JP2008140330A - Screen creation apparatus and screen creation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify labor and time required for verification work for unifying a plurality of screen components arranged on a data input screen. <P>SOLUTION: This screen creation apparatus has a storage section for storing an input screen information file that is formed for each data input screen and stores information about display attributes such as position and size of each screen component arranged on the screen. When the input screen information file of an arbitrary data input screen is read from the storage section, the data input screen is displayed based on the information on the input screen information file. Regarding various screen components constituting this data input screen, components at least a part of the attribute items of which is common are displayed separately from the others. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a screen creation device for creating a data entry screen of a computer system, and a screen creation program for realizing the data entry screen creation function on a computer.

  As a data input method when data is input by an application program operating on a computer system, a predetermined data input screen is displayed on the display, and data input on the input screen by an input device such as a keyboard is captured. The method is common. In order to realize such a data input method, it is necessary to create a desired data input screen when developing an application program. Usually, a data input screen is created by appropriately arranging various screen parts such as an edit box and a button on a base screen.

Conventionally, when creating this type of data input screen, various methods have been proposed for suppressing the time and effort required for the screen design of a program developer (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-99545 A

  By the way, when creating a data entry screen, when placing screen parts on the base screen, display attributes such as display position and size are set for each part by the program developer. Each part can be confirmed on the screen. So, for example, when creating a data input screen in which multiple screen parts of the same size are arranged, the program developer arranges each screen part on the base screen and then displays the setting contents of each screen part one by one. It was confirmed that there was no shift in size by displaying and comparing them.

  In addition, when the screen components placed on multiple data input screens are made to be consistent, the program developer can also display the settings of each screen component on the screen and compare them. The presence or absence was confirmed.

  As described above, in the conventional technique, the setting contents of the screen parts arranged on the data input screen are displayed on the screen, and the program developer compares and collates the display attributes such as the display position and size of the screen parts. Since the deviation has been confirmed, there is a problem that the more the number of parts and the number of screens to be compared increases, the more time and effort it takes, and the efficiency of screen creation work decreases.

  The present invention has been made based on such circumstances, and the purpose thereof is to simplify the labor and time required for confirmation work to make the plurality of screen parts arranged on the data input screen uniform. The present invention is intended to provide a screen creation device and a screen creation program that can improve the efficiency of screen creation work.

  The screen creation device of the present invention is a device for creating a data input screen of a computer system by arranging various screen components on a base screen, and is formed for each data input screen and arranged on the screen. A storage unit that stores an input screen information file that stores information about display attributes such as the position and size of each screen component; a file reading unit that reads an input screen information file of an arbitrary data input screen from the storage unit; and At least a part of the screen display means for displaying the data input screen based on the information of the input screen information file read by the file reading means and the various screen components constituting the data input screen displayed by the screen display means Display control means for displaying parts having the same attribute item in distinction from others.

  The screen creation program according to the present invention is a program that operates on a computer and arranges various screen components on a base screen to create a data input screen of a computer system. A function for forming an input screen information file storing information related to display attributes such as the position and size of each screen component arranged above and storing it in a storage unit connected to the computer, and arbitrary data from the storage unit A function for reading the input screen information file of the input screen, a function for displaying the data input screen on the display unit connected to the computer based on the information of the input screen information file read from the storage unit, and a display unit For the various screen components that make up the data entry screen, the components that share at least some of the attribute items are distinguished from others. It is used for realizing a function to display to.

  According to the present invention in which such measures are taken, it is possible to simplify the labor and time required for the confirmation work for making the plurality of screen parts arranged on the data input screen uniform, and to improve the efficiency of the screen creation work. Screen creation apparatus and screen creation program can be provided.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a screen creation apparatus 1 that creates a data input screen of a computer system. As shown in the figure, the screen creation device 1 includes a control unit 10 that constitutes a computer mainly composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a main storage unit 11, an auxiliary storage unit 12, and a program execution unit 13 connected to the control unit 10. The input unit 14 and the display unit 15 are configured.

