System management method, system management device, system management program, and storage medium containing system management program

A system management apparatus for associating at least a process object and at least a process that should be executed for each process object with each node in a tree structure, and operating each node based on the tree structure so as to manage the process object and the process, comprising:

• storing means for storing each piece of information of a general node corresponding to the process object, a function node corresponding to the process, and a registered user for operating the general node or the function node;
• user registration means for performing a process for registering a user ID to be uniquely assigned to each registered user and storing the user ID in the storing means;
• node number assigning means for uniquely assigning a node number to each of the general node and the function node, and storing the node number in the storing means by associating the node number with the general node or the function node;
• node setting means for setting the function node as a child node of the general node corresponding to the process object for which the process corresponding to the function node should be performed, and setting the general node as a parent node of the function node, and storing information of the set child node into the storing means by associating the information with the general node that is the parent node;
• authority setting means for setting registered user operation authority for each registered user for each of the general nodes, and storing the registered user operation authority into the storing means by associating the registered user operation authority with the general node;
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• process execution means for, when execution of the process corresponding to the function node is requested by the registered user, causing the function node to execute the process only when the process is permitted by the registered user operation authority, of the registered user requesting the process, set in the general node that is a parent node of the function node,
• wherein the authority setting means provides a registered user in a general node with registered user operation authority including management authority for performing user registration for a predetermined node, and permits the registered user to set registered user operation authority for other registered user within a limit of the registered user operation authority of the registered user.

A program for casing a computer to perform a system management process for associating at least a process object and at least a process that should be executed for each process object with each node in a tree structure, and operating each node based on the tree structure so as to manage the process object and the process, the program causing the computer to perform:

• a user registration step of performing a process for registering a user ID to be uniquely assigned to each registered user that performs operations for a general node corresponding to the process object or for a function node corresponding to the process, and storing the user ID in a storing means;
• a node number assigning step of uniquely assigning a node number to each of the general node and the function node, and storing the node number in the storing means by associating the node number with the general node or the function node;
• a node setting step of setting the function node as a child node of the general node corresponding to the process object for which the process corresponding to the function node should be performed, and setting the general node as a parent node of the function node, and storing information of the set child node into the storing means by associating the information with the general node that is the parent node;
• an authority setting step of setting registered user operation authority for each registered user for each of the general nodes, and storing the registered user operation authority into the storing means by associating the registered user operation authority with the general node;
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• a process execution step of, when execution of the process corresponding to the function node is requested by the registered user, causing the function node to execute the process only when the process is permitted by the registered user operation authority, of the registered user requesting the process, set in the general node that is a parent node of the function node,
• the authority setting step including a step of providing a registered user in a general node with registered user operation authority including management authority for performing user registration for a predetermined node, and permitting the registered user to set registered user operation authority for other registered user within a limit of the registered user operation authority of the registered user.