JP2860270B2 - System guide specification generator - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer system, a word processor, an information retrieval device, a facsimile, a telephone device, a measurement control device, a home information device, a game machine, and the like. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system guide specification generation device that generates guide specifications for explanation, and in particular, to automatically generate guide specifications using a specification description that is data of specifications.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of information processing apparatuses, which have become multifunctional and complicated, display guide information indicating operation procedures and guidance tables indicating system functions on a screen in response to a user's help request. , Helping the user to operate.

In order for an information processing apparatus to have this guide function, it is necessary to define guide specifications in advance in system specifications when developing a system for the information processing apparatus. Conventionally, the creation of this guide specification relies on manual labor, and a programmer analyzes a system specification and comes up with a guide specification based on the analysis.

[0004] Recently, in system development, an attempt has been made to automatically create a document that supports system development in each process using a system specification description defined first.
In actual system development, it has not yet reached the stage of automatically creating guidance information and guidance tables, so they create them while manually checking system specifications one by one.

[0005]

However, in the conventional method that relies on manual labor, it takes time to prepare the guide specifications, and the development burden on the operator is large.

Further, when the specifications of the system are changed, it is necessary to rewrite the guidance table, and each time, a heavy burden is imposed on the operator.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem. A system guide capable of automatically generating a guide specification and a guidance table using a specification description in which system specifications are formally described. It is intended to provide a specification generation device.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, according to the present invention, in a system guide specification generating apparatus for generating a system specification having a guide function for teaching a user how to operate, a specification description input for inputting a system specification description. Means, a next operation extracting means for extracting a next possible user operation procedure on a certain screen from the input specification description, and a specification for presenting the extracted next operation procedure from the specification description input means. And a next operation guide specification synthesizing means in addition to the specification description.

An executable code generating means for converting the specification description synthesized by the next operation guide specification synthesizing means into an executable code, and an executable code storing means for storing the converted executable code are provided. I have.

The next operation extracting means is configured to extract, from the input specification description, a multi-step user operation procedure that can be operated continuously from a certain screen.

The next operation extracting means extracts a function name and a corresponding user operation procedure from the input specification description, and stores the extracted function name and the corresponding operation procedure as a guide table. It is configured to be stored in the means.

Further, the next operation guide specification synthesizing means is configured to add a specification for retrieving the guide table and presenting the corresponding guide information to the specification description input from the specification description input means. .

[0013] Further, there is provided specification generating means for generating a specification from the specification description input to the specification description input means, and specification storing means for storing the generated specification. From the extracted specification description, the function name, the user's operation procedure corresponding thereto, and reference information indicating the corresponding description part of the specification are extracted, and a guide table including the extracted function name, operation procedure, and reference information of the specification is extracted. Is stored in the storage unit, and the next operation guide specification synthesizing unit searches the guide table and presents the corresponding guide information, and searches the specification document to describe the corresponding guide information. The specification for presenting the specification page is added to the specification description input from the specification description input means.

[0014]

In this device, the specifications of the system indicate what operation can be performed next on each screen of the system or what operation procedure can be performed following the operation. Extracted from the formal description,
When there is a help request from the user on each screen of the system, the specification description of the system is modified and added so that this possible operation procedure can be displayed as guide information.

In the apparatus for extracting an operation procedure and its function name from the specification description, a guide table is created from the extracted operation procedure and the function name and stored. When the user who requests the help inputs, for example, the character "end", the system is designed to search and display the guide table including the character "end" from the function name of the guide table, and display the system. Remake.

Also, in the apparatus having the specification generating means, a guide table and a specification are created and stored from the specification description, and when a user who views the guide information requests display of a corresponding page of the specification, Redesign the system so that it can respond.

As described above, the system guide specification generating apparatus of the present invention can automatically generate a guide specification for describing a system from the original system specification and add it to the original system specification. In addition, even when the specification of the system is changed, it can be dealt with without human intervention.

[0018]

【Example】

(First Embodiment) A system guide specification generation device according to a first embodiment is a system specification having a function of guiding a next operation on a screen when a user presses a help button. Remake it.

This system guide specification generating apparatus is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), specification description input means 11 for inputting a specification description in which system specifications are formally described, and from this specification description, the next possible user operation on each screen constituting the system is extracted. A next operation extracting means 12; a next operation guide specification synthesizing means 13 for adding a specification to the input specification description so that the next operation extracted by the next operation extracting means 12 can be presented; An executable code generator 14 for converting the generated specification description into an executable code, and an executable code storage 15 for storing the executable code generated by the executable code generator 14 are provided.