  The main storage unit 11 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). An area as a screen information buffer 16 is secured in the RAM area.

  The auxiliary storage unit 12 includes a large-capacity storage medium such as a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and the drive device. In the auxiliary storage unit 12, in addition to a program file in which various program data such as a screen creation program is stored, a display such as the position and size of each screen component formed for each data input screen and arranged on the screen is displayed. A plurality of n (n> 1) input screen information files 17 (17-1 to 17-n) and the like storing information related to attributes are stored.

  The program execution unit 13 executes a program stored in a program file. The input unit 14 functions as an input device for a computer such as a keyboard and a mouse. The display unit 15 functions as a display device for a computer such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT display.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a data input screen created by the screen creation device 1 of the present embodiment. The arrangement and names of the various screen components constituting the data input screen 20 are set as shown in FIG.

  That is, the data input screen 20 includes a header portion 21 including input fields for “date of year” and “customer name”, and “product name”, “quantity”, “unit price”, and “amount” for five lines. It consists of a detail section 22 consisting of an input field and a button section 23 in which buttons for “tightening” and “end” are arranged.

  The header section 21 is composed of an edit box Edit1 for editing text data indicating the date of the month and an edit box Edit2 for editing text data indicating the customer name.

  The specification unit 22 includes five lines of edit boxes Edit11 to Edit15 for editing text data indicating product names, and five lines of edit boxes Edit21 to Edit25 for editing text data respectively indicating quantities. Each is composed of five lines of edit boxes Edit 31 to Edit 35 for editing the text data indicating the unit price, and five lines of edit boxes Edit 41 to Edit 45 for editing the text data indicating the amount of money.

  The button unit 23 includes a “tighten” command button Button 1 for declaring the end of detail input, and an “end” command button Button 2 for declaring the end of the program.

  Incidentally, each edit box accepts text key input of a keyboard which is an input device of a computer system. Each command button accepts a mouse click input, which is also an input device of the computer system.

  The main data structure of the input screen information file 17 corresponding to such a data input screen 20 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the input screen information file 17 includes display attribute items for each screen component corresponding to serial numbers from 1 up to the number of screen components constituting the data input screen 20 (24 in this case). Data relating to (name, type, X coordinate, Y coordinate, width, height, etc.) is stored.

  Here, the name of the screen component is a unique name (Edit1, Edit2, etc.) assigned to each screen component. The type is the type of the corresponding screen component (edit box, command button, etc.). The X coordinate and the Y coordinate are position coordinates on the data input screen 20 of the corresponding screen component. The width and height are the display sizes of the corresponding screen parts.

  Next, the main operation procedure of the screen creation apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 by taking as an example the case of creating (editing / confirming) the data input screen 20 shown in FIG. This operation is controlled by the program execution unit 13 executing the screen creation program.

  That is, when the screen creation program is activated, the control unit 10 first performs an initialization process as step S1. Specifically, the main storage unit 11, the program execution unit 13, the input unit 14, and the display unit 15 are initialized.

  When the initialization is completed, the control unit 10 in step S2, any one of the input screen information files 17-1 to 17-n stored in the auxiliary storage unit 12 is input screen information file 17-i. It waits for a command to read out (1 ≦ i ≦ n). Here, if any one of the input screen information files 17 is selected via the input unit 14 and the reading of the file is instructed, the control unit 10 reads the input screen information file 17 from the auxiliary storage unit 12 as step S3. Is stored in the screen information buffer 16 (file reading means). In step S4, the data input screen 20 is displayed on the display unit 15 based on the data stored in the input screen information file 17 in the screen information buffer 16 (screen display means).

  Now, it is assumed that reading of the input screen information file 17 shown in FIG. 3 is instructed. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the display unit 15 has an edit box Edit1, Edit2, Edit11 to Edit15, Edit21 to Edit25, Edit31 to Edit35, Edit41 to Edit45, and command buttons Button1, Button2 on the base screen. A data input screen 20 is displayed in which the screen components are arranged to form a header part 21, a detail part 22, and a button part 23, respectively.

