JP2004133535A - Data processor, processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily manage data. <P>SOLUTION: A data management system 1 generates index information from the record of a prescribed unit included in a DB file recorded in a DB group 2 for jobs, records it in a construction management DB 4, also generates the index information on the basis of a data file recorded in a data file group 3 and records it in the construction management DB 4. A data management part 5 uniformly displays the index information recorded in the construction work management DB 4 on the basis of the command of a user. This invention can be applied to a personal computer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a data processing device, method, and program, and more particularly, to a data processing device, method, and program capable of facilitating data management.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when performing mechanical equipment construction work (for example, construction work), various data (a plurality of data created by different applications) is generated from one order to completion of one construction property. (For example, data such as design documents, pick-ups, estimates, construction drawings, material tabulations, process charts, and cost control charts are generated). The following are three examples of common methods for managing these data.
[0003]
In the first method, data is managed by recording and storing the data on an external disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or an MO (Magneto Optical Disk) classified according to the construction unit.
[0004]
In the second method, data is managed by creating a folder for each work in a built-in HDD (Hard Disk Drive).
[0005]
The third method is to manage data by using document management software or the like.
[0006]
The media managed in the first method and the second method are different, but the means are the same. For example, the file name is a name that can be associated with the contents of the file, and furthermore, the file name is classified using a folder. The results are managed using, for example, an explorer attached to Windows (registered trademark) OS (Operating Systems).
[0007]
If one file corresponds to one data, the file name or the folder name itself has the same meaning as the index information (table of contents information), and is effective as a data management method.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, a DB (database) file in which a plurality of unit records are included in one file (for example, a record of a plurality of different buildings is included in a pick-up DB file created in a picking process). On the other hand, since only the file name given to the DB file can be recognized, when the index information (for example, information on each of a plurality of buildings) in the DB file is obtained, software (for example, software that can browse the contents of the DB file) Software for executing the picking-up process) must be started, and data management is complicated.
[0009]
In the third method, a plurality of classification methods can be assigned to one file, and the management method using the file name and the folder structure (management by the first method and the second method) Although it is possible to perform complicated management, for a DB file in which a plurality of data are included in one file, software that allows the contents to be browsed is used in the same way as the first method and the second method. It has to be started, and there has been a problem that data management is complicated.
[0010]
The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and aims to facilitate data management.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The data processing device of the present invention includes a first generation unit configured to generate first index information corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit from a database generated by a first application, and a first generation unit that is different from the first application. Second generating means for generating second index information corresponding to the data file generated by the second application, and first index information generated by the first generating means and generated by the second generating means. Recording means for recording the second index information, and management means for acquiring and managing a plurality of pieces of index information including the first and second index information recorded in the recording means. I do.
[0012]
When a plurality of records of a predetermined unit are recorded in the database generated by the first application, the first generation unit may generate a number of pieces of the first index information corresponding to the number of records of the predetermined unit. When a plurality of data files generated by the second application are recorded, the second generating means may generate a number of pieces of second index information corresponding to the number of data files. it can.
[0013]
The first and second index information may include at least one of a name, an attribute, a file type, an update date and time, a creator, and a key in a database.
[0014]
The data processing method according to the present invention includes a first generation step of generating first index information corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit from a database generated by a first application, and a first generation step different from the first application. A second generating step of generating second index information corresponding to the data file generated by the second application, and a first index information generated by the processing of the first generating step and a second generating step of the second generating step. A recording control step for controlling recording of the second index information generated by the processing, and a plurality of pieces of index information including the first and second index information recorded by the processing of the recording control step are acquired and managed. And a management step.
[0015]
A program according to the present invention includes a first generation step of generating first index information corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit from a database generated by a first application, and a second generation step different from the first application. A second generation step of generating second index information corresponding to the data file generated by the application and a management step of acquiring and managing a plurality of pieces of index information including the first and second index information are executed. It is characterized by making it.
