JPS63138431A - Processing system for decision of object attribute - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily cope with changes, etc., of object attributes by retrieving an object template file for production of a list of object attributes and displaying this list for input of instructions of object attributes. CONSTITUTION:An object template file 13 contains the information which secures connection among the object attributes, the process types and the starting sequence in the form of data. An object attribute extracting part P2 extracts all object attributes that can be produced from the file 13. Then, an object attribute list 16 is displayed on a display 14 via an object attribute list display part P3. Thus, an operator can indicate simply the attribute of a new object via a menu selecting job. It is not required for each processing part to be executed by a processor 10 to be conscious of the concrete contents of each object attribute. Thus, an object attribute is decided based on the attribute indicated in the list 16.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] In a data processing system having various processing functions according to object attributes, an object template file is provided that links object attributes, various types of processing, and processing startup sequences. When creating a new object, when determining object attributes, create and display an object attribute list by searching the 5 object template file, and provide a means for inputting instructions for object) 1 FJE characteristics. This creates a structure in which the program does not need to be aware of object attributes, and can easily deal with changes in object attributes.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a data processing system that manages a collection of data such as Japanese documents, tables, graphs, etc. as objects, and in particular, when creating a new object, the object attribute list is used to create a new object.
The present invention relates to an object attribute determination processing method for determining -g properties.

Recently, with the progress of office automation (OA), data processing devices are now capable of processing two Japanese documents, one spreadsheet processing, and not just Japanese document processing or spreadsheet processing. , graph processing, and other integrated and complex processing functions that can launch a wide variety of processes as needed. In order to generalize and standardize the startup management of such a wide variety of processes, an effective approach is to designate processes for data rather than specifying data for processes. The processes that can be performed on objects, which are collections of data to be processed, are:
It depends on the type of object, ie object attributes. Although it is likely that such object attributes will often need to be changed or added in the future, it is desirable to be able to easily handle such changes.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the prior art.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, various types of data or processing program files 51 are mixed and stored on an external storage device 50 such as a magnetic disk device or a floppy disk device, and various types of processing can be performed as needed. It is done to start the program. Conventionally, an operator is always aware of what kind of files 51 are stored on the external storage device 50. For example, when processing Japanese document data, an operator starts a Japanese document processing program and processes table data. When processing , it was necessary to perform startup operations individually depending on the type of data and processing type, such as starting a zero spreadsheet processing program.

In order to be able to handle such startup operations in a unified manner, conventional methods have been proposed in which the startup sequence of processing is determined by a program while determining the type of data selected and the type of processing to be executed. It is being

A collection of data such as Japanese documents, tables, graphs, etc. is called an object, and the information that identifies the type of each object is called object i-character. In particular, the creation of new objects using the conventional method described above. Regarding this.

Object attributes of objects that can be processed.

By having it fixedly in the management program, the +-i nature of the specified object is determined.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Generally, the processing content depends on the object attributes.

The process startup sequence differs depending on the object attributes and the type of process to be executed. Therefore.

When creating a new object, it is necessary to specify object attributes in advance.

According to the conventional method, all information regarding the object attributes of objects that can be newly created is fixedly stored in the object management program.

Since object attributes are determined and determined individually based on instructions, there is a problem in that the management program itself must be modified each time there is a change or addition to the object attributes to be newly created. .

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems and to prevent the structure of a program that manages objects from being affected even if object attributes are changed in the future. Also, when creating a new object, a list of all object attributes to be created is displayed.

Its purpose is to allow object attributes to be specified easily.

[Means for solving problems]

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the principle of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 10 is a processing device consisting of a CPU and memory, and 11 is an external storage device such as a magnetic disk device or a floppy disk device.

12-0 to 12-3 are objects each consisting of a collection of data, 13 is an object template file, 14 is a display, 15 is an operation instruction menu with selection information regarding operation instructions, and 16 is everything that is to be newly created. 17 is an input device such as a keyboard or mouse, Pl is a process selection section for selecting a process for creating a new object, and P2 is an object attribute to be newly created from the object template file 13. An object attribute extraction part that extracts the .

P3 is an object attribute list display section that displays the object attribute list 16, P4 is an object attribute instruction input section that inputs an instruction for object i, P5 is an object processing starting section that starts processing related to the object, and P6 is an object Represents an object processing unit that performs attribute-dependent processing.

