JP2006092215A - Program for supporting editing directory with hierarchical structure set thereto, directory edit supporting method, and directory edit supporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program for supporting the edit of a directory with a hierarchical structure set thereto, in which, when a user updates a directory in a distributed environment, a chance to decide whether to update a master directory is given to another user, and to provide a directory edit supporting method and a directory edit supporting device. <P>SOLUTION: When a client PC 14 selects a desired directory, and instructs the change of data allocated to the directory, the directory selecting part 20 of a server 12 acquires data related to the directory from a directory data storing part 16, and a directory updating part 18 updates the data. Also, a master directory specifying part 22 specifies the master directory of the updated directory, and the client PC 14 executes processing to display the master directory as the update target. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a program for supporting editing of a directory for hierarchically classifying and managing document information and the like, a directory editing support method, and a directory editing support apparatus.

  In data structured in a hierarchical structure that is managed by an information processing apparatus such as a computer, updating a part of the data often affects data in higher layers. For this reason, when the lower layer data is changed, it is necessary to consider whether the upper layer data needs to be changed.

In Patent Document 1 below, design data is structured in a hierarchical structure, and when the design data is updated, the higher-level data is searched, and the user is asked whether to update the higher-level data. An LSI design data management apparatus that displays a message is disclosed.
Japanese Patent No. 3231461

  However, in the above conventional technique, when a plurality of users are involved in editing a directory in a distributed environment, it is difficult to know the update when a user updates the directory. There was a problem that an opportunity to determine whether or not to update the parent directory was not given.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems. The purpose of the present invention is to provide another user with an opportunity to determine whether or not to update a parent directory when a user updates a directory in a distributed environment. It is an object to provide a program, a directory editing support method, and a directory editing support device that support editing of a directory in which a hierarchical structure that can be given is set.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a program for operating a computer as a directory editing support apparatus that supports editing of a directory in which a hierarchical structure is set, storing data allocated to a directory, and a network When there is an instruction to update the data allocated to the directory from a client connected via the server, the stored data is updated, the parent directory of the directory in which the data is updated is specified, and the specified The computer is caused to execute a process of displaying the parent directory as an update target.

  Here, the program is characterized by causing a client connected via a network to execute processing for displaying a parent directory as an update target, and for data assigned to the parent directory displayed as an update target. When there is an update instruction or an instruction not to update, the computer is caused to execute a process of canceling the display of the parent directory as an update target, and the directory and the update instruction of the data allocated to the parent directory Is executed by a computer, and processing for displaying a parent directory as an update target is performed only for a client for which the data update instruction is approved. It is made to perform.

  The present invention also provides a directory editing support method for supporting editing of a directory in which a hierarchical structure is set by a computer, the step of storing data allocated to the directory, and an instruction to update the data allocated to the directory When there is, the step of updating the stored data, the step of specifying the parent directory of the directory where the data is updated, and the step of displaying the specified parent directory as an update target, It is characterized by providing.

  The present invention also provides a directory editing support device that supports editing of a directory in which a hierarchical structure is set, and includes directory data storage means for storing data allocated to the directory, and an instruction for updating the data allocated to the directory Directory update means for updating the data stored in the directory data storage means, a parent directory specification means for specifying a parent directory of the directory whose data has been updated by the directory update means, and the parent Display control means for displaying the parent directory specified by the directory specifying means as an update target.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as an embodiment) will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a configuration of a directory editing support apparatus according to the present invention. The directory editing support apparatus in FIG. 1 may be, for example, a server 12 connected to a network 10, and a client PC (client computer) 14 as a user side terminal is connected to the network 10.

  The server 12 described above includes a directory data storage unit 16, a directory update unit 18, a directory selection unit 20, a parent directory specifying unit 22, a display control unit 24, and a communication unit 26.

  The directory data storage unit 16 stores data assigned to a directory in which a hierarchical structure is set, and can be constituted by, for example, a CPU working RAM, an EEPROM as a nonvolatile memory, a magnetic storage medium, or the like. .

  The directory update unit 18 executes processing such as updating the data stored in the directory data storage unit 16 when an instruction to update the data allocated to the directory is received from the client PC 14 via the network 10.

