JPH07141138A - Menu using right managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To hold the secrecy of an operation program, to protect data and to simplify operation selection based upon a menu by using both of menu management using passwords and the management of usable terminals. CONSTITUTION:This menu using right managing system is constituted of a menu management file 3 registering a menu item in each passward, a usable terminal managing file 5 registering a usable terminal in each password, a menu maintenance means 2 and a usable terminal maintenance means 4 for maintaining these menues and terminals, a menu control means 6 for retrieving the file 5 by each password, and when a terminal concerned has been registered, extracting the menu item of the password concerned from the file 3 and displaying the extracted menu, and a password input processing means 1 for displaying a password input picture as an initial picture in response to a connection request from each terminal and starting the means 2 in the case of a menu maintenance password from a managing terminal, starting the means 4 in the case of a usable terminal managing passward, or starting the means 6 in other cases.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a menu usage right management system, and more particularly to a menu usage right management system for displaying a menu suitable for a user by a password and managing the usage right.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a time sharing system which executes various programs in response to requests from a large number of terminals, when terminals are connected, menus of business programs that can be provided by the system are hierarchically and sequentially displayed. ,
The user repeats the operation of selecting a necessary menu item from the displayed menu, and finally performs the operation of selecting and starting the necessary business program. Also, since these menus are automatically displayed for terminals that can be connected to the system, it is generally possible to start all business programs for online business and batch processing business from any terminal. .

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional menu system, since the menus of all jobs that can be provided by the system are displayed in a hierarchical manner, when there are many kinds of jobs that can be provided and there are many programs, In addition to multiple selection operations being required by the user to reach the required work, all business programs are displayed in the menu, so data corruption may occur due to incorrect startup of batch processing business or online business. There is a problem. This was a particular problem when including tasks involving confidentiality, such as personnel information management.

An object of the present invention is to use a menu which can directly display a business menu in a range required by a user, reduce complexity of operation, and prevent data destruction due to erroneous operation and protect confidentiality. To provide a rights management method.

[0005]

The menu usage right management system of the present invention is a menu management file in which menu items to be displayed in the menu are registered for each password, and a usage terminal management file in which terminals that can be used for each password are registered. A menu maintenance means for maintaining the menu management file, a usage terminal maintenance means for maintaining the usage terminal management file, and a search for the usage terminal management file with a password entered from each terminal to register the terminal. The menu control means for extracting the menu item of the password from the menu management file and displaying the menu on the relevant terminal when it was in the open state, and displaying the password input screen as the initial screen in response to the connection request from each terminal and inputting it. The specified password is the password for the specific menu maintenance from the specific terminal. A password input processing means for activating the menu maintenance means at the time of activation, and activating the utilization terminal maintenance means at the time of a specific utilization terminal management password from a specific terminal and otherwise activating the menu control means. It is configured with.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the menu usage right management system of the present embodiment has a password input processing means 1, a menu maintenance means 2, a menu management file 3, a usage terminal maintenance means 4, and a usage terminal management. The file 5 and the menu control means 6 are provided.

The password input processing means 1 is set to automatically display a password input screen as an initial screen when the terminal device 7 is connected to the time sharing system. If the password input from the terminal device 7 using this password input screen is a specific menu maintenance password from a specific terminal, the menu maintenance means 2 is called. If the password is a specific terminal maintenance password from a specific terminal, the used terminal maintenance means 4
Is called. If the password is not the above two dedicated passwords, the menu control means 6 is called and the control shifts.

The menu maintenance means 2 is means for maintaining the menu management file 3 in which menu items to be displayed in the menu are registered for each password, and a record storing a plurality of menu items for each password is created and registered. It is used when performing maintenance such as correction and deletion of registered records. When the maintenance work is completed, it is possible to return to the initial screen provided by the password input processing means 1 by using a specific program function key.

The menu management file 3 is an indexed sequential file storing a menu table composed of a plurality of records in which one record corresponds to one menu as shown in the record structure of FIG. You can call multiple menu items that can be displayed as a key in the menu.

The use terminal maintenance means 4 is means for maintaining the use terminal management file 5 in which terminals that can be used for each password are registered, and use is permitted for each password registered in the menu management file 3. It is used to register the terminal to be updated, and will be updated at any time if there is a change.
When the maintenance work is completed, it is possible to return to the initial screen provided by the password input processing means 1 by a specific program function key.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the record structure of the utilization terminal management file 5. User terminal management file 5
Is a sequential file with an index that stores a terminal name table consisting of a plurality of records that can store N terminal names using a password as an index key. In order to search whether each terminal can use the corresponding menu, used.

The above-mentioned menu maintenance means 2 and utilization terminal maintenance means 4 can be used only by the system administrator, and a dedicated password for calling these and an available terminal are designated separately, and password input processing is performed. The means 1 refers to and processes. As a result, the system administrator can directly access by entering the dedicated password from the determined terminal, and it becomes impossible for general terminal users to access.

When the password input from the terminal device 7 is not the above two dedicated passwords, the control shifts to the menu control means 6. When the menu control means 6 receives the password and the terminal name from the password input processing means 1, the menu control means 6 searches the used terminal management file 5 with the passed password. If the terminal name passed for the password is registered as a result of the search, it is considered that the menu corresponding to the password has the usage right, and the menu item of the password is called from the menu management file 3. The menu is displayed on the terminal device 7. As a result of the search, if the terminal name is not registered, the menu cannot be called, the initial screen is displayed again, and the password is required to be re-input.

With the above configuration, a double check is required before the menu is called. For example, if someone other than the personnel manager tries to call the personnel menu, he / she cannot call it if he / she does not know the password. No call is possible. Therefore, it is possible to protect confidentiality without causing data destruction due to malfunction of the program by anyone other than the person in charge. Furthermore, if you register the password by collecting the necessary menu items for each specific department or group,
By omitting the hierarchical selection of menus, it is possible to immediately call the menu only for the menu items that are necessary for each user.

[0017]

As described above, in the menu usage right management method of the present invention, the menu management by the password is used together with the management of the user terminal, so that the user who does not know the password cannot reach the corresponding menu and the password cannot be changed. Even if you know it, you can call the corresponding menu only on an available terminal, so it is possible to maintain confidentiality, and the person in charge of another department mistakenly starts a program that you do not need,
This has the effect of preventing the occurrence of an unforeseen situation that destroys data. Furthermore, since a menu of only necessary menu items can be immediately called without performing hierarchical selection of menus, there is an effect that normal processing is simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a record layout example of a menu management file according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a record layout example of a utilization terminal management file of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 password input processing means 2 menu maintenance means 3 menu management file 4 used terminal maintenance means 5 used terminal management file 6 menu control means 7 terminal device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A menu management file in which menu items to be displayed in a menu for each password are registered, a usage terminal management file in which terminals that can be used for each password are registered, and menu maintenance means for maintaining the menu management file. A user terminal maintenance means for maintaining the user terminal management file, and a menu item of the password from the menu management file when the user terminal is registered by searching the user terminal management file with the password input from each terminal And a menu control means for displaying the menu on the terminal and displaying a password input screen as an initial screen in response to a connection request from each terminal, and the entered password is for maintenance of a specific menu from a specific terminal. When the password is entered, the menu maintenance means is activated to activate the specified terminal. And a password input processing means for activating the utilization terminal maintenance means in the case of a specific utilization terminal management password from the above and otherwise activating the menu control means.