This system guide specification generating apparatus is shown in FIG.
A system specification including a guide specification is generated by the procedure shown in (1). In each embodiment, a procedure for generating a system specification will be described using the “slide presentation system” shown in FIG. 3 as a specific example.

Step 11: First, specification description input means 11
Input the specification description of this system.

This specification description is described in the grammar shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and in the "slide presentation system", FIG.
It is described as follows. In FIG. 7, an annotation is added to this specification description (a description starting from%) with //.

Step 12: The next operation extracting means 12 extracts an operation which can be performed next by the user on each screen constituting the system from the input specification description.

For this purpose, the next operation extraction means 12 first
% Structure 仕 様 Page display screen｝% structure ｛Page menu, Exit menu｝ (1)% structure ｛Page change screen｝% structure ｛Back button, Previous button, QUIT button｝ (2) The following two are extracted. Next, since the page display screen has two parts, the page menu and the end menu, from the part (1), the respective description parts% compoment: page menu% operation: press% action: display (change page) Screen)% compoment: Exit menu% operation: Press% action: Exit (page display screen), and from this% operation, extract the next operation of "press" in the page menu and "press" in the exit menu. The extraction result is as shown in FIG.

Similarly, from the page change screen of (2),
The extraction result of FIG. 8B is obtained from the% operation of the description part regarding the rear button, the front button, and the QUIT button. After all, the next operation extraction unit 12 performs the next operation shown in FIG. Extract.

Step 13: Next operation guide specification synthesizing means 13
Adds the specification for displaying the extracted next operation to the input specification description. Therefore,% struct
Add a help button description to the ure section (the page display screen is a page menu, exit menu, and help 1
Button, and the page change screen has a back button, a front button, a QUIT button, and a help 2 button), and a description representing execution of a function when the help button is pressed is added to the specification description. .

FIG. 9 shows the specification description of the system to which the guide function is added, created in this way. The synthesized description is indicated by the circle.

Step 14: Executable code generating means 14
Converts the synthesized specification into executable code,
It is stored in the executable code storage means 15. When the executable code is executed, a help button is displayed for each screen, and when the help button is pressed, the next possible operation is displayed on the screen.

As described above, the system guide specification generating apparatus according to the first embodiment can add a function for guiding an operation that can be performed on each screen of the system to the system based on the input specification description of the system. it can.

(Second Embodiment) The system guide specification generation device of the second embodiment writes a system specification description on each screen of the system such that a function for guiding a series of subsequent operation procedures is added to the system. change.

This system guide specification generating apparatus is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0, a specification description input means 21 for inputting a specification description in which the specification of the system is formally described, and a series of user operation procedures which can be continuously operated from each screen constituting the system. A next operation procedure extracting means 22 for extracting from the specification description, a next operation procedure guide specification synthesizing means 23 for adding a specification for presenting the next operation procedure extracted by the next operation procedure extracting means 22 to the input specification description, Executable code generation means 24 for converting the finally generated specification description into executable code, and executable code storage means 25 for storing the executable code generated by the executable code generation means 24 .

This system guide specification generating apparatus is shown in FIG.
The operation is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. Step 21: The specification description input means 21 inputs the specification description (FIG. 6) of the "slide presentation system" as in the first embodiment.

Step 22: The next operation procedure extracting means 22 extracts an operation procedure which can be subsequently performed by the user on each screen constituting the system from the input specification description.

For this purpose, the next operation procedure extracting means 22 firstly displays the% structure ｛page display screen｝% structure ｛page menu and the end menu｝ showing the screen configuration from the specification description (1)% structure ｛page change screen ｝% Structure ｛Back button, Previous button, QUIT button｝ Extract two (2), then, for (1), the description part of the page menu and end menu, which are parts of the page display screen% compoment: Page % Operation: press% action: display (page change screen)% compoment: end menu% operation: press% action: end (page display screen) Extract the result of FIG. 8 (a) from% operation. The operation so far is the same as in the first embodiment.

