JP2007179220A - Information liaison system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information liaison system interfacing information used between a plurality of systems. <P>SOLUTION: This information liaison system is provided with a liaison setting information storage means storing liaison setting information, a key item correspondence information storage means storing key item correspondence information, a liaison request receipt means, a liaison target confirmation means specifying the liaison setting information and searching whether there is information about a key item in the second system B corresponding to information about the key item in the first system based on the key item of the second system in the specified liaison setting information, a liaison information decision means receiving the information about the key item in the second system B linked with the information about the key item as a liaison target in the first system A if the search result show no existence of the information about the key item in the second system B, and a key item correspondence information generation means writing the information about the key item in the first system A as the liaison target and the information about the second key item received by the liaison information decision means in the key item correspondence information storage means in association with each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an information linkage system for linking (linking) information used in various systems such as a customer management system and a document management system among a plurality of systems.

  Various systems such as a customer management system and a document management system are used in the company. When information stored in these systems is linked with information stored in other systems, information is exchanged between the systems. It is convenient because it can be referred to. Therefore, it is desirable to link information between a plurality of systems. In order to do this, information relating the information used in each system must be stored in each system.

  Conventionally, when information is linked between a plurality of systems, after creating information on one system, a method has been used in which the other system is newly constructed and information is newly created so as to be associated therewith. . However, with this method, since the system must be recreated, it is not possible to link multiple systems that are already in operation.

  Therefore, it is often the case that individual customization is performed by building special software for linking a plurality of systems. An example of this is shown in Patent Document 1 below.

JP 2005-234612 A

  However, when information is linked between a plurality of systems by using special software as shown in Patent Document 1 described above, there are various restrictions in terms of construction time, cost, and the like, and this is not easy.

  Therefore, the present inventor has invented an information cooperation system that can easily realize information cooperation between a plurality of existing systems.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the information is transferred between the first system A that stores the information of the key item that is the link source and one or more second systems B that store the information of the key item that is the link destination. An information cooperation system for performing cooperation, wherein the information cooperation system indicates a correspondence relationship between a key item to be a cooperation target of the first system A and a key item of the second system B to be linked to the key item. Cooperation setting information storage means for storing as cooperation setting information; key item correspondence information storage means for storing information on the key item; and information on key items of the second system B linked to the key item; Cooperation request accepting means for receiving identification information of the cooperation setting information, identification information of the first system A to be linked, and key item information of the first system A from the first system A; , The cooperation setting The linkage setting information corresponding to the identification information of the information is specified from the linkage setting information storage means, and received from the first system A based on the key item of the second system B in the specified linkage setting information. Cooperation target confirmation means for retrieving from the key item correspondence information storage means whether there is information on the key item of the second system B corresponding to the information of the key item of the first system A; If the key item information of the second system B does not exist as a result of the search in the means, the key item of the second system B to be linked to the information of the key item to be linked with the first system A Information to be received from the user terminal used by the user or the second system B, and the key items of the first system A to be linked An information cooperation system comprising: key item correspondence information generation means for associating information and key item information of the second system B received by the cooperation information determination means in association with the key item correspondence information storage means It is.

  According to the present invention, as long as the cooperation setting information is set in advance in the cooperation setting information storage unit, anyone can easily realize information cooperation between a plurality of systems.

  Further, in the present invention, by managing the link setting information and the key item correspondence information separately, an increase in the amount of management data due to duplication of information can be suppressed. Further, since the key item correspondence information is dynamic information that can be changed by the linkage information determination unit and the key item correspondence information generation unit, the present invention can easily cope with a change in the linkage status of the system.

  In the present invention, the key item refers to an item for identifying information included in a linked system. For example, a customer code, a transaction code, a document ID, and the like can be given. In the present invention, key item information refers to the value of a key item. For example, the value “0000000052” in the key item “customer code” in FIG.

