JP2005250522A - Data management system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data management system that can save graphic data correctly in a data storage location corresponding to a drawing number set for the graphic data. <P>SOLUTION: A storage device 2 stores definition information for deciding from information on a drawing number a data storage location with a path name including the drawing number in a part. According to information on a drawing number input from an input device 6 and the definition information, a registration part 13 decides data storage locations 3-1 to 3-m on a storage device 3 where a file of drawing data 41 with a path name input from the input device 6 is to be registered, and copies the file of the drawing data 41 in the decided data storage location. A drawing number matching part 12 matches the drawing number included in the path name of the data storage location decided by the registration part 13 against drawing number information 411 acquired from the copy source drawing data, and if they do not match, stops the copying. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for storing and managing digital data in a storage device of a computer, and in particular, data for storing and managing digital data such as drawing data created by a CAD tool in a storage location corresponding to a data type and a management number. Regarding management system.

  Various data management systems that store and manage drawing data created by a CAD tool in a storage device of a computer have been proposed or put into practical use.

  For example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 3 describe a data management system that stores drawing data and a drawing obtained by converting the drawing data into image data in a data storage unit in association with the drawing number.

  Patent Document 2 describes a data management system that integrates and manages three-dimensional shape data created by a three-dimensional CAD system and related data created by a CAD system or another system.

  Patent Document 4 describes a drawing management apparatus that can quickly search drawing data stored in a storage unit by a drawing number or the like, and can also refer to various data relating to the searched drawing at the same time.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-228561 manages the free capacity of a plurality of storage devices for storing drawing data with a management computer, and when the drawing computer registers drawing data, to which storage device the drawing data should be registered Describes a drawing data management system that instructs the drawing computer.

In Patent Document 6, when data registered in the output source database is output for registration in another output destination database, it is distinguished whether the output data is a process such as new addition, change, or abolition. A drawing data management system is described in which items of processing types to be automatically added to output data.
JP 2002-49883 A JP 2002-366590 A JP-A-4-84276 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-35803 JP-A-8-137933 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-207917

  As described above, data management systems that store and manage drawing data in a computer storage device have been proposed or put into practical use. However, when a database management system is used, the system construction cost increases. There is a problem that the storage location of drawing data cannot be set freely. On the other hand, if a file management function that is basically provided in a computer without using a database management system is used, the system construction cost can be reduced, and the location for storing drawing data can be arbitrarily set. However, if the generation of the path name of the data storage location is left to the user himself / herself, there is a problem that the burden on the user increases and the data storage location may be mistaken, resulting in a deterioration in management quality. Furthermore, even if the path name of the data storage location is correctly generated, there is a problem that a situation in which the data storage location is erroneous due to mistakes is likely to occur. Hereinafter, this problem will be described.

  Generally, drawing data is stored in a storage device as a file. In a computer, a place where a file is stored is called a directory or a folder, and can be distinguished by naming it in the same way as a file. In the present specification, a location for storing a file such as a directory or a folder is referred to as a data storage location. Information for identifying the data storage location is called a path name. When saving a certain file in a certain data storage location using the file management function of a computer without using a database management system, it is necessary to specify the file to be saved and specify the data storage location of the storage destination .

  In general, since the path name of the data storage location is a relatively long character string having a hierarchical structure, if the user himself creates the path name manually, there is a high probability of error. If the data storage location of the storage destination is specified incorrectly, the file will be stored in the wrong location. Normally, the path name of the data storage location is set to a path name that implies the drawing data stored in that location to prevent specification errors in the destination data storage location, but a large amount of drawing data is saved. Therefore, in a situation where a large number of data storage locations are required, it is difficult to completely prevent specification errors even if the path name of the data storage location is devised.

  Even if the path name of the data storage location is correctly generated, if the drawing data file to be saved is selected incorrectly, the drawing data will be registered in the wrong data storage location as a result. Such an error is difficult for the user to notice and difficult to prevent in advance.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to save, without error, registration target data such as graphic data in a data storage location corresponding to a drawing number set in the registration target data. It is to provide a data management system that can do this.

  A first data management system of the present invention includes an input device, a display device, a drawing data storage unit that stores a drawing data file in which a drawing number is set, and a registration destination storage unit that is a registration destination of the drawing data. And a definition information storage unit for storing definition information for determining a data storage location of a path name including a drawing number as a part from information on the drawing number, and input from the input device through a screen displayed on the display device Determining the data storage location of the registration destination storage unit for registering the drawing data file of the path name input from the input device through the screen based on the information regarding the assigned drawing number and the definition information; Registration means for copying the drawing data file to the data storage location.

  The second data management system of the present invention is the first data management system, wherein the drawing number included in the path name of the data storage location determined by the registration means and the path name input from the input device. A drawing number collating unit for collating the drawing number acquired from the data, and the registration unit cancels the copying when the drawing number collating unit determines that the two drawing numbers are different. It is characterized by being.

  According to a third data management system of the present invention, in the second data management system, the drawing number includes a character string and a management number corresponding to a data type of drawing data, and the definition information storage unit For each data type of data, management configuration definition information that holds drawing number definition information and data storage location definition information that includes the drawing number defined by the definition information as part of the path name is stored and registered The means determines a drawing number on the basis of the data type and management number of the drawing data to be registered input through the screen and the management configuration definition information, and a path name including a part of the determined drawing number. The data storage location is determined.

