JP2005190436A - Electronic business form management server device, client terminal device, output data generation system, output data generation method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To process business form data and generate business forms easily visible to a user without requiring a complicated and troublesome procedure. <P>SOLUTION: A business form server is connected with client terminal devices through a network and stores business form data to be displayed as business forms, wherein field data contained in a field selected by the user of a client terminal device are extracted (step S504), and the extracted field data are repeatedly used an optional number of times to generate an export record (step S505). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic form management server device, a client terminal device connected to the server device via a network, an output data creation system having these devices, an output data creation method in these devices, and a process in these devices. The present invention relates to a computer program to be executed.

  In recent years, it has been considered that only data necessary for a user is edited from a form data into a necessary form and viewed and output as a file. This makes it easier to view and view the form data, and to import the data output in a file in an easy-to-read state into the report.

  As an example of this, Patent Document 1 discloses a function of changing a form form and outputting a form desired by a user. Patent Document 2 discloses a function of laying out and outputting one form record on a screen. Patent Document 3 discloses a function of extracting only data items desired by a user, creating a table, and displaying the table.

JP-A-8-171599 JP 2000-163499 A JP 2002-163592 A

  However, in any of the above-mentioned patent documents, it is possible to process an electronic form into a desired shape, but does not mention a function of exporting (file output) simultaneously with the processing. Further, when processing into a desired shape, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to view the export data because the following troublesome fixed layout function is lacking.

  As specific examples, among the form data to be displayed as an electronic form, it is possible to lay out the headline data at a position desired by the user, or to change the layout by arbitrarily changing the column order of the form data. is there. Without such a function, a complicated procedure is required such that the output data file is temporarily imported into spreadsheet software or the like and then used for a report or the like. This is a cumbersome and error-prone task, especially when the amount of data output is large.

  In addition, even if you want to use the range specified by the user as a heading, if it is a case of multiple lines, the heading will be created in irrelevant lines, and the data will not be placed at the location desired by the user there were.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a user-friendly device that does not require a complicated and troublesome procedure when an electronic form is processed. .

  An electronic form management server device of the present invention is an electronic form management server device connected to a client terminal device via a network, and region information acquisition means for acquiring region information designated by the client terminal device; Extraction means for extracting data based on the area information acquired by the area information acquisition means, and generation means for generating output data by repeatedly using the data extracted by the extraction means an arbitrary number of times.

  According to another aspect of the electronic form management server device of the present invention, the generation unit includes the plurality of data according to the order set by the client terminal device when there are a plurality of data extracted by the extraction unit. Is output.

  In another aspect of the electronic form management server device of the present invention, the generation unit repeatedly uses the data for each row.

  According to another aspect of the electronic form management server device of the present invention, when the data extracted by the extracting unit is data extending over a plurality of rows, the generating unit converts the data of the plurality of rows into a plurality of columns. Convert to data and output.

  In another aspect of the electronic form management server device of the present invention, the generation unit repeatedly uses the data for each page.

  According to another aspect of the electronic form management server device of the present invention, when the generation unit includes a plurality of data extracted by the extraction unit, the plurality of data are stored in a plurality of rows at predetermined positions on the page. Output over

  According to another aspect of the electronic form management server device of the present invention, the data is data set by heading in the client terminal device.

  A client terminal device according to the present invention is a client terminal device connected to an electronic form management server device that manages electronic forms via a network, the receiving unit receiving the electronic form, and the electronic device received by the receiving unit Acquisition means for acquiring area information indicating an area selected by a user from a form; and the area information for extracting data included in the area that is repeatedly used an arbitrary number of times to generate output data in the server device. Transmitting means for transmitting to the server device.

  The output data creation system of the present invention is an output data creation system in which a client terminal device and an electronic form management server device are connected via a network, and the electronic form management server device is designated by the client terminal device Region information acquisition means for acquiring the region information obtained, extraction means for extracting data based on the area information acquired by the area information acquisition means, and output by repeatedly using the data extracted by the extraction means an arbitrary number of times Generating means for generating data, the client terminal device receiving means for receiving the electronic form, and acquiring means for acquiring area information indicating an area selected by the user from the electronic form received by the receiving means; The server device is repeatedly used an arbitrary number of times to generate the output data in the server device. The area information for extracting data included in and transmitting means for transmitting to the server device.