[0016]
In the data processing device and method and the program according to the present invention, first index information corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit is generated from a database generated by the first application, and generated by the second application. Second index information corresponding to the data file is generated, and data is managed based on the plurality of pieces of index information.
[0017]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0018]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a data management system 1 to which the present invention is applied.
[0019]
In the business DB group 2, for example, a plurality of DB files generated when performing each business of the machine facility construction business are recorded. For example, DB files such as design documents, pick-ups, estimates, construction drawings, material tabulations, process schedules, and cost management tables for performing construction work are recorded. Each DB file includes a plurality of construction sites. Are included in a plurality of records of a predetermined unit.
[0020]
In the data file group 3, data files that are not generated in each operation of the mechanical equipment construction operation, that is, general data files (for example, text files, drawing files, or spreadsheet files) are recorded. I have.
[0021]
Index information (index information 30 in FIG. 2 described later) generated from a record of a predetermined unit of the DB file recorded in the business DB group 2 and a data file stored in the data file group 3 The index information is recorded in the construction management DB4.
[0022]
The data management unit 5 accesses the construction management DB 4 based on a user's command, and manages data with reference to a plurality of index information (index information 30 in FIG. 2 described later) recorded in the construction management DB 4. I do.
[0023]
With reference to FIG. 1, the index information generation processing executed by the data management system 1 will be described. In step S1, the data management system 1 uses the DB information recorded in the business DB group 2 based on information about records in a predetermined unit (for example, a unit corresponding to one business) to generate index information (described later). The index information 30) shown in FIG.
[0024]
For example, one picking DB generated by the picking process includes a plurality of business units such as “XX building new construction 1”, “XX building new construction 2”, and “XX building new construction 3”. Contains records. Therefore, the data management system 1 generates the corresponding index information based on the data of “XX building new construction 1”, “XX building new construction 2”, and “XX building new construction 3”. . In the case of the present example, three pieces of index information are generated.
[0025]
In step S2, the data management system 1 generates index information on a data file from the data file group 3. For example, in a folder related to a process of a design document stored in the data file group 3, a “tubing material” generated using a general application (for example, an application for creating a text file and an application for creating an image file) is used. If the data files of “list.txt”, “urinal (front) .bmp”, “basin (lower) .bmp”, and “toilet (front) .bmp” are included, their respective data The index information (index information 30 in FIG. 2 described later) corresponding to the file is generated. In the case of the present example, four pieces of index information are generated.
[0026]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating index information 30 recorded in the construction management DB 4.
[0027]
The index information 30 includes a name, an attribute, a file type, an update date and time, a creator, and a key in the DB. The “name” indicates the name of the target file, and the “attribute” indicates one of two types, “under creation / completed”, corresponding to the attribute of the target file. “File type” indicates the type of the target file, and “update date and time” indicates the update date of the target file. The “creator” indicates a creator of the file, and the “key in DB” indicates a key corresponding to the target file and capable of uniquely searching for a target record in the business DB. The “key in the DB” is, for example, a serial number (0, 1, 2, 3,...) Automatically and continuously assigned to each record set in the design stage of the DB, or some number. (AA-01, BB-01, CC-01...), And is a search key value that can directly specify a target record in the DB.
[0028]
The data management system 1 includes a record of a predetermined unit of the DB file recorded in the business DB group 2 and information as shown in FIG. 2 from the data file recorded in the data file group 3. The index information 30 is generated and recorded in the construction management DB 4.
[0029]
Note that the information included in the index information 30 is not limited to the name, attribute, file type, update date, creator, and key in the DB. Of these, at least one of them may be included.
[0030]
Returning to FIG. 1, in step S3, the data management system 1 records the index information 30 generated by the processing in steps S1 and S2 in the construction management DB 4.
[0031]
Through the processing in steps S1 to S3, the data management system 1 generates index information 30 corresponding to a record or file in a predetermined unit from the business DB group 2 and the data file group 3, and records the index information 30 in the construction management DB4. .
[0032]
In step S4, the data management unit 5 of the data management system 1 performs data management based on a user command. At this time, the data management unit 5 performs data management using the index information 30 recorded in the construction management DB 4.
