JP2007279960A - Electronic slip provision method and electronic slip server device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic slip provision method with convenience and maintainability and expandability further both in terms of utilization by general users and in terms of maintenance by an equipment manager, and an electronic slip server device. <P>SOLUTION: On the basis of logical hierarchy definition information for reorganizing and defining one or more object physical databases storing information in a hierarchical structure to the configuration of logical databases, access to the logical database is accessed to the physical database. Also, on the basis of display hierarchy definition information for defining the hierarchical structure for general access of the database for access from the general user side, the logical database is accessed at access time from the general user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides an electronic form providing method and an electronic form server apparatus that are convenient in terms of use by general users and maintenance by equipment managers, and that are more maintainable and expandable, as well as these electronic form providing methods and electronic The present invention relates to a computer program related to a form server device.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-151561 discloses a technique related to search and browsing of electronic forms. In Patent Document 1, for each electronic form file, attribute information related to the file and attribute information related to the processing content are stored. Further, by retrieving these attribute information, other electronic forms related to the form processing are quickly read, and the processing efficiency is improved by smoothly performing the processing and comparison.

  For example, the legal book is managed and stored by a COM (Computer Output Microfilm) film. In addition, if the system and database work together to ensure “readability” and backups are ensured, such as when the requirements of the law (Electronic Bookkeeping Law and others) are met, the electronic form shall be a legal book. be able to. In addition, the electronic form including such a thing is stored in a server device and viewed by a person concerned via the network, so that the information distribution efficiency in the organization is improved. The electronic form in the present invention is not limited to the legal book as described above, text documents, and the like. It may be an image file or an audio file.

JP 2001-175794 A

  However, when electronic forms are concentrated on the server device in this way, maintenance may become complicated or difficult. For example, it becomes difficult for the facility manager to take measures according to the usage pattern of general users.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is an electronic form providing method that is convenient in terms of both general user use and facility administrator maintenance, and that is more maintainable and expandable. It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic form server device.

  First, the electronic form providing method according to the first invention of the present application is a logical hierarchy definition information for reorganizing and defining a physical database in which information is stored in a hierarchical structure as a target for one or more physical databases. The access to the logical database is based on the display hierarchy definition information that defines the general access hierarchical structure of the database for accessing from the general user side as well as accessing the relevant physical database, This problem is solved by accessing the logical database at the time of access from a general user.

  Next, the electronic form server device according to the second invention of the present application stores information in a hierarchical structure and a device that stores display hierarchy definition information that defines the hierarchical structure of a database that is accessed from the general user side. An apparatus for storing logical hierarchy definition information for reorganizing and defining a physical database as a target for one or more physical databases; an apparatus for storing physical hierarchy definition information for managing the physical database; When accessing from a general user, a display hierarchy access control unit that accesses the logical database based on the display hierarchy definition information, and an access to the logical database based on the logical hierarchy definition information. A logical hierarchy access control unit that accesses a physical database, and access to the physical database, the physical hierarchy Based on the management information, by which is adapted comprises a physical layer access control unit for accessing the corresponding physical database, and is obtained by solving the above problems.

  In the electronic form server device, the logical hierarchy definition information can solve two or more physical databases with respect to one logical database, thereby solving the problem. .

  In the electronic form server device, the logical hierarchy definition information can be associated with a physical database that allows only reference to a logical database and a physical database that can newly create a folder. By solving the problem, the above-mentioned problems are solved.

  Next, the computer program of the third invention of the present application provides a computer program for implementing the electronic form providing method of the first invention or the electronic form server device of the second invention. Thus, the problem is solved.

  The operation of the present invention will be briefly described below.

  In the present invention, one or more physical databases in which information is stored in a hierarchical structure are targeted, and the logical database is stored in the logical database based on logical hierarchy definition information that is reorganized and defined into a logical database configuration. Access to the appropriate physical database. Therefore, facility management such as database integration, capacity expansion, and hardware maintenance can be performed while changing the above reorganization definition, and can be easily performed.

