JP2002091532A - Process management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a process management system with excellent extensibility, operability and maintainability by concentrating all functions to be required for process management at a server. SOLUTION: In the process management system having the server 1 to concentratively manage process data and a terminal connected with the server 1 via a communication network 8, the server 1 is provided with a data base 9 to store a program for process management and to store the process data to be transmitted from the terminal and a data processor 10 having a data input processing part 3 to register and process the process data in the data base 9 and a data output processing part 4 to process the process data stored in the data base 9 and to output the data to the terminal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a process management system, and more particularly, to a process management system having a server device, a data input terminal, and a data reference terminal, each of which is connected via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a process management system, work data is inputted from a work record input terminal for inputting work data via a network to a server device which collectively stores the work data, and is stored in the server device. Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei.
No. 108137 proposes.

[0003]

As shown in FIG. 4, a conventional process management system includes a server device (data server processor) 50 and a plurality of work record input terminals 51 and a process management terminal 52 connected via a network 54. Are connected. The server device 50 is a disk device 5
3 is provided.

The work result input terminal 51 includes a result data input / output unit 61 and a data processing unit 62. Also,
The process management terminal 52 includes a management data input / output unit 71 and a data analysis unit 72.

[0005]

However, in the case of the conventional process management system, the configuration of the server device 50, each work result input terminal 51, and the process management terminal 52, and the application program are the same as those of the server device 50, work result. The input terminal 51 and the process management terminal 52 are separately developed and operated according to their functions and roles.

Therefore, when the function of the process management system is expanded or corrected, it is necessary to perform the function expansion or correction for all of the server device 50, each work record input terminal 51, and the process management terminal 52. Was.

When the number of work result input terminals 51 and process management terminals 52 to be installed is increased, application programs corresponding to the respective functions are installed for the work result input terminals 51 and the process management terminals 51 to be added. There is a problem that it is necessary to perform operations and the like, the function expandability is poor, and a great deal of labor is required in terms of operability and maintainability.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a process management system excellent in scalability, operability, and maintainability by integrating all functions necessary for process management in a server device. Is what you do.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In a process management system having a server device for centrally managing process data and an arbitrary number of terminal devices connected to the server device via a communication network, the server device stores a process management program and A database for storing process data sent from the terminal device, a data input processing unit for registering process data in the database, and a data output process for processing the process data stored in the database and outputting to the terminal device And a data processing device having the unit.

According to the present invention, the server device stores a process management program, and further includes a data processing device including a database, a data input processing unit, and a data output processing unit. All of the functions are integrated in the server device, thereby providing a process management system excellent in scalability, operability, and maintainability.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server device for centrally managing process data, and a terminal device comprising an arbitrary number of data input terminals and data reference terminals connected to the server device via a communication network. In the process management system, the server device stores a process management program, and a database for storing process data sent from the terminal device, and transmits the data via the communication network from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal. A data input processing unit for registering process data in the database, and processing the process data stored in the database in response to a read request from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal via a communication network; A data output processing unit for outputting to an input terminal or a data reference terminal; It is characterized in that it has a data processing apparatus having.

According to the present invention, the server device stores a process management program, further stores a process data sent from a data input terminal or a data reference terminal via a communication network, and a process data storage device. A data input processing unit for performing registration processing in the database, and processing process data stored in the database in response to a read request from a data input terminal or a data reference terminal via a communication network, and processing the data input terminal or data reference. Since it has a data processing device equipped with a data output processing unit for outputting to the terminal, all functions required for process management are integrated in the server device, which enables scalability, operability, and maintainability. It is possible to provide an excellent process control system.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server device for centrally managing process data, and a terminal device comprising an arbitrary number of data input terminals and data reference terminals connected to the server device via a communication network. In the process management system having, the server device stores a process management program, and a database that stores process data sent from the terminal device, and via a communication network from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal. A data input screen for sending a data input screen to the data input terminal or the data reference terminal in response to the data input request, and registering process data sent from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal in the database; and Data from the input terminal or data reference terminal via the communication network Sending a data output screen to the data input terminal or the data reference terminal in response to a data output request, processing the process data stored in the database according to the output conditions sent from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal, And a data processing device having a data output processing unit for outputting to a data input terminal or a data reference terminal.

