JP2002108618A - Module selective activation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a module selective start system capable of operating a consistent program at a low cost by selectively activating only modules with required functions. SOLUTION: The required modules corresponding to a command are automatically activated in prescribed procedures only by inputting the command and the consistent program to conform to a business form of a delivering company is operated by selecting only required functions even without performing customization such as the conventional package software by providing a module storage part 13 in which plural modules are stored, a table storage part 12 to store kinds of the required modules and starting procedures, etc., among the plural modules by relating them with the command, an input means 6 by which the command is inputted and a module starting means 10 to select and start the required modules from the modules in the module storage part 13 according to the procedures stored in the table storage part 12 by input of the command.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a module selection and activation system that can selectively activate a desired module from a plurality of modules and execute a consistent program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, software for business management, such as order management, inventory management, and sales management, executed by a general-purpose computer device has a general business content performed in the greatest common divisor for each business. It has been developed and provided as packaged software that has been packaged for processing.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the above-mentioned package software is designed so as to be able to cope with general tasks, but there is a limit to a detailed setting change or the like in accordance with the type of business of a delivery company. Therefore, it is necessary to separately customize the design change according to such a business type, and the cost required for the customization has been enormous. Moreover, in a system in which many functions are packaged as in the past, many functions that are hardly used are added, which has been a factor of raising the cost of the entire system.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a module selection and activation system which can operate a consistent program at low cost by selectively activating only modules having necessary functions. With the goal.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, a module selection and activation system according to the present invention is a module selection and activation system for selectively starting a desired module from a plurality of modules using a computer device. A module storage unit for storing a plurality of modules, a startup procedure storage unit for storing a required module type and a startup procedure among the plurality of modules in association with a command, and a command for inputting a command. The gist of the present invention is to include an input unit and a module starting unit that selects a required module from the modules in the module storage unit and starts the module according to the procedure stored in the starting procedure storage unit in response to the command input.

That is, a module selection and activation system according to the present invention provides a module storage unit for storing a plurality of modules, and a startup procedure for storing a required module type and a startup procedure among the plurality of modules in association with a command. A storage unit, a command input unit for inputting a command, and a module activation unit for selecting and starting a required module from the modules in the module storage unit according to the procedure stored in the activation procedure storage unit by inputting the command. ing. Therefore, only by inputting a command to the command input means, a necessary module corresponding to the command among a plurality of modules prepared in advance is automatically started in a predetermined procedure. Therefore, by selecting only necessary functions and running a consistent program, it is possible to easily perform detailed settings according to the business type of the delivery company without customizing like conventional package software. Become like
Then, compared to the conventional customization, it becomes possible to provide business software tailored to the business type of the delivery company at extremely low cost. Furthermore, unnecessary programs that are unlikely to be used do not need to be introduced, so that the cost of the entire system can be significantly reduced.

In the module selection and activation system according to the present invention, when a plurality of commands are stored in the above-mentioned activation procedure storage unit, and a required module type, activation procedure and the like corresponding to each command are stored as a table. Can store a combination of a plurality of types of modules corresponding to a plurality of commands, and can operate a program corresponding to a plurality of tasks.

In the module selection and activation system according to the present invention, when the activation procedure corresponding to the command in the table includes a command for jumping to the same or another command, more complicated processing becomes possible, and The tables themselves are small and the overall data volume is small.

In the case where the module selection and activation system of the present invention is provided with additional and / or changing means for adding and / or changing a required module type and a startup procedure and a command and the like stored in association with the module, the business format of the delivery company is provided. Addition or change of the combination of required modules according to the above can be easily performed by changing the type of the required module, the activation procedure, and the command stored in association with the additional change means. Therefore, it is possible to easily and quickly develop software tailored to the delivery company. Further, even in the case where the business format of the delivery company is changed and the software has to be changed, it is possible to cope with the customization extremely inexpensively as compared with the conventional customization by changing the setting by the additional changing means.

In the module selection and activation system according to the present invention, when addition and / or modification of necessary module types and activation procedures and commands and the like stored in association are performed via a communication line, For example, it is possible to add or change the type of module required, the startup procedure, and the command stored in association with the computer device located at a remote place.