  An output data creation method of the present invention is an output data creation method in an electronic form management server device connected to a client terminal device via a network, and region information for acquiring region information designated by the client terminal device An acquisition step, an extraction step for extracting data based on the region information acquired by the region information acquisition step, and a generation step for generating output data by repeatedly using the data extracted by the extraction step an arbitrary number of times .

  The computer program of the present invention is a computer program for executing processing in an electronic form management server device connected to a client terminal device via a network, and acquires area information specified by the client terminal device. Using the program code of the region information acquisition step, the program code of the extraction step for extracting data based on the region information acquired by the region information acquisition step, and the data extracted by the extraction step repeatedly for an arbitrary number of times, output data And a program code of a generation step for generating.

  According to the present invention, since the output data is generated from the electronic form by repeatedly using the (area) data included in the area selected by the user, a complicated and troublesome procedure is required when processing the electronic form. Can be easily viewed by the user. As a result, even when the amount of data in the electronic form is large, many processing operations that are complicated and easily mistaken can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment of the present invention, an example in which an output data creation system for processing an electronic form is applied will be described.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an output data creation system in an embodiment of the present invention. Note that the configuration of various terminals connected to the network 103 in FIG. 1 is merely an example, and it goes without saying that there are various configuration examples depending on applications and purposes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the output data creation system includes a form server (electronic form management server apparatus) 100, client PCs 101 and 102, and a network 103 that connects the form server 100 and the client PCs 101 and 102. Yes.

  The form server 100 converts the print stream received from the host computer into a format that can be stored as electronic data, and then stores the data on a hard disk or the like. Further, the electronic form server 100 has a database therein, and in preparation for the form browsing request from the client PC 101 or 102, when registering the form data, the form ID for identifying the form data, the form name, etc. The form specifying information and the position information on the hard disk storing the form data are registered in the database.

  The client PCs 101 and 102 are client terminals used by a user who browses a form and obtains an export result. The client PCs 101 and 102 can transmit and receive data to and from the form server 100 via the network 103.

Next, the hardware configuration of the form server 100 and the client PCs 101 and 102 in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the form server 100 and the client PCs 101 and 102 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, the hardware configuration of the form server 100 will be described.
In FIG. 2, the CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device connected to the system bus 204. The ROM 203 or the external memory 211 stores an operating system (OS) that is a control program of the CPU 201 and programs for realizing various functions described later of each server or each client. The RAM 202 functions as a main memory, work area, temporary save area, and the like for the CPU 201.

  The input controller 205 controls input from the input unit 209. Examples of the input unit 209 include a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse in a terminal such as a server or a client. Moreover, in a printing apparatus etc., a touch panel, a button, a switch, etc. are mentioned.

  The display controller 206 controls display on the display unit 210. Examples of the display unit 210 include a CRT and a liquid crystal.

  An external memory controller (MC) 207 controls access to an external memory 211 that stores a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, edit files, printer drivers, and the like. The external memory 211 stores various programs, tables, and parameters for realizing various functions of the server. Here, a memory map of this program is shown in FIG. In addition, the form file 213 is also stored in the external memory 211. Examples of the external memory 211 include a hard disk (HD), a floppy (registered trademark) disk (FD), a compact flash (R) connected to a PCMCIA card slot via an adapter, and smart media.

  The communication I / F controller 208 executes communication control processing with an external device via the network 103.

  A program 212 for realizing the present invention is recorded in the external memory 211 and is executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 202 as necessary. Further, the form file 213 used by the program 212 according to the present invention is stored in the external memory 211, and detailed description thereof will be described later.