According to the present invention, a database for storing a process management program in the server device, further storing process data sent from a data input terminal or a data reference terminal via a communication network, and a data input terminal Or a data input processing unit that sends a data input screen to the data input terminal or the data reference terminal in response to a data input request from the data reference terminal, and registers the transmitted process data in the database; and a data input terminal or A data output screen is sent to the data input terminal or the data reference terminal in response to a data output request from the data reference terminal, and the process data stored in the database according to the output condition sent from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal. Data to be output to the data input terminal or the data reference terminal. Since it has a data processing device equipped with an output processing unit, all functions required for process management are integrated in a server device, which makes process management excellent in expandability, operability, and maintainability. A system can be provided.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail.

(First Embodiment) (Configuration) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a process management system for performing a process management for each product, for example, according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The process management system according to the first embodiment includes a server device 1 and, for example, a LAN
For example, two data input terminals 6a and 6b and a data reference terminal 7 which are terminal devices connected via a communication network 8 are provided.

The server apparatus 1 stores a process management program in a storage means such as a hard disk (not shown), and has a data input processing section 2 having a data input screen 3 and a data output processing section having a data output screen 5. A data processing device 10 having a processing unit 4 and a database 9 for storing various data such as process management data are provided.

(Operation) The operation of the process management system according to the first embodiment will be described.

First, for example, when inputting process data for each product, the data input terminals 6a and 6b access the server device 1 via the communication network 8 and display the data input screen 3 in the data processing device 10. These data are entered and displayed on the screens of the data input terminals 6a and 6a.

The process data for each product input at the data input terminals 6a and 6b is
The data is sent to the data input processing unit 2 in the data processing device 10 via the data processing device 10, is converted into a storage format that can be stored in the database 9, and is written into the database 9.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a process data storage format for each product in this case. That is, in the case of processing the performance test result data of a large number of product individuals, the product individuals N
o (number), product No., date, data input terminal No.
Various data such as inspection item No. and inspection data are stored in the database 9 in a table format which is divided for each row and each item.

Next, when referring to the process data stored in the database 9 and outputting the data, the data reference terminal 7 first sends the data to the server device 1 via the communication network 8.
To call the data output screen 5 in the data processing device 10 on the data reference terminal 7.

The condition for referring to the process data specified by the operation of the data reference terminal 7 is sent to the data output processing unit 4 in the data processing device 10 via the communication network 8.

The data output processing unit 4 includes a data reference terminal 7
After analyzing the conditions for referring to the process data from the database 9 and extracting the process data meeting the conditions from the database 9, the process data is processed and directed to the data output screen of the data reference terminal 7 via the communication network 8. To send and display. Thus, the desired process data can be grasped by the data reference terminal 7.

(Effects) According to the first embodiment, since all the functions required for the process management are provided in the server device 1, maintenance of the process management system, modification of the process management program, Server device 1
And a process management system excellent in operability, maintainability, and expandability can be provided.

Second Embodiment (Configuration) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

As in the first embodiment, the process management system according to the second embodiment includes a server 1 and a terminal connected to the server 1 via a communication network (for example, the Internet) 8. For example, two data input terminals 6a and 6b and a data reference terminal 7 are provided.

The server device 1 stores a process management program in a storage means such as a hard disk (not shown), and has a data input processing section 2 having a data input screen 3 and a data output processing section having a data output screen 5. For example, a WWW server device 10A having a processing unit 4 and a database 9 for storing various data such as process management data are provided.

A commercially available browsing software 11 is installed in each of the data input terminals 6a and 6b and the data reference terminal 7.

(Operation) The operation of the process management system according to the second embodiment will be described below.

For example, when inputting process data at the data input terminal 6a, the browsing software 11 of the data input terminal 6a is started, and the data input processing in the WWW server device 10A of the server device 1 is performed via the communication line 8. The user accesses the section 2 to display the data input screen 3 on the viewing software 11 of the data input terminal 6a.

Displaying on the browsing software 11 means that a program (part of the program) for process management (not shown) stored in a hard disk or the like in the WWW server device 10 is stored in a data input terminal. This means that the data is downloaded and displayed on the data input terminal 6a by using the browsing software 11 of 6a.

Next, the process data input at the data input terminal 6a based on the data input screen 3 is sent to the data input processing unit 2 in the WWW server device 10 via the network 8, and then described above. As described above, the data is converted into a data format that can be stored in the database 9 as shown in FIG.

