JP2001005656A - Program customizing device and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make easily generable a customized program corresponding to a desirable classification by selecting, reading out, and displaying stored process contents by classifications, and editing them. SOLUTION: A CPU 1 expands an application program specified among various application programs corresponding to a system program stored in a storage device 5 and its system, in a program storage area of a RAM 4. Various indications or data inputted from an input device 2 are temporarily stored in the RAM 4 and according to the input indications and input data, a customizing processing is performed by the application program stored in the storage device 5. Its process result is stored in the RAM 4 and displayed on a display device 3. Then the process result stored in the RAM 4 is saved at a storage destination in the storage device 5 which is indicated through the input device 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a program customizing apparatus for customizing a program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a customization process of a business program that satisfies a system user's request is generally performed by a system engineer by inputting a calculation formula and a format corresponding to each type of business or business and individually creating the program. there were.

In recent years, a single base program is provided so that such a program can be efficiently created, and the base program is customized, whereby a program for a desired business or business type or a program for an individual user can be obtained. Have been created.

[0004]

However, in the conventional customization processing, the program is customized by selecting and setting items and calculation formulas defined in advance in the basic base program. The content was limited to defined items. Therefore, the adaptation rate of the program is low for various types of businesses or tasks, and the program must be changed by a system engineer. Therefore, customizing the program requires a lot of time, labor, and technical skills.

In order to increase the adaptability of the program to each type of business or business, there is a method of increasing the number of items defined in the base program. However, it is necessary to define a huge number of items. However, there is a problem that the capacity of the base program is increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to select a desired category such as business or business type, display processing contents such as a calculation formula and a format corresponding to the selected category, and customize a customized program corresponding to the desired category. Is to be easily generated.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A program customizing apparatus for customizing a base program and generating a customizing program, comprising: processing content storing means for classifying and storing processing contents used in the program for each classification; and selecting means for selecting a classification for performing customization; Display means for reading and displaying the processing content corresponding to the classification selected by the selection means from the processing content storage means; editing means for changing the processing content displayed by the display means in accordance with an instruction; Customizing means for rewriting the base program based on the processing content displayed by the means and generating a customizing program corresponding to the selected classification.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program customizing apparatus for customizing a base program and generating a customizing program. Is selected by the selection means, the display means reads out and displays the processing content corresponding to the selected classification from the processing content storage means, and the editing means displays the displayed processing content in response to the instruction. The customizing means rewrites the base program based on the displayed processing contents to generate a customizing program corresponding to the selected classification.

Therefore, by simply selecting a desired category such as business or industry, a calculation formula corresponding to the selected category can be obtained.
A processing content such as a format can be displayed, and a customization program corresponding to a desired classification can be easily generated.
Further, since the processing content is stored for each classification, the adaptation rate of customization can be improved.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a computer 100 to which the present invention is applied will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration in a computer 100 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a computer 100 includes a CPU 1
, An input device 2, a display device 3, a RAM 4, a storage device 5, and a storage medium 6, and each part except the storage medium 6 is connected by a bus 7.

CPU (Central Process)
ing Unit) 1 develops an application program specified from a system program stored in the storage device 5 and various application programs corresponding to the system into a program storage area (not shown) in the RAM 4, and the input device 2 Various kinds of instructions or data input from the RAM 4 are temporarily stored in the RAM 4, a customizing process is executed in accordance with the application program stored in the storage device 5 in accordance with the input instructions and the input data, and the processing result is stored in the RAM 4. And display it on the display device 3. Then, the processing result stored in the RAM 4 is stored in a storage destination in the storage device 5 designated by the input device 2.