  According to a fourth data management system of the present invention, in the first, second or third data management system, based on the information relating to the drawing number input from the input device through the screen displayed on the display device and the definition information. And a search unit for determining a data storage location of the registration destination storage unit to be searched and searching for a drawing data file from the determined data storage location.

  A fifth data management system of the present invention is a drawing data storage for storing a drawing data file in which a drawing number composed of an input device, a display device, a character string corresponding to a data type, and a management number is set. A drawing number variable defined by a character string corresponding to the data type and a management number variable for each data type, and a drawing number variable Data relating to the drawing number of the drawing data of the copy source from the input device through the screen displayed on the display device, the definition information storage unit that stores the definition information that holds the data storage location variable defined by the version variable and the version number variable A management number variable in the drawing number variable of the definition information corresponding to the input data type is input by inputting the type and management number and the path name of the file of the drawing data of the copy source Substituting the input management number to determine the drawing number, substituting the determined drawing number into the drawing number variable in the data storage location variable in the definition information, and a data storage location higher than the version number variable Determine the information part, obtain the latest version number value from the data storage location information that matches the determined data storage location information part, and use the version number value next to the obtained version number And a registration unit that determines a path name of the data storage location and copies the drawing data file to the data storage location of the determined path name.

  According to a sixth data management system of the present invention, in the fifth data management system, the drawing number included in the path name of the data storage location determined by the registration unit and the drawing of the path name input from the input device A drawing number collating unit for collating the drawing number acquired from the data, and the registration unit cancels the copying when the drawing number collating unit determines that the two drawing numbers are different. It is characterized by being.

  According to a seventh data management system of the present invention, in the fifth or sixth data management system, a data type and a management number related to a drawing number of drawing data are input from the input device through a screen displayed on the display device, A drawing number is determined by substituting the input management number into a management number variable in a drawing number variable of the definition information corresponding to the input data type, and the determined drawing number is stored in a data storage location in the definition information Substituting into the drawing number variable in the variable, the data storage location information part higher than the version number variable is determined, and the latest version number of the data storage location information that matches the determined data storage location information part is determined. A value is acquired, the acquired version number is displayed on the screen of the display device, and the value of the displayed version number or the version number changed by the input device is used as a search target. That determines the data storage path name of the location, characterized in that it comprises a retrieval means for retrieving the file of the drawing data from the data storage location of the path name the determined.

  A first program of the present invention includes an input device, a display device, a drawing data storage unit for storing a drawing data file in which a drawing number configured by a character string and a management number corresponding to a data type is set, and A registration destination storage unit as a registration destination of the drawing data; a drawing number variable defined by a character string and a management number variable corresponding to the data type for each data type of the drawing data; and the drawing number variable and the version Drawing of the drawing data of the copy source from the input device through the screen displayed on the display device, the computer comprising the definition information storage unit for storing the definition information holding the data storage location variable defined by the number variable Enter the data type and management number related to the number, and the path name of the file of the drawing data of the copy source, and in the drawing number variable of the definition information corresponding to the input data type Substituting the input management number into the management number variable to determine the drawing number, and substituting the determined drawing number into the drawing number variable in the data storage location variable in the definition information A data storage location information portion of the data storage location information, and obtaining the latest version number from the data storage location information matching the determined data storage location information portion, and the next version number of the acquired version number A value is used to determine a path name of the data storage location and function as a registration unit that copies the drawing data file to the data storage location of the determined path name.

  According to a second program of the present invention, in the first program, the computer further includes a drawing number included in a path name of the data storage location determined by the registration unit, and a path name input from the input device. When the drawing number collating unit determines that the two drawing numbers are different from each other, the registering unit functions as a drawing number collating unit that collates with the drawing number acquired from the drawing data. It is characterized in that copying is canceled.

  According to a third program of the present invention, in the first or second program, the computer further inputs a data type and a management number related to a drawing number of drawing data from the input device through a screen displayed on the display device. The drawing number is determined by substituting the input management number into the management number variable in the drawing number variable of the definition information corresponding to the input data type, and the determined drawing number is used as data in the definition information. Substitute the drawing number variable in the storage location variable to determine the data storage location information part higher than the version variable, and the latest version of the data storage location information that matches the determined data storage location information part Obtains the value of the number, displays the obtained version number on the screen of the display device, and uses the displayed version number or the value of the version number changed by the input device Determine the path name of the data storage location to be searched, and wherein the to function as a search means, for searching the file of the drawing data from the data storage location of the path name the determined.

  According to the present invention, registration target data such as graphic data can be stored without error in a data storage location corresponding to a drawing number set in the registration target data. The reason is that the definition information for determining the data storage location of the path name including the drawing number is prepared from the information about the drawing number, and the information about the drawing number inputted by the user and the definition information are included. Based on this, the registration means automatically determines the path name of the data storage location for registering the drawing data file having that drawing number, and copies the drawing data file to the determined data storage location. This is because, unlike creating a storage location path name, errors in the data storage location are reduced.