Next, for example, when the data reference terminal 7 refers to and outputs the process data stored in the database 9, the browsing software 11 of the data reference terminal 7 is activated, and the data is transmitted through the communication network 8. To access the data output processing unit 4 in the WWW server device 10 of the data server device 1 to display the data output screen 5 on the viewing software 11 of the data reference terminal 7.

The conditions for referring to the process data specified by the data output screen 5 in the data reference terminal 7 are sent to the data output processing unit 4 in the WWW server device 10 via the network 8.

The data output processing unit 4 in the WWW server device 10 analyzes conditions for referring to the process data specified and transmitted by the data reference terminal 7 and based on the conditions based on the conditions. Request and acquire process data.

Thereafter, the result of the statistical processing is sent to the data reference terminal 7 via the communication network 8 as required,
It is displayed on the viewing software 11.

Thus, the data reference terminal 7 can grasp desired process data.

The above operation is the same in the case of inputting process data at each of the data input terminals 6a, 6b and the data reference terminal 7 or referring to and outputting process data stored in the database 9. Done.

As described above, according to the process management system of the second embodiment, the maintenance of the process management system can be performed by providing the server device 1 with all the functions.
Modification or addition of a process management program, expansion of various functions, and the like need only be performed on the server device 1.
Further, since the server device 1 is connected to the communication network 8, maintenance and other operations can be performed even if the server device 1 is installed at a remote location.

Examples of the maintenance of the process management system include a change in the setting of the process management system itself, monitoring of an operation state, and the like.

As an example of extension of various functions, for example, when process data is stored in the database 9 in a storage format as shown in FIG. 2, the average, maximum value, minimum value, Expansion of calculation processing functions related to process management such as calculating values, standard deviations, etc., classifying by date and by product, adding and changing process management items,
Extension of an item editing function such as deletion, extension of a communication processing function such as a function of transmitting stored data to another server device, and the like can be given.

Each terminal (data input terminal 6a,
For the terminal 6b and the data reference terminal 7), it is not necessary to perform various settings for each terminal and individual installation of a program for the process management system, so that it is possible to easily change the organization such as increasing or reducing the number of terminals. Become.

(Effects) According to the second embodiment, by providing all functions necessary for process management in the server device 1, maintenance of this process management system, modification and addition of a program for process management, It is only necessary to extend the functions to the server device 1, and it is possible to provide a process management system that is excellent in function expandability, operability, and maintainability, and that can easily rearrange terminals.

[0046]

According to the present invention, all the functions required for the process management are centrally provided in the server device, so that the maintenance of the process management system, the modification of the program, the expansion of the functions, etc. are performed in the server device. It is possible to provide a process management system that is excellent in function expandability, operability, and maintainability, and that can easily rearrange terminal devices.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a process management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data storage format in the process management system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a process management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a conventional manufacturing process management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 server device 2 data input processing unit 3 data input screen 4 data output processing unit 6a data input terminal 6b data input terminal 7 data reference terminal 8 communication network 9 database 10 data processing device 10A WWW server device 11 browsing software

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A process management system comprising: a server device for centrally managing process data; and an arbitrary number of terminal devices connected to the server device via a communication network. A database that stores the program, stores the process data sent from the terminal device, a data input processing unit that registers the process data in the database, and processes the process data stored in the database to the terminal device. A data processing device having a data output processing unit for outputting, and a process management system comprising: 2. A process management system comprising: a server device for centrally managing process data; and a terminal device comprising an arbitrary number of data input terminals and data reference terminals connected to the server device via a communication network. The server device stores a process management program, and stores a process data sent from the terminal device, and a process data sent from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal via a communication network to the database. A data input processing unit that performs registration processing, and processes the process data stored in the database in response to a read request from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal via a communication network, and the data input terminal or the data reference terminal. Processing provided with a data output processing unit for outputting data to Process control system comprising: the location, the. 3. A process management system comprising: a server device for centrally managing process data; and a terminal device comprising an arbitrary number of data input terminals and data reference terminals connected to the server device via a communication network. The server device stores a process management program, stores a process data sent from the terminal device, and responds to a data input request from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal via a communication network. Sending the data input screen to the data input terminal or the data reference terminal,
A data input processing unit for registering process data sent from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal in the database; and outputting data in response to a data output request from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal via a communication network. Send a screen to the data input terminal or data reference terminal,
A data output processing unit that processes the process data stored in the database according to an output condition sent from the data input terminal or the data reference terminal, and outputs the process data to the data input terminal or the data reference terminal. A process management system, comprising: an apparatus;