JP2009037362A - Document system, and method, program, and recording medium for controlling document system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reproduce each tag in an appropriate position depending on the purpose of each tag, while always maintaining a visual relationship between the tag and the subject of commenting regardless of the layout of a document display screen. <P>SOLUTION: A tag control device C200 creates tag data C102 such that either document data C100 or a tagged part in a document screen C300 is set as attribute information, and adds the tag data C102 to the document data C100. When the document data C100 is displayed, a display position on the document screen of a tag control where the content of the tag data C102 is displayed is controlled based on the layout of the document screen displaying the document data C100 and on the tagged part C504 set in the tag data C102. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for electronic sticky notes in an electronic form system.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, introduction of electronic form systems that digitize various slips and the like in a company and sequentially perform operations by using a network between each person in charge has progressed. At that time, when communicating matters other than the input fields prepared in advance in each slip between each person in charge, there is an electronic sticky note that can be written and pasted at any position in the screen or attached document Many are used.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-151561 describes a technique for clearly indicating an area to be commented when an electronic sticky note is pasted on a document document.
JP-A-6-203024

  By the way, in the electronic form system in which electronic data is sequentially processed between each person in charge as described above, form screens (forms) having different layouts and page configurations are used for each person in charge for the same form data. There is a case.

  Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIGS.

  18 and 19 are diagrams for explaining the technology of electronic sticky notes in a conventional electronic form system.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 18, an “accounter” places an electronic sticky note (F803) in which a comment about the content of a certain item A (F802) is written at a position (X, Y) close to the target item, Suppose that a return process is performed to the applicant.

  As shown in FIG. 19, when the display screen of the “applicant” to be sent back has a layout different from that of the “accounter” screen, only the display position (X, Y) is held based on the screen. However, there is a problem that the item control to be commented and the electronic sticky note describing the comment are redisplayed at a distant position, and it may be difficult to know which item the comment is about. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 19, the memo is displayed near the item B, and it cannot be recognized that the memo is for the item A.

  In the above-mentioned patent document 1, only the relationship between the character string that is the target of the tag and the comment is maintained for the document document file, and the problem related to the display position of each control of the input item as in the above example. It will not be a solution.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to always visually relate to the comment object of the sticky note regardless of the layout of the form display screen according to the purpose of each sticky note. It is to provide a mechanism that enables the tag to be reproduced at an appropriate position while holding the tag.

  In the form system capable of displaying form data on a form screen having a different layout depending on the state and the operator, the present invention creates sticky note data in which the form data or the pasting destination in the form screen is set as attribute information. Sticky data adding means that can be added to the form data, a layout of a form screen that displays the form data when the form data is displayed, and a pasting destination set in the sticky data added to the form data And control means for controlling the display position on the form screen of the sticky note control for displaying the contents of the sticky note data.

  According to the present invention, even when an electronic sticky note to be pasted in an electronic form system has a different screen layout for each person in charge, an appropriate display position according to the intention and use of the sticky note creator is reproduced. It becomes possible.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail by taking a workflow system as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall configuration of a system showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a workflow system will be described as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the workflow system of this embodiment includes a form system server C1200, form data DB (C1210), route information DB (C1220), user information DB (C1230), screen definition information DB (C1240), and client. C1100.

  In this workflow system, the form data and the screen definition information indicating the screen layout are stored in separate DBs (form data DB (C1210) and screen definition information DB (C1240)).

  In the form data DB (C1210), the record for storing the form data is composed of items such as data key (C1211), items C1212, C1213, and tag data C1214. Note that the sticky note data C1214 holds sticky note data in XML, for example, as indicated by C1300.

  In the route information DB (C1220), a record for storing route information includes items such as step C1221, screen definition key (C1222), and processing C1223. In the example shown in FIG. 1, a route (steps 1 to 3) that is processed by the “accounter” after approval by the “superior” after the application by the “applicant” is defined. Is displayed with the screen layout of “Form 1”, the screen layout of “Form 2” when approved by “Supervisor”, and the screen of “Form 3” when processed by “Accountant” The form data is displayed with a different screen layout from the layout.

  Thus, in the present workflow system, one form data can be displayed on a plurality of screen forms. That is, one form data can be displayed by switching the screen form by a workflow process or a browsing user.

