JPH01251225A - Input/output control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the maintenance management by constituting the title system so that each individual for operating actually can set arbitrarily a format of a screen, the contents of a display and a flow of the screen. CONSTITUTION:An operator sets in advance what is displayed by a screen and to which screen it is switched at the time of selecting by using a setting part 1. When a display device 7 goes to an ON state, a control part 6 allows an operator to input a code, and when the input is ended, the control part 6 refers to defining information stored in an operator defining information holding file 2, determines a screen to be displayed first (ID is obtained), obtains a format (form) of screen defining information from a screen defining information holding file 4 and loads a form type of the screen from a screen form type holding file 5, and displays it on the screen. Subsequently, the contents to a display item ID are displayed by obtaining the attribute information from a display item attribute information holding file 4, and the maintenance management can be executed easily.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an input/output control system in a computer equipped with a display device.

(Prior Art) Generally, in a computer, input/output procedures using a display device are set in consideration of the nature of the target business.

Therefore, when looking at the screens corresponding to individual tasks, it can be seen that each screen has a different format and display content.

By the way, when we look at one task, the screen flow, display content, and frame (format) are almost standardized, but if the flow or content differs to some extent depending on the person using it and the department using it, input/output may vary. Therefore, the control program used for this purpose must be completely different.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) As described above, the conventional input/output control system for computers has the problem that the control program is different depending on the user and the part where it is used, so it takes a considerable amount of time and effort to maintain and manage it. .

The present invention was made under these circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an input/output control system that is easy to maintain and manage.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve this object, the input/output control system of the present invention includes a first storage means for storing information that defines an operator, and information that defines display items. a second storage means for storing information that defines the content, type, and attribute of the display item and the next screen to be displayed for each item; and a third storage means that stores information that defines the form of the screen. 4th to store
It is equipped with a storage means for .

(Function) In the input/output control system of the present invention, various information such as the screen format, display contents, and next operating conditions for each selection item used by an individual operator or a group is set in advance as parts, and is activated during execution. Since the display is changed over automatically, operator-specific operations and flows can be easily realized using the same control program.

(Example) Hereinafter, details of an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a setting section (program) that presets definition information of the first screen for the operator, various information regarding the screen, raw information of display items, screen form type, etc.
, 2 is an operator definition information holding file that holds information that defines the ID of the screen that should be displayed first when an operator code is specified, and 3 is an operator definition information holding file that holds information that defines the ID of the screen that should be displayed first when an operator code is specified. A screen definition information holding file that holds ID information of items to be displayed on the screen, 4 is the raw information for each display item, i.e. the screen ID to switch to next when selected, and whether the blink is reversed when selected or displayed in another area This is a display item attribute information holding file that holds attribute information such as whether the item is displayed or not.

Further, 5 is a screen form type holding file that holds the screen form type, 6 is a control unit (program) that controls screen display based on the information in the setting unit 1 and holding files 2 to 5, and 7 is a keyboard. This is a display device for workstations, etc.

First, as prerequisites, the operator uses the setting unit 1 to set conditions in advance, such as what kind of screen the operator wants to display and which screen he wants to switch to when making a selection.

Then, when the display device 7 is turned on, the control unit 6 causes the operator to input a code as shown in FIG. (Refer to the operator definition information to determine the ID of the screen that should be displayed first)
Format of screen definition information from screen definition information holding file 3 (
form) and screen form type retention file 5
The form type of the screen is loaded from , and displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 2B.

What to display next is obtained from the display item group of the screen definition information, and the content for that display item ID is obtained from the display item attribute information stored in the display item attribute information holding file 4, and as shown in FIG. Display as shown in .

That is, in the system of this embodiment, when a selectable target item is selected from among the items displayed on the screen, the control unit 6 looks at the attributes of the displayed item and performs necessary processing.

Next, if the display item is a group type item, the content is displayed in the screen display area by referring to the 10 group of configuration display items (this content is based on the display item attribute information).

On the other hand, if the display item is a single entry or menu type, the presence or absence of a switching screen ID is checked, and if it is registered, the screen definition information is referred to and the above steps are repeated.

In this way, according to this embodiment, the logic of the control program becomes constant and all conditional judgments can be processed based on external information, so there is no need to change the control program depending on the user and the department, etc., and maintenance management is reduced. becomes extremely easy.

In addition, since the displayed contents can be set by the operator himself, such as menus, items, comments, and instruction conditions, for example, if the operational style of the business changes or if the operator's proficiency level improves, the display can be omitted or changed. Display format changes can be made immediately.

The input/output control system of the present invention can be applied to all fields of general computer processing.

Note that although this embodiment describes the case where the present invention is applied to display control in a workstation or the like, the present invention can also be similarly applied to input control by providing input condition primitives in the raw information of display items. is possible.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the input/output control system of the present invention allows each individual who actually operates the screen to freely set the screen format, display content, and screen flow, so it is convenient for the operator. It is flexible and requires few touches, has high security effects from the system administrator's perspective, and is easy to centrally manage from the design, manufacturing, and maintenance sides.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of the display in the device of the embodiment. 1... Setting section, 2... Operator definition information holding file, 3... Screen definition information holding file, 4... Display item attribute information holding file, 5... Screen form type holding file, 6. ...Control unit, 7...Display device. Applicant Toshiba Corporation Representative Patent Attorney Sasa Suyama −

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A first storage means for storing information that defines an operator, a second storage means for storing information that defines a display item, and a first storage means for storing information that defines a display item, and a second storage means for storing information that defines a display item, and the content, type, and attribute of the display item and the screen to be displayed next. An input/output control system comprising: a third storage means for storing information defined on an item-by-item basis; and a fourth storage means for storing information defining a screen form.