JP2006065807A - Procedure manual preparation method and procedure manual preparation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a procedure manual preparation method and a procedure manual preparation program for efficiently preparing a procedure manual of a work composed of a plurality of processes. <P>SOLUTION: A form 60 based on form data for displaying a preparation form of document is displayed on a user terminal. A user is urged to instruct a process data area 65 on the form 60, and the process data area 65 designated by the user is assigned onto the form. A process file 70 including each process of the work composed of the plurality of processes as one record is read to form a process description 81 in which data of the record for each process are composed to the process data area 65 on the form 60 for every process, and the procedure format 80 including the process descriptions 81 with an identifiable record order is formed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

      The present invention relates to a procedure manual creation method and a procedure manual creation program for creating a work procedure manual.

  In the manufacture of a product by the manufacturing industry, a work instruction is given to an operator using a work instruction sheet or the like that describes work contents using a drawing such as a design drawing. Then, when manufacturing the product, the worker performs work while referring to the work instruction sheet and the like.

It is desirable that such work instructions are described in an easy-to-understand manner for the operator while reducing the burden on the creator of the work instruction. Many techniques for efficiently creating such work instructions and the like have been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This Patent Document 1 discloses a method for creating a manufacturing instruction by combining data set in an instruction file with a layout of a manufacturing instruction created according to necessary drawings and items.
JP 2004-62816 A (pages 7-9)

  However, since the manufacture of a product is usually composed of a plurality of processes, it is necessary to give work instructions for each process, and it is necessary to work according to the order of the processes. Therefore, if there is a procedure manual that describes the work instructions for each process according to the procedure in the product manufacturing process, the worker can work efficiently by performing the work according to this procedure manual. Conceivable. However, work instructions etc. are usually created for each process, and it was not possible to efficiently create a procedure manual that clearly described the work instructions for each process according to the procedures in the product manufacturing process. . In addition, even in the method described in Patent Document 1, the creation of a procedure manual for manufacturing a product manufactured by a plurality of processes is not mentioned.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a procedure manual creation method and a procedure manual creation program for efficiently creating a work manual consisting of a plurality of steps. There is to do.

  The present invention uses a computer to create a work procedure manual consisting of a plurality of steps, and the computer displays a form based on form data for displaying a document creation form. Prompts the user to specify the process data area, allocates the process data area specified by the user on the form, reads the process file composed of each process information of a plurality of processes as one record, Each time, a process manual is generated by synthesizing record data relating to the process in the process data area on the form, and a procedure manual including the process manual that enables the record order to be identified is created. According to this, it is possible to efficiently create a work procedure manual composed of a plurality of processes, and manage process manuals relating to the respective processes in the same work in order of processes.

Further, according to the present invention, the image data storing means for storing image data is further used, and the computer prompts the user to specify an image area on the form, and the image area specified by the user is selected. The process instruction to be allocated and generated on the form has the allocated image area, and the computer pastes an image based on the image data of the image data storage means to the image area of the process instruction. . According to this, it is possible to efficiently create a procedure manual including an image.

  Further, according to the present invention, the procedure manual data composed of one file in which process instructions for each process are arranged in the order of records of the process file is generated. According to this, a procedure manual in which process manuals of a plurality of processes constituting the work are arranged in the order of processes can be managed by one file.

  According to the present invention, a work procedure manual composed of a plurality of steps can be efficiently created.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, a description will be given as a procedure manual creation method and a procedure manual creation program for creating a procedure manual for a work consisting of a plurality of steps in manufacturing a product.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a user terminal 20 that is a computer terminal used by a user includes a control unit 21 configured by a CPU. The control unit 21 performs processes (process data area allocation stage, procedure manual generation stage, image area allocation stage, image pasting stage, process explanation adjustment stage, image adjustment stage, etc.) described later. By executing the procedure manual creation program for that purpose, the control unit 21 causes the process data area allocation means 22, the image area allocation means 23, the procedure manual generation means 24, the image pasting means 25, the process explanation adjusting means 26, and the image adjusting means. It functions as 27 etc.