  In the invention of claim 2, the cooperation request accepting means is capable of cooperation when a plurality of pieces of cooperation setting information of a system that can cooperate with the first system A are stored in the cooperation setting information storage means. It is an information cooperation system which passes the identification information of a system to the said user terminal or the said 1st system A, and receives the input of which system and the said 1st system A are made to cooperate.

  With the configuration according to the present invention, when there are a plurality of systems that can be linked, selection from the user is accepted, so that it is possible to omit the process of determining a system that can be linked in the information linkage system.

  In the invention of claim 3, the linkage information determination means accepts input of a function and a search condition for newly creating key item information of a linkage destination, and the key item to be linked selected by the user from the search result. It is an information cooperation system that performs either a function of receiving information or a function of displaying a list of information of key items to be linked and receiving selection from the user.

  Information on the key item of the cooperation destination may be accepted as in the present invention. With this configuration, various functions can be realized.

According to the present invention, information can be easily linked between a plurality of existing systems.

  An example of the system configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to the system configuration diagram of FIG. The information linkage system 1 of the present invention is a device that links information in two or more systems, and is realized by a computer terminal (the term “computer terminal” includes a server). In addition, the information cooperation system 1 can transmit and receive information to and from the first system A2 that is the cooperation source system and the second system B3 that is the cooperation destination system, and hopes to perform information cooperation. Information can also be transmitted / received to / from the user terminal 10 used by the user.

  In this specification, the information linkage system 1 is used to link information between the first system A2 that is the linkage source system and the second system B3 that is the linkage destination system. As will be described, even when information is linked between three or more systems, the same can be realized.

  The computer terminal that implements the information linkage system 1 includes at least a storage device that stores information such as a hard disk and a memory, an arithmetic device such as a CPU that performs arithmetic operations, and other computer terminals that transmit and receive information via a network. A communication device to perform. Each means of the present invention executes the processing by reading a program or module that realizes the processing on an arithmetic device such as a CPU. The storage means of the present invention appropriately stores information on the storage device. The storage means in this specification stores information in a necessary format such as a database or a data file.

  Note that the processing of programs and modules in the arithmetic unit, the storage of information in the storage device, the communication of information by the communication device, etc., are carried out in the same way as the normal processing in the computer terminal, even if not specified. .

  In the computing device of the computer terminal that realizes the information linkage system 1, the linkage request receiving means 4, the linkage target confirmation means 5, the linkage information determination means 6, and the key item correspondence information generation means 7 are read and executed. Further, the storage device includes a cooperation setting information storage unit 8 and a key item correspondence information storage unit 9.

  The cooperation request accepting unit 4 performs a predetermined operation on the first system A2 that is a cooperation source system called by the user from the user terminal 10, so that the user terminal 10 or the first system A2 It is means for receiving a start request and receiving from the first system A2 information necessary for cooperation of information between the first system A2 and the second system B3 that is the cooperation destination system. Information received at this time includes identification information of cooperation setting information (for example, “cooperation setting information number” in FIG. 3) that is information that sets what kind of cooperation is performed, and identification information that identifies the system of the cooperation source (Here, identification information of the first system A2; for example, “system name” in FIG. 3), information on the key item of the cooperation source, and information desired to be associated with the system of the cooperation destination.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of other systems capable of linking information with the first system A2, the user selects a system to be linked with information on the screen of the first system A2. You may comprise so that it may receive. An example of a screen (cooperation system determination screen) that accepts such a selection is shown in FIG. In this case, the cooperation setting information stored in the cooperation setting information storage means 8 and including the identification information of the first system A2 is searched, and in the cooperation setting information, a system that can be cooperated is displayed on the user terminal 10, The user terminal 10 can accept a selection from the user, and the cooperation request accepting means 4 can accept the information. In the case of FIG. 3, there are a document management system and a financial management system as systems that can be linked with the customer management system, which is the first system A2. Therefore, these two system names are displayed on the user terminal 10 to the user. Can be configured to be selected.