Each object 1 is a collection of data to be processed
2-0.12-1. ...is 1 Japanese document.

The object template file 13, which has object attributes indicating the type of the object such as a table, graph, or line drawing, includes the object attribute, the process type indicating the type of process to be performed on the object, and the activation (calling) sequence of the process. Have information to connect.

The process selection unit pi displays an operation instruction menu 15 having at least the menu item “new creation” on the display 14.
9 Enter the selection information.

If the selected menu is "new creation", the object attribute extraction unit P2 is activated.

The object attribute extraction unit P2 searches the object template file 13 for the processing type "new creation" and extracts all object attributes corresponding to the processing type "new creation".

The object attribute list display section P3 displays an object attribute list 16 based on the extracted object attributes.
is created and the object attribute list 16 is displayed on the display 14.

The object attribute instruction input section P4 inputs the object attribute list 16 according to an instruction from an input device 17 such as a mouse.
Enter the object attributes displayed within.

The object processing starting unit P5 reads a process starting sequence determined from the specified object attribute and the process type of “new creation” from the object template file 13, and starts one of the object processing units P6 according to the starting sequence. do. This results in
A new object will be created using the specified object attributes.

[Effect]

From the object template file 13, all object attributes that can be newly created are extracted from the object template file 13 by the object attribute extraction unit P2, which has information linking object attributes, processing types, and startup sequences as data, and an object attribute list is created. The object attribute list 16 is displayed on the 9-display 14 by the table display section P3.

The operator can instruct the object attributes of the object to be newly created by a simple menu selection operation.

Each processing unit executed in the processing device 10 is as follows.

There is no need to be aware of the specific contents of each object attribute, but only the object attributes specified in the object attribute list 16 displayed.

Since the object attributes can be determined, even if the object attributes are changed in the future, processing can be executed without being affected in any way.

In other words, when there is a change or addition to the object attributes, if the data in the object template file 13 is changed or added, the object attribute list 1 is automatically updated.
6 is modified, there is no need to change the program executed by the processing bag 210.

〔Example〕

Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration side of an object template file, Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram of object attribute management, Figure 4 is an example of an operation instruction display, Figure 5 is an example of an object attribute list display, and Figure 6 is a bookmark diagram. 1 is a diagram illustrating a process according to an embodiment of the invention.

The object template file 13 is one
As shown in the figure, 1 Japanese document 1 object attributes 21 such as tables, graphs, line drawings, etc.

For example, if the object attribute 21 is "graph", the object attribute 21 has information that connects the processing type 22 such as new creation, update, reference creation 1 display, printing, etc. and the startup sequence 23 consisting of the program name to be started and startup parameters. , if the processing type 22 is "update", the startup sequence 23 is rgraph-uJ.

Not all processes can be executed for all object attributes. 0 Not shown in the diagram. 1 For example, 1 Point out grammatical errors or inappropriate expressions.
The process of ``Stylistic analysis'' is only valid for object attributes of 5 Japanese and Japanese language documents, and for other object attributes,
The processing type and startup sequence are not set.

In this embodiment, the concept of specifying processing for certain data is adopted, rather than specifying data for processing. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 3, Manage data as objects and depending on the type of data.

Assigning object attributes.

In FIG. 3, 30 is an object attribute management list, 31
represents an object management file.

The object attribute management list 30 is a file that associates object attribute codes, which are internal identification codes of object attributes, with object attribute names, which are names identified by users. The object management file 31 is
For each object.

It has management information such as the object name of the object, the object attribute code related to the object, and the title given by the user to understand the contents of the object.

The object attribute management 111j30 makes it easy to display object attribute names uniformly among each product of a software program, and also allows users to give their own names to object attribute names. It becomes like this.

when adding new object attributes.

A new object attribute code and an arbitrarily assigned object attribute name are additionally registered in the object attribute management list 30. Also, if there is additional processing functionality for that object attribute.

The object attribute name, processing type, and startup sequence are registered in the object template file 13 described above. Addition of such object attributes does not affect the program that manages the object, and there is no need to change the program.

FIG. 4 shows an example of an operation instruction display displayed on the display when selecting an object and selecting a process. In FIG. 4, 40 represents a display screen, 41 represents a pull-down menu, and 42 represents an object list.

The object list 42, operation instruction menu 15, etc.
By so-called multi-window control.