  Thereafter, the control unit 10 enters an input acceptance state as step S5. As inputs in this case, an edit input for the data input screen 20 being displayed, a setting comparison input for any one of the screen components constituting the data input screen 20, and an end input for screen creation work There is. When there is any input through the input unit 14, the control unit 10 determines the input content as step S6.

  If the input content is an edit input, the control unit 10 executes an edit process of the data input screen 20 as step S7. The editing process includes pasting and arranging various screen parts on the base screen, moving, deleting or copying screen parts on the base screen, matching position, character color, background color, and character for each screen part. Processing to set size, character modification, etc. is included. This editing process is performed based on the input from the input unit 14. Further, the screen information file 17 in the screen information buffer 16 is updated in accordance with this editing process. When the editing process ends, the control unit 10 returns to step S5 and accepts the next input.

  On the other hand, the control unit 10 accepts that one of the various screen components constituting the data input screen 20 displayed on the display unit 15 is designated in the input acceptance state of step S5. (Parts receiving means). For example, when the pointer displayed on the display unit 15 is operated and input on any screen component by operating the input unit 14, it is considered that the screen component is designated. Then, a menu item list is displayed. Hereinafter, the designated screen component is referred to as a reference screen component. In this state, when “setting comparison” is selected and input from the menu item list via the input unit 14, the control unit 10 receives a setting comparison item selection input (step S 8).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 10 displays screen components such as an X coordinate, a Y coordinate, a width, a height, an alignment position, a character color, a background color, a character size, a three-dimensional display, and a frame display. The display section 15 displays a setting comparison item selection screen 30 that displays various display attribute items related to the check boxes in association with the display attribute items. Then, a check box corresponding to at least one item is checked, and the operation waits for an OK button to be input.

  If the OK button is input through the input unit 14, the control unit 10 searches the input screen information file 17 in the screen information buffer 16 as step S9. Then, the data of the item whose check box is checked is compared between the reference screen component and other screen components. As a result, in step S10, if there is a screen part that completely matches the reference screen part and the check item data, the screen part is displayed separately from other screen parts that do not match (display control means). An example of the distinction display will be described later. Thereafter, the control unit 10 returns to step S5 and accepts the next input.

  If the input content is an end input in step S5, the control unit 10 stores the input screen information file 17 in the screen information buffer 16 in the auxiliary storage unit 12 as step S11. Thereafter, the control unit 10 performs end processing of the main storage unit 11, the program execution unit 13, the input unit 14, and the display unit 15 as step S12. This completes the screen creation program.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the data input screen 20 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display unit 15, that is, the input screen information file 17 having the contents shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the screen information buffer 16. When the edit box Edit 11 at the upper left of the detail section 22 is designated and “setting comparison” is selected from the menu item list, the setting comparison item selection screen 30 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display section 15. .

  Here, when the items “width” and “height” are checked and the OK button is operated, the input screen information file 17 is searched, and the edit box Edit11 matches the width [10] and the height [1]. A part is selected. In this case, the screen parts of the edit box Edit12, the edit box Edit13, the edit box Edit14, and the edit box Edit15 are selected. As shown in FIG. 6, marks (black squares) indicating a selected state are displayed only for these edit boxes Edit11 to Edit15, and are distinguished from other screen parts that are not selected. In the screen example of FIG. 6, data of selection attribute items (in this case, width and height) of the reference screen component are displayed in a frame 31.

  As a result, the operator can easily recognize that the width and height of the selected screen component (edit box Edit11) and the screen components (edit boxes Edit12 to Edit15) on which the same mark is displayed match. can do.