  In particular, in the configuration provided with the drawing number collating means, the drawing number included in the path name of the data storage location determined by the registering means and the drawing number in the drawing data selected by the user as the registration target are collated. If the data does not match, the registration of the drawing data is canceled, so if the user inadvertently inputs information about the drawing number or selects the drawing data to be registered, the drawing data Can be prevented from being registered in the wrong data storage location.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the data management system according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a processing device 1 and storage devices 2, 3, 4-1 to 4-n connected to the processing device 1, and displays. The apparatus 5 and the input apparatus 6 are comprised.

  The storage devices 4-1 to 4-n are configured by magnetic disks or the like, and store drawing data 41 that is registration target data. The storage devices 4-1 to 4-n correspond to a storage unit in which a folder dedicated to each designer is generated, and the drawing data 41 is stored as a file in the folder. Each designer uses the CAD tool or the like on these storage devices 4-1 to 4-n to complete the drawing data 41. The completed drawing data 41 is copied to the storage device 3 as will be described later in order to handle it as shared data with other designers. Performing this copy corresponds to registering registration target data in the storage device 3.

  In all the drawing data 41 to be registered data, drawing number information 411 is set as attribute information in addition to original drawing information such as a circuit diagram and a mechanism diagram. The drawing number information 411 is described in a certain format. An example format is shown in FIG. In this example, the drawing number information 411 has a format in which “5-digit management number” is arranged after “character string according to data type”. FIG. 2B shows an example of a character string corresponding to the data type, and FIGS. 2C to 2G show specific examples of the drawing number information 411 for each data type. For example, in the case of graphic data 41 having a data type of a circuit diagram-A, as illustrated in FIG. 2C, a 5-digit management following a character string “A-1-” corresponding to the data type. Drawing number information 411 of A-1-00011 in which the numbers “00011” are arranged is set.

  The storage device 3 is composed of a magnetic disk or the like, and has a plurality of data storage locations (directories and folders) 3-1 to 3-m for registering the drawing data 41. A path name for uniquely identifying each data storage location 3-1 to 3-m is described in a certain format. FIG. 3A shows a format example. In this example, the path names of the data storage locations 3-1 to 3-m have a format in which “character string according to data type”, /, “drawing number”, /, “version number” are arranged in that order. . However, the “character string according to the data type” may be omitted depending on the data type. FIG. 3B shows an example of a character string corresponding to the data type, and FIGS. 3C to 3G show specific examples of path names in the data storage area for each data type. For example, a data storage location for storing drawing data whose data type is circuit diagram-A, drawing number is A-1-00011, and version number is 1.03 is as shown in FIG. Is given a path name of A-1-00011 / 1.03. Further, as shown in FIG. 3E, the data storage location for storing the drawing data whose data type is the printed board drawing-A, the drawing number is A-2-00013, and the version number is 1.05, A path name of PCB-A / A-2-00013 / 1.05 is given. The path name referred to here is a relative path name, and a predetermined fixed current directory is used. It is also possible to use absolute path names instead of relative path names.

  Here, 0.01 is the minimum value for the version number, and for the drawing data that has undergone minor modifications, the version number that is obtained by adding 0.01 to the previous version number is added, and drawing data that has undergone significant modifications. Has been decided to add a version number obtained by rounding up the previous version number to an integer. For example, the drawing number 1.03 is added to the drawing data in which the data type is the circuit diagram-A, the drawing number is A-1-00011, and the version number is 1.02, and minor modifications are made to the drawing data. In addition, the drawing data is stored in a data storage location having a path name of A-1-00011 / 1.03 as shown in FIG. In addition, a drawing number obtained by rounding up the version number of 1.08 to an integer in drawing data obtained by making a significant modification to the drawing data having a drawing number of B-1-00007 and a version number of, for example, 1.08. 00 is added, and the drawing data is stored in a data storage location having a path name of B-1-000007 / 2.00 as shown in FIG.

  The storage device 2 is composed of a magnetic disk or the like, and stores management configuration definition information 21, variable definition information 22, and some definition information 23-1 to 23-3. As will be described later, in this embodiment, when the user inputs the data type of the drawing data 41 and the 5-digit management number in the drawing number information 411 when registering the drawing data 41 in the storage device 3, The system automatically determines the entire drawing number information 411 of the drawing data 41, and further the system automatically determines the data storage locations 3-1 to 3-m for storing the drawing data 41. The definition information stored in the storage device 2 mainly defines information necessary for determining the drawing number information and the data storage location.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the management configuration definition information 21. The management configuration definition information 21 of this example has an entry corresponding to the data type of the drawing data 41 on a one-to-one basis, and each entry has an entry number field 211, a data type field 212, a data storage location field 213, and a drawing number. It consists of a field 214.

  In the data type field 212 of each entry, “circuit diagram-A”, “circuit diagram-B”, “print board diagram-A”, “print board diagram-B”, and “mechanism diagram” are described.

  In the drawing number field 214 of each entry, a drawing number variable ZUBAN is defined using a character string corresponding to the data type and a variable CODE. For example, “A-1-$ {CODE}” described in the drawing number field 214 of entry number 1 whose data type is “circuit diagram-A” is a character string “A-1--” corresponding to the data type. ”And the value of the variable CODE are defined as the variable ZUBAN of the drawing number.