The CPU 1 displays a plurality of formulas and formats used in the business program on the display device 3 by classifying them by industry and in a list format. Further, the CPU 1 causes the input device 2 to select an optimum business type (the CPU 1 and the input device 2 correspond to the selecting means described in claim 1), and calculates a calculation formula and a format corresponding to the business type in each mathematical expression template. And displays it on the display device 3 (the CPU 1 and the display device 3 correspond to the display means in claim 1), and changes the displayed calculation formula and format if the user gives an instruction (C).
The PU 1 and the input device 2 correspond to the editing means. ), And controls customization processing of the business program (the CPU 1 corresponds to the customizing means in claim 1). Further, the CPU 1 arbitrarily adds a new item to the calculation formula and the format (the CPU 1 corresponds to the new item adding means according to claim 2), and adds the added new item to the program code of the base program. Creates and adds a new field to the database file (CP
U1 corresponds to the customizing means described in claim 4. ).

The input device 2 includes a keyboard having cursor keys, numeric input keys, various function keys, and the like, and a mouse capable of indicating a desired position on a display screen displayed on the display device 3. A signal and a mouse position signal are output to the CPU 1.

The display device 3 is a CRT (Cathode)
(Ray Tube) and the like, and displays display data input from the CPU 1.

RAM (Random AccessMe)
The memory 4 forms a memory area for expanding various data when the CPU 1 executes the application program.

The storage device 5 has a storage medium 6 in which programs, data and the like are stored in advance, and this storage medium 6 is constituted by a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. . The storage medium 6 is fixedly provided in the storage device 5 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 6 includes the above-mentioned system program, various application programs, a processing program related to a business system, and Data and the like processed by each processing program are stored.

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 6 may be configured to be received and stored from another device connected via a communication line or the like. A storage device provided with the above storage medium may be provided on the device side, and the program and data described in the storage medium 6 may be used via a communication line.

The storage medium 6 of the computer 100 stores an original specification file 11 shown in FIG.
It stores a database file 12, a numerical formula template 13, a unit price formula template 14, a monetary formula template 15, an industry-specific formula selection table 16, an item dictionary 17, a customized specification file 18, and the like.

The original specification file 11 stores original specifications relating to business programs. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, “items”, “processes”, and “conditions” are set in the original specifications in association with each other. That is, in the original specification file 11 shown in FIG. 9, the block mark “// START BLOCK amount calculation” is added to the “item” line portion.
And “// END BLOCK amount calculation” are set, indicating that the item “quantity / unit price / amount” in the line between the block marks is a customizable item. The original specifications stored in the original specification file 11 are read into the RAM 4 in advance when customizing the base program.

The database file 12 stores data according to a defined format. Quantity system formula template 13, unit price system formula template 1
4. In the money amount formula template 15, when a new formula and format are created and added, a new field is generated based on the added item and added to the database file 12.

The quantity formula template 13 stores a calculation formula and a format corresponding to “quantity” which is one of the customizable items set in the original specification file of FIG. 9, and is stored. The calculation formula and the format are displayed on the display device 3 in a list format so as to be selectable. For example, No. of the numerical formula template 13 shown in FIG. 5 is a setting example in which “item to be customized: quantity” is set to “processing: quantity to be received × (case quantity + ball quantity)”.

The unit price formula template 14 stores a calculation formula and a format corresponding to “unit price” which is one of the customizable items set in the original specification file of FIG. 9, and is stored. The calculation formula and the format are displayed on the display device 3 in a list format so as to be selectable. For example, in the unit price formula template 14 shown in FIG. 4 is a setting example in which “item to be customized: unit price” is set to “processing: unit price × multiplier rate”.

The money amount formula template 15 stores a calculation formula and a format corresponding to "money" which is one of the customizable items set in the original specification file of FIG. The calculation formula and the format are displayed on the display device 3 in a list format so as to be selectable. For example, the No. of the full price formula template 15 shown in FIG. 1 is a setting example in which “item to be customized: amount” is set to “processing: quantity × unit price”.

The type-specific formula selection table 16 is a table in which templates storing calculation formulas and formats are classified and selected for each type of business, and as shown in FIG.
The formula template corresponding to the selected industry name is configured to be selected from various types of formula templates. For example, in FIG. When the confectionery industry No. 2 is selected, the No. 2 of the numerical formula template 13 in FIG. 5 and the unit price formula template 14 in FIG. 3C.
No. 4 and “No. 4” of the money amount formula template 15 in FIG. 1. "Formula: Quantity x
Unit price "is selected.