  The process data area allocation means 22 displays a form based on form data for displaying a document creation form, prompts the user to specify a process data area on the form, and specifies process data specified by the user. Allocate the area on the form. The image area allocating means 23 prompts the user to specify an image area on the form, and allocates the image area specified by the user on the form. The procedure manual generation unit 24 reads a process file configured as a single record of each process information of a work consisting of a plurality of processes, and synthesizes record data related to the process in the process data area on the form for each process. A process manual is generated, and a procedure manual including the process manual in which the record order can be identified is created. The image pasting means 25 pastes an image in the image area of the process manual. The process explanation adjusting means 26 adjusts the explanation of the process synthesized in the process data area and adjusts additionally inputted characters and the like according to the input operation of the user on the display screen. The image adjusting unit 27 adjusts the image pasted on the image area in accordance with a user input operation on the display screen.

  The user terminal 20 further includes storage means such as storage means (RAM, ROM, hard disk, etc.). The storage means includes a form data storage unit 31, a process data storage unit 32, an image data storage unit 33 as an image data storage unit, and a procedure manual data storage unit 34.

  The form data storage unit 31 records form data that is image data for displaying the edited form. The form is edited using an editing screen. For example, an image such as an arbitrary bitmap for displaying a logo or the like is combined with a base image corresponding to a predetermined blank paper size (A4 landscape). On the editing screen, skew correction, noise removal, ruled line drawing, and the like can be executed. Then, the edited form data is stored in an arbitrary folder in the user terminal 20. In the present embodiment, the storage area in which the form data is recorded is referred to as a form data storage unit 31.

The process data storage unit 32 records a process file for each product to be manufactured. The process file is composed of a plurality of records in which records corresponding to the respective processes in the manufacture of the product are arranged in the order of processes, and one record is assigned to each process. In the present embodiment, this process file is composed of a CSV file. For example, the process file is received via a network (not shown) and stored in an arbitrary folder in the user terminal 20. In the present embodiment, the storage area in which the process file is recorded is referred to as a process data storage unit 32.

  The image data storage unit 33 stores image data of an image to be pasted on the procedure manual. This image data editing is performed using an image data editing screen, such as contour extraction, gradation correction, trimming, noise removal, figure drawing, pasting of images such as bitmaps, rotation, movement, erasure, composition, etc. Process. The image data edited in this way is stored in an arbitrary folder in the user terminal 20. In the present embodiment, the storage area in which the image data is recorded is referred to as an image data storage unit 33.

  The procedure manual data storage unit 34 records the created procedure manual data. In the present embodiment, for one process file, one file of procedure manual data including a process description corresponding to each record of the process file is created and stored in an arbitrary folder in the user terminal 20. . In this embodiment, the storage area in which the procedure manual data is recorded is referred to as a procedure manual data storage unit 34.

The user terminal 20 includes a display unit 41 such as a display device, an input unit 42 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a communication unit (not shown), and the like.
The user terminal 20 is connected to the printer 50. The printer 50 has a printer function of a general image forming apparatus, and includes image processing control means for controlling the overall image processing and a printing apparatus. The image processing control unit outputs a print instruction including the print data to the printing apparatus based on the print data received from the user terminal 20, and causes the printing apparatus to execute image formation on a sheet.

Next, a processing procedure in the case of creating a work procedure manual composed of a plurality of steps in product manufacture using the user terminal 20 as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the user terminal 20 first displays a form on the display screen in accordance with a user input operation (step S1-1). Specifically, the user terminal 20 reads form data from the form data storage unit 31 of an arbitrary folder in accordance with an input operation by the user, and displays the form 60 (see FIG. 3) on the display screen based on the form data. Let The form is edited in advance as described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a pre-edited setting display 61 is displayed on the form 60. For example, a logo or a company name is displayed on the setting display 61.

  Next, the user terminal 20 assigns process data areas and image areas in accordance with a user input operation (step S1-2). Specifically, the user terminal 20 first displays a process data area designation request on the display screen by the process data area allocation means 22 and prompts the user to designate a process data area. When the user performs a process data area designation input on the display screen according to this, the user terminal 20 assigns the designated area as a process data area on the form by the process data area assignment means 22. Next, the user terminal 20 causes the image area allocation unit 23 to display an image area designation request on the display screen, and prompts the user to designate an image area. In accordance with this, when the user inputs and designates an image area on the display screen, the user terminal 20 assigns the designated area as an image area on the form by the image area assigning means 23. In this way, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the process data area 65 and the image area 66 are allocated on the form 60.