In the module selection / activation system according to the present invention, when the addition / change means adds and / or changes a part of a table, a type and a startup procedure of a required module and a command stored in association therewith are provided. And the like can be added or changed in a short time, and the load required for communication is particularly reduced when the addition or the like is performed via a communication line, which is advantageous.

In the module selection and activation system according to the present invention, when a module introduction unit capable of adding a module in a module storage unit as needed is provided, a newly created module is added as needed. And the range of software changes can be easily expanded.

In the module selection and activation system according to the present invention, when a module is added via a communication line, for example, a newly created module is required for a remote computer. It can be added according to.

In the module selection and activation system according to the present invention, the module storage section is provided outside the system main body, and a required module is output from the external module storage section via a communication line to be activated. In this case, for example, a required module can be output to a computer device located at a remote place, activated, and a consistent program can be operated. At this time, since only necessary modules are output via the communication line, the load required for communication is reduced, and quick startup is realized.

In the module selection and activation system according to the present invention, the activation procedure storage unit is provided outside the system main body, and a necessary table is output from the external activation procedure storage unit via a communication line. For example, a table can be output to a computer device located at a remote place. Then, at this time, only the necessary tables are output via the communication line, so that the load required for communication can be reduced and quick startup can be realized.

[0017]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a module selection starting system according to the present invention. The system comprises an input means 6 comprising a keyboard, a mouse, etc., for inputting data, commands, etc., a central processing unit 1, comprising a CPU, etc., for calculating the input data and temporarily storing the data, A main storage device 2 composed of a main memory, a hard disk, etc., for expanding modules used in the central processing unit 1 and a printer device, etc., and outputs data processed by the central processing device 1 to a slip, a form, etc. Output means 8 and a display means 7 comprising a CRT device, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and displaying data input to the input means 6, data output to the output means 8, and the like. In addition, FD drive and CD-R
An external storage device 3 that is composed of an OM drive or the like and stores modules and the like stored in the main storage device 2 is provided.

The main storage device 2 includes a module storage unit 13 for storing a plurality of modules, a data storage unit 14 for storing data processed by the central processing unit 1,
As will be described later, a table storage unit (start-up procedure storage) that stores the table for storing the type of required modules and the start-up procedure among the plurality of modules stored in the module storage unit 13 in association with a command as a table. Unit 12).

The input means 6 receives not only data to be processed by the central processing unit 1 but also commands recorded in a table stored in the table storage unit 12. And functions as command input means of the present invention.

The central processing unit 1 refers to a table stored in the table storage unit 12 based on the command input to the input means 6 and determines the type of a necessary module corresponding to the input command. Activating means 10 for reading out the activating procedure and activating the necessary modules
It has. In addition, the central processing unit 1 includes a module execution unit 11 that executes a program for performing consistent business management by sequentially executing the modules activated by the module activation unit 10.

After necessary modules are executed in a predetermined procedure and a consistent program is operated, necessary data is input to the input means 6 in accordance with a data input instruction displayed on the display means 7. . The input data is displayed on the display means 7 and checked by an automatic check function or the like. Then, predetermined arithmetic processing or the like is performed, and the processed data is stored in the data storage unit 14 and the display means 7 And output to a form or the like by the output means 8 as necessary. Also, data rewriting of related files is performed as needed.
In this way, a consistent business management program is executed.

On the other hand, the external storage device 3 is provided with module introduction means 16 for adding a module to be newly stored in the module storage unit 13 or the like. As a result, a newly created module can be added as needed, and the range of software change can be easily expanded.

Further, the external storage device 3 includes a table introduction unit (addition / change unit) 15 for adding or changing a table stored in the table storage unit 12.
This allows the table introduction means 15 to add or change the types of required modules, the startup procedure, and commands stored in association with each other, and easily change the combination of required modules according to the business type of the delivery company. . Therefore, it is possible to easily and quickly develop software tailored to the delivery company. Further, even in the case where the business format of the delivery company is changed and the software has to be changed, it is possible to cope with the customization extremely cheaply by adding or changing the table, as compared with the conventional customization.

