Design and implementation of an automation service system based on CRONTAB. (19th January 2006)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chang, Yi-Hsing; Lee, Cheng-Jung; Lin, Binshan
• Is Part Of: International journal of services and standards. Volume 2:Number 2(2006)
• Page Start: 203
• Page End: 214
• Publication Date: 2006-01-19
• Subjects: CRONTAB -- automation service system -- shell -- scheduling -- UNIX -- Linux -- Cron table -- job scheduler -- job sequencing -- working efficiency -- cost reduction -- data tranmission -- data capture -- data generation -- flexibility -- period end operations -- cross-department systems integration -- automatic services -- Taiwan -- university departments; Standardization -- Periodicals; Customer services -- Standards -- Periodicals; 389.605
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-8849

Abstract

In this paper, an Automation Service System (AUSS) based on CRONTAB is proposed. This AUSS system provides an efficient framework that automatically processing a series of functions such as transmitting data across homogeneous or heterogeneous platforms, capturing or generating data for both normal processing and exceptions and processing smoothly with flexible capabilities. The features of AUSS are flexibility, scalability, speed, accuracy, automatic importing or self-generation, and thus it can reduce the workload of MIS staff. Taking the school affairs system at the Southern Taiwan University of Technology as an example, we developed an AUSS that can automatically compare databases after integrating cross-department systems, execute period end operations and schedule a sequence of jobs. This system not only simplifies users' and administrators' routines and eliminates errors, but also directly enhances their working efficiency and reduces operating costs.