Patent ID: 7197700
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented job management method for an information processing system that includes a plurality of information processing devices that execute a policy command action concerning a same job, the job management method comprising: storing in a computer-readable storage medium a stencil for a job definition statement and UI (user interface) data prescribing a user interface for job definition statement setup, wherein the UI data is used to produce a user interface for generating the job definition statement; generating data for executing a process for generating the job definition statement based on contents set by a user via the user interface in accordance with the stencil and the UI data stored in the computer-readable storage medium; and generating the job definition statement by executing the process in accordance with the generated data; wherein the stencil contains, in accordance with a user selection made via the user interface, a definition statement for invalidating a specific description written in the stencil, and the stencil defines a global environment variable commonly referenced by all policy command actions that are written as lower-level elements for a root policy rule, wherein each policy command action is capable of setting an initial value for the global environment variable, wherein the stencil is written in XML format, wherein the information processing system interprets elements in the job definition statement and executes a corresponding process for each element, the elements including: