JP5528874B2 - Item name changing device, item name changing method and item name changing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an item name changing device, an item name changing method, and an item name changing program for displaying an item name desired by a user on a screen displayed as an application operates.

  Conventionally, when customizing the initial setting item name on the screen displayed in accordance with the operation of the application according to the user's request, the manufacturer of the application modifies the program source itself, In response to user requests, a new item master for managing all the above item names was set.

  In Patent Document 1, in the program creation system, a type based on the use attribute of the name mark is set for each defined name mark, and the type is specified when the name mark is changed. A technique relating to “a name replacement processing method in a program creation system” that narrows down only target names of types as replacement targets and enables name replacement is disclosed.

JP-A-5-274133

  However, when the conventional handling method is viewed from the manufacturer side, customization costs and man-hours including program source correction and item master settings increase, so the conventional handling method is not necessarily efficient for the manufacturer side. There was a problem of not. Also, when the conventional response method is viewed from the user side, it is in the form of a request for customization to the manufacturer side, so that the user cannot freely customize the conventional response method. However, there was a problem that it was not always convenient. In addition, although the technique currently disclosed by patent document 1 thinks that it is effective in the cost and man-hour reduction at the time of a manufacturer correcting or reusing a program source, all the problems mentioned here are considered. It cannot be solved.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and the customization of the item name, the efficiency on the manufacturer side such as cost reduction and man-hour reduction of the customization, and the convenience on the user side such as the realization of the user's own free customization An object of the present invention is to provide an item name changing device, an item name changing method, and an item name changing program that can be realized while improving the performance.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an item name changing apparatus according to the present invention displays a desired item name on a screen that is displayed as an application operates and includes at least one item name. An item name changing device including a control unit and a storage unit for storing the item name change setting master that holds a combination of the item name to be changed and the item name after the change The control unit, from the screen data of the screen created in accordance with the operation of the application, search means for searching for an item name including the item name to be changed held in the item name change setting master, and When an item name is searched by the search means, the item name to be changed included in the searched item name is referred to the item name change setting master, and the change corresponding to the item name to be changed After item name By replacing it with a changing means for changing the search item name included in the screen data, and wherein.

  The item name changing apparatus according to the present invention is the item name changing apparatus described above, wherein the item name change setting master holds a plurality of sets of the item name to be changed, the changed item name, and the changing order. The control unit further includes an extraction unit that extracts an item name to be changed according to a change order from the item name change setting master, and the search unit is a change target extracted by the extraction unit from the screen data. The control unit repeatedly executes the search unit and the change unit until all the item names to be changed are extracted by the extraction unit. .

  The present invention also relates to an item name changing method. The item name changing method according to the present invention is displayed with an operation of an application, and displays a desired item name on a screen including at least one item name. An item name changing method that is executed by an information processing apparatus including a control unit and a storage unit, and the storage unit holds a set of an item name to be changed and a changed item name The item name change setting master is stored, and the item name to be changed held by the item name change setting master is included from the screen data of the screen created by the operation of the application executed by the control unit. A search step for searching for an item name, and when an item name is searched in the search step, the item name to be changed included in the searched item name is referred to the item name change setting master. By replacing the item name after change corresponding to the item name of the change target, it includes a changing step of changing the search item name included in the screen data, and wherein.

  The present invention also relates to an item name change program. The item name change program according to the present invention is displayed with the operation of an application, and displays a desired item name on a screen including at least one item name. An item name change program for causing an information processing apparatus including a control unit and a storage unit to execute, wherein the storage unit holds a set of an item name to be changed and a changed item name The item name change setting master to be stored, and from the screen data of the screen created by the operation of the application for causing the control unit to execute, the item name to be changed held in the item name change setting master A search step for searching for an item name including: and when an item name is searched in the search step, the item name to be changed included in the searched item name is A change step of changing the searched item name included in the screen data by referring to the name change setting master and replacing it with the changed item name corresponding to the item name to be changed. Including.

  The present invention searches the item name including the item name to be changed held in the item name change setting master from the screen data of the screen created in accordance with the operation of the application, and when the item name is searched, The item name to be changed included in the searched item name is included in the screen data by referring to the item name change setting master and replacing it with the changed item name corresponding to the item name to be changed. Change the searched item name. As a result, the customization of the item name can be realized while improving the efficiency on the manufacturer side such as the cost and man-hour reduction of the customization and the convenience on the user side such as the realization of user-specific free customization. There is an effect.

  In addition, the present invention extracts an item name to be changed from the item name change setting master according to the change order, and includes the item name to be changed extracted from the screen data of the screen created with the operation of the application If an item name is searched for, the item name to be changed included in the searched item name corresponds to the item name to be changed with reference to the item name change setting master. By replacing with the changed item name, the searched item name included in the screen data is changed. And this invention repeatedly performs the search of an item name and the change of an item name until all the item names of change object are extracted. That is, according to the present invention, a plurality of item names are changed in accordance with the item name replacement order. Thereby, there is an effect that a complicated change related to a plurality of item names can be easily realized.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the information processing apparatus. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the name change setting master table. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an initial order input screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a name change master maintenance screen. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an order entry screen after execution of the name change process. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an order backlog table screen after execution of the name change process. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a delivery company master maintenance screen after execution of the name change process. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the name change master maintenance screen. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an order entry screen after execution of the name change process.

  Embodiments of an item name changing device, an item name changing method, and an item name changing program according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment.

[1. System configuration]
A configuration of an information processing apparatus including an item name changing apparatus according to the present embodiment (hereinafter may be abbreviated as “PC”, which is an abbreviation for personal computer) will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the information processing apparatus.

  The PC 100 includes a control unit 102, a communication interface unit 104, a storage unit 106, and an input / output interface unit 108. These units are communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  The communication interface unit 104 connects the PC 100 to a network such as the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network) via a communication device such as a router and a wired or wireless communication line such as a dedicated line. That is, the communication interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with other devices via a communication line.

  The input / output interface unit 108 is connected to the input device 112 and the output device 114. Here, in addition to a monitor (including a home television), a speaker or a printer can be used as the output device 114 (hereinafter, the output device 114 may be described as the monitor 114). As the input device 112, a monitor that realizes a pointing device function in cooperation with a mouse can be used in addition to a keyboard, a mouse, and a microphone.

  The storage unit 106 stores various databases, tables, files, and the like. The storage unit 106 is a storage unit, and for example, a memory device such as a RAM / ROM, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, or the like can be used. The storage unit 106 stores a computer program for giving instructions to the CPU and performing various processes in cooperation with an OS (Operating System). The storage unit 106 includes a name change master table 106a corresponding to the “item name change setting master” in the present invention, and a name change setting master table 106b.

  The name change master table 106a will be described later [2. This is for holding the information defined on the name change master maintenance screen described in [Process], the name before change corresponding to the “item name to be changed” in the present invention, the default name, and the name in the present invention. The post-change name corresponding to “item name after change” and the order corresponding to “change order” in the present invention are stored in association with each other.

  The name change setting master table 106b is described later in [2. 2], the number change (No.), field name, item name, data type, number of digits, and character string, as shown in FIG. The estimated size, the default value, the ID column, and the Null permission are stored in association with each other.

  The control unit 102 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the PC 100 in an integrated manner. The control unit 102 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program that defines various processing procedures, and necessary data, and executes various information processing based on these programs. The control unit 102 includes a definition unit 102a, an application activation unit 102b that activates an application to operate the application, an extraction unit 102c, a search unit 102d, and a change unit 102e in terms of functional concept. .

  The definition unit 102a will be described later [2. The name change master maintenance screen described in [Process] is displayed on the monitor 114 to allow the user to define (set) a desired name (name) and the like, and the information defined on the name change master maintenance screen is used as the name change master. Store in the table 106a.

  The extraction unit 102c extracts the name before change from the name change master table 106a according to the order.

  The search unit 102d searches for a name including a pre-change name held in the name change master table 106a from screen data of a screen created in accordance with the operation of the application caused by the application activation unit 102b. Specifically, the search unit 102d searches the screen data for names including the pre-change names extracted by the extraction unit 102c.

  When the search unit 102d searches for a name including the pre-change name, the change unit 102e refers to the pre-change name included in the searched name by referring to the name change master table 106a. Is replaced with the post-change name, and the searched name included in the screen data is changed.

[2. processing]
Next, the flow of the name change setting process and the name change process performed by the PC 100 having the above-described configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

[First example]
First, a first example of a flow of a series of processes from name change setting to name change will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present description, it is assumed that the sales management application provided as a standard is preinstalled in the PC 100, and the PC 100 is in a state where the sales management application is activated by the operation of the application activation unit 102b. Further, the application activation unit 102b displays the order entry screen MA shown in FIG. 3 on the monitor 114 when the sales management application is activated in the initial setting state.