  Further, based on display hierarchy definition information that defines a general access hierarchical structure (hereinafter also referred to as a display hierarchical structure) of a database to be accessed from the general user side, the logical database is accessed when the general user accesses. To access. Therefore, it is possible to easily configure a hierarchical structure that is easy for general users to use.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there are provided an electronic form providing method and an electronic form server apparatus that are convenient in terms of use by general users and maintenance aspects of facility managers, and that are more maintainable and expandable. be able to.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an interrelation diagram of hierarchical structure definitions in an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

  In this figure, the left end is a hierarchical structure (physical hierarchical structure) possessed by a physical database realized while storing information in hardware such as a hard disk device. The hierarchical structure depends on a so-called file system or a directory of a general-purpose database when information is stored in the hard disk device. This file system may be, for example, a New Technology File System (NTFS) or a File Allocation Table (FAT) file system.

  On the other hand, the right end in the figure has a general access hierarchical structure of a database viewed from the general user side, which is configured to be easily accessed from the general user side. This general access hierarchical structure is defined based on display hierarchy definition information. In the following, this general access hierarchy is also referred to as a display hierarchy. In the present embodiment, even if an electronic form stored in the physical hierarchical structure is accessed, the general user accesses the electronic form by the display hierarchy defined separately from the physical hierarchical structure. Yes.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a logical hierarchical structure is defined between the physical hierarchical structure and the display hierarchical structure. This logical hierarchical structure is obtained by logically reorganizing and defining the structure of a database for one or more physical databases in which information is stored in the hierarchical structure. The reorganization definition is performed based on logical hierarchy definition information. Facility management such as database integration, capacity expansion, and hardware maintenance can be easily performed while changing the reorganization definition.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the present embodiment.

  In this figure, in the document server device 10, the electronic form server device of the present invention is mainly applied. The electronic form stored and saved in the document server device 10 can be registered from the client device 5, edited, searched, browsed, and printed out.

  This electronic form can be stored and saved by reading the electronic form stored and saved in the host device 12 on the document server device 10 side, converting the form. This form conversion includes file format conversion and data format conversion. For example, the file is converted from various file formats into a format suitable for browsing electronic forms such as HTML (hypertext markup language), XML (extensible markup language), PDF (Portable Document Format), and the like. In addition, when such file format conversion is performed, data format conversion, sorting processing, and the like are appropriately performed.

  In this figure, the networks 1 and 3 are the Internet, an intranet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), and the like. Further, a gateway device 7 may be interposed between the document server device 10 and the client device 5 and between the document server device 10 and the host device 12 to be routed through a plurality of networks.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of hardware used for each device of the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 3, a hardware configuration of a certain type of computer device that can be used as each of the overall operator server device 10, the host device 12, and the client device 5 is shown. However, each device is not limited to such a device.

  The computer apparatus of FIG. 3 may be a general PC (Personal Computer) apparatus equipped with Windows (registered trademark) of US Microsoft Corporation as an example of the OS (Operating System), and is not particularly limited. . Alternatively, hardware other than the PC device may be used. For example, hardware such as a so-called workstation such as EWS (Engineering Work Station), or hardware such as a copier or multifunction device that can be customized by a program is used. It may be. In this figure, the hardware configuration is partially abstracted for the sake of explanation.

  In this figure, a computer device includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 310, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 311, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 312, a LAN-I / F (Inter Face) 313, a MODEM (modulator). -demodulator) 314 and various I / Fs 320 to 322. These are interconnected by a bus 301.

  Further, a screen display device 330 is connected to the bus 301 via the I / F 320. A keyboard 331, a mouse 332, and a printer device 333 that are interconnected by the bus 303 are connected to the bus 301 via the I / F 321.

  Further, an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) device 340, a CD (Compact Disc) drive device 341, and an FDD (Floppy (registered trademark) Disc Drive) device 342 are connected to the bus 301 via the I / F 322. Has been. These are interconnected by a bus 302.

  In the hardware configuration as described above, the storage means and storage devices are RAM 311, ROM 312, HDD device 340, CD drive device 341, FDD device 342, and the like. In such storage means and storage devices, various programs executed by the CPU 310, databases and various files and data accessed in the present embodiment are stored, and can be accessed electronically. For example, an OS, a database, a program for providing an environment that uses software resources such as JAVA (registered trademark), JSP, an application program according to the present embodiment, and a web browser program are stored in the HDD device 340. The data is stored and read into the RAM 311 and executed by the CPU 310 at the time of execution. Note that the LAN-I / F 313 is used for connection to the LAN 3, and the application program executed by the CPU 310 is a JAVA (registered trademark) acquired by the client device 5 via the networks 1 and 3. ) Applet.

