Determining an order for launching tasks by data processing device, task control method, and computer readable medium

A task control method comprising:

• receiving a setting of a process flow defining subprocesses that are sequentially executed with respect to data;
• specifying, based on the received setting, software implemented processing units that are each configured to execute one or more subprocesses in the subprocesses;
• determining, based on the received setting, an order for launching achievement tasks that each cause a software implemented processing unit in the software implemented processing units to be achieved;
• and
• launching the achievement tasks in accordance with the determined order, wherein
• the process flow includes a series of the subprocesses to be executed by the software implemented processing units, and
• the determining includes determining, when processing based on the process flow starts, to launch a first achievement task after launching a second achievement task, the first achievement task being included in the achievement tasks and being for achievement of a first software implemented processing unit for execution of a first subprocess to be executed at a starting point, the second achievement task being included in the achievement tasks and being for achievement of a second software implemented processing unit for execution of a second subprocess to be executed after execution of the first subprocess, the series of subprocesses including the first subprocess and the second subprocess.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to function as:

• a receiver to receive a setting of a process flow defining subprocesses that are sequentially executed with respect to data;
• a specifier to specify, based on the setting received by the receiver, software implemented processing units that are each configured to execute one or more subprocesses in the subprocesses;
• and
• a task controller to (i) determine, based on the setting received by the receiver, an order for launching achievement tasks that each cause a software implemented processing, unit in the software implemented processing units to be achieved and (ii) launch the achievement tasks in accordance with the order, wherein
• the process flow includes a series of the subprocesses to be executed by the software implemented processing units, and
• the task controller, when processing based on the process flow starts, determines to launch a first achievement task after launching a second achievement task, the first achievement task being included in the achievement tasks and being for achievement of a first software implemented processing unit for execution of a first subprocess to be executed at a starting point, the second achievement task being included in the achievement tasks and being for achievement of a second software implemented processing unit for execution of a second subprocess to be executed after execution of the first subprocess, the series of subprocesses including the first subprocess and the second subprocess.