Subsequently, in the description portion of the page menu,% operation:% a for "push"
The action part (“display (page change screen)”) is obtained, and if this action is “display”, extraction is further continued. % Str about "page change screen"
When a search is made for the “search”, the page change screen includes the rear button, the front button, and the
It turns out that it has a T button. The description of these buttons is:% compoment: Previous button% operation: Press% action: Page- ₁ % action: Update (page display screen)% when: Page = 1% action: INACTIVE (Previous button)% when: Page> 1 % action: ACTIVE (previous button)% compoment: rear button% operation: press% action: page ₊₁ % action: update (page display screen)% when: page = last page% action: INACTIVE (rear button)% when: Page <Last page% action: ACTIVE (back button)% compoment: QUIT button% operation: press% action: end (page change screen), so from the% operation of each description, previous button, back button, QUIT button The following operation of "pressing" is obtained for each. The next operation procedure from the page menu on the page display screen thus extracted is as shown in FIG.

Similarly, for the end menu of the page display screen and the page change screen, when the following operation procedure is extracted, an extraction result of FIG. 12B is obtained, and when these extraction results are combined, FIG. Become like

Step 23: Next operation procedure guide specification synthesizing means 24 executes the next operation procedure shown in FIG. 12 (c) when the help button is pressed on each screen marked with a black circle in FIG. 12 (c). Adds a specification to the input specification description so that it can be displayed. Therefore,% structur
The description of the help button is added to the part e, and the description indicating the execution of the function when the help button is pressed is added to the specification description.

FIG. 13 shows the specification description of the system thus added with a guide function for displaying a series of operation procedures. The synthesized description is indicated by the circle.

Step 24: Executable code generating means 24
Converts the synthesized specification into executable code,
It is stored in the executable code storage means 25. When this executable code is executed, a help button is displayed for each screen, and when the help button is pressed, the next operation procedure possible on the screen is guided.

As described above, the system guide specification generation device of the second embodiment, based on the input system specification description,
A function for guiding an operation procedure executable from each screen of the system can be added to the system.

(Third Embodiment) The system guide specification generation device of the third embodiment automatically creates a guide table for explaining the functions of the system from the specification description of the system.

This system guide specification generation device is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a specification description input means 31 for inputting a specification description in which system specifications are formally described, a series of user operation procedures that can be operated from each screen of the system, and a series of operation procedures. A function operation procedure extracting means 32 for extracting a corresponding function name from the specification description, a function guide specification registration means 33 for creating a guide table from the extracted function name and the corresponding operation procedure, and a created guide table And a guide table storage means 34 for storing the information.

This system guide specification generation device is shown in FIG.
The operation is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. Step 31: First, the specification description input means 31 inputs a specification description. This specification description is, as shown in FIG.
The description part for specifying the function name (the part of% function with a circle) is extended in the specification description of.

Step 32: Function name operation procedure extracting means 32
Extracts the following possible operation procedures and their function names from the input specification description by user input to the screen.

For this purpose, the function name operation procedure extraction means 32
First,% structure ｛page display screen｝% structure ｛page menu, exit menu｝ showing the screen configuration from the specification description (1)% structure ｛page change screen｝% structure ｛back button, previous button, QUIT button ２ Extract (2) and then (1) describe the description of the page menu and end menu, which are parts of the page display screen% compoment: page menu 〇% function: display page change screen% operation : Press% action: Display (page change screen)% compoment: Exit menu 〇% function: Exit slide presentation system% operation: Press% action: Exit (page display screen), and then press the "operation" of% operation. Is extracted, and a function name is extracted from% function. As a result, the information shown in FIG. 17A can be extracted. This extracting operation is not the same as the operation of obtaining the extraction result of FIG. 8A in the first and second embodiments, but further adding an operation of extracting a function name.

As in the second embodiment, the function name operation procedure extracting means 32 extracts the% operat of the description portion of the page menu.
If the% action (“display (page change screen)”) for “ion” is “display”, the extraction is further continued, and the description of the rear button, the previous button, and the QUIT button, which are parts of the “page change screen”,% compoment : Previous button 〇% function: Send the page forward% operation: Press% action: Page- ₁ % action: Update (page display screen)% when: Page = 1% action: INACTIVE (Previous button)% when: Page> 1% action: ACTIVE (previous button)% compoment: back button 〇% function: send page backward% operation: press% action: page ₊₁ % action: update (page display screen)% when: page = last page% action: INACTIVE (back button)% when: page <last page% action: ACTIVE (back button)% compoment: QUIT button 〇% function: Exit page change screen% operation: Press% action: Exit (page change screen) From the% operation of the previous button, the rear button, Q
The next operation of pressing the UIT button is extracted, and the function name of each next operation is extracted from% function. The next operation procedure and function name from the page menu on the page display screen extracted in this way are shown in FIG.
(B).

Similarly, the next operation procedure and function name are also extracted from the end menu of the page display screen and the page change screen as shown in FIG. 17C. The extraction result with the name is shown in FIG.
(D).