  The data storage location field 213 of each entry uses a character string corresponding to the data type, the value of the drawing number variable ZUBAN defined in the drawing number field 214 of the same entry, and the version number variable HAN. A data storage location variable DIR (path name variable) is defined. However, the character string corresponding to the data type may be omitted depending on the data type. For example, “$ {ZUBAN} / $ {HAN}” described in the data storage location field 213 of entry number 1 whose data type is “circuit diagram-A” is defined in the drawing number field 214 of the same entry. The drawing number variable DIR is defined by arranging the value of the drawing number variable ZUBAN, the /, and the version number variable HAN. In addition, “PCB-A / $ {ZUBAN} / $ {HAN}” described in the data storage location field 213 of the entry number 3 whose data type is “printed board drawing-A” corresponds to the data type. Drawing in which character string “PCB-A”, /, the value of variable ZUBAN of drawing number defined in drawing number field 214 of the same entry, and the value of variable HAN of version number are arranged It is defined that the variable DIR is a number.

  The variable definition information 22 defines the variables used for defining the drawing number and the data storage location in the management configuration definition information 21 and other variables together with the definition information 23-1 to 23-3. An example of the configuration of the variable definition information 22 is shown in FIG. 5, and an example of the contents of the definition information 23-1 to 23-3 is shown in FIG. According to this example, a variable whose name is "version number" and whose variable name is HAN is automatically obtained from "management data. Rounded up to an integer during" issue "processing. Add 0.01 during "data registration" processing. Is defined. Further, a variable whose name is “management number” and whose variable name is CODE is defined as “manual input. 5 characters”. Further, a variable whose name is “memo” and whose variable name is “NOTE” is defined as “manual input.

  The display device 5 is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays various types of information to be presented to the user from the processing device 1. Such information includes a data registration screen and a data search screen. The input device 6 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, receives data and instructions from the user, and transmits them to the processing device 1.

  An example of the data registration screen displayed on the display device 5 is shown in FIG. The data registration screen 51 of this example includes a data type selection field 511, a management number input field 512, a drawing number display field 513, a version number display field 514, a registration target data selection field 515, a memo input field 516, and a data registration execution button. 517 and an issue execution button 518 are arranged.

  The data type selection column 511 is a column that allows the user to select the data type of the graphic data 41 to be registered. The data types “circuit diagram-A”, “circuit diagram-B”, and “printed board diagram-A”. , “Printed board diagram-B” and “mechanism diagram” are enumerated in advance, and the user can select one of them by operating the input device 6.

  The management number input column 512 is a column for allowing the user to input a 5-digit management number in the drawing number information 411 of the graphic data 41 to be registered. The user inputs a management number in this field by operating a keyboard constituting the input device 6.

  The drawing number display column 513 is a column that displays the drawing number automatically determined by the processing apparatus 1 based on the data type selected in the data type selection column 511 and the management number input in the management number input column 512. . Details of the method for automatically determining the drawing number will be described later.

  The version number display column 514 is a column that displays the latest version number detected by the processing apparatus 1 for the graphic data 41 having the drawing number displayed in the drawing number display column 513. Details of the latest version number detection method will be described later.

  The registration target data selection column 515 is a column for allowing the user to input a path name of a file on the storage devices 4-1 to 4 -n where the graphic data 41 to be registered is stored. The user directly inputs the path name of the file from the keyboard constituting the input device 6 or presses the reference button 519 to display a file selection screen (not shown) and selects the path name of the desired file.

  The memo input column 516 is a column for allowing the user to input memo information to be registered together with the graphic data 41. The user inputs a text sentence in this field from the keyboard constituting the input device 6. Note that the memo input field 516 is not an indispensable input field, and is left blank when no memo is required.

  A data registration execution button 517 and an issue execution button 518 are both buttons for starting execution of graphic data registration. There are two types: the version number of the graphic data 41 to be registered this time is registered as the latest version number + 0.01 version number or the version number obtained by rounding up the decimal point of the latest version number. This is for selection. In the former case, a data registration execution button 517 is used, and in the latter case, an issue execution button 518 is used.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a data search screen displayed on the display device 5. The data search screen 52 in this example includes a data type selection field 521, a management number input field 522, a drawing number display field 523, a version number display field 524, a search result display field 525, and a search execution button 526. .

  The data type selection column 521 is a column that allows the user to select the data type of the graphic data 41 to be searched. The data types “circuit diagram-A”, “circuit diagram-B”, “print board diagram-A”. , “Printed board diagram-B” and “mechanism diagram” are enumerated in advance, and the user can select one of them by operating the input device 6.

  The management number input column 522 is a column for allowing the user to input a 5-digit management number in the drawing number information 411 of the graphic data 41 to be searched. The user inputs a management number in this field by operating a keyboard constituting the input device 6.

  The drawing number display field 523 is a field for displaying a drawing number automatically determined by the processing apparatus 1 based on the data type selected in the data type selection field 521 and the management number input in the management number input field 522. . Details of the method for automatically determining the drawing number will be described later.

  The version number display column 524 is a column for displaying the latest version number detected by the processing apparatus 1 for the graphic data 41 having the drawing number displayed in the drawing number display column 523. Details of the latest version number detection method will be described later. When the user wants to search for graphic data having a version older than the latest displayed version, the user changes the version displayed in the digit display column 524 by an input operation of the input device 6.