Next, the user uses the input means 42 to make a process file read request. Thereby, the user terminal 20 reads the process file of CSV format from the process data storage part 32 (step S1-3). And the user terminal 20 synthesize | combines the process data of the read process file with the process data area | region of the process description corresponding to each process (step S1-4). Specifically, the user terminal 20 allocates a process data area and an image data area on the above-mentioned form for each page by the procedure manual generation unit 24, and synthesizes a process file record in the process data area of each page. Generate procedure manual data. This procedure manual data is obtained by assigning one page of process manual to each record of the process file, and the process data of each record is combined with each page (process manual) in the order of records in the process file. . Thereby, the process description which synthesize | combined the data of the record of the said process about each process is produced | generated so that the record order of a process file can be identified. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when each record of the process file 70 includes data 71 indicating the order of the processes and data (process data) 72 relating to the description of the process, the process data 72 is stored in the process data area 65. Assume a case of synthesis. In this case, the process data 72 of the corresponding process is combined with the process data area 65 of the page (process instruction 81) corresponding to each process of the procedure manual 80.

  Next, the user terminal 20 pastes an image corresponding to the process data of each process (step S1-5). In the present embodiment, the user terminal 20 reads image data from the image data storage unit 33 and pastes an image in accordance with a user input operation for each process. Specifically, the user designates a page (process description) corresponding to each process displayed on the display screen, designates image data stored in an arbitrary folder, and issues an image paste request. input. Accordingly, the user terminal 20 reads the designated image data from the image data storage unit 33 by the image pasting means 25 and pastes the image in the image area of the designated page (process manual). The user performs this process for the process instructions for each process. Thereby, for each process, an image corresponding to the process data of the process is pasted to the image area of the corresponding process manual. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, based on the image data recorded in the image data storage unit 33, images 90 are pasted on the image areas 66 of the process manual 81 corresponding to each process. A plurality of images 90 can be pasted on the image area 66 of each page (process manual 81).

  Next, the user terminal 20 performs a procedure manual editing process in accordance with an input operation by the user on the display screen (step S1-6). Specifically, on the display screen, the user can change the font of the process description text synthesized in the process data area, correct the text, adjust the position and size of the image pasted on the image area, lens Processing, input of leader lines and comments, etc. are performed. Here, the lens processing means that a part of an image is cut out and enlarged and displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a part of the image 90 is cut out like a lens display 95 and enlarged and displayed. In this case, the original image 90 may be left on the image area 66 of the process manual 81 or may be deleted. Further, the process data area and the image area allocated to each page (process instruction) can be changed, moved, and the like for each page.

  The user terminal 20 provides the user with the process description adjustment means 26 for changing the process description font, etc., the text correction input means, the lead line and comment input means, and the like. Change the description font, etc., modify the text, add leader lines and comments, etc. Further, the user terminal 20 provides the user with input means for adjusting the position and size of the image pasted on the image area, lens processing, etc. by the image adjusting means 27, and in accordance with the input operation by the user, Adjustment of the position and size of the image pasted on the lens, lens processing, etc.

When the editing operation is completed for all pages (process manuals) by these processes, the user inputs a request to save the procedure manual data of the created procedure manual through the input means 42.
Accordingly, the user terminal 20 records this procedure manual data in the procedure manual data storage unit 34 (step S1-7). Specifically, by storing the procedure manual data in an arbitrary folder, the storage area in which the procedure manual data is recorded becomes the procedure manual data storage unit 34. If necessary, the user saves the in-process procedure manual data in an arbitrary folder as well. The procedure manual displayed on the display screen can be printed by the printer 50.

  After completing the creation of the procedure manual, the procedure manual creator who has recorded the procedure manual data in the procedure manual data storage unit 34 as described above requests the approval authority to approve. For example, the approval authority accesses the user terminal 20 via the network using the computer terminal of the approval authority, reads the procedure manual data recorded in the procedure manual data storage unit 34, and displays the displayed procedure manual. Confirm and enter approval for this procedure. For example, when an approval authority approves a procedure manual, the approval authority performs an input operation for imprinting an approval mark. Thereby, the data regarding the approval mark is recorded in the procedure manual data, and the approval mark is printed on the procedure manual (step S1-8). Then, the approved procedure manual data with the approval mark imprinted is recorded in the procedure manual data storage unit 34 (step S1-9).

