JPH0340414B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for automatically outputting job results in a remote job input system.

BACKGROUND ART A remote job entry (RJE) system is one of the information processing systems in which a terminal device uses a host computer installed in a remote location via a communication line, and is also called a remote batch processing system. There is.

In this remote job input system, multiple jobs input from a remote terminal device connected to a host computer via a communication line are batch-processed by the host computer, and job results created as a result of this batch processing are sent from the remote terminal device. will be returned upon request.

That is, the operator of the remote terminal device first requests the host computer to send a list of job results that displays the job name and the presence or absence of the job results by sending a predetermined command, and then sends the list of job results received from the host computer. , selects a job result to be output to an output device within this remote terminal device, and requests the host computer to send the selected job result.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional method described above, an operator is involved in the output processing of job results, which requires a lot of effort and may lead to erroneous processing.

You can also manually search the list of job results,
In order to make it possible to allocate the output destination of job results, specify the editing method, etc., it is necessary to impose some kind of regularity on the job result list or job results created on the host computer, or to add control data separately. Therefore, there is also the problem that the versatility of the software is impaired.

Means for Solving the Constituent Problems of the Invention The automatic remote input job result output method of the present invention, which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, allows a remote terminal device to specify a job result editing method and output destination for each input job. Information about the device is registered in advance, the host computer is periodically requested to send a list of job results, the job results to be output are selected based on the list of job results received and the registered information, and the selected job is sent. By requesting the host computer to send the results and automatically processing the received job results while editing and outputting them according to the registered information, the drawbacks of the conventional method described above due to manual intervention are solved. It is configured.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be explained in detail together with examples.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a remote job input system to which an automatic job result output method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

A remote terminal device 1 is connected to a host computer 2 via a transmission control device 3 . The remote terminal device 1 includes a display terminal device 10, a magnetic disk device 11, and a flexible disk device 1.
2, a printer 13, and an input/output control device 20.

The input/output control device 20 includes a job result management table 21, a job result list transmission request section 22, a job result transmission request section 23, and a job result output section 24.
It is equipped with

As illustrated in FIG. 2, job result management information #1, #2, . . . #n is registered in the job result management table 21 for each job result to be automatically output. As illustrated in FIG. 3, each job result management information includes a job number related to the job result,
The job name, the output processing status that shows whether the job results have been output, the file name of the job results,
It has fields that display the job result output device name and job result editing method.

The input/output control device 20 inputs a job (sends a job and requests its execution) to the host computer 2 in the same manner as in the conventional case. In parallel with this job input, the input/output control device 20 periodically activates the job result list transmission request unit 22.

List transmission request unit 22 of activated job results
requests the host computer 2 for a list of job results, and upon receiving the list of job results sent from the host computer 2, passes it to the job result transmission requesting section 23.

The job result transmission request unit 23 searches the job result management information in the job result management table 21 using the job number and job name included in the received list of job results as keys. If the job result management information exists, the job result transmission requesting unit 23 informs the status of whether the job result has been output or not, and if the job result has not been output yet, the corresponding output destination device 11 to 13.
is in an empty state, but if the output device is the printer 13, the job result output section 24 checks whether or not a predetermined sheet of paper compatible with the editing method is set.

If there is a job result that meets predetermined output conditions, the job result transmission request unit 23 requests the host computer 2 to transmit the job result, and passes the job number and job name to the job result output unit 24 for transmission. to start.

The activated job result output unit 24 searches the job result management information in the job result management table 21 using the received job number and job name as keys, and secures the output device specified therein.
Next, upon receiving the job result from the host computer 2, the job result output unit 24 transfers the job result to the reserved output devices 13 to 11 according to the editing method specified in the job result management table 21.
Output to. When the output is completed, the job result output unit 24 writes an indication of the amount of output in the output processing status field of the corresponding record in the job result management table 21, and notifies the job result transmission request unit 23 of the end of output.

The job result transmission request unit 23 that receives this output completion notification selects the next job that meets the output conditions, and passes the corresponding job name to the job result output unit 24. In this way, the above operation is repeated for all job results that meet the output conditions, and the job results are successively output to the designated one of the output devices 11 to 13.

Effects of the Invention As explained in detail above, the remote input job result automatic output method of the present invention periodically requests the host computer to send out a list of job results, and matches the received job result list to output conditions. The configuration automatically receives the conforming job from the host computer and outputs it to the specified output device using the specified editing method, so the operator can manage the progress of the job and decide whether or not to output it, and which output. It is no longer necessary to determine what editing format to output to the device and input commands, which greatly reduces the operator's labor.

In addition, since machine search is performed, there is no need to create a list of job results on the host computer, create regularity in the job results, add control data separately, etc., and maintain the versatility of the software. can.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a remote job input system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied;
FIGS. 2 and 3 are conceptual diagrams showing an example of the structure of the job result management table 21 shown in FIG. 1. 1... Remote terminal device, 2... Host computer, 3... Transmission control device, 10... Display terminal device, 11-13... Output device, 20... Input/output control device 20, 21... Job result management Table 22...Job result list transmission request section 2
3...Job result transmission request unit, 24...Job result output unit 24.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of jobs input from a remote terminal device connected to a host computer via a communication line are collectively processed by the host computer, and job results created by this batch processing are sent to the remote terminal device. In the returned remote job input system, the remote terminal device registers the job results editing method and output destination device information for each input job, and periodically requests the host computer to send a list of job results. , selects a job result to be output based on the list of received job results and the registered information, requests the host computer to send the selected job result, and outputs the received job result while editing it according to the registered information. 1. An automatic output method for remote input job results, characterized by comprising means for automatically outputting job results from a remote input job.