[0033]
When the user inputs a command to the data management unit 5, the data management unit 5 refers to the construction management DB 4, so that a plurality of records in a predetermined unit included in the DB file are also indexed as one virtual file. Information can be referred to, and index information of a general file (for example, a text file) can be browsed at the same time (because it can be browsed uniformly), so that data management can be facilitated.
[0034]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a personal computer 50 capable of executing the processing of the data management system to which the present invention is applied.
[0035]
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) 61 receives signals corresponding to various commands input by the user of the personal computer 50 using the input unit 64 via the input / output interface 62 and the internal bus 63, and converts the input signals into signals. Execute various processing based on the above.
[0036]
A ROM (Read Only Memory) 65 stores basically fixed data among programs used by the CPU 61 and calculation parameters. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 66 stores programs and data used in the execution of the CPU 61, parameters that appropriately change in the execution, and the like. The CPU 61, the ROM 65, and the RAM 66 are interconnected by an internal bus 63.
[0037]
The internal bus 63 is also connected to the input / output interface 62. The input unit 64 includes, for example, a keyboard, a touch pad, a jog dial, or a mouse, and is operated when the user of the personal computer 50 inputs various commands to the CPU 61. The display unit 67 is composed of, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or a liquid crystal display device, and displays various information as text or images.
[0038]
An HDD (hard disk drive) 68 drives a hard disk and records or reproduces a program or information executed by the CPU 61 on the hard disk. A magnetic disk 81, an optical disk 82, a magneto-optical disk 83, and a semiconductor memory 84 are mounted on the drive 69 as necessary, and exchange data.
[0039]
The network interface 70 is connected to another device or the like via a wire or wirelessly to exchange information.
[0040]
The input unit 64 to the network interface 70 are connected to the CPU 61 via the input / output interface 62 and the internal bus 63.
[0041]
The construction management DB 4 may be recorded on a device or a recording medium connected via the network interface 70, or may be recorded on a server connected to the Internet via the network interface 70.
In addition, of course, it may be recorded on the HDD 68 of the personal computer 50.
This is the same for the business DB group 2 and the data file group 3. Hereinafter, a case where the business DB group 2, the data file group 3, and the construction management DB 4 are recorded on the HDD 68 of the personal computer 50 will be described as an example.
[0042]
The DB management processing executed by the data management system 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. This process is started when the user selects index information corresponding to a file (or virtual file) recorded in the business DB group 2 or the data file group 3.
[0043]
In step S11, the data management unit 5 of the data management system 1 receives selection of index information corresponding to a file (or virtual file) from a user, and acquires the selected file (or virtual file).
[0044]
In step S12, the data management system 1 determines whether the file (or virtual file) acquired by the data management unit 4 in the process in step S11 is a business file. In this case, the business file indicates a virtual file corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit of the DB file recorded in the business DB group 2. The file selected by the user includes a business file (a virtual file corresponding to a record in a predetermined unit of the DB file recorded in the business DB group 2) and an external file (a data file recorded in the data file group 3). ).
[0045]
If it is determined in step S12 that the file is a business file (a virtual file corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit of the DB file recorded in the business DB group 2; hereinafter, referred to as a business file), the process proceeds to step S13. , The data management system 1 determines whether to add data. Specifically, it is determined whether a command to add data has been input to the data management unit 5 by the user. If it is determined in step S13 that the data is to be added, the process proceeds to step S14, where the business file data adding process is executed. The process of adding data to the business file will be described with reference to FIG.
[0046]
In step S51, the data management system 1 starts a business program corresponding to the selected file (the file selected in the process of step S11 in FIG. 4 (business file in this case)). Specifically, for example, when the selected file (business file) is a file corresponding to the picking process (a virtual file corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit recorded in the picking DB), Start a business program that executes the process.
[0047]
In step S52, the data management unit 5 of the data management system 1 acquires a user command. At this time, the user's command includes the name of the file to be added and the content of the process to be added.