  When there is an instruction to update the data allocated to the directory from the client PC 14 described above, the directory selection unit 20 searches the directory data storage unit 16 to select and acquire the directory according to the instruction. Execute.

  The parent directory specifying unit 22 executes a process of specifying the parent directory of the directory whose data has been updated by the directory update unit 18, that is, the upper hierarchy directory by searching the directory data storage unit 16.

  The display control unit 24 executes a process for displaying the parent directory specified by the parent directory specifying unit 22 as an update target for updating the data allocated thereto. The processing to be displayed as the update target is executed by, for example, the client PC 14 connected via the network 10, and the parent directory displayed on the display screen of the client PC 14 is highlighted. Specifically, the color of the parent directory is changed, blinked, and the size is changed.

  The communication unit 26 executes processing for exchanging various data with the client PC 14 via the network 10.

  Note that the directory editing support apparatus according to the present embodiment may be a program that is executed by a computer that is configured around a CPU. In this case, the CPU executes the program stored in a memory card or other medium. Thus, each function of the apparatus is realized.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the data structure of the directory stored in the directory data storage unit 16. In FIG. 2, data such as a name, an attribute of “description”, a flag indicating whether or not an update check is required, and a link to an upper or lower directory or file are allocated to the directory. Here, a flag indicating whether or not an update check is required is indicated by an item “check required”, and ON or OFF (ON / OFF) is set by the display control unit 24. When this item is ON, highlighting is performed on the display screen of the client PC 14 to indicate that the directory is an update target as a parent directory.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a display screen (user interface) of the client PC 14 connected to the server 12 via the network 10. In FIG. 3, the display screen of the client PC 14 is divided into left and right parts, directories are displayed in a tree structure in the left area, and the contents of the data allocated to the selected directory in the right area, for example, a lower directory or The file name and attribute information are displayed. The selected directory is highlighted. The contents of these display screens are based on information related to the directory that the directory selection unit 20 has taken out from the directory data storage unit 16 and transmitted to the client PC 14 via the network 10 by the communication unit 26.

  The client PC 14 can select a desired directory, add, delete, move, copy the directory, change the name or attribute of the directory, and the like. For example, when a user selects a desired directory such as “Web log” in FIG. 3 on the client PC 14, the selection information is transmitted to the server 12 via the network 10 and received by the communication unit 26 of the server 12. The directory selection unit 20 retrieves data related to the directory selected by the user from the directory data storage unit 16. Data regarding the extracted directory is transmitted to the client PC 14 via the network 10 by the communication unit 26. Based on the directory information transmitted from the server 12, data of the selected directory “Web log” is displayed on the display screen of the client PC 14.

  For example, when the directory name “web log” is changed to “blog”, the change information is transmitted to the server 12 via the network 10. The transmitted change information is received by the communication unit 26, and the directory name of the “web log” selected by the directory selection unit 20 is changed to “blog” by the directory update unit 18. Thereby, the directory information of “Web log” is updated.

  At this time, the parent directory specifying unit 22 specifies the parent directory of the updated directory. Here, for example, when the name or attribute of the selected directory is changed, the directory is updated with respect to the directory. When the selected directory is added or deleted, the parent (upper) directory of the directory is updated. Further, in the case of moving or copying the selected directory, it is configured to update the moving / copying source parent directory and the moving / copying destination directory. In the case of the present embodiment, since the name of the selected directory has been updated, the directory “web log” is updated, and “WWW” is specified as its parent directory.

  For the parent directory specified by the parent directory specifying unit 22, the display control unit 24 sets the check required column to ON. This is shown in FIG.

  Information of the directory “WWW” with the “check required” flag set to ON is transmitted from the server 12 to all the client PCs 14 connected to the network 10 via the network 10 by the communication unit 26.

  In each client PC 14 that has received the directory information with the “check required” flag set to ON, based on the received directory information, the directory with the “check required” flag set to “ON”, in the case of this embodiment, The display form is changed so that the display of the “WWW” directory can be easily distinguished from other directories as highlighted display. As the change in the display form, for example, color change, blinking, display size change, and the like are preferable.

