storage medium, and with all of the jobs belonging to the specific job set as an object, creates a job in which an identifier within the job definition is replaced with the execution attribute.

4. A computer-readable recording medium containing a job management program according to claim 1, wherein the program further make the computer realize, at least one of;

an event generating section that, when predetermined conditions that have been set by an operator are satisfied, generates a job activation request accompanied with variable information corresponding to the predetermined conditions, and

an activation request section that, when a clear instruction of job activation is given by an operator, generates a job activation request accompanied with variable information input by the operator.

5. A job management method that makes a computer execute the steps of:

referring to a job definition in which an execution attribute is described with an arbitrary identifier, when there is a job activation request accompanied with variable information in which an execution attribute and an identifier of a job are associated, thereby creating a job in which an identifier within a job definition is replaced with the execution attribute, based on the variable information; and

activating the created job.

6. A job management apparatus comprising:

a storage medium that stores a job definition in which a job execution attribute is described with an arbitrary identifier;

job creation means for, when there is a job activation request accompanied with variable information in which a job execution attribute and an identifier are associated, referring to the job definition stored in the storage medium, to thereby create a job in which an identifier within the job definition is replaced with an execution attribute based on the variable information; and

job activation means for activating the job created by the job creation means.