  Further, when executing an OS, an application program, or the like, an operator performs character input and various operations with the keyboard 331 while referring to information displayed and output on the screen display device 330, and coordinate input and various operations with the mouse 332. Or input. Further, necessary information can be printed out from the printer device 333 as appropriate. Needless to say, these outputs and inputs are performed electronically by a program executed by the CPU 310.

  Note that the CD drive device 341 and the FDD device 342 are used for application program installation and other offline information exchange when the present invention is applied.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration according to the present embodiment in the document server apparatus 10.

  As shown in the figure, in the document server device 10, the web server 40, the physical hierarchy access control unit 44, the logical hierarchy access control unit 46, the display hierarchy access control unit 48, one or more physical DBs 50, and the like. A physical hierarchy definition information storage device 52, a logical hierarchy definition information storage device 54, and a display hierarchy definition information storage device 56.

  The general user, the user-side administrator, and the server-side administrator connect to the document server device 10 from the client device 5 via the networks 1 and 3, respectively.

  Thus, first, a general user is a person who views an electronic form. The general user accesses the corresponding electronic form in the physical DB 50 via the web server 40, the display hierarchy access control unit 48, the logical hierarchy access control unit 46, and the physical hierarchy access control unit 44 in the document server device 10. To do.

  The user-side administrator is a person who performs management centering on the definition of the display hierarchy so that the user can easily use it. The administrator on the user side adds, updates, or deletes information stored in the logical hierarchy definition information storage device 54 by the logical hierarchy access control unit 46 via the web server 40 as maintenance access. To do.

  The server-side administrator performs management centered on maintenance related to the physical hierarchy. The server-side administrator adds, updates, or deletes information stored in the physical hierarchy definition information storage device 52 by the physical hierarchy access control unit 44 via the web server 40 as maintenance access. .

  Next, FIG. 5 is a data configuration diagram showing a directory in the physical DB 50. FIG. 6 is a data configuration diagram showing a physical DB definition file. FIG. 7 is a data configuration diagram showing a physical drawer definition file. FIG. 8 is a data configuration diagram showing a folder definition file. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a physical hierarchical structure.

  First, a DB directory is provided in the physical DB, a drawer directory is provided in the physical drawer, and a folder directory is provided in the folder. These DB directory, drawer directory, and folder directory are configured as shown in FIG. 5, for example. Further, the physical DB definition file and the physical drawer definition file are stored in the physical hierarchy definition information storage device 52 and include physical hierarchy definition information. As shown in FIG. 5, in this directory, each “storage location” of the physical drawer, folder, and form included in the directory indicated by “ID”, for example, information indicating the storage location on the disk of the hard disk, etc. Is saved. The storage location is an address in the DB or hard disk device.

  Also, such a directory forms a physical hierarchical structure as shown in FIG. The DB directory is linked to other information by the physical DB ID, and the drawer directory is linked by the physical drawer ID.

  Here, the format of the folder directory name is as follows.

        Physical DBID. Physical drawer ID. Time stamp

  Here, the above “physical DBID. Physical drawer ID” is the one at the time of folder creation. The “time stamp” is “4 digits of the Christian year + 2 digits of the month + 2 digits of the day + 2 digits of the hour + 2 digits of the minute + 5 digits of the millisecond” (for example: 2005011418459134) which created the folder. However, the folder directory name format itself has no special meaning. If the folder name is included in the folder directory name, the folder name is restricted by the file name.

  Next, the format of the folder ID is as follows.

        Physical DBID / Physical drawer ID / Folder directory name

  Here, the folder directory must be uniquely determined from the folder ID. If the folder ID is an absolute path of the folder directory, it is easy to specify the folder ID on the command line. On the other hand, linking with archive definitions is difficult to understand. The logical ID / display hierarchy associated with the folder ID cannot be uniquely determined.