Here, the table introducing means 15 can change or add the entire table, change a part of the table, or add a part of the table. Can also be. As described above, by partially changing or partially adding the table, the data amount of the addition or change is reduced, and the work time and the like can be reduced.

Next, the operation of the above system will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the figure, "S" means a step.

First, a command is input to the input means 6 (S1). When a command is input, a table stored in the table storage unit 12 is read by the module activation unit 10 (S2).

FIG. 3 shows an example of the table. In this example, the commands are “1001”, “1002”,.
Is used as a four-digit number. On the other hand, a large number of modules such as “A1”, “B1”. In this table, which module is to be activated in which procedure among a large number of modules corresponding to each of the above commands is defined.

Next, the necessary module corresponding to the command input with reference to the table is read out from the module storage unit 13 (S3), and the module read out by the module executing means 11 is determined in the table. The process is executed according to a predetermined procedure (S4), and the process of the consistent business program is started.

For example, assuming that the input command starts processing of a program related to sales input, a plurality of necessary modules are read out and sequentially executed by the input of the command. Then, the sales input screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. In this sales input screen,
A data input box 18 for inputting data such as “customer code”, “date”, “product code”, “quantity”, “unit price”, “amount” is displayed, and the input data is adjacent to each data input box 18. Is displayed in the check result display column 19 for displaying the check result of the check performed by the automatic check function.

The automatic check function automatically checks whether the input data is valid in light of the attribute of the data. For example, if "customer code" is entered as data,
If the entered code is a customer who does not have an account,
If the data is invalid, an error display is displayed to prompt re-input, and if the data is valid, an OK display is displayed to prompt the next data input, and the input data is automatically checked.

When the input of all data is completed, the data recorded in the related file is rewritten as needed. For example, in the example of the sales input described above, the sales input processing is performed, so that the receivable of the corresponding customer in the customer file is automatically rewritten to the sum of the sales input this time.

In the above example of the series of processing programs, in the above example, “display of data input box 18 related to display of sales input screen” “check of data input to data input box 18 and display of check result” “Rewriting related files” and the like are independent and separate modules, and each module is read out as specified in the table read out by the first command input, executed in a predetermined procedure, and The processing of the program is performed. If the execution of the module is to be ended, the process proceeds to the next step. If not, the process returns to step 4 to continue the execution of the module (S5). Thereafter, when the processing is to be terminated, the processing is terminated. When the processing is not terminated, the flow returns to step 1 to wait for the input of the next command (S6).

On the other hand, if there is a change in the business type of the delivery company, etc., if it can be handled by using an unused module already stored in the module storage unit 13, a table incorporating the module is prepared. Then, by adding or changing a part or all of the table by the table introducing means 15, it is possible to execute a program corresponding to the business type change.

If an existing module does not exist, a new module is created and stored in the module storage unit 13 by the module introduction unit 16 and the table is changed by the table introduction unit 15 to change the business format. The processing of the program corresponding to the change can be performed. By accumulating newly created modules, it is possible to cope with business management of various business types, and it is possible to easily expand the range of software changes.

As described above, according to the above system, only by inputting a command to the command input means, a necessary module corresponding to the command among a plurality of modules prepared in advance is automatically determined in a predetermined procedure. Is activated. Therefore, by selecting only necessary functions and running a consistent program, it is possible to easily perform detailed settings according to the business type of the delivery company without customizing like conventional package software. Become like Then, compared to the conventional customization, it becomes possible to provide business software tailored to the business type of the delivery company at extremely low cost. Furthermore, unnecessary programs that are unlikely to be used do not need to be introduced, so that the cost of the entire system can be significantly reduced.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the system of the present invention. In this system, a module storage unit 13 and a module introduction unit 16 are provided in an external server 23 instead of the system body. Further, the table introduction means 15 and the table storage unit 12 are provided not in the system main body but in the external server 23. The system main unit and the external server 23 are provided with input / output control units 21 and 22 for controlling data to be input / output to and from each other. Are connected via a communication line such as the Internet (NET). Otherwise, the first
This is the same as the above embodiment, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In this system, a necessary module is output from the external server 23 to a computer device located at a remote place, activated, and a consistent program can be operated. Also, part or all of the table can be output from the external server 23 to a computer device at a remote location. Then, at this time, only necessary data such as modules and tables are output via the communication line, so that the load required for communication is reduced and quick startup is realized. Otherwise, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment are provided.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the system of the present invention. This system includes a module introduction means 16.
The table introduction means 15 is provided not in the system main body but in the external server 23. The system main unit and the external server 23 are provided with input / output control units 21 and 22 for controlling data to be input / output to and from each other. Are connected via a communication line such as the Internet (NET). The other parts are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In this system, some or all of the necessary modules and tables can be introduced from an external server 23 to a computer device located at a remote place. Otherwise, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment are provided.