As shown in FIG. 5, the item dictionary 17 has no formula and format to be selected in each formula template, and stores a plurality of new items that can be newly added when changing the formula and format. It was done.

The customization specification file 18 includes a calculation formula and a format selected from the numerical formula template 13, the unit price formula template 14, and the monetary formula template 15, or new items other than the formula template. The customization specifications created by reflecting the changed calculation formula and format in the original specifications are stored.

Next, the customization processing of the business program will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Here, when customizing the business program, the CPU 1 reads the original specifications from the original specification file 11 stored in the storage medium 6 into the RAM 4.

First, the CPU 1 refers to the industry-specific formula selection table 16 shown in FIG.
4 are displayed on the display device 3 in the form of a list as shown in FIG. The user selects the type of business that is optimal for the user who uses the program from among the types of businesses 1 to 5 by using a cursor key or a mouse operation (step S01).

Next, the "quantity" corresponding to the selected business type
Is read out from the numerical formula template 13 shown in FIG. 3B and displayed. In the same way, the calculation formula and format for calculating “unit price” and “amount”
Unit price formula template 14 in FIG. 3C and FIG.
Are read from the money amount formula templates 15 and displayed (step S02). At the same time, as shown in FIG. 5, the contents of the item dictionary 17 containing new items used for newly creating and adding a calculation formula and a format are also displayed.

FIG. 4 shows that, as described above, by selecting the type of business, the calculation formulas and formats of the quantity system, the unit price system, and the monetary system read out corresponding to the business type, and the change of the calculation formula and the format 5 shows a state in which the contents of the item dictionary 17 used for the display are displayed.

Then, the CPU 1 displays the displayed quantity system.
It is confirmed whether the calculation formula and the format of the unit price system and the money amount system are acceptable by inputting the "OK" instruction from the user (step S0).
3) If there is no change in the calculation formula and format, the displayed calculation formula and format are determined (step S04).

When changing the displayed formula and format, the CPU 1 sequentially reads out and displays the formula and format stored in the numerical formula template 13 shown in FIG. The user is allowed to select a calculation formula and a format of “quantity system” to be performed (step S07).

Similarly, from the unit price formula template 14 shown in FIG. 3C, the corresponding "unit price" calculation formula and format are sequentially read and displayed, and the user is allowed to select a desired calculation formula and format. (Step S08) Further, from the money amount formula template 15 shown in FIG. 3D, the corresponding "money amount" calculation formula and format are sequentially read and displayed, and the user is allowed to select a desired calculation formula and format (step S08). Step S09).

If there is no calculation formula and format corresponding to each formula template, the CPU 1 arbitrarily describes a desired calculation formula and format based on a user's input operation (step S10). Here, in the description of the calculation formula and the format, a new item displayed based on the setting contents of the item dictionary 17 may be selected, or a new item that does not exist in the item dictionary 17 may be input.

Then, the CPU 1 determines the calculation formula and format selected or described in steps S07 to S10 (step S04), reflects the calculation formula and format in the original specifications read in advance, and rewrites the calculation formula and format. A customized specification is created (step S05). As a result, the customizable items among the items set in the original specification file 11 of FIG. 9 are rewritten, and a customized specification file 11 as shown in FIG. 10 is newly generated.

Then, the CPU 1 adds the selected or arbitrarily described calculation formula and the items used in the format to the original specification (step S06), and ends this processing.

Here, the details of the procedure for changing the calculation formula and format executed in steps S04 to S10 in the flowchart of FIG. 6 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the CPU 1 extracts only items from the calculation formula and format arbitrarily described in step S21 (step S22).

Next, it is checked whether or not the extracted item already exists in another calculation formula and format defined by a formula template or the like (step S23). Then, the calculation formula and the format arbitrarily described in are determined, and a program code is generated (step S24).