(Step SA1: Registration of name change setting)
When the user wants to change two of “customer” and “delivery company” to “customer” and “transporter” among a plurality of names (names) on the order entry screen MA shown in FIG. The user instructs the PC 100 to register the name change setting.

  Upon receiving the instruction from the user, the definition unit 102a displays the name change master maintenance screen MB shown in FIG. Here, the name change master maintenance screen MB shown in FIG. 4 mainly includes an input area for a name before change (system default name) and a default name (general name or system default name) which is a remark item. , An input area of a name after change (name to be changed), and an input area in order.

  The user displays, on the name change master maintenance screen MB displayed on the monitor 114, the name before change, the default name, the name after change, and the order of the two names of “customer” and “delivery company” to be changed, As shown in the figure, “customer”, “customer”, “customer” and “1” and “delivery trader”, “delivery trader”, “transporter” and “1” are entered.

  The definition unit 102a displays “customer”, “customer”, “customer” and “1” and “delivery trader”, “delivery trader”, “forwarding trader” and “customer” entered on the name change master maintenance screen MB. 1 ″ is stored in the name change master table 106a.

(Step SA2: Execution of name change process (search, change))
When the user instructs to start the sales management application again, the application activation unit 102b displays screen data related to the order entry screen MA (including a plurality of names displayed on the order entry screen MA and actual data of each name). create.

  When the screen data is created by the application activation unit 102b, the search unit 102d searches the screen data for names including the pre-change names “customer” and “delivery company” held in the name change master table 106a. . In the screen data relating to the order entry screen MA, as shown in FIG. 3, “customer”, “delivery company”, and “customer order number” are designated as names including “customer” or “delivery company”. Since these exist, these three are searched.

  The change unit 102e is a part of the pre-change names "customer" and "delivery company" included in each of the three names "customer", "delivery company", and "customer order number" searched by the search unit 102d. , By referring to the name change master table 106a and substituting the names after the change "partner" and "carrier" corresponding to the pre-change name, the three names searched in the screen data. Change "customer", "delivery company" and "customer order number" to "customer", "carrier" and "customer order number", respectively.

  The application activation unit 102b displays the order entry screen MA shown in FIG. 5 on the monitor 114 based on the screen data after the name is changed by the changing unit 102e.

  Above, description of the 1st example of the flow of a series of processes from a name change setting to a name change is complete | finished. The setting of the name change master table 106a is valid for all applications. Specifically, the item name “customer” in the default order backlog table MC is changed to “customer” as shown in FIG. Further, item names “delivery company code”, “copying company delivery company code”, “delivery company name”, and “delivery company name” including characters of “delivery company” on the default delivery company master maintenance screen MD. 7 are changed to “carrier code”, “copying source carrier code”, “carrier name” and “carrier name” as shown in FIG. This makes it possible to perform character string replacement that is uniform among a plurality of applications.

[Second example]
Next, a second example of a series of processing flow from name change setting to name change will be described with reference to FIG. 3, FIG. 8, and FIG. In the present description, it is assumed that the sales management application provided as a standard is preinstalled in the PC 100, and the PC 100 is in a state where the sales management application is activated by the operation of the application activation unit 102b. Further, the application activation unit 102b displays the order entry screen MA shown in FIG. 3 on the monitor 114 when the sales management application is activated in the initial setting state.

(Step SB1: Registration of name change setting)
When the user wants to change two of “number” and “order received NO” among a plurality of names displayed on the order entry screen MA shown in FIG. The user instructs the PC 100 to register the name change setting.

  Upon receiving the instruction from the user, the definition unit 102a displays the name change master maintenance screen MB shown in FIG. Here, the name change master maintenance screen MB shown in FIG. 8 is mainly similar to that shown in FIG. 4, mainly the input area of the name before change (system default name) and the default name (general name) which is a remark item. , The input area of the name after change (name to be changed), and the input area of the order.

  On the name change master maintenance screen MB displayed on the monitor 114, the user indicates the pre-change name, the default name, the post-change name and the order for the two names “number” to be changed and “order received NO”, respectively. “No.”, “No.”, “NO” and “1” and “Order No.”, “Order No.”, “Order No.” and “2” are entered.

  The definition unit 102a displays the “number”, “number”, “NO” and “1” and “order received NO”, “order number”, “order NO” and “2” input on the name change master maintenance screen MB. And stored in the name change master table 106a.

(Step SB2: execution of name change process (extraction, search, change))
When the user instructs to start the sales management application again, the application activation unit 102b displays screen data related to the order entry screen MA (including a plurality of names displayed on the order entry screen MA and actual data of each name). create.