  Next, in the present embodiment, the physical hierarchy definition defines a configuration on the file system. Based on the physical hierarchy definition, a physical DB and a physical drawer are defined and linked to a file system directory. The physical DB is associated with the physical DB ID and the root directory of the directory storing the form data. The physical drawer is associated with the physical drawer ID and the subdirectory.

  In the present embodiment, a physical DB is created, and a DB directory is associated with it. In the physical DB definition file shown in FIG. 6, each data of the definition item for each physical DB is as follows.

  That is, first, the “physical DBID” is the ID of the physical DB, and does not overlap with other physical DBs. The “physical DB name” is the name of the physical DB, and may be duplicated with other physical DBs. “Comment” is an arbitrary comment. The “physical DB path” is the absolute path of the DB directory linked to the physical DB and should not overlap with other physical DBs.

  In addition, a physical drawer is created and a drawer directory is associated with it. In the physical DB definition file shown in FIG. 7, the data of the definition items for each physical drawer is as follows.

  That is, first, the “physical drawer ID” is the ID of the physical drawer, and does not overlap with other physical drawers. The “physical drawer name” is the name of the physical drawer and may overlap with other physical drawers. “Comment” is an arbitrary comment. “The physical drawer path is a relative path from the DB directory of the drawer directory linked to the physical drawer, and should not overlap with other physical drawers.

  Next, a physical folder is created, and a folder definition file shown in FIG. 8 is created. In the folder definition file, each data of the definition item is as follows.

  “Folder ID” and “Folder name” are the IDs and names of stored folders and files. “Comment” is an arbitrary comment. “Created user ID” and “created date / time” are the creator's ID, created date, and time, respectively. “Creation method” is information indicating whether the folder is created by the above-described form conversion or created by editing or the like. “Master copy” is information indicating the type of whether or not the data is copied from another. The number of pages is information indicating the total number of pages of the included electronic form.

  Next, FIG. 10 is a data configuration diagram showing a logical DB definition file. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing how a logical DB is linked to a physical DB. FIG. 12 is a data configuration diagram showing a logical drawer definition file. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing linking of a logical drawer to a physical drawer.

  In the definition of the logical hierarchy of the present embodiment, a physical DBID is associated with a logical DBID, and a plurality of physical DBIDs are associated with the logical DBID. The physical drawer ID is linked to the logical drawer ID, and a plurality of physical drawer IDs are linked to the logical drawer ID.

  In this embodiment, a logical DB is created and associated with a physical DB. In the physical DB definition file shown in FIG. 10, each item of definition items for each logical DB is as follows.

  First, “logical DBID” is an ID of a logical DB and should not be duplicated with other logical DBs. The “logical DB name” is the name of the logical DB, and this may overlap with other logical DBs. “Comment” is an arbitrary comment. Next, the present embodiment is characterized in that “physical drawer ID” is distinguished for creating a new folder and for referring to a folder as a definition item for each logical drawer. That is, “physical DBID (for creating a new folder)” is an ID of a physical DB of a new folder creation destination linked to the logical DB. This may overlap with other logical DBs. “Physical DBID (for folder reference)” is an ID of a physical DB of a folder reference destination linked to a logical DB. This may overlap with other logical DBs.

  By defining each logical DB as described above, a physical DBID (for creating a new folder) and a physical DBID (for referring to a folder) can be associated with the logical DB as shown in FIG. . By linking in this way, the logical DB is accessed to the linked physical DB while distinguishing between creating a new folder or referring to a folder.

  A logical drawer is created and linked to a physical drawer. In the physical drawer definition file shown in FIG. 12, the data of the definition items for each logical drawer is as follows.

  First, the “logical drawer ID” is an ID of a logical drawer and should not be duplicated with other logical drawers. “Logical drawer name” is the name of the logical drawer, which may overlap with other logical drawers. “Comment” is an arbitrary comment. Next, as in the definition for each logical DB as described above, in the present embodiment, for the definition for each logical drawer, “physical drawer ID” is used for creating a new folder and for referring to a folder as a definition item for each logical drawer. The feature is that they are distinguished by. That is, “physical drawer ID (for creating a new folder)” is an ID of a physical drawer of a new folder creation destination linked to a logical drawer. This may overlap with other logical drawers. “Physical drawer ID (for folder reference)” is an ID of a physical drawer of a folder reference destination linked to a logical drawer. This may overlap with other logical drawers.