  Then, the user who desires to output the completed procedure manual reads the procedure manual data recorded in the procedure manual data storage unit 34 by the user terminal 20 and makes a print request with the printer 50. As a result, the user terminal 20 reads the procedure manual data from the procedure manual data storage unit 34, converts the procedure manual data into print data by the printer driver, and transmits the print data to the printer 50 to make a print request. (Step S1-10). Thereby, the printer 50 prints the procedure manual. In the present embodiment, as described above, the procedure manual data is a file having one page of process manual for each process. That is, the procedure manual data composed of one file is created corresponding to the process file, and the procedure manual based on the procedure manual data is arranged in the order of records of the process file. Accordingly, when a procedure manual data (file) print request is made, process instructions are arranged and output in the order of processes corresponding to the order of records in the process file.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
In the above embodiment, the user terminal 20 displays a form based on the form data that displays the document creation form. Then, the user terminal 20 prompts the user to specify the process data area on the form, and allocates the process data area specified by the user on the form. Then, it reads a process file composed of each process information of work consisting of a plurality of processes as one record, and generates a process manual by synthesizing record data related to the process in the process data area on the form for each process. Then, a procedure manual including a process manual that makes the record order identifiable is created. This makes it possible to efficiently create a work procedure manual consisting of a plurality of processes, and manage process manuals relating to the respective processes in the same work in order of the processes.

  In the above embodiment, the user terminal 20 prompts the user to specify an image area on the form, and allocates the image area specified by the user on the form. The process manual generated by the user terminal 20 has the assigned image area. Then, according to the user input operation, the user terminal 20 pastes an image based on the image data read from the image data storage unit 33 in the image area of the process manual. Thereby, a procedure manual including an image can be efficiently created.

In the above-described embodiment, the procedure manual data configured by one file in which process manuals for each process are arranged in the order of records in the process file is generated. Thereby, the process manual of the several process which comprises work can be arranged in order of a process, and can be managed by one file. Therefore, when a product is manufactured by a plurality of processes, process instructions for each process related to the manufacture of the product can be collectively managed in the order of processes. In the case of printing, by specifying one file of procedure manual data (file) and making a print request, it is possible to output the process instructions for each process related to the manufacture of the product in the order of the processes.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment into the following aspects.
○ In the above embodiment, the procedure manual data composed of one file in which process instructions for each process are arranged in the order of records in the process file is generated. However, a file is generated for each process instruction corresponding to each process. Also good. In this case, the process manual corresponding to each process can be identified from the process manual generated based on the same process file and the record order in the process file. For example, as the file name of the process description, a process file name with the record order in the process file attached is assigned. This facilitates management for each process manual, such as when each process manual is output. Also in this case, since the order of records in the process file can be identified, process instructions can be managed in the order of processes.

  In the above embodiment, the user terminal 20 is provided with the form data storage unit 31, the process data storage unit 32, the image data storage unit 33, and the procedure manual data storage unit 34. Instead, these storage units 31, 32, 33, and 34 may be provided in another device. For example, form data, process data, image data, and procedure manual data may be recorded in a server connected to the user terminal 20, respectively. Thereby, when a procedure manual is created by a plurality of users, the procedure manual can be efficiently created.

  In the above embodiment, the case where one process data area is allocated on the form has been described. However, a plurality of process data areas may be allocated on the form. In this case, data corresponding to each process data area allocated on the form is set in each record of the process file for each process data area, and these data are combined with the corresponding process data area. For example, when a CSV file is used as a process file, each record delimited by a line feed in the process file corresponds to each process, and each data delimited by a comma in each record corresponds to a process data area. On the other hand, in the process data area allocated on the form, it is specified which data of the records in the process file is to be combined. Then, the data separated by commas in each record of the CSV process file is combined with each process data area in each process manual. Thereby, about each process, a character etc. can be synthesize | combined to the several area | region of a process manual using a process file. Therefore, even when the description of each process is complicated, a procedure manual that displays the description of each process more easily can be efficiently created using the process file.