  The search result display column 525 is a column for displaying the path name of the searched graphic data 41. The graphic image of the searched graphic data 41 is displayed simultaneously on the same screen or in another window, or the graphic image is displayed when the path name displayed in the search result display field 525 is double-clicked with the mouse. You may do it.

  The data search execution button 526 is a button for starting execution of data search.

  The processing device 1 includes a data registration / retrieval unit 11 and a drawing number verification unit 12. The data registration search unit 11 includes a registration unit 13 and a search unit 14.

  The registration unit 13 is a part that controls the user when the graphic data 41 is registered in the storage device 3 through the data registration screen 51 as shown in FIG. 7, and an example of the processing is shown in FIG. The search unit 14 is a part that controls control when the user searches the graphic data 41 from the storage device 3 through the data search screen 52 as shown in FIG. 8, and an example of the processing is shown in FIG. The drawing number verification unit 12 acquires the drawing number information 411 set in the drawing data 41 to be registered selected by the user in the registration target data selection field 519 of the data registration screen 51, and the acquired drawing number information 411 is acquired. And a drawing number determined by the registration unit 13 based on the data type selected by the user in the data type selection field 511 of the data registration screen 51 and the management number input in the management number input field 512.

  Next, the operation of the data management system according to the present embodiment will be described.

(1) Data Registration Operation When the registration unit 13 of the data registration search unit 11 is activated by the operation of the input device 6, the registration unit 13 starts executing the process shown in FIG. First, a data registration screen 51 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display device 5 (S101). Then, it waits for an input from the user (S102), and if there is an input from the user (YES in S103), the process corresponding to the input data is executed as follows.

  If the input is in the data type selection field 511 of the data registration screen 51 (YES in S104), the selected data type is stored in an internal memory (not shown; the same applies hereinafter) (S105). If the input is to the management number input field 512 (YES in S111), the input management number is stored in the internal memory (S112). If the input is to the registration target data selection field 515 (YES in S113), the path name of the selected registration target data is stored in the internal memory (S114). If the input is to the memo input field 526 (YES in S115), the input text is stored in the internal memory (S116).

  After saving the path name and memo of the registration target data, the process returns to step S102 to wait for input from the user. If the data type is saved or the management number is saved, the internal memory is checked to see if both the data type and the management number are available (S106). It returns to step S102 and waits for the input from a user. If both are available, the following processing is executed for the drawing number and version number.

  First, based on the stored data type and management number, the drawing number is determined by referring to the definition information stored in the storage device 2 and stored in the internal memory (S107). Specifically, an entry having the same data type as the stored data type is read from the management configuration definition information 21 in FIG. 4 and the management number variable in the drawing number variable ZUBAN described in the drawing number field 214 is read. A drawing number is determined by substituting a management number stored in the internal memory for CODE. For example, if the data type selected in the data type selection field 511 of the data registration screen 51 is “circuit diagram-A” and the input management number is “00011”, the drawing number field 214 of entry number 1 in FIG. “00011” is substituted into $ {CODE} in the variable “A-1-$ {CODE}” to generate a drawing number “A-1-00011”. The drawing number thus determined is displayed in the drawing number display field 513 of the data registration screen 51 (S108).

  Next, the determined drawing number is substituted for the variable ZUBAN of the drawing number in the variable $ DIR of the data storage location described in the data storage location field 213 of the same entry, and the version number variable HAN A higher-order data storage location information part is determined, and among all data storage locations having the determined data storage location information part, the one with the largest version number value is selected as the data storage location 3-1 to 3-1 of the storage device 3. Search from 3-m. For example, substituting the drawing number “A-1-00011” into the variable $ DIR in the data storage location field 213 of the entry number 1 in FIG. 4 results in “A-1-00011 / $ {HAN}”. All data storage locations having the upper A-1-00011 / are searched, and the one with the largest version number described in the following part is selected. Generally, since a computer has a command for displaying a list of directories and folders generated in a storage device, it is possible to search for a corresponding one from a list obtained by executing this command. The maximum version number thus determined is displayed in the version number display field 514 of the data registration screen 51 (S110). Note that the data storage location information part higher than the variable HAN obtained in the above process is stored in the internal memory for use in later steps S123 and S126.

  On the other hand, when the user's input operation is a press of the data registration execution button 517 or the issue execution button 518 (YES in S117), it is determined by referring to the internal memory whether all the essential input items have been input. (S118). In the case of the data registration screen 51 of FIG. 7, the data type other than the memo, the management number, the drawing number, the version number, and the registration target data are essential items. If any one of the required items is not yet input, an error message to that effect is displayed on the display device 5 (S125), and the process returns to step S102 to wait for input from the user.

  If input of all the essential items is completed, the process of steps S119 and S120 is executed by the drawing number matching unit 12. First, based on the path name selected in the registration target data selection field 515, the registration target drawing data 41 selected by the user is read from the storage devices 4-1 to 4 -n and set in the drawing data 41. The drawing number information 411 is acquired (S119). Next, the drawing number determined in step S107 and stored in the internal memory is collated with the acquired drawing number information 411 (S120). The verification result is notified from the drawing number verification unit 12 to the registration unit 13.