Next, the hardware configuration of the client PCs 101 and 102 will be described.
The hardware configuration of the client PCs 101 and 102 is the same as that of the form server 100 described above. However, the program 212 is a client module for outputting form data and is different from the program in the form server 100. A memory map of the program in the client PCs 101 and 102 stored in the external memory 211 is shown in FIG. Further, the form file 213 receives only the part necessary for display by communication with the form server 100, and the client PCs 101 and 102 do not originally hold them. The point is also different from the form server 100.

  The form file 213 represents data for displaying the form, and is composed of one or a plurality of files and contains one or a plurality of pages. Within the form server 100, the same type of a plurality of form files 213 are managed as a group, and each form file 213 is called a generation within the group.

Next, a basic process flow of the form data export process in the output data creation system will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the export processing of the document creation method of the output data creation system in the embodiment of the present invention.

  As described above, the form server 100 and the client PCs 101 and 102 are connected to each other via the network 103. The client PCs 101 and 102 execute various processes related to electronic form display via various operation screens provided from the form server 100. One example will be described below. Hereinafter, the client PC 101 will be described as a representative process on the client side.

  First, in step S <b> 301, the client PC 101 transmits, to the form server 100, form specifying information for specifying a form including form ID information and the like via the operation screen provided from the form server 100.

  Subsequently, in step S302, the form server 100 receives the form specifying information transmitted by the client PC 101 in step S301, and among the corresponding form file 213, form data (display required data) necessary for display on the client PC 101 is displayed. Are extracted and transmitted to the client PC 101.

  Subsequently, in step S303, the client PC 101 receives display necessary data of the form file 213 transmitted from the form server 100, and displays the form on the display device. A display example of the form data displayed on the client PC 101 is shown in FIG. Here, in the client PC 101, for example, a communication I / F controller 208 shown in FIG.

  Subsequently, in step S304, the client PC 101 acquires a specific export method such as a data portion to be exported and an output file name. A detailed description of this acquisition process will be described later.

  In step S 305, the client PC 101 transmits the export method acquired in step S 304 to the form server 100 via the network 103. Here, in the client PC 101, as a transmission unit that transmits the acquired export method, for example, the communication I / F controller 208 shown in FIG.

  Subsequently, in step S <b> 306, the form server 100 performs export data generation processing using the received export method and the form file 213 stored in the external memory 211. A detailed description of the export data generation process will be given later.

  Subsequently, in step S307, the form server 100 transmits the generated export data to the client PC 101 via the network 103.

Subsequently, in step S308, the client PC 101 writes the received export data result in the file name acquired in step S304.
As will be described later, it is possible to display not only on a file but also on a preview screen.

Next, the acquisition of the export method in step S304 described above will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an export method acquisition process of the document creation method in the client PC according to the embodiment of the present invention.
First, in step S401, area information indicating an export target data area designated by a pointing device or the like is acquired on the form image displayed in step S303 (the area coordinates are stored in the memory as the acquired area information). ) The designated data area is displayed surrounded by a rectangle. Note that what is acquired here is not the form data in the data area, but the coordinate information of the designated area. A display example of the designated data area is shown in FIG. A plurality of data areas can be designated. Here, in the client PC 101, as an acquisition means for acquiring the area information, for example, the CPU 201 shown in FIG.

  In step S402, the line heading data area designated by the pointing device or the like is displayed and acquired on the form image displayed in step S303. The display / acquisition method so far is the same as the method shown in step S401. However, in the case of line heading data, after the line heading data area is displayed, the line heading data is again displayed as a property of the area. To the effect. Here, FIG. 11 shows a display example of the screen for acquiring the line heading data. If a check is added to “Treat as a line headline during export” (line output setting means) on the screen shown in FIG. 11, the data in this area is recognized as line headline data (whether the acquired area is a line headline) Please recognize).