It is displayed in a window dynamically set within the display screen 40.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, according to the object list 42,
The object attribute is "Japanese document".

An object with the title "Minutes" is first selected, and then from the pull-down menu 41.

"Basic" operation is selected.

Since the selected object attribute is "Japanese document 1," the processes corresponding to the object attribute of "Japanese document" in the object template file 13 are extracted, such as "End,""Common management information," and "Security protection.""Information", . . . , "Stylistic analysis" are displayed on the operation instruction menu 15.

Note that 1. For example, if the object attribute is "table" and 2. the title is "○
If the object “○○Sales Status” is selected first, the operation instruction menu 15 will include:

By searching the object template file 13,
Process types that can be executed only for "tables" will be displayed.

In the pull-down menu 41, if 1, for example, "Edit" operation is selected instead of "Basic" operation, "
``Copy'' and ``Japanese Document'' object attributes.
An operation instruction menu 15 having selection items such as "move", "delete one", and "rename" is displayed.

When the "Basic" operation is selected in the pull-down menu 41 and the "New Creation" item is selected in the operation instruction menu 15, the object attribute list display section P3 shown in FIG.

For example, an object attribute list 16 as shown in FIG.
is displayed. This object attribute list 16 is in the form of a menu, and one of the items can be selected and instructed using a mouse or the like.

Next, an example of processing according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. ■~[phase] in the following explanation.

This corresponds to the process Φ~[phase] shown in FIG.

(2) A pull-down menu 41 and an object list 42 as shown in FIG. 4 are displayed. Note that the object list 42 is displayed based on the object management file 31 and object attribute management 130 shown in FIG.

■ Input selection information for objects and operations using the object list 42 and pull-down menu 41.

■ In the pull-down menu 41, "Determine whether or not the basic j operation is selected. If it is another operation, execute the process according to the operation.

■ When the "basic" operation is selected, an operation instruction menu 15 related to the "basic" operation is displayed.

Select the indicated process. In addition, operation instruction menu 1
5 differs depending on whether an object has been selected first, but for "new creation", its menu format is displayed in the operation instruction menu 15 regardless of object selection.

■ Determine whether the selected process is "new creation". If something other than "new creation" is specified, the specified process is performed.

■ Search for object template file 13,
Extract all object attributes that have "new creation" as the processing type.

■ Create an object attribute list 16 and display it on the display.

■ Input the specified object attribute in the object attribute list 16.

■ From object template file 13.

"Create new" for the specified object attribute
Obtain the startup sequence that corresponds to the process.

[Phase] According to the activation sequence, an object processing unit having a new creation processing function regarding the object attributes is activated.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, even if there are a wide variety of object attributes, the display of the object attribute list when creating a new object can be handled in a unified manner, and the input of instructions for object attributes can be handled in a unified manner. It becomes easy to do. Also.

Also when there are changes or additions to object attributes.

This eliminates the need to modify the program that determines object attributes, making it easier to deal with the problem.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of an object template file. Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of object attribute management, Fig. 4 is an example of operation instruction display, Fig. 5 is an example of object attribute list display, Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram of processing of an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 7 is An explanatory diagram of a prior art is shown. In the figure, 10 is a processing device, and 11 is an external storage device. 12-0 to 12-3 are objects, 13 is an object template file, 14 is a display, 15 is an operation instruction menu, 16 is an object attribute list, 1
7 is an input device, PI is a process selection section, P2 is an object attribute extraction section, P3 is an object attribute list display section, P
4 represents an object attribute instruction input section, P5 represents an object processing activation section, and P6 represents an object processing section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] There are multiple types of objects (12-0, 12-1,...) each consisting of a collection of data, depending on the type of data that is the content, and for each object, , in a data processing system that has a processing function that assigns and manages object attributes that indicate its type. An object template file (13) that stores information linking an object attribute indicating the type of the object, a process type indicating the type of process to be performed on the object, and a process startup sequence; A process selection means (P1) to select, and an object attribute to search the object template file for the selection of the process to be newly created, and extract all object attributes having the process type of newly created from the object template file. Extraction means (P2) and list of extracted object attributes (1)
6) object attribute list display means (P3) for creating and displaying on the display; and object attribute instruction input for making the object attribute specified by the menu of the displayed object attribute list the object attribute of the newly created object. An object attribute determination processing method comprising: means (P4).