  If the two drawing numbers do not match, the drawing data is not copied to the storage device 3, and an error message to that effect is displayed on the display device 5 (S125), and the process returns to step S102 and input from the user. Wait for. If both drawing numbers match, the drawing data is copied to the storage device 3 as follows.

  In the case of data registration execution (YES in S122), the maximum version stored in the internal memory in the data storage location information portion higher than the variable HAN obtained in the execution process of step S109 and stored in the internal memory. The version number obtained by adding 0.01 to the number value is combined to determine the data storage location (S123). For example, if the stored data storage location information part is “A-1-00011 /” and the maximum stored version number is “1.02”, then 0.01 to 1.02 Is added to 1.03, and “A-1-00011 / 1.03” is determined as the data storage location.

  On the other hand, in the case of issuance execution (NO in S122), the maximum data storage location information portion higher than the variable HAN obtained in the execution process of step S109 and stored in the internal memory is stored in the internal memory. The data storage location is determined by combining the version numbers obtained by rounding up the decimal numbers of the version number values (S126). For example, if the stored data storage location information part is “A-1-00011 /” and the maximum stored version number is “1.02,” 1.02 is set to 2.00. And “A-1-00011 / 2.00” is determined as the data storage location.

  Then, the data storage location is generated in the storage device 3, and the file of the drawing data 41 of the storage devices 4-1 to 4-n specified by the path name selected in the registration target data selection field 515 is stored in the data storage. Copy to location (S124). At this time, if the memo text is stored in the internal memory, the text is copied to the data storage location as one text file.

(2) Data Search Operation When the search unit 14 of the data registration search unit 11 is activated by the operation of the input device 6, the search unit 14 starts executing the process shown in FIG. First, a data search screen 52 as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display device 5 (S201). Then, it waits for an input from the user (S202), and if there is an input from the user (YES in S203), the process corresponding to the input data is executed as follows.

  If the input is to the data type selection field 521 of the data search screen 52 (YES in S204), the selected data type is stored in the internal memory (S205). If the input is to the management number input field 522 (YES in S211), the input management number is stored in the internal memory (S212). If it is a change input of the version number displayed in the version number display field 524 (YES in S213), the changed version number is stored in the internal memory (S214).

  After saving the changed version number, the process returns to step S202 to wait for input from the user. If the data type is saved or the management number is saved, then it is checked by referring to the internal memory whether both the data type and the management number are available (S206). It returns to step S202 and waits for the input from a user. If both are available, the following processing is executed in the same way as when registering data regarding the drawing number and version number.

  First, the drawing number is determined by referring to the definition information stored in the storage device 2 on the basis of the stored data type and management number by the same processing as step S107 in FIG. (S207). The determined drawing number is displayed in the drawing number display field 523 of the data search screen 52 (S208). Next, the latest version number is detected and stored in the internal memory by the same process as step S109 in FIG. 9 (S209), and displayed in the version number display column 524 of the data search screen 52 (S210). Note that the data storage location information portion higher than the variable HAN obtained in the execution process of step S209 is stored in the internal memory for use in later step S217.

  On the other hand, if the user's input operation is pressing of the search execution button 526 (YES in S215), it is determined by referring to the internal memory whether all the essential input items have been input (S216). In the case of the data search screen 52 in FIG. 8, the data type, management number, drawing number, and version number are essential items. If any one of the required items has not been input, an error message to that effect is displayed on the display device 5 (S218), and the process returns to step S202 to wait for input from the user.

  If input of all essential items is completed, a search is executed and the result is displayed in the search result display field 525 (S217). Specifically, the version number value stored in the internal memory (version number display field 524) is displayed in the data storage location information portion higher than the variable HAN that is obtained in the execution process of step S209 and stored in the internal memory. The drawing data is retrieved from the data storage location that combines the values of the version numbers displayed in (1). If a memo text file is stored in the data storage location, it may be searched at the same time.

  Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

  When registering the drawing data, if the designer inputs the data type and the management number as information about the drawing data to be registered, the registration unit 13 automatically determines the path name of the data storage location where the drawing data is registered, Unlike the case where the designer decides the data storage location and generates the path name because the drawing data is copied to the determined data storage location, the burden on the designer can be reduced and the data storage location is incorrect. Can be reduced.

  In addition, when the information regarding the drawing number is input by mistake due to the carelessness of the user, or when the drawing data to be registered is selected by mistake, this is detected by the drawing number matching unit 12 and the registration of the drawing data is canceled. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the situation where the drawing data is registered in the wrong data storage location. This point will be described with reference to FIG.

  Since a designer who has created two graphic data 41-1 and 41-2 in parallel as shown in FIG. 11A has completed graphic data 41-1, to register it in the storage device 3, Assume that necessary items are entered in the data registration screen 51 of FIG. 7 and the data registration execution button 517 is pressed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11B, the data type “circuit diagram-A” and the management number “00011” are correctly input, but the selection of the registration target data is wrong, and the graphic data is not graphic data 41-1. Assume that the path name abc / 010 of 41-2 is selected. In this case, the registration unit 13 determines the drawing number “A-1-00011” based on the input data type and management number, and the drawing number matching unit 12 is based on the selected path name abc / 010. The graphic data 41-2 is read out to obtain the drawing number “A-1-00010”. As a result, a mismatch between the two is detected, and data registration is not executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the graphic data 41-2 from being registered in the wrong data storage location “A-1-00011 / version number”.