[0048]
In step S53, the data management system 1 adds the name of the file to be added (the name of the data file acquired by the data management unit 5 by the processing in step S52) to the construction management DB 4. For example, if the name of the added file is “XX building new construction 1”, this is added to the construction management DB 4.
[0049]
In step S54, the data management system 1 causes the business program to execute additional processing based on the user's instruction acquired in step S52. The business program executes a pick-up process based on, for example, a user command. Needless to say, the business program causes the added record to be recorded in the corresponding business DB (the business DB group 2's search DB) after executing the search processing.
[0050]
In step S55, the data management system 1 determines whether to end the business program. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a command to terminate the business program has been input to the data management unit 5 by the user. If it is determined in step S55 that the business program is not to be ended, the process waits until a command to end the business program is input.
[0051]
If it is determined in step S55 that the business program is to be terminated, the process proceeds to step S56, and the data management system 1 determines the key and attribute of the record added and recorded in the business DB by the processing of step S54. Obtain from business program.
[0052]
In step S57, the data management system 1 updates the information acquired by the processing in step S86 into the construction management DB 4. Specifically, since the file name has been added by the process of step S53, the data management system 1 responds to the index information 30 in which the file name (the file name added by the process of step S53) is described. Where the key and attribute of the recorded record are added and recorded. Then, the business file data addition processing ends, and the processing proceeds to step S27 in FIG.
[0053]
Returning to FIG. 4, when it is determined in step S13 that data is not to be added, the process proceeds to step S15, and the data management system 1 determines whether to change the data. Specifically, it is determined whether an instruction to change data has been input to the data management unit 5 for the file selected by the user (the file obtained by the process of step S11). If it is determined in step S15 that the data is to be changed, the process proceeds to step S16, in which a business file data change process is performed. This business file data change processing will be described with reference to FIG.
[0054]
In step S81, the data management system 1 starts a business program corresponding to the selected file (the file selected in the process of step S11 in FIG. 4 (in this case, the business file)).
[0055]
In step S82, the data management unit 5 of the data management system 1 acquires a user command. At this time, the user's command includes the content for instructing the change.
[0056]
In step S83, the data management system 1 obtains the business program DB key recorded in the construction management DB 4, and notifies the business program. Specifically, the “key in the DB” included in the index information 30 corresponding to the file (the file selected by the process of step S11 in FIG. 4) is obtained, and this is notified to the business program.
[0057]
Depending on the business program, instead of directly overwriting the changed content to the target record, a new record is added for safety, the changed content is written, and if the writing is completed normally, it becomes the change source Since it is assumed that the operation is performed by a procedure such as deleting a record, a notification to the business program is performed. In this case, the key value (the key in the DB) may not be the one at the time of requesting the change, so the key (the key in the DB) assigned after the change is actually received again. (Of course, some simply overwrite, so in this case the key value will not change.)
[0058]
In step S84, the data management system 1 causes the business program to execute the change process based on the user's command acquired in the process of step S82. The business program executes, for example, a process of changing the picking-up process based on a user command. Needless to say, the business program records the changed record in the corresponding business DB (the search DB in the business DB group 2 in FIG. 1) after executing the pick-up process.
[0059]
In step S85, the data management system 1 determines whether to end the business program. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a command to terminate the business program has been input to the data management unit 5 by the user. If it is determined in step S85 that the business program is not to be ended, the process waits until a command to end the business program is input.
[0060]
If it is determined in step S85 that the business program is to be ended, the process proceeds to step S86, and the data management system 1 changes the attribute of the record changed and stored in the business DB by the process of step S84 to the business program. To get from. More specifically, since the attribute of the record is one of “under creation” or “completed”, the attribute is acquired. When the file after the change is different from the file before the change, the data management system 1 acquires the status of the file after the change (information based on the index information).
[0061]
In step S87, the data management system 1 updates the information acquired by the processing in step S86 into the construction management DB 4. Specifically, since the record has been changed by the process of step S84, the data management system 1 stores the attribute of the changed record in the index information 30 corresponding to the target file recorded in the construction management DB 4. Update to "attribute". Further, as described above, when the file after the change is different from the file before the change, the status of the file after the change is held (because it is obtained by the process of step S86), and thus the file is also updated. . Then, the business file data change process is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S27 in FIG.