  When the screen data is created by the application activation unit 102b, the extraction unit 102c extracts the pre-change name “number” of “1” which is the youngest order from the name change master table 106a.

  The search unit 102d searches the screen data for a name including the pre-change name “number” extracted by the extraction unit 102c. In the screen data related to the order entry screen MA, as shown in FIG. 3, “order number”, “copy source order number”, “previous input number”, “customer order number” as names including “number” Since there are names of “case numbers”, these five are searched.

  The change unit 102e is a pre-change name included in the five names “order number”, “copy source order number”, “previous input number”, “customer order number”, and “case number” searched by the search unit 102d. By referring to the name change master table 106a and replacing the “number” with the name after change “NO” corresponding to the name before change, the five names “searched” included in the screen data “ "Order number", "Copy source order number", "Last input number", "Customer order number" and "Matter number" are "Order number", "Copy source order number", "Last input number", " Change to “Customer order NO” and “Matter NO”.

  The extraction unit 102c confirms from the name change master table 106a whether or not there is a young order following the order “1”, and if it is determined that it exists, the extraction unit 102c determines from the name change master table 106a the order “1”. Subsequently, the pre-change designation “order received NO” of “2” which is the youngest order is extracted.

  The search unit 102d searches the latest screen data (after “number” has been changed to “NO”) for a name including the pre-change name “order received NO” extracted by the extraction unit 102c. Since the screen data includes the names “order received NO” and “copy source order NO” as names including “order received NO”, these two are searched.

  The change unit 102e refers to the name change master table 106a for the part of the pre-change name “order received NO” included in the two names “order received NO” and “copy source order NO” searched by the search unit 102d. By substituting the post-change designation “order NO” corresponding to the pre-change designation, the retrieved two designations “order received NO” and “copy source order NO” included in the latest screen data are respectively “ Change to “Order NO” and “Copy source order NO”.

  The extraction unit 102c confirms from the name change master table 106a whether or not there is a young order following the order “2”. In this description, since the extraction unit 102c confirms that there is no young order following the order “2”, the control unit 102 further updates the latest screen data (“No” after “No” is changed to “NO”). (After the “order received NO” is changed to “order NO”) is returned to the application activation unit 102b.

  The application activation unit 102b displays the order entry screen MA shown in FIG. 9 on the monitor 114 based on the latest screen data returned from the control unit 102.

[3. Summary of this embodiment and other embodiments]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the name including the pre-change name held in the name change master is searched from the screen data of the screen created in accordance with the operation of the application, and when the name is searched, The searched name included in the screen data is changed by replacing the pre-change name included in the searched name with the post-change name corresponding to the pre-change name with reference to the name change master. As a result, the customization of the name can be realized while improving the efficiency of the manufacturer such as reduction of the customization cost and man-hours and the convenience of the user such as realizing the user's own custom customization. Specifically, according to the present embodiment, the name of the screen item can be changed without changing the program source. Moreover, according to this embodiment, the man-hour reduction at the time of customization and free customization by the user can be realized. Further, according to the present embodiment, since there is no item master, it is not necessary to manage all items included in the screen. Further, according to the present embodiment, customization is completed simply by directly setting the item name displayed on the screen and the name after the name change to the name change master.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, from the name change master, the name before change is extracted according to the order, and the name including the extracted name before change is searched from the screen data of the screen created in accordance with the operation of the application, When the name is searched, the name before change included in the searched name is included in the screen data by referring to the name change master and replaced with the name after change corresponding to the name before change. Change the retrieved name. Then, according to the present embodiment, the above-described “name search” and “name change” are repeatedly executed until all pre-change names are extracted from the name change master. Thereby, complicated changes related to a plurality of items can be easily realized.

  Furthermore, the present invention may be implemented in various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, in addition to the above-described embodiments. For example, in the present embodiment, the case where the PC 100 performs processing in a stand-alone form has been described as an example. However, processing is performed in response to a request from a client terminal configured with a separate housing from the PC 100, and the processing result is displayed. You may comprise so that it may return to the said client terminal. Also, among the processes described in this embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the specific form of device distribution / integration is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or part of the device is functionally or physically distributed in arbitrary units according to various additions or according to functional load. -Can be integrated and configured. Further, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, screen examples, and the like shown in this specification and the drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