  Based on the information necessary for cooperation received from the first system A2 which is the cooperation source system by the cooperation request reception means 4 and the information for identifying the cooperation source system, the cooperation target confirmation means 5 This is means for specifying cooperation setting information from the storage means 8. Then, the cooperation target confirmation unit 5 uses the identification information for identifying the cooperation destination system in the specified cooperation setting information and the information on the key item of the cooperation destination, and the cooperation destination associated with the information of the key item of the cooperation source. It is searched whether the key item information exists in the key item correspondence information storage means 9. If there is a result of the search, the cooperation target confirmation unit 5 sends the information on the key item of the cooperation destination to the second system B that is the cooperation destination system B with respect to the cooperation destination system (second system B3). To the system B3 inquiry service. If the information on the key item of the cooperation destination does not exist in the key item correspondence information storage unit 9, the fact is returned to the user terminal 10 or the system of the cooperation source (first system A2).

  The cooperation information determination unit 6 is a unit that receives information on the key item of the cooperation destination associated with the information of the key item of the cooperation source from the user terminal 10 or the system of the cooperation destination.

  The key item correspondence information generating means 7 is means for writing the key item information of the cooperation destination received by the cooperation information determining means 6 and the information of the key item of the cooperation source into the key item correspondence information storage means 9 in association with each other.

  The cooperation setting information storage unit 8 stores cooperation setting information indicating which key item of the cooperation source is associated with which key item of the cooperation destination for each identification information (cooperation setting information number). This is shown in FIG. A plurality of linkage setting information is preferably provided in advance. In addition, it is preferable to store information indicating what services, for example, a new information creation service, an information inquiry service, an information update service, an information display service, etc. are possible in each system capable of linking information. This is shown in FIG.

  The key item correspondence information storage unit 9 stores a correspondence relationship (key item correspondence information) of each key item in the cooperation setting information. A conceptual diagram of the key item correspondence information storage means 9 is shown in FIG. When the key item information newly associated with the key item correspondence information generating means 7 is written, FIG. 5A is added as shown in FIG. 5B.

  Next, an example of the processing process of the information linkage system 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2 and the system configuration diagram of FIG. In the present specification, the customer management system is shown as the first system A2 that is the linkage source system, and the document management system is shown as the second system B3 that is the linkage destination system. Then, a case is shown in which information is linked by associating the document ID of the document management table of the document management system with the customer code in the customer information table of the customer management system.

  First, the user activates the customer management system of the first system, which is the cooperation source system, from the user terminal 10 used by the user. A screen in this state is shown in FIG.

  Then, by making a predetermined input from the user terminal 10 to the customer management system of the first system A2, the information of the customer code “0000000001” is called (S100), and the information link process is pressed, and the information is displayed. The cooperation system 1 is called (S110). Here, it is assumed that the user has input the customer attribute (location, person in charge, customer rank information) and the like of the customer code “0000000001” into the customer management system, and the input information is to be reflected in the information of the cooperation destination. .

  When the information cooperation system 1 is called, from the user terminal 10, the cooperation setting information number that is identification information of the cooperation setting information indicating what kind of cooperation is performed, the identification name of the cooperation source system, and the cooperation target The key item information in the cooperation source system and the information of information desired to be linked in the cooperation destination system are passed from the first system A2 serving as the cooperation source system to the information cooperation system 1. Here, the cooperation setting information number is arbitrarily input by the user, but may be automatically extracted by the first system A2.

  In the case of the above-mentioned example, “50” as the linkage setting information number, “customer management system” as the identification name of the linkage source system, and key item information at the linkage source from the customer management system to the information linkage system 1 "Customer code 0000000001 in the customer information table" and "customer attributes (location, person in charge, customer rank information, etc.)" are passed as information to be linked in the linked system.