  By defining each logical drawer as described above, a physical drawer ID (for creating a new folder) and a physical drawer ID (for referring to a folder) are linked to the logical drawer as shown in FIG. Can do. By linking in this way, the logical drawer is accessed to the linked physical drawer while distinguishing between creating a new folder or referring to a folder.

  FIG. 14 is a data configuration diagram showing a display DB definition file. FIG. 15 is a data configuration diagram showing a display drawer definition file. 16 to 19 are diagrams showing first to fourth examples of the display hierarchical structure, respectively.

  In this embodiment, a display DB hierarchy is created and associated with a logical DB. In the display DB definition file shown in FIG. 14, the definition items for each display DB hierarchy are as follows.

  First, the “display DB hierarchy path” is a path of a hierarchy displayed on the folder selection screen. This must not overlap with other display DB hierarchies. In the hierarchy path, the parent hierarchy is separated by “/” and specified as “/ hierarchy name / hierarchy name / hierarchy name”.

  “Comment” is an arbitrary comment. “Logical DBID” is an ID of a logical DB linked to a display DB hierarchy, and may be duplicated with other display DB hierarchies. This “logical DBID” may not be specified.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, a display drawer hierarchy is created and associated with a logical drawer. In the display drawer definition file shown in FIG. 15, the definition items for each display drawer hierarchy are as follows.

  First, the “display drawer hierarchy path” is a path of a hierarchy displayed on the folder selection screen. This must not overlap with other display drawer hierarchies. In the hierarchy path, the parent hierarchy is separated by “/” and specified as “/ hierarchy name / hierarchy name / hierarchy name”.

  “Comment” is an arbitrary comment. The “logical drawer ID” is an ID of a logical drawer linked to the display drawer hierarchy, and may overlap with other display drawer hierarchies. This “logical drawer ID” need not be specified.

  By defining in the display DB definition file or the display drawer definition file, the display hierarchical structure can be defined.

  The logical DBID is linked to the display DB hierarchy as shown by the bold rectangle in FIG. Like the “display DB hierarchy root” at the left end of FIG. 16, the display DB hierarchy is the upper layer part of the hierarchy displayed on the folder selection screen of the client.

  The physical drawer ID is linked to the display drawer hierarchy as shown by the bold rectangle in FIG. The display drawer hierarchy is a lower layer part of the hierarchy displayed on the folder selection screen of the client.

  The top hierarchy of the display DB hierarchy is displayed on the top hierarchy of the folder selection screen. When a display DB hierarchy that is not associated with a logical DBID (“display DB hierarchy 1” in FIG. 18) is opened as shown by a bold rectangle in FIG. 18, only the display DB hierarchy immediately below is displayed. When the display DB hierarchy ("Display DB hierarchy 3" in FIG. 18) associated with the logical DBID is opened, the display DB hierarchy directly below and the top hierarchy of the display drawer hierarchy are displayed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 19, when a display drawer hierarchy that is not associated with a logical drawer ID (“display drawer hierarchy 1” in FIG. 19) is opened, only the display drawer hierarchy directly below is displayed. When the display drawer hierarchy associated with the logical drawer ID (“display drawer hierarchy 3” in FIG. 19) is opened, the display drawer hierarchy directly below, the logical DBID, and the folder in the drawer directory associated with the logical drawer ID are displayed. A list is displayed.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the present invention can be effectively applied.

  For example, FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a correspondence example between the physical hierarchy and the display hierarchy in the present embodiment.

  In this figure, forms can be linked as indicated by solid arrows. In this example, the “deposit record ledger” folder provided in the “deposit business” drawer in the “store 001 DB” in the display hierarchy is changed to the “deposit actual record” in the “store 001-2005 DB” in the physical hierarchy. The “Ledger” folder is linked.

  It is also possible to link one display DB of the display hierarchy to a plurality of physical DBs of the physical hierarchy. For example, a display drawer or folder in one display DB of the display hierarchy can be associated with a physical drawer or folder in each of a plurality of physical DBs in the physical hierarchy.