  Subsequently, in step S403, an area to be actually exported is acquired from the export target data area acquired in step S401 and the line header data area acquired in step S402. FIG. 12 shows a display example of a screen for acquiring the export target separation of both areas. A list of both areas is displayed in “Output Target” on the left side of the screen, and if a check is added to the left side of each area, it is recognized as an output (export) target. It should be noted that a check icon beside the line heading data area is displayed separately in order to distinguish whether it is an export target data area or a line heading data area. FIG. 13 shows an enlarged display of the check icon on the “output target” screen shown in FIG. In the example of the display screen of FIG. 13, “L” of a line (LINE) is additionally displayed at the lower right of the check icon beside the line heading data area so that it can be clearly distinguished from the normal export target data area. I have to.

  In the present embodiment, the order of the acquisition processes in step S401 and step S402 may be switched. In addition, when there are a plurality of data areas, the order of step S401 and step S402 may be appropriately changed based on the attributes of the data area.

  Subsequently, in step S404, the column order to be exported is acquired for the export target data area acquired in step S401 and the line header data area acquired in step S402. A display example of a screen for acquiring the export order of both areas is shown in FIG. This is the same screen as in step S403. A list of both areas is displayed in “Output Target” on the left side of the screen, and the arrangement order from the top is acquired as the export order. In order to change the order of export, the area to be exchanged is selected with a pointing device or the like, and the arrangement order is changed using the up and down arrow buttons (output order setting means) next to the “output object”. Here, the reason why the data is acquired in step S404 is that an output target can be selected as shown in FIG. FIG. 9 shows an image example when the column order is changed by the output order setting on the display screen of FIG.

Subsequently, in step S405, a file name to which the export target data is output is acquired. The export method acquisition process of step S304 is completed by the processes of steps S401 to S405.
It goes without saying that the output file name can be arbitrarily specified by the user.

Next, the export data generation process described above will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing export data generation processing of the document creation method in the form server 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
First, in step S501, coordinates and other attribute information (property) for each data area obtained in steps S401, S402, and S403 are acquired from the request information transmitted by the client PC 101 in step S305. , Manage the list of those data areas. This list is called an area list. When managing the list, the list is stored in the output order acquired in step S404. This output order is also received from the client PC. An example of the data format of each data area acquired from the client PC 101 is shown in FIG. Data such as shown in the figure is acquired as a single character string using a control character (such as a return code) as a separator between records. The form server 100 separates this character string for each data area and adds it to each of the above-described lists.

  Subsequently, in step S502, processing is performed so that steps S502 to S506 are repeated for all pages of the form data.

  In step S503, one page of form data is read from the form file 213. The data of the form file 213 includes page overlay information, page layout information, line layout information, and text information. The page overlay information stores information on ruled lines of forms and fixed character strings (= form character strings) in a vector format. The page layout information stores information on what line from which position in the page to what position is arranged at what interval. The line layout information stores information such as font, decoration, and pitch for characters in the line. The text information stores a record of text to be displayed.

  The form server 100 calculates the coordinates of each line using the page layout information, assigns the line layout information and text information, and stores them in the RAM 202 as form display data. Further, the coordinates of the character part are calculated from the overlay information and added to the stored form display data.

  Subsequently, in step S504, the form data existing in the data area portion is extracted from all data areas managed in the area list acquired in step S501. Here, in the form server 100, for example, the CPU 201 shown in FIG. 2 can be cited as an extraction unit that extracts the area data included in the area selected by the user. This extraction process will be specifically described below.

  First, the form acquired in step S501 is extracted from the form display data stored in the RAM 202 in step S503. After that, from the font and pitch of the line layout information on the same line, calculate from what character to what character is included in the left limit and right limit of the X coordinate, and the corresponding text from the text information on the same line Extract.

  Subsequently, in step S505, one page of row records to be exported is generated using the form data extracted in step S504. Here, for example, a CPU 201 shown in FIG. 2 is an example of a generation unit that generates a form export record by repeatedly using the area data extracted in step S504 in the form server 100. A detailed description of this output record creation processing will be given later.

  Subsequently, in step S506, in order to repeat steps S503 to S505 for all the pages of the form data, if the end page of the form data has not been processed, the process returns to step S502.