[0062]
Returning to FIG. 4, when it is determined in step S15 that the data is not changed, the process proceeds to step S17, and the data management system 1 determines whether to change the data name. Specifically, it is determined whether or not an instruction to change the name of the data has been input to the data management unit 5 for the file selected by the user (the file obtained by the process of step S11). If it is determined in step S17 that the data name is to be changed, the data management unit 5 acquires a command from the user. This command includes the data name to be changed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S18, in which the data management system 1 changes the file name included in the index information 30 of the target file in the construction management DB 4 to a file name based on a user command, and Proceed to step S27.
[0063]
If it is determined in step S17 that the data name is not to be changed, the process proceeds to step S19, where a business file deletion process is performed. This business file data deletion process will be described with reference to FIG.
[0064]
In step S121, the data management system 1 activates the business program corresponding to the selected file (the file selected in the process of step S11 in FIG. 4 (business file in this case)).
[0065]
In step S122, the data management system 1 obtains a business program DB key recorded in the construction management DB 4, and notifies the business program.
Specifically, the “key in the DB” included in the index information 30 corresponding to the file (the file selected by the process of step S11 in FIG. 4) is obtained, and this is notified to the business program. The “key in the DB” notified to the business program is required when the business program performs a process of deleting a target record in the DB used in the business program from the DB. (It becomes "key in DB" to search for desired record)
[0066]
In step S123, the data management system 1 causes the business program to execute a deletion process. The business program deletes the target record, for example. Of course, after executing the deletion process, the business program deletes the deleted record from the corresponding business DB (the business DB in the business DB group 2 in FIG. 1).
[0067]
In step S124, the data management system 1 determines whether to end the business program. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a command to terminate the business program has been input to the data management unit 5 by the user. If it is determined in step S124 that the business program is not to be ended, the process waits until a command to end the business program is input.
[0068]
If it is determined in step S124 that the business program is to be ended, the process proceeds to step S125, and the data management system 1 stores the data in the construction management DB 4 corresponding to the record deleted from the business DB by the processing in step S123. Delete the index information that is stored. Then, the business file data change process is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S27 in FIG.
[0069]
Returning to FIG. 4, if it is determined in step S12 that the file is not a business file, the process proceeds to step S20 in FIG. 5, and the data management system 1 determines whether to change data. In this case, the selected file is an external file recorded in the data file group 3 (for example, a file created by a paint (trademark) application; hereinafter, referred to as an external file). Specifically, it is determined whether or not an instruction to change data has been input to the data management unit 5 for the file selected by the user (the external file obtained by the process of step S11 in FIG. 4). . If it is determined in step S20 (FIG. 5) that the data is to be changed, the process proceeds to step S21, in which data change processing of the external file is performed. This external file data change processing will be described with reference to FIG.
[0070]
In step S151, the data management system 1 acquires the path name of the target file. For example, a path name “C: \ Documents and Settings \ User 1 \ My Documents \ urinal (front) .bmp" is acquired.
[0071]
In step S152, the data management system 1 determines the path name of the file acquired by the processing in step S151 (in this example, "C: \ Documents and Settings \ User 1 \ My Documents \ urinal (front) .bmp"). The associated program is started using the path name as the argument) and the argument. In the case of the present example, a paint (trademark) application is started.
[0072]
In step S153, the data management unit 5 of the data management system 1 acquires a user command. At this time, the user's command includes the content of a command to change the target file.
[0073]
In step S154, the data management system 1 causes the running external program (in this example, a paint application) to execute the change process based on the user's instruction acquired in step S153. The external program executes, for example, a process of changing a drawing based on a user's instruction. Of course, after executing the change processing, the external program records the changed file in the corresponding data file group 3.