  In FIG. 20, the “deposit record ledger” folder in the “store 001 DB” in the display hierarchy is represented by the “store 001-2005 DB” and the “store 001-2004” in the physical hierarchy, as indicated by a thick dashed line. It is linked to the “deposit record ledger” folder in each “year DB”. Further, as indicated by the thick two-dotted line, the “deposit record ledger” folder in the “store 130 DB” in the display hierarchy is changed to the “store 130-2005 DB” and “store 130-2004” in the physical hierarchy. Are linked to “deposit record ledgers” folders in “DB”.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there are provided an electronic form providing method and an electronic form server apparatus that are convenient in terms of use by general users and maintenance aspects of facility managers, and that are more maintainable and expandable. can do.

Interrelation diagram of hierarchical structure definition in an embodiment to which the present invention is applied The block diagram which shows the whole structure of the said embodiment The block diagram which shows the structure of the hardware used for each apparatus in the said embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure which concerns on this embodiment in the document server apparatus of the said embodiment. Data configuration diagram showing a directory in the physical DB of the embodiment Data configuration diagram showing a physical DB definition file in the embodiment Data structure diagram showing physical drawer definition file in the embodiment Data structure diagram showing folder definition file in the embodiment Diagram showing a physical hierarchical structure in the embodiment Data configuration diagram showing a logical DB definition file in the embodiment Diagram showing how logical DB is linked to physical DB in the embodiment Data configuration diagram showing a logical drawer definition file in the embodiment Diagram showing linking of logical drawer to physical drawer in the embodiment Data structure diagram showing display DB definition file in the embodiment Data configuration diagram showing a display drawer definition file in the embodiment A diagram showing a first example of a display hierarchical structure in the embodiment A diagram showing a second example of a display hierarchical structure in the embodiment Diagram showing a third example of the display hierarchical structure in the embodiment Diagram showing a fourth example of the display hierarchical structure in the embodiment A diagram showing an example of correspondence between a physical hierarchy and a display hierarchy in the embodiment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 3 ... Network 5 ... Client apparatus 7 ... Gateway 10 ... Document server apparatus 12 ... Host apparatus 40 ... Web server 44 ... Physical hierarchy access control part 46 ... Logical hierarchy access control part 48 ... Display hierarchy access control part 50 ... Physical DB
52 ... Physical hierarchy definition information storage device 54 ... Logical hierarchy definition information storage device 56 ... Display hierarchy definition information storage device 301-303 ... Bus 310 ... CPU
311 ... RAM
312 ... ROM
313 ... LAN-I / F
314 ... MODEM
320 to 322 ... I / F
330 ... Screen display device 331 ... Keyboard 332 ... Mouse 333 ... Printer device 340 ... HDD device 341 ... CD drive device 342 ... FDD device

Claims (5)

Access to the logical database based on the logical hierarchy definition information that reorganizes and defines the physical database in which information is stored in a hierarchical structure as one or more targets. Access to the physical database of
Based on display hierarchy definition information that defines a general access hierarchical structure of a database for access from the general user side, the logical database is accessed at the time of access from the general user. To provide electronic forms. A device for storing display hierarchy definition information that defines a hierarchical structure of a database for access from a general user side,
An apparatus for storing logical hierarchy definition information for reorganizing and defining a logical database configuration for one or more physical databases in which information is stored in a hierarchical structure;
An apparatus for storing physical hierarchy definition information for managing the physical database;
At the time of access from a general user, based on the display hierarchy definition information, a display hierarchy access control unit that accesses the logical database;
A logical hierarchy access control unit for accessing the physical database based on the logical hierarchy definition information;
An electronic form server apparatus comprising: a physical hierarchy access control unit that accesses the physical database based on the physical hierarchy management information, and accesses a corresponding physical database. The electronic form server device according to claim 2,
The electronic form server device characterized in that the logical hierarchy definition information can link two or more physical databases to one logical database. The electronic form server device according to claim 2,
An electronic system characterized in that the logical hierarchy definition information is capable of associating a physical database that permits only reference and a physical database capable of newly creating a folder with respect to one logical database. Form server device.   A computer program for executing any one of the electronic form providing method according to claim 1 and the electronic form server apparatus according to claims 2 to 4.

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