If the extracted item does not exist in another calculation formula and format, the CPU 1 extracts the new item (step S25), adds the extracted item to the program code of the base program, and executes the input display logic. (Step S26).

Then, the CPU 1 newly generates a field relating to the new item added to the database file in which the format is defined, and adds it to the format (step S27). Next, the CPU 1 adds the updated logic to the program code of the base program (Step S28).

As described above, the new items extracted from the calculation formula arbitrarily described in step S21 are added to the program code of the base program and incorporated into various processing logics. It is added to the format of the database file. Then, the CPU 1 determines a calculation formula and a format, and generates a program code (step S24).

The flowchart shown in FIG.
And the flowchart of FIG. 7 are summarized. Therefore, the customization process of the business program to be executed is almost the same.

First, the CPU 1 refers to the type-of-industry formula selection table 16 shown in FIG.
4 are displayed on the display device 3 in the form of a list as shown in FIG. The user selects the type of business that is optimal for the user who uses the program from among the types of business from 1 to 5 by using a cursor key or a mouse operation (step S31).

Next, the CPU 1 reads out a calculation formula and a format for obtaining the "quantity" corresponding to the selected business type from the numerical formula template shown in FIG.
Similarly, the calculation formula and the format for obtaining the “unit price” and “amount” are calculated by using the unit price formula template of FIG.
(D) read from each of the money amount formula templates,
It is displayed (step S32). At the same time, an item dictionary 17 containing new items used for newly creating and adding a calculation formula and a format shown in FIG. 5 is also displayed.

FIG. 4 shows, as described above, the selection of the type of business, the calculation formula and format of the quantity system, the unit price system, and the money amount corresponding to the business type, and the item dictionary used for describing the calculation formula and the format. 17 is displayed.

Then, the CPU 1 displays the displayed quantity system.
It is confirmed whether the calculation formula and the format of the unit price system and the money amount system are acceptable by inputting the "OK" instruction from the user (step S).
33) If there is no change in the calculation formula and format, only items are extracted from the displayed calculation formula and format (step S3).
4).

When changing the displayed formula and format, the CPU 1 sequentially reads out and displays the formula and format stored in the numerical formula template 13 shown in FIG. The user is allowed to select a calculation formula and a format of “quantity system” to be performed (step S35).

Similarly, from the unit price formula template 14 shown in FIG. 3C, the corresponding "unit price" calculation formula and format are sequentially read and displayed, and the user is allowed to select a desired calculation formula and format. (Step S36), FIG.
From the money amount formula template 15 shown in (d), the corresponding "money amount" calculation formula and format are sequentially read and displayed, and the user is allowed to select a desired calculation formula and format (step 37).

If there is no calculation formula and format corresponding to each formula template, the calculation formula and format are arbitrarily described (step S38). Here, in the description of the calculation formula and the format, a new item displayed based on the setting contents of the item dictionary 17 may be selected, or a new item that does not exist in the item dictionary 17 may be input.

Next, the CPU 1 uses the calculation formula and the format
Only items are extracted (step S34). Then, it is checked whether or not the extracted item already exists in another calculation formula and format defined in the formula template or the like (step S39). If the extracted item already exists in another calculation formula and format, the calculation is performed. The formula is determined, and a program code is generated (step S40).

If the extracted item does not exist in another calculation formula and format, the new item is extracted (step S43), added to the program code of the base program, and incorporated into the input display logic (step S43). Step S44). Then, the CPU 1 newly generates a field relating to the new item added to the database file in which the format is defined, and adds it to the format (step S45).

Next, the updated logic is added to the program code of the base program (step S4).
6) Determine a formula and generate a program code (step S40). Then, the determined calculation formula is reflected on the original specification that has been read in advance, and the calculation formula and format are rewritten to create a customized specification (step S41). As a result, the customizable items among the items set in the original specification file 11 of FIG. 9 are rewritten, and a customized specification file 11 as shown in FIG. 10 is newly generated.
Next, the items used in the selected or changed calculation formula are added to the original specification file (step S
42), and terminate the process.

