Mainframe Job Output Routing via Intermediary Messaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
In mainframe systems, users face difficulties in accessing and sharing outputs of completed jobs without needing to log onto the system, leading to inefficiencies and unnecessary data overload for recipients.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that transmit a list of completed jobs to a GUI, allowing users to select and forward specific outputs to recipients via various message types, enabling recipients to analyze outputs without logging into the mainframe system, using a mobile device or other remote GUI.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users log into the mainframe system to view job outputs, then they can access the outputs, but it increases the complexity of operation and requires recipients to authenticate themselves
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a messaging system as an intermediary between the mainframe system and recipients. Instead of recipients directly accessing the mainframe, the system creates messages containing output data and delivers them through a messaging interface, eliminating the need for recipients to authenticate or connect to the mainframe system directly.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the job output data and places it within a message structure. This copy is then transmitted to the recipient through the messaging system, allowing access to the output without requiring the recipient to access the original mainframe system or authenticate themselves.
2Loss of information
If all job outputs are sent to recipients, then recipients receive complete information, but it causes unnecessary data overload
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the job output into individual messages that can be selectively delivered to recipients. Instead of transmitting all outputs at once, the system can divide and send only the relevant portions or specific outputs to appropriate recipients, reducing data overload while maintaining information completeness for those who need it.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables different recipients to receive different portions of output data based on their specific needs. The system can tailor the content of messages to local requirements, delivering only the relevant information to each recipient rather than uniformly distributing all outputs, thereby reducing unnecessary data volume for each individual.
3Measurement precision
If recipients directly access the mainframe system, then they can analyze outputs in detail, but it increases system security requirements and operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The messaging system serves as an intermediary layer that provides output analysis capabilities without requiring direct access to the mainframe. Recipients can view and analyze outputs through the message interface, which contains the necessary data, while the mainframe remains secure and accessible only to authenticated users through its normal interfaces.
Data Source
AI summary
According to aspects of the present invention, a method, system, and computer-readable hardware for routing outputs of jobs performed on a mainframe comprises transmitting a list of completed jobs to a graphic user interface (GUI). A selection of a job from the list of jobs is received, and a list of outputs associated with the selected job is transmitted to the GUI. A selection of an output from the list of outputs and forwarding parameters associated with the selected output are received. The forwarding parameters include a recipient and a message type. Based on the selected output and the message type identified in the forwarding parameters, a message is created. The message is sent for delivery to the recipient.