  In the user information DB (C1230), a record for storing user information is composed of items such as a user ID, a password, a name, a department ID, and a role ID (position ID), although not shown.

  In the screen definition information DB (C1240), the record for storing the screen definition information includes items such as a screen definition key (C) 1241 and screen definition information C1242.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the form system server C1200 will be described.

  The form system server C1200 that has received the form data display request from the client C1100 receives form data based on the form data key, login information, user information C1230, path information C1220, etc. held in the system. From the DB (C1210) and the screen definition information DB (C1240), the form data and the screen definition information used for display are determined and acquired, and transmitted to the client C1100.

  In this example, the sticky note data is stored in XML (C1300) as the binary item C1214 in the record for storing the form data. However, the sticky note data itself indicates the relevance with the form data. The data storage form can be realized in various forms, for example, by storing the data in a separate table from the form data.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the form system flow server C1200 and the client C1100 illustrated in FIG.

  In FIG. 2, the CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device connected to the system bus 204. The ROM 203 or the external memory 211 stores an operating system (OS) that is a control program of the CPU 201 and programs for realizing various functions described later of each server or each client.

  The RAM 202 functions as a main memory, work area, temporary save area, and the like for the CPU 201.

  The input controller 205 controls input from the input unit 209. Examples of the input unit 209 include pointing devices such as a keyboard and a mouse, particularly in terminals such as servers and clients.

  The output controller 206 controls the display of the output unit 210. Examples of the output unit 210 include a CRT display and a liquid crystal display.

  The external memory controller 207 controls access to the external memory 211 that stores a boot program, various applications, font data, user files, edit files, printer drivers, and the like. In addition, the external memory controller 207 stores various tables and parameters for realizing various functions of each server or each client.

  Examples of the external memory 211 include a hard disk (HD), a floppy (registered trademark) disk (FD), a compact flash (registered trademark) connected to a PCMCIA card slot via an adapter, and smart media.

  The communication I / F controller 208 executes communication control processing with an external device via the network 214.

  Although 212 is illustrated as hardware, it is not hardware but a program for realizing the present invention. The program 212 is recorded in the external memory 211 and is executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 202 as necessary.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the client C1100 after receiving the form data and the display screen definition from the form system server C1200.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the client C 1100 receives the form data C 100 and the display screen definition C 400 from the form system server C 1200 and stores them in the RAM 202.

  Then, the CPU 201 of the client C 1100 controls to display the form screen C300 on the output unit 210 based on the form data C100 and the display screen definition C400.

  At this time, the tag control device C200 controls the display / storage of the tag data C102 attached to the form data C100.

  At the time of display, the sticky note control device C200 reads the sticky note data C102 constituting part of the form data C100 and the sticky note operation authority C401 for each form screen definition C400, and each sticky note is attached to the sticky note control C303, C306 on the form screen C300, or Reproduced in sticky note collective display areas C302 and C307.

  Here, sticky note control is to display the contents of sticky note data as an electronic sticky note on a form screen.

  At the time of saving, the sticky note control apparatus C200 reads the sticky note control on the screen or the state of each sticky note in the sticky note collective display area, and writes information corresponding to the setting of each sticky note to the sticky note data C102 in the form data C100. . The form data holds a plurality of sticky note data.

  Each tag data C102 holds tag information C501 and attribute information C502 including security information C503.

  Note that it is conceivable that the contents C501 of the tag data C102 store various data such as images and sounds in addition to character strings. Further, in the attribute information C502 of the tag data C102, in addition to the security information C503 and the pasting destination information C504, various information such as the color, size, and style of the tag control are stored.

  The form screen 300 includes a plurality of pages C304. A plurality of item controls C305 associated with each item data in the form data are arranged for each page. The sticky note collective display area exists as a part of the frame of the form screen main body (menu part or the like) as shown in C302, and can also be arranged as a control in the page as shown in C307.

  As shown in C303, the sticky note control has a form screen body as the parent when the pasting destination is a window, and as shown in C306, when the pasting destination is a page or item, the page is the parent as a form screen C300. Displayed above.