  In addition, regarding the PC 100, each illustrated component is functionally conceptual and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. For example, the processing functions provided in each device of the PC 100, in particular, the processing functions performed by the control unit 102, are realized entirely or arbitrarily by a CPU and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU. Also good. The program is recorded on a recording medium to be described later, and is mechanically read by the PC 100 as necessary. In other words, the storage unit 106 such as a ROM or an HD stores a computer program for giving various instructions to the CPU in cooperation with the OS. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM, and constitutes a control unit in cooperation with the CPU. The computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the PC 100 via an arbitrary network, and may be downloaded in whole or in part as necessary. Various databases (name change master table 106a to name change setting master table 106b) stored in the storage unit 106 include memory devices such as RAM and ROM, fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks. Storage means for storing various programs, tables, databases, web page files, etc. used for various processes and website provision.

  Further, the PC 100 may be realized by installing software (including programs, data, and the like) that realizes the item name changing method according to the present invention on the PC. Moreover, the item name change program according to the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and may be configured as a program product. Here, the “recording medium” refers to any “portable physical medium” such as a flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM, MO, DVD, LAN, WAN, or the Internet. A “communication medium” that holds a program in a short period of time is included, such as a communication line or a carrier wave in the case of transmitting a program via a representative network. The “program” is a data processing method described in an arbitrary language or description method, and may be in any format such as source code or binary code. Note that the “program” is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, and functions are achieved in cooperation with a separate configuration such as a plurality of modules and libraries or a separate program represented by the OS. Including things. Note that a well-known configuration and procedure can be used for a specific configuration for reading a recording medium, a reading procedure, an installation procedure after reading, and the like in each device described in the embodiment.

  As described above, the item name changing device, the item name changing method, and the item name changing program according to the present invention are particularly suitable for customization of the item name on the screen displayed in accordance with the operation of the application.

100 Information processing apparatus
102 Control unit
102a definition part
102b application launcher
102c Extractor
102d search part
102e change part
104 Communication interface
106 Storage unit
106a Name change master table
106b Name change setting master table
108 Input / output interface
112 Input device
114 output device

Claims (3)

An item name changing device including a control unit and a storage unit for displaying a desired item name on a screen including at least one item name, which is displayed along with the operation of the application,
The storage unit stores an item name change setting master that holds a plurality of combinations of an item name to be changed, an item name after change, and a change order ,
The controller is
Extraction means for extracting the item name to be changed in accordance with the change order from the item name change setting master;
Search means for searching for the item name including the item name to be changed extracted by the extraction means from the screen data of the screen created in accordance with the operation of the application;
When an item name is searched by the search unit, the item name to be changed included in the searched item name corresponds to the item name to be changed with reference to the item name change setting master Changing means for changing the searched item name included in the screen data by replacing the item name after the change,
Equipped with a,
The control unit repeatedly executes the search unit and the changing unit until all the item names to be changed are extracted by the extracting unit .
Item name change device characterized by the above. An item name changing method executed by an information processing apparatus including a control unit and a storage unit for displaying a desired item name on a screen including at least one item name that is displayed along with the operation of the application Because
The storage unit stores an item name change setting master that holds a plurality of combinations of an item name to be changed, an item name after change, and a change order ,
Executed by the control unit,
An extraction step for extracting the item name to be changed according to the change order from the item name change setting master;
A search step for searching for an item name including an item name to be changed extracted in the extraction step, from the screen data of the screen created with the operation of the application,
When an item name is searched in the search step, the item name to be changed included in the searched item name corresponds to the item name to be changed with reference to the item name change setting master A change step of changing the searched item name included in the screen data by replacing with the changed item name;
Only including,
In the control unit, the search step and the change step are repeatedly executed until all the item names to be changed are extracted in the extraction step .
Item name change method characterized by. Item name change to be executed by an information processing apparatus including a control unit and a storage unit for displaying a desired item name on a screen including at least one item name that is displayed along with the operation of the application A program,
The storage unit stores an item name change setting master that holds a plurality of combinations of an item name to be changed, an item name after change, and a change order ,
For causing the control unit to execute,
An extraction step for extracting the item name to be changed according to the change order from the item name change setting master;
A search step for searching for an item name including an item name to be changed extracted in the extraction step, from the screen data of the screen created with the operation of the application,
When an item name is searched in the search step, the item name to be changed included in the searched item name corresponds to the item name to be changed with reference to the item name change setting master A change step of changing the searched item name included in the screen data by replacing with the changed item name;
Only including,
Causing the control unit to repeatedly execute the search step and the change step until all the item names to be changed are extracted in the extraction step ;
Item name change program characterized by

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