Step 33: Function guide specification registration means 33
Creates a guide table (FIG. 17D) including the extracted function names and the corresponding operation procedures, and outputs the guide table to the guide table storage means 34;
34 stores this guide table.

As described above, the system guide specification generation device of the third embodiment can automatically create information (guide table) for explaining the functions of the system based on the input specification description.

(Fourth Embodiment) The system guide specification generation device of the fourth embodiment recreates the system specification description so that the system has a function of calling a corresponding guide table in response to a help request.

As shown in FIG. 18, the apparatus has a specification description input means 41 for inputting a specification description in which system specifications are formally described, and a series of user operations which can be performed from each screen of the system. Function operation procedure extraction means 42 for extracting the operation procedure and the function name corresponding to the operation procedure from the specification description, and a storage means for creating a guide table from the extracted function name and the corresponding operation procedure and storing the guide table And a guide table storage means 46 for storing the created guide tables, and a function guide specification synthesizing means 43 for adding the specifications for searching the guide tables to the input specification description. Code generating means 44 for converting the written specification into executable code, and storing the executable code generated by the executable code generating means 44 And an executable code storage means 45 that.

This system guide specification generation device is shown in FIG.
The operation is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. Step 41: The specification description input means 41 executes the specification description (FIG. 1).
6) is input. Step 42: The function name operation procedure extraction means 42 extracts from the input specification description an operation procedure that can be performed next by a user input to the screen and the function name. The procedure up to this point is the same as that of the third embodiment, and the operation procedure and function names shown in FIG. 17D are extracted by this extraction.

Step 43: Function guide specification synthesizing means 43
Outputs the extracted guide table of FIG. 17D to the guide table storage means 46 and stores it. The function guide specification synthesizing unit 43 further includes a specification in which a help button is added to each screen of the system to the input specification description, and a guide table storage unit 46 when the help button is pressed.
And a specification for searching and displaying a guide table. FIG. 20 shows the specification description thus synthesized. The added part is a part of ○.

Step 44: Executable code generating means 44
Converts the synthesized specification description (FIG. 20) into executable code and stores it in the executable code storage means 45.

When the executable code is executed, a help button is newly added for each screen (excluding the help screen). When the help button is pressed, a help screen is displayed.
The user inputs what he wants to know there as a keyword. For example, if the keyword is "end", the keyword stored in the
The guide table of (d) is searched, and a description including the keyword “end” in the function name is detected as shown in FIG. The information of this part is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG.

As described above, the system guide specification generation device of the fourth embodiment uses the input system specification description
The information (guide table) that describes the function of the system is automatically created, and its specifications are redesigned so that the system can search and present it at the time of guidance.

(Fifth Embodiment) The system guide specification generation apparatus of the fifth embodiment is designed so that the system has a function of displaying a guide table and a description of a specification related thereto on a screen in response to a help request. Rewrite system specifications.

This system guide specification generation device is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, a specification description input unit 51 for inputting a specification description in which system specifications are formally described, and a specification generation unit 55 for generating a specification from the input specification description.
And a specification storage means 56 for storing the generated specification,
A function name operation procedure specification reference information extraction means 52 for extracting a series of user operation procedures that can be operated from each screen of the system and reference information of the specification corresponding to the function name from the input specification description. And a guide table is created from the extracted function name, operation procedure and specification reference information, stored in the guide table storage means, and the guide table and the specification stored in the specification storage means are displayed. A function guide for adding specifications to the input specification description, a specification specification reference specification synthesizing unit 53, an executable code generation unit 57 for converting the finally generated specification description into executable code, Executable code storage means 58 for storing the executable code generated by the code generation means 57.

This system guide specification generation device is the same as that shown in FIG.
A specification is created according to the procedure shown in FIG. Step 51: First, the specification description input means 51 inputs a specification description. This specification description, as shown in FIG.
Description part specifying the function name and specification part specifying the page as reference information (% fu
naction and% reference).

Step 52: The specification generating means 55
Is converted from the meaning defined in the specification description, for example, as shown in FIG. And the specification storage means 56
To be stored. However, it is assumed that the specification is divided for each page.

The system guide specification generation device adds a guide specification according to the procedure shown in FIG. Step 53: When the specification description input means 51 inputs the specification description of FIG. 24, Step 54: Function name operation procedure specification reference information extraction means 52
Extracts, from the input specification description, a series of operation procedures that can be operated by the user from each screen of the system, their function names, and a page (reference information) of the specification describing the operation.