  In the above example, when the item “Y coordinate” is checked on the setting comparison item selection screen 30 and the OK button is operated, the input screen information file 17 is searched, and the screen component in which the edit box Edit11 matches the Y coordinate [6]. Is selected. In this case, each screen part of the edit box Edit21, the edit box Edit31, and the edit box Edit41 is selected. A mark indicating the selected state is displayed only for these edit boxes Edit11, Edit21, Edit31, and Edit41, and is distinguished from other screen parts that are not selected.

  As a result, the operator confirms that the Y coordinate on the screen matches the selected screen part (edit box Edit11) and the screen parts (edit boxes Edit21, Edit31, and Edit41) on which the same mark is displayed. It can be easily recognized.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, whether or not the reference screen component and the screen component to be compared are unified for display attribute items such as the screen position and size in the data input screen 20 being created. The confirmation work can be easily performed. Therefore, the efficiency of screen creation work can be improved. In particular, even if the number of parts to be compared and the number of screens increase, the effort and time do not change, so the effect of improving work efficiency is extremely great.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the number of input screen information files 17 read out in the process of step S2 in FIG. 7 is one, but two or more input screen information files 17 may be read out and processed in the same manner.

  FIG. 8 is a display example of the display unit 15 when the input screen information files 17-1 and 17-2 respectively corresponding to the two data input screens 20A and 20B are selected. In this state, the edit box Edit11 on one data input screen 20A is designated as in the specific example described above, and the items “width” and “height” are checked on the setting comparison item selection screen 30, and the OK button is clicked. To operate. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, in both data input screens 20A and 20B, marks (black squares) indicating the selection states are displayed for all edit boxes whose items “width” and “height” match the edit box Edit11. It is displayed and distinguished from other screen parts. As a result, it is possible to easily check whether or not the reference screen component and the screen component to be compared are unified with respect to the display attribute items across a plurality of data input screens.

  When an application program operating on a computer system requires a plurality of data input screens, unification of the screen display format is very important from the viewpoint of operability. According to the present embodiment, since the uniformity of each screen component can be easily evaluated for a plurality of data input screens 20A and 20B at the same time, the merit is very large.

  In the above-described embodiment, at least one item is selected from the component accepting means for accepting that any one of the screen components constituting the data input screen is designated, and the display attribute item of the screen component. Item accepting means for accepting selection is provided, but one or both means are also included in the present invention.

  For example, as an embodiment in which the component receiving unit is omitted, when a desired item is selected and input on the setting comparison item selection screen illustrated in FIG. 5, the selection input is performed on the data input screen 20 displayed on the display unit 15. It is conceivable to use a screen creation device that displays screen parts that match the data of the displayed items so that they can be identified. In addition, as a method of displaying so as to be identifiable, a method of distinguishing matching screen components as the same color by color, a method of enclosing with the same mark and distinguishing by a mark, and the like can be considered.

  Further, as an embodiment in which the item receiving unit is omitted, when any one screen component is specified on the data input screen 20 shown in FIG. 2, the specified screen component matches an arbitrary display attribute item. A screen creation apparatus that displays a screen component to be distinguished from other screen components can be considered.

  Furthermore, as an embodiment in which the component receiving unit and the item receiving unit are omitted, when the data input screen 20 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed, screen components that match any display attribute item can be automatically identified. A screen creation device that displays the screen can be considered.

  In this embodiment, the screen creation program is stored in the auxiliary storage unit 12 in advance. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the screen creation program may be downloaded from the network to the device, or similar functions may be used. May be installed in the apparatus. The recording medium may be any form as long as the recording medium can store the program and can be read by the apparatus, such as a CD-ROM. In addition, the function obtained by installing or downloading in advance may be realized in cooperation with an OS (operating system) inside the apparatus.

  In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, the constituent elements over different embodiments may be combined.