In the above embodiment, the image is pasted on the image area of the procedure manual by the user selecting a process manual and designating image data to be pasted on the process manual. Alternatively, image data may be specified in the process file. Further, a file different from the process file may be used to specify image data in this file. Specifically, when specifying image data in a process file, for example, the existence of image data for identifying image data to be pasted in a predetermined portion separated by commas in each record of the CSV process file Record the location and file name. Then, when this process file is read and the process data is combined with the process data area, the image data corresponding to the process is also determined based on the designation of the image data recorded in the corresponding record of the process file. And paste the image into the image area. When a file different from the process file is used, the location of the image data and the file name are recorded in this file in association with the record order in the process file. Then, when reading the process file and synthesizing the process data into the process data area, or after generating the procedure manual data, the file specifying this image is read, and the image is displayed in the image area of the process manual of each process. paste. Thereby, when the image to be pasted is known in advance, the image can be pasted automatically. Therefore, the user only needs to adjust the position of the pasted image without performing the operation of designating the pasted image, so that the procedure manual can be created more efficiently.

  In the above embodiment, the process file is a CSV file, but the process file format is not limited to this. The process file may be in another format as long as records corresponding to each process in the manufacture of the product are arranged in the order of processes and one record is assigned to each process. And when assigning multiple process data areas on the form, the process file can specify the process data to be pasted to the multiple process data areas in the process manual of each process for the record corresponding to each process. That's fine.

In the above embodiment, it is assumed that each record of the process file has the data 71 indicating the process order. However, the data 71 indicating the process order may not be included.
In the above embodiment, the description has been made assuming that a procedure manual related to product manufacture is created. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a procedure manual for work consisting of a plurality of processes. For example, the target of the procedure manual may be anything.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory drawing of the process sequence of one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing explaining one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... User terminal as computer, 22 ... Process data area allocation means, 23 ... Image area allocation means, 24 ... Procedure manual generation means, 25 ... Image sticking means, 33 ... Image data storage part as image data storage means, 50 ... Printer, 60 ... Form, 65 ... Process data area, 66 ... Image area, 70 ... Process file, 80 ... Procedure manual, 81 ... Process manual, 90 ... Image.

Claims (6)

A method for creating a work procedure manual consisting of a plurality of steps using a computer,
The computer is
A step of displaying a form based on form data for displaying a document creation form, prompting the user to specify a process data area on the form, and allocating the process data area specified by the user on the form A data area allocation stage;
Read the process file configured as one record of each process information of work consisting of a plurality of processes, generate a process manual that combines the data of the record related to the process in the process data area on the form for each process, And a procedure manual generation step of creating a procedure manual including the process manual in which the record order can be identified. Further using image data storage means for storing image data,
The computer is
Further urging the user to specify an image area on the form, and further allocating an image area specified by the user on the form;
The process manual generated in the procedure manual generation stage has the assigned image area,
The computer is
2. The procedure manual creation method according to claim 1, further comprising an image pasting step of pasting an image based on the image data of the image data storage means on an image area of the process manual.   3. The procedure manual according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the procedure manual generation step generates procedure manual data composed of one file in which process instructions for each process are arranged in the order of records of the process file. How to make. A procedure manual creation program for creating a procedure manual for a work consisting of a plurality of processes using a computer,
The computer,
A step of displaying a form based on form data for displaying a document creation form, prompting the user to specify a process data area on the form, and allocating the process data area specified by the user on the form Data area allocation means;
Read the process file configured as one record of each process information of work consisting of a plurality of processes, generate a process manual that combines the data of the record related to the process in the process data area on the form for each process, A procedure manual creating program for functioning as a procedure manual generating means for creating a procedure manual including the process manual in which the record order can be identified. Further using image data storage means for storing image data,
Said computer further
Prompts the user to specify an image area on the form, and causes the image area specified by the user to function as image area allocating means for allocating on the form;
The process manual generated by the procedure manual generating means has the assigned image area,
Said computer further
5. The program for creating a procedure manual according to claim 4, wherein the program is made to function as an image pasting unit for pasting an image based on the image data stored in the image data storage unit into an image area of the process manual. 6. The function according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the procedure manual generation means functions as means for generating procedure manual data composed of one file in which process instructions for each process are arranged in the order of records in the process file. The written procedure manual.

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