For this purpose, the function name operation procedure specification reference information extraction means 53 is the function name operation procedure extraction means of the third embodiment.
As in the case of 32, first, the% structure 仕 様 page display screen｝ showing the screen configuration from the specification description｝% structure ｛page menu, exit menu｝ (1)% structure ｛page change screen｝% structure ｛back button, previous Button and QUIT button｝ (2) are extracted. Then, for (1), the description part of the page menu and the end menu which are parts of the page display screen% compoment: Page menu 〇% function: Page change screen Display% operation: Press% action: Display (page change screen) 〇% reference: p2% compoment: Exit menu 〇% function: Exit slide presentation system% operation: Press% action: Exit (page display screen) 〇% reference : Extract the next operation of "push" of% operation from p2, extract function name from% function, and specify from% reference Extract book reference information. As a result, the information shown in FIG. 26A can be extracted.
This extraction operation is not the same as the operation of obtaining the extraction result of FIG. 17A in the third and fourth embodiments, but further adding an operation of extracting the specification reference information.

Function name operation procedure specification reference information extraction means 52
Is% act with respect to% operation of the description part of the page menu as in the third and fourth embodiments.
If the “ion” (“display (page change screen)”) is “display”, the extraction is further continued, and the description of the rear button, the previous button, and the QUIT button, which are parts of the “page change screen”,% compoment: previous button 〇% function: Send page forward% operation: Press% action: Page- ₁ % action: Update (page display screen)% when: Page = 1% action: INACTIVE (Previous button)% when: Page> 1% action : ACTIVE (Previous button) 〇% reference: p3% compoment: Rear button 〇% function: Send the page backward% operation: Press% action: Page ₊₁ % action: Update (page display screen)% when: Page = Last Page% action: INACTIVE (Back button)% when: Page <Last page% action: ACTIVE (Back button) 〇% reference: p3% compoment: QUIT button 〇% function: Exit page change screen% operation: Press% action : End (page change)更% reference: From the% operation of p3, the front button, the back button, Q
The next operation of pressing the UIT button is extracted, the function name of each next operation is extracted from% function, and the specification reference information “p3” is extracted from% reference. The next operation procedure, function name, and specification reference information from the page menu on the page display screen thus extracted are as shown in FIG.

When the following operation procedure, function name, and specification reference information are similarly extracted from the end menu of the page display screen and the page change screen, the result is as shown in FIG. 26C. The extraction result of the next operation procedure, function name, and specification reference information is as shown in FIG.

Step 55: The function guide specification specification reference specification synthesizing means 53 outputs the extracted guide table (FIG. 26).
(D)) is output to the guide table storage means 54 and stored. In addition, the function guide specification specification reference specification synthesis means 53
Are a specification for adding a help button to each screen of the system to the input specification description, a specification for searching and displaying a guide table from the guide table storage means 54 when the help button is pressed, and a specification storage. And a specification to be displayed so that the corresponding specification of the means 56 can be referred to. FIG. 27 shows the specification description thus synthesized. The added part is a part of ○.

Step 56: Executable code generating means 57
Converts the synthesized specification description (FIG. 27) into an executable code and stores it in the executable code storage means 58.

When this executable code is executed, a help button is newly added for each screen (excluding the help screen). When this help button is pressed, a help screen is displayed.
The user inputs what he wants to know there as a keyword. For example, if the keyword is "end", the guide table of FIG. 26D stored in the guide table storage means 54 is searched, and the description including the keyword "end" in the function name is shown in FIG. ) Is detected. The information of this part is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. The page portion of this display is generated as a dynamic button, and when the user clicks this button portion (for example, “p2”), the page “p” corresponding to the specification stored in the specification storage 56 is stored.
2 "is displayed as shown in FIG.

As described above, the system guide specification generating apparatus of the fifth embodiment uses the input system specification description
The specifications and information (guide tables) describing the functions of the system are automatically created, and the specifications are rewritten so that the system can present the guide tables and the specifications in association with each other at the time of guidance.

[0069]

As is apparent from the above description of the embodiment, the system guide specification generating apparatus of the present invention can rewrite the system specifications to the specifications of a system having a guide function and a help function.

As a help function, the system can be provided with a function of presenting not only the next operation executable by the user on the displayed screen but also a series of subsequent operation procedures as guide information.

Further, information (guide table) for explaining the function of the system can be obtained automatically.