Next, the creation of the export record in step S505 described above will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing export record creation processing in the form server 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
First, in step S1501, processing is performed so that steps S1501 to S1510 are repeated for all output target rows. The start line of the output target line is the start line of the area having the smallest Y coordinate among the areas included in the area list. Further, the end line of the output target line is the last line of the area having the largest Y coordinate among the areas included in the area list.

  Subsequently, in step S1502, processing is performed so that steps S1502 to S1509 are repeated for all the areas managed in the area list created in step S501.

  In step S1503, an area is extracted from the area list created in step S501. At this time, the column order in the row data is arranged in the acquired column order by taking out in the order stored in the area list and performing the subsequent processing.

  In step S1504, it is determined whether the area extracted from the area list is a line heading area. This is determined by the attribute (property) of the acquired area. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that it is a line heading area, the process proceeds to step S1505. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a line heading area, it is a normal export target area, so the process proceeds to step S1508. .

  Subsequently, in step S1505, the area data extracted in step S504 is confirmed with respect to the line heading area extracted from the area list, and it is determined whether there are a plurality of extracted line heading areas. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that there are a plurality of line heading areas, the process proceeds to step S1506. On the other hand, if it is determined that there are a plurality of line heading areas (single line), the process proceeds to step S1507.

  Subsequently, in step S1506, the heading data of a plurality of rows is regarded as a plurality of column data, and is output to the current current column by the number of rows of the heading data. An example of this processing result is shown in FIG. This header data outputs the same data for each line.

  In step S1507, single-line heading data is output to the current current column. This header data outputs the same data for each line. Here, FIG. 8 shows an image example of the processing result when data 1 and data 2 are output as the single-line heading data on the display screen shown in FIG. On the other hand, FIG. 7 shows an example of the processing result when the header data is not processed.

  On the other hand, in step S1508, one line of data is acquired from the data extracted in step S504 for the area extracted from the area list, and is output to the current column. This data is acquired from the data obtained by extracting the data on the same line as the current output line in step S504 and output.

  Subsequently, in step S1509, the processing from step S1502 to step S1509 is repeated for all the areas managed in the area list created in step S501 until the end of the area managed in the area list. If not, the process returns to step S1502.

  Subsequently, in step S1510, the processing from step S1501 to step S1510 is repeated for all the output target rows, and if the processing is not completed until the end of the output target row, the process returns to step S1501.

(Second Embodiment)
The second embodiment of the present invention is a modification of the first embodiment described above. In the second embodiment, a function of adding a page heading and exporting is added to the export processing described in the first embodiment. An image of this function is shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an export result when “data 1” and “data 2” are used as page headings for the form example shown in FIG. Further, this page headline export function will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of processing added between step S402 and step S403 of FIG. 4 described in the first embodiment.
First, in step S1901, the page heading data area designated by the pointing device or the like is displayed and acquired on the form image displayed in step S303. The display / acquisition method so far is the same as the method shown in step S401. However, in the case of page heading data, after the page heading data area is displayed, page heading data is newly set as a property of the area. To the effect. Here, FIG. 11 shows a display example of a screen for acquiring the page heading data. If a check is added to “handle as page headline at the time of export” (page output setting means) on the screen shown in FIG. 11, the data in this area is recognized as page heading data. A plurality of areas can be set.

  Subsequently, in step S1902, an area to be actually exported as a page heading is acquired from the page heading data area acquired in step S1901. FIG. 12 shows a display example of a screen for acquiring export target sorting. A list of page heading areas is displayed in the “page heading” at the lower left of the screen, and if a check is added to the left side of each area, it is recognized as a page heading export target area.

In step S1903, the column order to be exported is acquired for the page heading data area acquired in step S1901. A display example of a screen for acquiring the page header export order is shown in FIG. This is the same screen as that in step S1902. A list of page heading areas is displayed in the “page heading” at the lower left of the screen, and the order from the top is acquired as the export order. In order to change the order of export, select the area to be exchanged with a pointing device or the like, and use the up and down arrow buttons next to the “page heading” to change the order of arrangement. After this process is completed, the process returns to step S403.
When the page heading is displayed in FIG. 12, the icon “L” in FIG. 13 is displayed on the page (PAGE) “P” so that it can be clearly distinguished from other data to be exported. It is also possible to do.