  Next, the cooperation request reception means 4 of the information cooperation system 1 called from the first system A2 in S110 receives information necessary for the cooperation of information as described above from the first system A2 (S120). And the cooperation object confirmation means 5 of the information cooperation system 1 searches the cooperation setting information storage means 8 based on the cooperation setting information number in the information received by the cooperation request reception means 4 and the identification name of the cooperation source system, The cooperation setting information is specified (S130). Here, since the cooperation setting information number is 50 and the identification name of the cooperation source system is the customer management system, as shown in FIG. 3, in the cooperation setting information of number 50, the cooperation source system (first system A2). Is the “customer management system”, the linkage destination system (second system B3) is the “document management system”, the linkage source key item is “customer code”, and the linkage destination key item is “document” ID ”. That is, according to the present invention, in specifying the cooperation setting information, in addition to specifying which system and which system are to be linked, the linkage direction is identified as to which is the linkage destination and which is the linkage source. As described above, in the present invention, since the cooperation setting information itself does not include information on the cooperation direction, it is possible to make two-way cooperation with one cooperation setting information. It is not necessary to have duplicate setting information (such as linkage setting information that is the same as the key item but only in the linkage direction). As a result, data can be reduced in weight and settings can be facilitated.

  Based on the specified linkage setting information, the information linkage system 1 can identify that the customer code of the customer information table of the customer management system is linked to the document ID of the document management table of the document management system.

  Since the cooperation destination can be specified in S130, the cooperation target confirmation unit 5 determines the key of the cooperation source based on the identification information for identifying the cooperation destination system in the specified cooperation setting information and the key item of the information of the cooperation destination. It is searched whether or not the key item information of the cooperation destination corresponding to the item information exists in the key item correspondence information storage means 9 (S140). Here, since the key item correspondence information storage means 9 is in the state shown in FIG. 5A, there is no document ID corresponding to the customer code 0000000001. Therefore, the processing when there is no search result, that is, the processing after S150 is executed.

  As a result of the search in S140, if the corresponding key item correspondence information does not exist, the cooperation information determination means 6 transmits a cooperation information determination screen as shown in FIG. A document having a document ID corresponding to the user is specified (S150). That is, the document having the document ID linked to the customer code 0000000001 is specified.

  For example, when the “Create New” button is pressed from the linkage information determination screen shown in FIG. 7, the second system B3 that is the linkage destination system, that is, the document management system is called, and a new document is loaded into the document management system. Create and remember. The document ID of this document is a document ID corresponding to the customer code 0000000001. Further, by inputting a document name as a keyword from the cooperation information determination screen shown in FIG. 7, the document name corresponding to the keyword stored in the second system B3 that is the cooperation destination system, that is, the document management system is called. The document ID of the document selected by the user is set as the document ID corresponding to the customer code 0000000001. Although the search is performed using the document name as a keyword here, other search conditions such as creation date and time can be used. Information on these search conditions can be included in the cooperation setting information, for example, keywords 01 to 03 in FIG. Alternatively, from the cooperation information determination screen shown in FIG. 7, a list of documents stored in the second system B3 that is the cooperation destination system, that is, the document management system, is called, and the document ID of the document selected by the user from the list is stored. The document ID is associated with the customer code 0000000001.

  Assume that the document ID specified in this way is, for example, 999999.

  The cooperation information determination unit 6 receives from the user terminal 10 via the network the key item information of the cooperation destination system that is associated with the key item information of the cooperation source system selected by the user at the user terminal 10. By doing in this way, the information cooperation system 1 can specify the information of the key item of the cooperation destination.

  The key item correspondence information generation means 7 associates the key item information of the cooperation source system received by the cooperation information determination means 6 with the key item information of the cooperation destination system and writes it in the key item correspondence information storage means 9. . That is, the customer code 0000000001 and the document ID 999999 are associated with each other and written in the key item correspondence information storage unit 9 (S160).

  By performing the processing as described above, key items of different systems can be linked.

  If the key item correspondence information exists as a result of the confirmation of the key item correspondence information in S140, the information linkage system 1 makes a request for inquiring the corresponding information of the second system B3 based on the information, The data is transferred to the second system B3 via the network (S170).

  In the above case, since the document ID 999999 corresponding to the customer code 0000000001 is stored in the key item correspondence information storage unit 9, the information linkage system 1 sends a request for inquiring the document ID 999999 to the second system B3 via the network. Pass.