FIG. 7 shows a second example of a table provided in the system of the present invention. In this example, not only the modules “A1”, “B1”... Correspond to one command, but the same or another command is included in the startup procedure in which the modules corresponding to the commands in the above table are ordered. Contains a command to jump to.

For example, when a command "1012" is input in the table shown in the figure, the modules "A1" and "B2" are selectively activated and then jump to the command "1002", where "A1" and "A1" B
1 ”,“ C1 ”... Are selectively activated. Further, the command jumps to the command “1013” and the command “1”
After the modules “A1” to “n6” set in “013” are selectively activated, the process returns to the routine of the command “1002”, and “E1”... “N2” is executed, and the command “1” is executed.
Returning to the routine of 012, "n5" is executed. By doing so, more complicated processing can be performed, and the table itself can be small, and the total data amount can be reduced.

In each of the above-described embodiments, an example in which the present invention is applied to a sales record business management program is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various business operations such as inventory management, customer management, and accounting processing are performed. Can be applied to management programs.

[0044]

As described above, according to the module selection and activation system of the present invention, by simply inputting a command to the command input means, a necessary module corresponding to the command among a plurality of modules prepared in advance is obtained. It is started automatically according to the specified procedure. Therefore, by selecting only necessary functions and running a consistent program, it is possible to easily perform detailed settings according to the business type of the delivery company without customizing like conventional package software. Become like Then, compared to the conventional customization, it becomes possible to provide business software tailored to the business type of the delivery company at extremely low cost. Furthermore, unnecessary programs that are unlikely to be used do not need to be introduced, so that the cost of the entire system can be significantly reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a module selection activation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the module selection activation system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen by running a program.

FIG. 5 is a system configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of the module selection starting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a system configuration diagram showing a third embodiment of the module selection starting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a second example of the table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Input means 10 Module starting means 12 Table storage unit 13 Module storage unit

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A module selection and activation system for selectively activating a desired module from among a plurality of modules using a computer device, comprising: a module storage unit storing a plurality of modules; A start procedure storage unit for storing a required module type and a start procedure in association with a command, a command input means for inputting a command, and a module storage unit in accordance with a procedure stored in the start procedure storage unit by inputting the command; And a module activating means for selecting and activating a required module from among the modules. 2. The module selection and activation system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of commands are stored in the activation procedure storage unit, and a required module type, a startup procedure, and the like corresponding to each command are stored as a table. . 3. The module selection starting system according to claim 2, wherein the starting procedure corresponding to the command in the table includes a command for jumping to the same or another command. 4. An additional changing means for adding and / or changing a required module type, a starting procedure, and a command stored in association therewith.
4. The module selection activation system according to claim 3. 5. The module selection and activation system according to claim 4, wherein addition and / or modification of necessary module types and activation procedures and commands and the like stored in association with each other are performed via a communication line. 6. The module selection starting system according to claim 4, wherein said adding / changing means adds and / or changes a part of a table. 7. The module selection activation system according to claim 1, further comprising a module introduction unit that can add a module in a module storage unit as needed. 8. The module selection starting system according to claim 7, wherein the module is added via a communication line. 9. The module storage device according to claim 1, wherein the module storage unit is installed outside the system main unit, and a required module is output from the external module storage unit via a communication line and activated. The module selection activation system according to claim 1. 10. The system according to claim 2, wherein a start procedure storage unit is provided outside the system main unit, and a necessary table is output from said external start procedure storage unit via a communication line. A module selection activation system according to claim 1.