  The information acquired in steps S1901, S1902, and S1903 is transmitted to the form server 100 together with the existing export method information in step S305.

Next, FIG. 20 is a flowchart of processing added between step S504 and step S505 of FIG. 5 described in the first embodiment.
Steps S2002 to S2004 are repeated for all the regions managed in the region list acquired in step S501.

  Subsequently, in step S2002, one area is extracted from the area list created in step S501. At this time, data is arranged in the acquired order by taking out in the order stored in the area list and performing the subsequent processing.

  Subsequently, in step S2003, it is determined whether the area extracted in step S2002 is a page heading. As a result of this determination, if it is determined that the region extracted in step S2002 is a page heading, the process proceeds to step S2005. On the other hand, if it is determined that the region extracted in step S2002 is not a page heading, step S2002 is performed. Return to, and take out the next area.

Subsequently, in step S2004, the text extracted in step S504 corresponding to the current processing target area is output as page heading data. Here, the page heading data is output to the left end so that it is easy to see when the data is output. When there are a plurality of page heading areas, each is output with a line feed. Along with the page heading process being performed before the export record output process, the page heading data is displayed at the left end of the top of the page.
In the present embodiment, the page heading is moved to the left end, and when there are a plurality of page heading areas, a line feed is output and output is not limited to this, but the page heading area is not limited to this. Even when there are a plurality of data, each data may be displayed side by side.
Moreover, in order to display in the format which a user desires, you may make it set arbitrarily.

  According to the second embodiment, since the heading data portion (page heading data) of the page can be automatically displayed at the top of the page, it is troublesome, troublesome and error-prone to process the exported data. Can be greatly reduced.

(Third embodiment)
The third embodiment of the present invention is also a modification of the first embodiment described above. In the third embodiment, a function of exporting only data hit by data search is added to the export processing described in the first embodiment. This export function with data search will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of processing added between step S403 and step S404 of FIG. 4 described in the first embodiment.
First, in step S2101, search presence / absence setting information indicating whether or not to perform a search is acquired. A display example of a screen for acquiring the search presence / absence setting information is shown in FIG. If “Search” on the screen shown in FIG. 12 is checked, it is recognized that the search is performed.

  Subsequently, in step S2102, it is determined whether to perform a search from the search presence / absence setting information acquired in step S2101. If it is determined that a search is to be performed as a result of the determination, the process proceeds to step S2103. On the other hand, if it is determined that a search is not to be performed, the process returns to step S404.

Subsequently, in step S2103, a search condition is acquired. In this step, a search condition is acquired for each data area acquired in step S401. This search condition can be set over a plurality of data areas, and a plurality of search conditions can be set for one data area. A display example of a screen for acquiring this search condition is shown in FIG. After this process is completed, the process returns to step S404.
When setting the search conditions in FIG. 23, the target area displays the area selected by the user and can be selected, and the type is the character type (for example, character, number, alphabet, etc.) to be searched. The conditions can be arbitrarily input by the user. Further, how to compare the conditions can be selected by the comparison item.

  The information acquired in steps S2101 and S2103 is transmitted to the form server 100 together with the existing export method information in step S305.

Next, FIG. 22 is a flowchart of processing added between step S504 and step S505 of FIG. 5 described in the first embodiment.
First, in step S2201, the search presence / absence setting information acquired in step S2101 transmitted from the client PC 101 is acquired.

  Subsequently, in step S2202, it is determined whether or not to perform a search from the search presence / absence setting information acquired in step S2201. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that a search is to be performed, the process proceeds to step S2203. On the other hand, if it is determined that a search is not to be performed, the process returns to step S505.

  In step S2203, the search condition acquired in step S2103 transmitted from the client PC 101 is acquired.