The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the screen creation apparatus which is one embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the data input screen in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning and a name of various screen components which comprise the data input screen of FIG. The schematic diagram which shows the main data examples of the input screen information file corresponding to the data input screen of FIG. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the setting comparison item selection screen in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows an example which distinguishes and displays the screen components with which an attribute item is common in the embodiment from other screen components. The flowchart which shows the main operation | movement procedures when a screen creation program is performed in the program execution part in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows an example which distinguishes and displays the screen components with which an attribute item is common in other embodiment of this invention from other screen components.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Screen creation apparatus, 10 ... Control part, 11 ... Main memory part, 12 ... Auxiliary memory part, 13 ... Program execution part, 14 ... Input part, 15 ... Display part, 16 ... Screen information buffer, 17 ... Input screen information File, 20, 20A, 20B ... data input screen, 30 ... setting comparison item selection screen.

Claims (10)

In a screen creation device that creates a data entry screen of a computer system by arranging various screen components on a base screen,
A storage unit that stores an input screen information file that is formed for each data input screen and stores information about display attributes such as the position and size of each screen component arranged on the screen;
File reading means for reading an input screen information file of an arbitrary data input screen from the storage unit;
Screen display means for displaying a data input screen based on information in the input screen information file read by the file reading means;
Display control means for displaying various screen parts constituting the data input screen displayed by the screen display means in such a manner that at least some of the common attribute items are displayed separately from others.
A screen creation device characterized by comprising: A component accepting means for accepting that any one of the screen components constituting the data input screen is designated;
The screen according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a component that is the same type as the screen component that has received a designation input by the component reception unit and that has at least some of the attribute items in common with each other. Creation device. An item receiving means for receiving that at least one item is selected from the display attribute items of the screen component;
2. The screen creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a component having a common item for which selection input has been received by the item reception unit in distinction from others. Item receiving means for receiving selection input of at least one item from the display attribute items of the screen parts,
The display control means displays a part that is the same type as a screen part that has received a designation input by the part reception means and that has a common item for which a selection input has been received by the item reception means. The screen creation device according to claim 2. The file reading means is capable of reading input screen information files of a plurality of data input screens simultaneously,
When input screen information files of a plurality of data input screens are read, the screen display means can simultaneously display data input screens based on the information of the plurality of input screen information files,
2. The screen creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays a part having at least a part of common attribute items in a plurality of data input screens separately from others. A screen creation program that operates on a computer and arranges various screen components on a base screen to create a data input screen of a computer system,
In the computer,
A function of forming an input screen information file storing information on display attributes such as the position and size of each screen component arranged on the screen for each data input screen and storing it in a storage unit connected to the computer When,
A function of reading an input screen information file of an arbitrary data input screen from the storage unit;
A function of displaying a data input screen on a display unit connected to the computer based on information of the input screen information file read from the storage unit;
For various screen components constituting the data input screen displayed on the display unit, a function to display at least a part having a common attribute item in distinction from others,
A screen creation program to achieve this. In the computer,
Further realizing a function of accepting that any one screen component is designated from among screen components constituting the data input screen via an input unit connected to the computer,
7. The screen creation program according to claim 6, wherein a part having the same type and at least a part of attribute items in common with the screen part that has received the designation input via the input unit is displayed separately from others. . In the computer,
Further realizing the function of accepting that at least one item is selected from the display attribute items of the screen parts via the input unit connected to the computer,
The screen creation program according to claim 6, wherein parts having common items for which selection input is received via the input unit are displayed separately from others. In the computer,
Further realizing the function of accepting that at least one item is selected from the display attribute items of the screen parts via the input unit connected to the computer,
A part that is the same type as a screen part that receives a specified input via the input unit and that has a common item that receives a selection input via the input part is displayed separately from other parts. The screen creation program according to claim 7. The function of reading the input screen information file from the storage unit enables reading of the input screen information file of a plurality of data input screens simultaneously,
When input screen information files of a plurality of data input screens are read, the data input screen based on the information of the plurality of input screen information files is displayed on the display unit at the same time.
7. The screen creation program according to claim 6, wherein, for a plurality of data input screens, at least a part having a common attribute item is displayed separately from other parts.

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