  In the same situation as described above, as shown in FIG. 11C, the data type “circuit diagram-A” and the data to be registered were selected correctly, but the place where the management number “00011” should be entered is erroneously set to “00010”. Assume the case of input. In this case, the registration unit 13 determines the drawing number “A-1-00010” based on the input data type and the management number, and the drawing number matching unit 12 is based on the selected path name abc / 011. The graphic data 41-1 is read out to obtain the drawing number "A-1-00011". As a result, a mismatch between the two is detected, and data registration is not executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the graphic data 41-1 from being registered in the wrong data storage location “A-1-000110 / version number”.

  In the same situation as described above, as shown in FIG. 11D, the management number and registration target data are correctly input, but the data type “circuit diagram-A” is erroneously entered as “circuit diagram- Assume that “B” is entered. In this case, the registration unit 13 determines the drawing number “B-1-00011” based on the input data type and the management number, and the drawing number matching unit 12 is based on the selected path name abc / 011. The graphic data 41-1 is read out to obtain the drawing number "A-1-00011". As a result, a mismatch between the two is detected and data registration is not executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the graphic data 41-1 from being registered in the wrong data storage location “B-1-00010 / version number”.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent a situation in which drawing data is registered in an incorrect data storage location due to a careless mistake of the user.

  Further, when the user inputs the data type and the management number, the drawing number is automatically determined and displayed in the drawing number display field 513, so that the user can input all the contents of the drawing number. There is an effect that the burden on the user can be reduced. Similarly, when the data is searched, if the user inputs the data type and the management number, the drawing number is automatically determined and displayed in the drawing number display field 523, and therefore all the contents of the drawing number are input to the user. There is an effect that the burden on the user can be reduced as compared with the case of making it.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of a computer system to which the data management system of the present invention is applied. A plurality of client computers C1 to Cn each having local storage units LM1 to LMn and a server computer SS having a large capacity storage unit MM are connected to each other by a LAN. In the relationship with FIG. 1, the storage devices 4-1 to 4-n correspond to the storage units LM1 to LMn, and the storage device 3 corresponds to the storage unit MM. Moreover, the processing apparatus 1 provided with the data registration search part 11 and the drawing number collation part 12 respond | corresponds to each client computer C1-Cn. The definition information in the storage device 2 may exist in the storage units LM1 to LMn, or may exist as shared data on the storage unit MM.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various other additions and modifications can be made. For example, as shown in FIG. 13 having the functions of the data registration screen 51 shown in FIG. 7 and the data search screen 52 shown in FIG. 8, that is, a data type selection field 531, a management number input field 532, a drawing number. Data having a display field 533, a version number display field 534, a registration target data selection field 535, a memo input field 536, a data registration execution button 537, an issue execution button 538, a reference button 539, a search result display field 541 and a search execution button 542 The registration search screen 53 may be used to input data necessary for data registration or data search, and perform data registration, issue, or data search.

  In the above-described embodiment, the data management configuration based on the drawing number having the format as described in FIG. 2 and the path name having the format as described in FIG. 3 is adopted. The data management configuration to be employed can be freely set according to the format and the format of the path name. In this case, definition information corresponding to the data management configuration to be employed may be prepared.

  In addition, the data management system of the present invention can be realized by a computer and a program, as well as by hardware. The program is provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory, and is read by the computer when the computer is started up, and the computer is controlled by controlling the operation of the computer. It is made to function as the drawing number collation part 12, the registration part 13, and the search part 14 in a form.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the drawing data is taken as the registration target data. However, any digital data such as a text describing the source code of the program and a digitized manual can be used as the registration target data. In other words, in this specification, the drawing data means not only original drawing data such as drawing data generated by a CAD tool or the like but also digitized document data such as text describing the source code of the program. To do.

It is a block diagram of a data management system concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the format of the drawing number information set to drawing data. It is explanatory drawing of the format of the name (directory name and folder name) given to the data storage location which registers drawing data. It is a figure which shows the structural example of management structure definition information. It is a figure which shows the structural example of variable definition information. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of definition information A, B, C. It is a figure which shows an example of a data registration screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a data search screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the registration part in a data registration search part. It is a flowchart which shows the process example of the search part in a data registration search part. It is effect explanatory drawing of the data management system concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the computer system which provided the data management system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data registration search screen used with the data management system concerning another embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Processing apparatus 11 ... Data registration search part 12 ... Drawing number collation part 13 ... Registration part 14 ... Search part 2 ... Memory | storage device 21 ... Management structure definition information 22 ... Variable definition information 23-1 to 23-3 ... Definition information 3 ... Storage device 3-1 to 3-m ... Data storage location 4-1 to 4-n ... Storage device 41 ... Drawing data 411 ... Drawing number information 5 ... Display device 6 ... Input device

Claims (10)