  FIG. 5 shows an example in which the display form of the “WWW” directory is changed. The other user selects the directory whose display form has changed, in this embodiment the “WWW” directory, and confirms the data contents of the child directory displayed on the display screen of the client PC 14 as shown in FIG. After confirming the data contents, it is determined whether or not the data in the parent directory whose display form has been changed, that is, the “WWW” directory, needs to be updated. Can be updated. If it is determined that the data update is not necessary, the “check required” flag of the parent directory is set to OFF. When the parent directory data is updated, an update instruction is transmitted to the server 12 from the client PC 14 via the network 10 when the “check required” flag is set to OFF. In the server 12, the instruction is received by the communication unit 26, the parent directory that is the target of the instruction is acquired from the directory data storage unit 16, and when the update instruction is received, the directory update unit 18. In accordance with the content of the instruction, the parent directory data is updated and the “required check” flag is set to OFF. When an instruction not to update is received, the directory update unit 18 turns off the “required check” flag for the parent directory. Perform configuration.

  The parent directory information that has been updated by the directory update unit 18 or turned off the check flag is transmitted to each client PC 14 via the network 10 by the communication unit 26. When the parent directory information is updated, the parent directory of the parent directory whose data has been updated again is identified, and the “check required” flag of the parent directory is set to ON, as in the above-described operation. It is transmitted to the client PC 14. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated.

  It should be noted that it is preferable that the update instruction of the data allocated to the above-described directory and its parent directory is recognized by a specific part rather than all of the client PCs 14 connected to the server 12 via the network 10. It is. That is, the access right information for each directory is additionally set only for a predetermined user, and the right to edit the directory is restricted to some users. In this case, when the directory information is transmitted to the client PC 14, the process of setting the “check required” flag to ON by the display control unit 24 is executed only for the client PC 14 of the user having the access right. Configure it to As a result, it is possible to avoid the confusion among a large number of users regarding the data update of the parent directory.

  With the configuration as described above, when a user in a distributed environment updates a directory, the present invention can appropriately give another user an opportunity to determine whether or not to update the parent directory.

It is a block diagram of the structure of the directory edit assistance apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the data structure of the directory stored in the directory data storage part. It is a figure which shows the example of the display screen (user interface) of a client PC. It is a figure which shows the example of the data structure of the directory stored in the directory data storage part. It is a figure which shows the example from which the display form of the "WWW" directory was changed.

Explanation of symbols

  10 network, 12 server, 14 client PC, 16 directory data storage unit, 18 directory update unit, 20 directory selection unit, 22 parent directory specifying unit, 24 display control unit, 26 communication unit.

Claims (7)

A program that causes a computer to operate as a directory editing support device that supports editing of a directory in which a hierarchical structure is set,
Store the data assigned to the directory,
When there is an instruction to update the data allocated to the directory from a client connected via the network, the stored data is updated,
Identify the parent directory of the directory where the data was updated,
A program causing a computer to execute a process of displaying the identified parent directory as an update target.   2. The program according to claim 1, wherein a client connected via a network executes a process of displaying the parent directory as an update target.   3. The program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when there is an update instruction or an instruction not to update the data allocated to the parent directory displayed as an update target, the display for updating the parent directory is canceled. A program that causes a computer to execute processing.   The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the computer executes processing for permitting a part of a client connected via a network to update data assigned to a directory and its parent directory. A program characterized by letting   5. The program according to claim 4, wherein a process for displaying the parent directory as an update target is executed only by a client for which an instruction to update the data is accepted. A directory editing support method for supporting editing of a directory in which a hierarchical structure is set by a computer,
Storing the data assigned to the directory;
Updating the stored data when there is an instruction to update the data assigned to the directory;
Identifying a parent directory of the directory in which the data has been updated;
Displaying the identified parent directory as an update target;
A directory editing support method comprising: A directory editing support device that supports editing of a directory in which a hierarchical structure is set,
Directory data storage means for storing data allocated to the directory;
Directory update means for updating the data stored in the directory data storage means when there is an instruction to update the data allocated to the directory;
A parent directory specifying means for specifying a parent directory of the directory whose data has been updated by the directory update means;
Display control means for displaying the parent directory specified by the parent directory specifying means as an update target;
A directory editing support apparatus comprising:

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