Scenario management device, scenario management method, and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program causing a computer to function as the scenario management device

A scenario management device that manages a scenario for automating an operation on another application program, the scenario management device comprising:

• an editor configured to manage the scenario and to receive an operation of a user, the scenario including an activity that corresponds to the operation of acquiring a value from the other application program and in which a variable is declared, the editor including:
• an editing operation section configured to receive an edit operation on the scenario;
• and
• a scenario execution operation section configured to receive a selection of at least one of the activities included in the scenario;
• an execution section configured to, based on a scenario execution instruction, execute an activity included in the scenario, and to acquire, from the other application program, an entity value of the variable declared in the activity;
• and
• a holding section configured to hold the entity value of the variable, acquired through execution of the activity by the execution section, in association with identification information that identifies the variable;
• wherein the execution section is further configured to:
• acquire, from the holding section based on the identification information, the entity value of the variable declared in a preceding activity that precedes, in the scenario, said at least one of the activities selected by the scenario execution operation section,
• set the acquired entity value of the variable to be referenceable when said at least one of the activities is executed, and
• perform partial execution of said at least one of the activities.

A scenario management method for managing a scenario for automating an operation on another application program, the method comprising, by a computer:

• managing the scenario including an activity that corresponds to the operation of acquiring a value from the other application program and in which a variable is declared;
• executing an activity included in the scenario, and acquiring, from the other application program, an entity value of the variable declared in the activity based on a scenario execution instruction;
• holding, in a holding section, the entity value of the variable acquired through the execution of the activity in association with identification information that identifies the variable;
• receiving a selection of at least one of the activities included in the scenario and an edit operation on the scenario;
• and
• acquiring, from the holding section based on the identification information, the entity value of the variable declared in a preceding activity that precedes, in the scenario, said at least one of the selected activities, setting the acquired entity value of the variable to be referenceable when said at least one of the activities is executed, and performing partial execution of said at least one of the activities.