[0074]
In step S155, the data management system 1 determines whether to terminate the external program. Specifically, the data management unit 5 determines whether the external program has been terminated by the user. If it is determined in step S155 that the external program has not been terminated, the process waits until the external program is terminated.
[0075]
If it is determined in step S155 that the external program is to be terminated, the process proceeds to step S156, and the data management system 1 acquires the update date and time and the write attribute from the file information of the target file.
[0076]
In step S156, the data management system 1 updates the information acquired by the process in step S155 with the index information 30 corresponding to the target file and recorded in the construction management DB 4. Specifically, since the update date and time of the file has been changed by the process of step S154 and the writing attribute (work or completed) may have been changed, the data management system 1 is changed. The update date and the write attribute of the file are updated to the index information 30 corresponding to the target file recorded in the construction management DB 4. Then, the data change processing of the external file is terminated, and the processing proceeds to step S27 in FIG.
[0077]
Returning to FIG. 5, when it is determined in step S20 that the data is not changed, the process proceeds to step S22, and the data management system 1 determines whether to change the data name. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a command to change the name of the data has been input to the data management unit 5 for the file selected by the user (the external file obtained by the process of step S11). If it is determined in step S22 that the data name is to be changed, the data management unit 5 acquires a command from the user. This command includes the data name to be changed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S23, and the data management system 1 changes the name of the target file (changes to the name acquired in the process of step S22).
[0078]
In step S24, the data management system 1 changes the file name included in the index information 30 of the target file in the construction management DB 4 to the file name acquired in step S22 (the processing in step S23). The same processing is performed). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S27 in FIG.
[0079]
If it is determined in step S22 (FIG. 5) that the data name is not changed, the process proceeds to step S25, where the data management system 1 determines the target external file (the file selected by the process in step S11 in FIG. 4). ).
[0080]
In step S26 (FIG. 5), the data management system 1 deletes the index information 30 recorded in the construction management DB 4 corresponding to the file deleted by the processing in step S25. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S27 in FIG.
[0081]
After the processing in step S14 in FIG. 4, after the processing in step S16, after the processing in step S18, after the processing in step S19, after the processing in step S21 in FIG. 5, after the processing in step S24, or After the process in S26, the process proceeds to step S27 in FIG. 4, and the data management system 1 displays an update result. Specifically, the update result is displayed on the display unit 67 of the personal computer 50 executing the data management system 1.
[0082]
At this time, an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 67 is shown in FIGS. In the case of the example of FIG. 10, the explorer screen 100 includes a task selection tree 111 and a detailed display 112. The task selection tree 111 is a tree for selecting a task. In the case of the example of FIG. 10, the design document 121 is selected. The detail display 112 stores a virtual file or a data file corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit included in the DB file stored in the storage location corresponding to the selected task. In the example of FIG. Data files of “pipe list.txt”, “urinal (front) .bmp”, “basin (lower) .bmp”, and “toilet (front) .bmp” are stored. In this case, all the external files are stored.
[0083]
In the example of FIG. 11, the pick-up table 131 is selected in the task selection tree 111, and in the detailed display 112, “XX building new construction 1”, “XX building new construction 2”, “ Virtual files of “XX building new construction 3”, “XX building new construction 4”, and “XX building new construction 5” are stored. In this case, all business files (virtual files) are stored. These virtual files are actually records of a predetermined unit included in the pick-up DB relating to the process of the pick-up table 131, but are displayed as virtual files by recording the index information 30 in the construction management DB 4. Can be.
[0084]
The data management system 1 executes the processing of FIGS. 6 to 9 to store information (records) for each use unit in the lookup table 131 as one virtual file as shown in FIG. Can be displayed. Specifically, the data management system 1 uses the index information 30 to display information for each use unit (record of a predetermined unit) for each unit.
[0085]
With the above processing, the index information 30 is obtained from the record of the predetermined unit included in the DB file (business file) stored in the business DB group 2 and the data file (external file) stored in the data file group 3. Since the data is generated and recorded in the construction management DB 4, when a user performs data management, a record of a predetermined unit included in the DB file (business file) may be treated as one file (virtual file). It can be displayed and managed in the same manner as an external file (FIGS. 10 and 11), so that index information (table of contents information) can be uniformly viewed regardless of the type of data.