  Subsequently, in step S2204, the region data extracted in step S504 is searched based on the search condition acquired in step S2203, and the extracted data is only data that matches the search condition (by search). Filtering process). After S2204 processing ends, the processing returns to S505.

  According to the third embodiment, since only a desired row record can be automatically exported from the area data, it is possible to greatly reduce the trouble of processing the exported data which is complicated, troublesome and error-prone. Can do.

(Other embodiments of the present invention)
As another embodiment of the present invention, it is conceivable to limit the range of form data to be exported. For example, when the export method is acquired in step S304, the page range to be exported is acquired, and the processing in steps S502 to S506 is repeated in the page range, and the export is limited to the range. This is applicable not only to the range of pages, but also to the range of generations, which is a superordinate concept. Examples of these two export method acquisition screens are shown in the upper part of the export method designation screen in FIG. The items “page range” and “generation range” correspond to this.

  As another embodiment of the present invention, it may be possible to select whether to output a fixed character string (= form character string) of form data included in the export target data area. For example, when acquiring the export method in step S304, if there is a fixed character string in the data area, information on whether to include the fixed character string in the target data to be exported is acquired. When the form data is extracted in S504, the form data is extracted according to the information. An example of this export method acquisition screen is shown in the export method designation screen of FIG. The item “Include form characters in the output target” corresponds to this.

  As another embodiment of the present invention, it is conceivable to change the export output file format. For example, when the export method is acquired in step S304, the export output file format (for example, HTML, CSV, tab delimiter, etc.) is acquired, and the data is changed to the acquired format in the export data generation process in step S306. And so on. Further, as a further application of this embodiment, a function of previewing instead of outputting to a file is conceivable. When acquiring the export method in step S304, the fact that it is a preview instead of the export output file format is acquired. In this case, the acquired data is not output to a file but displayed in the application in step S308. is there. As a result, it is possible to output the file after confirming whether the output content of the data is in a desired format. An application example is also conceivable in which an external application is automatically started after file output. An example of the export method acquisition screen of the above three examples is shown in the export method designation screen of FIG. The items “file format”, “preview”, and “use external application” correspond to this.

  Further, as another embodiment of the present invention, it is conceivable to insert a separator between pages of output data that has been output to make the page break visually clear. When the export method is acquired in step S304, separator insertion presence / absence information is also acquired, and in the export data generation process in step S306, a separator is inserted according to the information at the end of the process for each page. An export method acquisition screen example is shown in the export method designation screen of FIG. “Insert separator” corresponds to this.

  Further, in the processing in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, 15, and 19 to 22 described above, the processing on the client side (client PC 101) includes functions such as some determination means. As described above, the HTML file is simply displayed in the browser application, and the event is transmitted from the client side to the form server 100 so that the server side performs processing for realizing each step using CGI. But it can be realized. Examples include ActiveX and JavaScript.

  Further, in the present embodiment, various tables for realizing the various processes described above (for example, key data such as a form ID sent from the client when the form data is transmitted in S302, and the form are actually stored. Mapping table of position information on the external memory 211 and the like) and data are stored in the external memory 211. Further, the data format of each data area shown in FIG. 14 is not limited to the data configuration and the contents thereof, and is configured with various configurations and contents according to the use and purpose.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail. However, the present invention can take an embodiment as, for example, a system, apparatus, method, program, or storage medium. You may apply to the system comprised from an apparatus, and may apply to the apparatus which consists of one apparatus.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the area data included in the area selected by the user is repeatedly used from the form data. Therefore, when the form data is generated by processing the form data. Therefore, it is possible to make it easy for the user to view without requiring a complicated and troublesome procedure.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the output data creation system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the form server and client PC in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the export process of the output data creation system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the acquisition method of the export system of the document preparation method in client PC in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the export data generation process of the document preparation method in the form server in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of a display of the form data displayed on client PC. FIG. 7 is an image diagram of a processing result when the header data is not processed on the display screen illustrated in FIG. 6. It is an image figure of the processing result at the time of outputting data 1 and data 2 as single-line heading data on the display screen shown in FIG. It is an image figure at the time of rearranging the column order by the output order setting on the display screen of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of an export data area or a header data area. It is a figure which shows an example of the property screen of an export data area (area). It is a figure which shows an example of an export system (condition) designation | designated screen. It is the figure which showed that the data described in the "output object" area of FIG. 12 was a line heading data area. It is a figure which shows an example of the data format of each data area which a form server acquires from client PC. It is a flowchart which shows the creation process of the export record of the document creation method in the form server in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the image of the export result when the data of multiple lines are contained in the line heading data area. It is the figure which showed the memory map of the program. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an export result when “Data 1” and “Data 2” are used as page headings on the display screen of FIG. 6 according to the second embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention and shows the acquisition process of a page heading data area. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention and shows the output process of page heading data. It is a flowchart which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention and shows acquisition of export search conditions. It is a flowchart which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention and shows export processing with a search. It is a figure which shows an example of the search condition input screen designated in order to output only the data line which matched conditions.