  Note that the sticky note control apparatus C200 corresponds to a function on the client C1100 realized by the CPU 201 of the client C1100 loading and executing a program recorded in the external memory 211 into the RAM 202.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display form of the form screen C300 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the form screen includes a sticky note collective display area F015 (corresponding to C302 in FIG. 3), each sticky note control F101 displayed in the sticky note collective display area F015 (corresponding to C303 in FIG. 3), and item controls. F106 (corresponding to C305 in FIG. 3), a sticky note control F103 (corresponding to C306 in FIG. 3) pasted on the page or sticky note control F106, and a sticky note collective display area F104 (C307 in FIG. 3) arranged as a control on the page. Corresponding to) is arranged.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the paste destination information C504 held in each piece of sticky note data C102 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the paste destination information C504 includes paste destination type T031, paste destination Key T302, and position information T303 indicated by X and Y.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the pasting destination information illustrated in FIG. 5 according to the pasting destination type.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the pasting type T301 includes “item” as shown in T201, “page” as shown in T202, “window” as shown in T203, and “sticky note collective display as shown in T204”. Four types of “area” can be stored.

  The pasting destination type T301 is set for each sticky note when the user pastes a sticky note, and can be arbitrarily changed after sticking.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7, a procedure in which the screen operator newly attaches a sticky note (sticky note addition procedure) will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a first control processing procedure in the present invention, and corresponds to a procedure in which a screen operator newly attaches a tag. Note that the processing of this flowchart is executed by the tag control device C2100 of the client C1100 shown in FIG. That is, it is realized by the CPU 201 of the client C 1100 loading a program stored in the external memory 211 into the RAM 202 and executing it.

  When a tag control addition instruction using a tag addition function (menu, etc.) from the operator of the form screen C300 displayed on the output unit 210 of the client C1100 is input from the input unit 209 of the client C1100, the tag of the client C1100 Control device C2100 advances the process to step S601.

  In step S601, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 adds sticky note control on the form screen C300.

  Next, in step S602, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 accepts an input for selecting a sticking destination for the added sticky note control, and when the sticking destination is selected and input by an operation such as a right click, the sticky note that is selected and input is used as a sticky note. Set as the control paste destination.

  In addition, as an operation for specifying an item as a paste destination, a sticky note control is dragged onto the target item control, or a note is generated by a right click menu operation of the target item control, or a right click menu of the sticky note control is used on the screen. Various methods can be considered, such as selecting from a list of item controls adjacent to or existing in the tag control.

  Alternatively, when an instruction to generate a sticky note control is input from the input unit 209 of the client C 1100 in a state where the sticking destination is already specified from the right click menu of the sticking destination control or the like, the sticky note control apparatus C 2100 performs the process in step S603. Proceed.

  In step S603, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 generates a sticky note control with the pasting destination specified.

  When the content such as a comment for the added sticky note control is input, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 adds the input content to the corresponding sticky note control (S604).

  Further, when an instruction for position adjustment by an operation such as dragging is added to the added sticky note control, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 arranges the sticky note control corresponding to the input designated position (S605).

  Further, when an instruction for switching the paste destination for the added tag control is input, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 sets the sticky destination of the sticky control corresponding to the paste destination instructed to switch (S606).

  Note that the order of steps S604 to S606 is out of order, and various patterns are conceivable.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 8, a procedure for storing the tag added in FIG. 7 will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the second control processing procedure in the present invention, and corresponds to the procedure at the time of saving the added tag. Note that the processing of this flowchart is executed by the tag control device C2100 of the client C1100 shown in FIG. That is, it is realized by the CPU 201 of the client C 1100 loading a program stored in the external memory 211 into the RAM 202 and executing it.

  When an instruction to save the sticky note control is input from the input unit 209 of the client C1100, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 of the client C1100 saves the corresponding sticky note controller together with the form data C100 as the sticky note data C102.

  Hereinafter, the process of storing the paste destination information C504 of the tag data C102 will be described using S701 to S707.

  The sticky note control apparatus C2100 determines the sticking destination type of the sticky note control to be stored (S701), and when the sticking destination type is “item”, the process proceeds to step S702.