Thus, data management can be facilitated.
[0086]
Further, since a record of a predetermined unit (a record relating to one job) can be handled as one file (virtual file), the location of data to be used, the location of software that can use the data, the type of data and the It can be easily grasped.
[0087]
Furthermore, even if data is used for the construction of machinery and equipment where the software used varies depending on the process within the business, regardless of the type of data, the target index information can be viewed uniformly. it can.
[0088]
Further, since the index information 30 is created regardless of the file type, it is possible to display common status information that is not affected by the file type.
[0089]
The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware, but can also be executed by software. When a series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software executes various functions by installing a computer built in dedicated hardware or installing various programs. For example, it is installed from a recording medium to a general-purpose personal computer or the like.
[0090]
As shown in FIG. 3, the recording medium is distributed separately from a computer in order to provide the user with the program, and is recorded on a magnetic disk 81 (including a floppy disk) on which the program is recorded and an optical disk 82 (CD). Not only a package medium including ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), DVD (including Digital Versatile Disc), magneto-optical disk 83 (including MD (Mini Disc)), semiconductor memory 84, but also , Which is provided to the user in a state in which the program is incorporated in a computer in advance, and in which the program is recorded and the like.
[0091]
In this specification, a step of describing a computer program refers to not only a process performed in chronological order according to the described order, but also a process executed in parallel or individually even if not necessarily performed in chronological order. Is also included.
[0092]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, data management can be facilitated. In particular, according to the present invention, information on data can be uniformly viewed regardless of the type of data.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a data management system to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating index information recorded in a construction management DB.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a personal computer that can execute processing of a data management system to which the present invention has been applied.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a DB management process.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a DB management process.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of adding data to a business file in step S14 of FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of adding data to a business file in step S16 of FIG. 4;
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of adding data to a business file in step S19 of FIG. 4;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of adding data to a business file in step S21 of FIG. 5;
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a display unit by the data management system.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a display unit by the data management system.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Data management system
2 Business DB group
3 Data file group
4 Construction management DB
5 Data Management Department
30 Index information
111 Business selection tree
112 Detail display

Claims (5)

In a data processing device that manages databases and data files generated by a plurality of applications,
First generation means for generating, from a database generated by the first application, first index information corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit;
Second generating means for generating second index information corresponding to a data file generated by a second application different from the first application;
Recording means for recording the first index information generated by the first generation means and the second index information generated by the second generation means;
A data processing apparatus comprising: a management unit that acquires and manages a plurality of pieces of index information including the first and second index information recorded in the recording unit. When a plurality of records of a predetermined unit are recorded in the database generated by the first application, the first generation unit may include a number of the first indexes corresponding to the number of records of the predetermined unit. Generate information,
When a plurality of data files generated by the second application are recorded, the second generation unit generates a number of pieces of the second index information corresponding to the number of the data files. The data processing device according to claim 1. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first and second index information include at least one of a name, an attribute, a file type, an update date and time, a creator, and a key in a database. 3. The data processing device according to 2. In a data processing method of a data processing device that manages a database and a data file generated by a plurality of applications,
A first generating step of generating first index information corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit from a database generated by the first application;
A second generation step of generating second index information corresponding to a data file generated by a second application different from the first application;
A recording control step of controlling recording of the first index information generated by the processing of the first generation step and the second index information generated by the processing of the second generation step;
And a management step of acquiring and managing a plurality of pieces of index information including the first and second index information whose recording is controlled by the processing of the recording control step. In a program for causing a computer to perform data processing for managing a database and data files generated by a plurality of applications,
A first generating step of generating first index information corresponding to a record of a predetermined unit from a database generated by the first application;
A second generation step of generating second index information corresponding to a data file generated by a second application different from the first application;
A management step of acquiring and managing a plurality of pieces of index information including the first and second index information.

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