Explanation of symbols

100 Form server 101, 102 Client PC
103 Network 201 CPU
202 RAM
203 ROM
204 System bus 205 Input controller 206 Display controller 207 External memory controller (MC)
208 Communication I / F controller 209 Input unit 210 Display unit 211 External memory 212 Program 213 Form file

Claims (11)

An electronic form management server device connected to a client terminal device via a network,
Area information acquisition means for acquiring area information designated by the client terminal device;
Extraction means for extracting data based on the area information acquired by the area information acquisition means;
An electronic form management server apparatus comprising: a generation unit that generates output data by repeatedly using the data extracted by the extraction unit an arbitrary number of times.   The said production | generation means outputs the said some data according to the order set by the said client terminal device, when there exist multiple data extracted by the said extraction means. Electronic form management server device.   The electronic form management server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit repeatedly uses the data for each row.   The generation unit converts the data of the plurality of rows into data of a plurality of columns and outputs the data when the data extracted by the extraction unit is data extending over a plurality of rows. The electronic form management server device described.   The electronic form management server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit repeatedly uses the data for each page.   6. The method according to claim 5, wherein when there are a plurality of data extracted by the extraction unit, the generation unit outputs the plurality of data to a predetermined position of the page over a plurality of lines. Electronic form management server device.   7. The electronic form management server device according to claim 1, wherein the data is data set by heading in the client terminal device. A client terminal device connected via a network to an electronic form management server device for managing electronic forms,
Receiving means for receiving the electronic form;
Obtaining means for obtaining area information indicating an area selected by the user from the electronic form received by the receiving means;
Transmission means for transmitting to the server device the region information for extracting data contained in the region that is repeatedly used an arbitrary number of times to generate output data in the server device. apparatus. An output data creation system in which a client terminal device and an electronic form management server device are connected via a network,
The electronic form management server device includes region information acquisition means for acquiring region information designated by the client terminal device,
Extraction means for extracting data based on the area information acquired by the area information acquisition means;
Generating the output data by repeatedly using the data extracted by the extraction means an arbitrary number of times,
The client terminal device includes a receiving unit that receives the electronic form;
Obtaining means for obtaining area information indicating an area selected by the user from the electronic form received by the receiving means;
Output including: transmission means for transmitting the area information for extracting data included in the area that is repeatedly used an arbitrary number of times to generate the output data in the server apparatus to the server apparatus. Data creation system. An output data creation method in an electronic form management server device connected to a client terminal device via a network,
An area information acquisition step of acquiring area information specified by the client terminal device;
An extraction step of extracting data based on the region information acquired by the region information acquisition step;
A generation step of generating output data by repeatedly using the data extracted in the extraction step an arbitrary number of times. A computer program for executing processing in an electronic form management server device connected to a client terminal device via a network,
A program code of a region information acquisition step for acquiring the region information specified by the client terminal device;
A program code of an extraction step for extracting data based on the region information acquired by the region information acquisition step;
And a program code of a generation step for generating output data by repeatedly using the data extracted in the extraction step an arbitrary number of times.

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