As described above, in the computer 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of calculation formulas and formats used in the business program are classified for each type of business and displayed in a list format so as to be selectable. Then, when the optimum type of business is selected, a calculation formula and a format are selected from each formula template, and the business program is customized based on the determined calculation formula and format.

Therefore, since the customization is performed by the selection method, it is possible to easily customize the business program.

Further, by adding new items from the item dictionary and arbitrarily changing the calculation formula and format, the adaptation rate of customization can be improved. In addition, the determined calculation formula and format are added to the program code of the base program and incorporated into the logic, so that the development efficiency of the program is improved. Then, by newly generating and adding a field to the database file, it is not necessary to design a file again, and the development efficiency of the program is improved.

[0059]

According to the program customizing apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention and the storage medium of the fifth aspect, a calculation corresponding to the selected category can be performed by simply selecting a desired category such as business or business. Displays processing contents such as formulas and formats,
It is possible to easily generate a customization program corresponding to a desired classification. Further, since the processing content is stored for each classification, the adaptation rate of customization can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the customization adaptation rate can be improved by arbitrarily adding a new item to the processing content.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the added new item is added to the program code of the base program, so that the program development efficiency can be improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to design the database file again, and the program development efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a computer 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of 00.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing elements of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 (a) A formula-specific formula selection table 1 in which calculation formulas and formats are classified according to the type of business and displayed in a list format so as to be selectable.
6. (b) Quantity system formula template 13 storing quantity formulas and formats, (c) Unit price formula template 14 storing unit price formulas and formats, (d)
It is a figure which shows the money amount type | formula point plate 15 which stores the money amount type | formula calculation formula and format.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a calculation formula and a format of a quantity system, a unit price system, and a money amount corresponding to a selected business type and an item dictionary used for setting the calculation formula and the format are displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an item dictionary displaying new items arbitrarily added to a calculation formula and a format.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a customization process of a business program.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for changing a calculation formula and a format in a customization process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a customization process of a business program.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting contents of an original specification file 11 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of setting contents of a customization specification file 18 of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CPU 2 Input device 3 Display device 4 RAM 5 Storage device 6 Storage medium 7 BUS 11 Original specification file 12 Database file 13 Quantity formula template 14 Unit price formula template 15 Full price formula template 16 Industry formula selection table 17 Item dictionary 18 Item dictionary 18 Customized specification file

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A program customizing apparatus for customizing a base program and generating a customizing program, wherein a processing content storing means for storing processing contents used in the program classified by class and a class for executing customization are selected. Selecting means for reading, processing means corresponding to the classification selected by the selecting means read from the processing content storage means and displayed, and editing for changing the processing content displayed by the display means in accordance with an instruction. Means for customizing the base program based on the processing content displayed by the display means to generate a customization program corresponding to the selected classification. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a new item adding means for arbitrarily adding a new item to the processing content corresponding to the selected classification, wherein said customizing means stores the new item arbitrarily added by said new item adding means. 2. The program customizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the customizing program corresponding to the selected classification is generated by rewriting the base program including the program. 3. The program customizing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said customizing means adds a new item arbitrarily added by said new item adding means to a program code of said base program. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a file storage unit for storing a database file relating to said base program, wherein said customizing unit stores a field corresponding to a new item arbitrarily added by said new item adding unit in said file storage unit. 3. The program customizing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the program customizing apparatus automatically generates a database file stored in the database and changes the format of the database file. 5. A storage medium storing a computer-executable program for customizing a base program and generating a customization program, wherein processing contents used in the program are stored in a processing content storage means by classifying them. Computer-executable program code, a computer-executable program code for selecting a category for performing program customization, and processing contents corresponding to the selected classification from the processing content storage unit. A computer-executable program code for reading and displaying on the display means, a computer-executable program code for changing the displayed processing content according to an instruction, and Rewrite base program And a computer-executable program code for generating a customization program corresponding to the selected classification.