Also, in response to the help request, the system
The system specifications can be modified to have a function of presenting guide information and specifications. At this time, the correspondence between the specification and the guide table can be automatically obtained.

This system guide specification generation device can automatically create specifications having these guide functions and generate tables even when system specifications change, so that no burden is imposed on humans. It is possible to quickly respond to specification changes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a system guide specification generation device according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the system guide specification generation device of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a specific example of a system specification (slide presentation system),

FIG. 4 is a grammar example of a specification description,

FIG. 5 is a grammar example of a specification description (continued),

FIG. 6 is a specification description input to the system guide specification generation device of the first embodiment,

FIG. 7 is an annotated specification description,

FIG. 8 shows the next operation extracted by the next operation extracting means of the device of the first embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a specification description synthesized by a next operation guide specification synthesizing unit of the apparatus of the first embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a system guide specification generation device according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the system guide specification generation device according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 12 shows the next operation procedure extracted by the next operation procedure extraction means of the apparatus of the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a specification description synthesized by the next operation procedure guide specification synthesizing means of the apparatus of the second embodiment,

FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a system guide specification generation device according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the system guide specification generation device according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 16 is a specification description input to the system guide specification generation device of the third embodiment,

FIG. 17 is a guide table extracted by a function name operation procedure extracting unit of the device according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a system guide specification generation device according to a fourth embodiment;

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the system guide specification generation device according to the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 20 is a specification description synthesized by a function guide specification synthesizing means of the device of the fourth embodiment,

FIG. 21 shows a search result (a) of the guide table and an example of a display screen (b) when the apparatus according to the fourth embodiment executes the synthesized specification.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a system guide specification generation device according to a fifth embodiment;

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the system guide specification generation device of the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 24 is a specification description input to the system guide specification generation device of the fifth embodiment,

FIG. 25 shows a specification generated by a specification generation unit of the device of the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 26 shows a guide table extracted by the function name operation procedure specification reference information extraction means of the device of the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 27 is a functional description of a device according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 28 shows a search result (a) of the guide table, a display screen example (b), and a specification display example (c) when the device according to the fifth embodiment executes the synthesized specification.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 21, 31, 41, 51 Specification description input means 12 Secondary operation extraction means 13 Secondary operation guide specification synthesis means 14, 24, 44, 57 Executable code generation means 15, 25, 45, 58 Executable code storage means 22 Next operation procedure extraction means 23 Next operation procedure guide specification synthesis means 31, 42 Function name operation procedure extraction means 33 Function guide specification registration means 34, 46 Guide table storage means 43 Function guide specification synthesis means 52 Function name operation procedure specification reference information Extraction means 53 Function guide specification specification reference specification synthesis means 55 Specification generation means 56 Specification storage means

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A system guide specification generating apparatus for generating a system specification having a guide function for instructing a user on an operation method, comprising: a specification description inputting means for inputting a specification description of a system; A next operation extracting means for extracting the next possible user operation procedure on a certain screen; and a next operation guide for adding a specification for presenting the extracted next operation procedure to the specification description input from the specification description input means. A system guide specification generating apparatus, comprising: a specification synthesizing unit. 2. An executable code generating means for converting a specification description synthesized by the next operation guide specification synthesizing means into an executable code, and an executable code storing means for storing the converted executable code are provided. The system guide specification generation device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the next operation extracting means extracts, from the input specification description, a multi-step user operation procedure that can be operated continuously from a certain screen. The described system guide specification generator. 4. The next operation extracting means extracts a function name and a corresponding user operation procedure from the input specification description, and stores the extracted function name and the corresponding operation procedure in a guide table. 4. The system guide specification generation device according to claim 1, wherein the information is stored in a storage unit. 5. The next operation guide specification synthesizing unit searches the guide table and adds a specification for presenting applicable guide information to the specification description input from the specification description input unit. The system guide specification generation device according to claim 4, wherein 6. A specification writing means for generating a specification from a specification description input to the specification description inputting means, and a specification storing means for storing the generated specification, wherein the next operation extracting means is provided. Extracts, from the input specification description, a function name, a user operation procedure corresponding thereto, and reference information indicating a corresponding description place of the specification document, and extracts the extracted function name, operation procedure, and specification document. A guide table including reference information is stored in a storage unit, and the next operation guide specification synthesizing unit searches the guide table to present a corresponding guide information, and searches the specification, and searches for the specification. 4. A specification for presenting a page of the specification sheet in which the corresponding guide information is described, is added to the specification description input from the specification description input unit. System guide specification generator.