  The drawing number is obtained from the input device, the display device, the drawing data storage unit for storing the drawing data file in which the drawing number is set, the registration destination storage unit to which the drawing data is registered, and information on the drawing number. A definition information storage unit for storing definition information for determining a data storage location of a path name included in a part, information on a drawing number input from the input device through a screen displayed on the display device, and the definition information And determining the data storage location of the registration destination storage unit for registering the drawing data file of the path name input from the input device through the screen, and storing the drawing data file in the determined data storage location. A data management system comprising registration means for copying.   Drawing number collating means for collating a drawing number included in the path name of the data storage location determined by the registering means with a drawing number obtained from drawing data of the path name input from the input device; 2. A data management system according to claim 1, wherein said means stops said copying when said drawing number collating means determines that said two drawing numbers are different.   The drawing number is composed of a character string and a management number corresponding to the data type of the drawing data, and the definition information storage unit is defined by the drawing number definition information and the definition information for each data type of the drawing data. Management configuration definition information that holds definition information of a data storage location that includes a drawing number as a part of a path name, and the registration means stores the data type and management of the drawing data to be registered input through the screen 3. The drawing number is determined based on the number and the management configuration definition information, and a data storage location of a path name including a part of the determined drawing number is determined. Data management system.   Based on information relating to the drawing number input from the input device through the screen displayed on the display device and the definition information, a data storage location of the registration destination storage unit to be searched is determined, and the determined data storage 4. The data management system according to claim 1, further comprising search means for searching for a drawing data file from the place.   An input device, a display device, a drawing data storage unit for storing a drawing data file in which a drawing number composed of a character string and a management number corresponding to the data type is set, and a registration destination of the drawing data For each data type of the registration destination storage unit, drawing data, a drawing number variable defined by a character string corresponding to the data type and a management number variable, and a data storage defined by the drawing number variable and the version number variable A definition information storage unit that stores definition information that holds a location variable, a data type and a management number related to a drawing number of drawing data of a copy source from the input device through a screen displayed on the display device, and the drawing of the copy source The file name of the data file is input, and the input management number is substituted for the management number variable in the drawing number variable of the definition information corresponding to the input data type. A number is determined, and the determined drawing number is substituted into a drawing number variable in the data storage location variable in the definition information to determine a data storage location information portion higher than the version number variable, and the determined data storage Obtain the latest version number value from the data storage location information that matches the location information part, determine the path name of the data storage location using the value of the next version number of the obtained version number, A data management system comprising registration means for copying the drawing data file to the data storage location of the determined path name.   Drawing number collating means for collating a drawing number included in the path name of the data storage location determined by the registering means with a drawing number obtained from drawing data of the path name input from the input device; 6. A data management system according to claim 5, wherein said means stops copying when said drawing number collating means determines that said two drawing numbers are different.   A data type and a management number related to a drawing number of drawing data are input from the input device through a screen displayed on the display device, and the input is performed in a management number variable in a drawing number variable of the definition information corresponding to the input data type. The assigned management number is substituted to determine the drawing number, and the determined drawing number is substituted into the drawing number variable in the data storage location variable in the definition information, so that the data storage location information part higher than the version number variable The latest version number value is acquired from the data storage location information that matches the determined data storage location information part, the acquired version number is displayed on the screen of the display device, and the display The path name of the data storage location to be searched is determined using the version number changed or the version number changed by the input device, and drawing data is determined from the data storage location of the determined path name. Data management system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein further comprising a retrieval means for retrieving the file.   An input device, a display device, a drawing data storage unit for storing a drawing data file in which a drawing number composed of a character string and a management number corresponding to the data type is set, and a registration destination of the drawing data For each data type of the registration destination storage unit, drawing data, a drawing number variable defined by a character string corresponding to the data type and a management number variable, and a data storage defined by the drawing number variable and the version number variable A computer including a definition information storage unit that stores definition information that holds a location variable, a data type and a management number related to the drawing number of the drawing data of the copy source from the input device through a screen displayed on the display device, Enter the path name of the file of the drawing data of the copy source, and the input to the management number variable in the drawing number variable of the definition information corresponding to the input data type Substituting the management number to determine the drawing number, substituting the determined drawing number into the drawing number variable in the data storage location variable in the definition information, and determining the data storage location information portion higher than the version number variable And acquiring the latest version number value from the data storage location information that matches the determined data storage location information portion, and using the value of the version number next to the acquired version number, the data storage location And a registration means for copying the drawing data file to the data storage location of the determined path name.   The computer further includes a drawing number collation for collating a drawing number included in the path name of the data storage location determined by the registration means with a drawing number obtained from drawing data of the path name input from the input device. 9. The copying apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the copying unit stops the copying when the drawing number collating unit determines that the drawing numbers are different from each other. The listed program.   The computer further inputs a data type and a management number related to a drawing number of drawing data from the input device through a screen displayed on the display device, and in the drawing number variable of the definition information corresponding to the inputted data type Substituting the input management number into the management number variable to determine the drawing number, and substituting the determined drawing number into the drawing number variable in the data storage location variable in the definition information A data storage location information portion of the data storage location information portion, the latest version number value is acquired from the data storage location information matching the determined data storage location information portion, and the acquired version number is displayed on the screen of the display device. The path name of the data storage location to be searched is determined using the displayed version number or the version number changed by the input device, and the determined path name Claim 8 or 9, wherein the program, characterized in that to function from the data storage location retrieving means for retrieving the file of the drawing data as.

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