JPH06110673A - System developing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily develop a user interface picture corresponding to the purpose and to construct a complicated system by performing programming while letting attributes such as the process of operations have the pictures being frames in the unit of a function. CONSTITUTION:A user prepares a graphic picture for interface corresponding to the purpose of the user by arranging the frames on a graphic picture. As internal data corresponding to the picture, a picture tree is generated with the frames as nodes. The operation of a data base, various drawings or execution program is generated by visiting and executing the attributes of the picture tree. In this case, the frames are provided with the attributes showing the operations and functions in the unit of the function such as an operation procedure plotting procedure, data base registration procedure, operation procedure and data storage part. On the other hand, the frames can describe data in the data storage parts, and the other frame can be used by recurrently defining it in frame data. Further, the frame is provided with the operation procedure as the attribute and can define the operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is intended for various users who develop interface screens and programs that perform user-purpose operations in conjunction with the interface screens in accordance with the user's individual field of systemization using a graphic screen in a computer. In terms of system development, the present invention relates to one that facilitates the system development.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the system development for various users, an interface screen and a program for performing a user's intended operation in conjunction with the interface screen are developed in accordance with a user's individual field to be systemized by using a graphic screen in a computer. The method of system development is
The system engineer investigates and analyzes the user's needs for the functions specified in each user's field of systemization, summarizes the interface screen and the function of the program that performs the user's intended operation in conjunction with it, and it is necessary based on that. Was developing a program.

However, such a system development procedure is rational when the user's request is clarified to a considerable extent by the user and there is little deviation in specifications or addition of functions, but the range of users is wide. If the required specifications are different and the target field of the user changes daily, it is difficult to improve the system in response. Even if the measures are taken, the system itself becomes unnecessarily complicated.
It is customary that the scale will increase, and improvements that affect the entire system will not be possible. In such a case, the user is forced to develop a new system at that time.

Further, it is customary that the user has the know-how of each user in the field to be made into a system, and the system engineer does not have the technique for programming the know-how. Therefore, there may be parts that cannot be transmitted, or there may be functions and knowledge that you want to keep secret from each other. In such a case, both the user and the system engineer feel inconvenience in the effort to operate the system, and the system is not integrated.

Therefore, conventionally, a language having a simple description format that can be programmed by the user himself has been developed. For example, for financial systems, Loutas 1-2-3,
For data analysis, there is RS / 1.

[0006]

However, these also require programming knowledge, and not all the functions desired by the user can be realized.

An object of the present invention is to provide a picture-based programming tool that uses a graphic screen that changes to a language so that a user can construct a complicated system by himself / herself.

[0008]

The above object can be solved by programming with a picture having a functional unit called a frame. The picture, which is the frame of the functional unit, has an attribute. The attribute indicates the operation and function of each functional unit including an operation procedure, a drawing procedure, a database registration procedure, an operation procedure, and a data storage unit. Placing such a picture on the screen realizes the equivalent of conventional programming.

[0009]

Operation: The work of designing the user screen, that is, the work of defining the interface screen is a work related by arbitrarily arranging a plurality of frames having attributes. Data input is the work of putting characters in the frame. A frame is also synonymous with program coding that assembles a command in a general-purpose programming language. The input data corresponds to the command argument. The completed user screen is a program that executes some processing.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a conceptual diagram of the present invention. The user arranges the frame of the present invention on the graphic screen to create an interface graphic screen that meets the user's purpose. A screen tree having a frame as a node is generated as internal data corresponding to the screen. By visiting and executing the attributes of the screen tree, database operations, various drawings, and execution programs are generated.

The functions of the frame are as follows: (1) The frame has an attribute. Attribute is an operation procedure,
The operation and function of each functional unit including the drawing procedure, the database registration procedure, the operation procedure, and the data storage section are shown.

(2) In the frame, data can be written in the data storage unit.

(3) For the frame, other frames can be recursively defined and used in the frame data.

(4) The frame has an operation procedure as an attribute and its operation can be defined.

[0015] FIG. 2 shows a basic frame data structure. The frame type indicates the type of attribute, and the data pointer indicates the location of the input data. The position indicates the display position on the graphic screen, and the size indicates the display area. The frame numbers of parent, front, rear, etc. are the numbers of other frames to which the frame is related, and this data is used to assemble a tree structure.

An example of the attributes is shown in FIG. The drawing vector is the data for displaying the frame and the drawing method. The data attribute is a procedure for registering in the database. The operation procedure shows the contents of the pop-up menu when the frame is selected, and the operation can be performed according to the menu. A process represents an operation for each purpose, and some process can be executed.

The frame processing will be described. Figure language is the task of defining the format of the user interface screen,
It consists of data input work, execution of some processing, and screen operation work. The basic task is to define the screen relationships. The task of defining the format of a screen means defining the relationships of a set of frames. At the same time, it means the program coding work that forms the system.

Next, the procedure for executing the program interpretively after the coding work is completed will be described.

(1) The task of defining the format of the screen is to define the relationship of a set of frames, which is used as internal data and related in a tree structure with the frames as nodes.

(2) The attribute is executed by visiting the tree structure from top to bottom and from bottom to top, and a. Draw the screen from the drawing procedure (drawing vector).

B. Collect the data attributes of the frame to generate the database structure.

C. The operation procedure of the frame is generated from the operation procedure attribute.

D. Register the entered data in the database.

E. The processes are aggregated to generate an execution program.

(3) The frame corresponding to the position is grasped from the position of the icon clicked by the mouse, the operation procedure attribute of the frame is displayed as a pop-up menu, and the selected operation is executed. This operation includes screen movement, change, data input, and definition of individual operation program.

FIG. 4 is an example of a screen of the present invention, which is an example in which a design drawing is created using a drawing such as a table or a waveform, or a frame having an attribute such as a document. By changing the contents of the table, it is possible to easily design similar products and generate the data necessary for their production. In this way, by expanding the definition of the attribute, it can be applied to various fields such as production management screens and production of specifications in addition to design drawings.

[0027]

According to the present invention, the user can create a screen required by the user, and at the same time, can develop a desired system operation. Therefore, there is an effect that the system can be developed easily and can be easily changed and improved on a daily basis. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of this system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a frame.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of attributes of a frame.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a user-defined screen according to the embodiment.

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Arranging a plurality of types of frames (picture parts) having attributes necessary for realizing a purpose, such as an operation procedure, a drawing procedure, a database registration procedure, an operation procedure, and a data storage unit, on a graphic screen. A system development device characterized in that a user interface screen suitable for a user's purpose can be easily developed. 2. The system development apparatus according to claim 1, wherein another frame can be recursively defined in frame data and used. 3. The system development apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the frame can store data and an operation program for each purpose in a data storage unit. 4. The system development apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a relationship of a set of frames can be defined as a work for defining a screen format, and the relationship is formed in a tree structure in which the frame is a node as internal data. The attribute is executed by visiting the tree structure from the top to the bottom and from the bottom to the top, the screen is drawn from the drawing procedure (drawing vector), the data attributes of the frame are collected, and the structure of the database is generated and operated. Generate the operation procedure of the frame from the procedure attribute, register the input data in the database, collect the processing to generate the execution program, etc., and execute the attribute of the tree structure to realize the desired function. Characteristic system development equipment. 5. The system development apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an operation procedure attribute of the frame is displayed as a pop-up menu by clicking on the placed frame with a mouse, and a selected operation can be executed. And system development equipment.