  The second system B3 that has received the request searches whether the information of the key item received from the information cooperation system 1 exists in the second system B3. Or it returns to the user terminal 10 and displays. On the other hand, if the information does not exist, for example, if the key item information is deleted in the cooperation destination system after being linked in the past, the linkage information must be determined, so the second system B3 The information linkage system 1 notifies the information linkage system 1 that the information does not exist, and the linkage information determination means 6 of the information linkage system 1 that has received the notification performs the processing after S150.

  That is, when a document corresponding to the document ID 999999 exists in the second system B3, the document is transmitted to the information cooperation system 1 or the user terminal 10 to display the document. The fact that there is no corresponding document is passed to the information linkage system 1.

  By performing the processing as described above, information can be linked between different systems.

  When it is desired to refer to the linked information, the request is passed from the user terminal 10 to the first system A2 (or the second system B3), and from the first system A2 (or the second system B3). The information is linked to the information linkage system 1, and the information linkage system 1 extracts the information of the corresponding key item stored in the key item correspondence information storage means 9, and based on the information of the key item, the second system B3 The corresponding information in (or the first system A2) can be displayed on the user terminal 10 via the information cooperation system 1.

According to the present invention, information can be easily linked between a plurality of existing systems.

It is a system configuration figure showing an example of the system configuration of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing process of this invention. It is an example of the conceptual diagram of a cooperation setting information storage means. It is another example of the conceptual diagram of a cooperation setting information storage means. It is an example of the conceptual diagram of a key item corresponding | compatible information storage means. It is a figure of an example in the state which started the customer management system. It is an example of a cooperation information determination screen. It is an example of a cooperation system determination screen.

Explanation of symbols

1: Information linkage system 2: First system A
3: Second system B
4: Cooperation request reception means 5: Cooperation target confirmation means 6: Cooperation information determination means 7: Key item correspondence information generation means 8: Cooperation setting information storage means 9: Key item correspondence information storage means 10: User terminal

Claims (3)

In an information linkage system that links information between a first system A that stores information on key items that are linkage sources and one or more second systems B that store information on key items that are linkage destinations. There,
The information linkage system includes:
Cooperation setting information storage means for storing, as cooperation setting information, a correspondence relationship between a key item to be linked in the first system A and a key item in the second system B linked to the key item;
Key item correspondence information storage means for storing information on the key item and information on the key item of the second system B linked to the key item;
Cooperation request accepting means for receiving identification information of the cooperation setting information, identification information of the first system A to be linked, and key item information of the first system A from the first system A; ,
The cooperation setting information corresponding to the identification information of the cooperation setting information is specified from the cooperation setting information storage unit, and the first system A is based on the key item of the second system B in the specified cooperation setting information. Cooperation target confirmation means for retrieving from the key item correspondence information storage means whether there is information on the key item of the second system B corresponding to the key item information of the first system A received from
As a result of the search in the cooperation target confirmation unit, when there is no key item information of the second system B, the second system linked with the information of the key item that is the cooperation target of the first system A Cooperation information determination means for receiving information on the key item of B from the user terminal used by the user or the second system B;
The key item information of the first system A to be linked and the key item information of the second system B received by the linkage information determining means are associated with each other in the key item correspondence information storage means. A key item correspondence information generating means for writing;
An information linkage system characterized by comprising: The cooperation request receiving means
When a plurality of pieces of linkage setting information of a system that can be linked to the first system A are stored in the linkage setting information storage unit, identification information of the linkageable system is stored in the user terminal or the first system. To A, and accepts an input as to which system and the first system A are linked.
The information cooperation system according to claim 1. The linkage information determination means includes
A function for newly creating information on a key item to be linked, a function for accepting input of search conditions, a function for receiving key item information selected by the user from the search result, or a list of key item information to be linked By any of the functions to display and accept selection from the user,
The information cooperation system according to claim 1.

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