  In step S702, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 acquires the item Key of the item to which the corresponding sticky note control is pasted, stores it in the pasting destination key T302 of the pasting destination information C504, and advances the processing to step S703.

  In step S703, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 acquires the relative position of the sticky note control on the form screen based on the item control to which the corresponding sticky note control is pasted, and the position (X, Y) of the pasting destination information C504. ) Save to T303 and proceed to step S707.

  Further, if the sticking destination type of the sticky note control to be saved is “page”, sticky note control apparatus C2100 advances the process to step S704.

  In step S704, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 acquires the display screen Key and page number on which the corresponding sticky note control is pasted, stores it in the pasting destination key T302 of the pasting destination information C504, and advances the process to step S705.

  In step S705, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 acquires the relative position from the reference point of the page on the form screen of the corresponding sticky note control and stores it in the position (X, Y) T303 of the pasting destination information C504, and in step S707. Proceed with the process.

  Further, when the sticky note control device C2100 to be saved is “window”, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 advances the process to step S706.

  In step S706, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 acquires a position based on the corresponding sticky note control window and stores it in the position (X, Y) T303 of the paste destination information C504, and the process proceeds to step S707. In the case of “window”, the pasting Key T302 is blank.

  Further, when the sticky tag control paste destination type of the sticky note control to be stored is “sticky note collective display area”, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 advances the process to step S707 as it is. In the case of the “sticky note collective display area”, both the pasting key T302 and the position T303 are blank.

  In step S707, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 stores the sticking destination type of the corresponding sticky note control in the sticking destination type T301 of the sticking destination information C504, and ends the process.

  As described above, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 stores the sticky destination information C504 of the sticky note controller.

  When the form data C100 including the saved sticky note data C102 is displayed again on the client C1100, the sticky note control apparatus C200 reproduces the read sticky note data C102 on the form display screen C300 in the following procedure. . Hereinafter, this procedure will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the third control processing procedure according to the present invention, and corresponds to the processing procedure of the tag control apparatus when the form screen is displayed. Note that the processing of this flowchart is executed by the tag control device C2100 of the client C1100 shown in FIG. That is, it is realized by the CPU 201 of the client C 1100 loading a program stored in the external memory 211 into the RAM 202 and executing it.

  First, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 of the client C1100 reads the sticky note data (S501), determines the sticking destination type T301 in each sticky note data C2100 (S502), and displays the sticky note data according to the following procedure according to the type. Control.

  When it is determined that the paste destination type T301 is “item”, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 executes an item process (S503). Details of the item processing are shown in FIG.

  If the sticking destination type T301 is determined to be “page”, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 executes page processing (S504). Details of the page processing are shown in FIG.

  If it is determined that the paste destination type T301 is “window”, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 executes window processing (S505). Details of the window processing are shown in FIG.

  If a large number of electronic sticky notes are pasted on the form screen, the display of item data that is the main data of the form may be hidden, making it difficult to view. For this reason, there is a problem that it is necessary to confirm the description of the hidden area by an operation such as shifting the position of the tag each time.

  In order to solve this problem, when it is determined that the paste destination type T301 is “sticky note collective display area”, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 executes a collective display area process (S506). Details of the batch display area processing are shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 10, the item processing shown in step S503 in FIG. 9 will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a fourth control processing procedure according to the present invention, and corresponds to the item processing (processing when the paste destination is an item) shown in step S503 of FIG. Note that the processing of this flowchart is executed by the tag control device C2100 of the client C1100 shown in FIG. That is, it is realized by the CPU 201 of the client C 1100 loading a program stored in the external memory 211 into the RAM 202 and executing it.

  First, the sticky note control device C2100 of the client C1100 acquires the item Key (pasting destination KeyT302) of the sticky note data C102 (S101), and determines whether or not there is an item control corresponding to the acquired item Key in the form screen C300. Determination is made (S102).

  If it is determined that there is a corresponding item control, the tag control device C2100 acquires the position of the item control (S103).

  Next, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 sets the position of the item control acquired in step S103 and the position calculated (added) based on the position T303 held in the sticky note data C102 as the position for displaying the sticky note control ( S104).

  Next, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 sets the item control specified in step S302 as the parent of the sticky note control (S105).

  Then, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 creates a sticky note control with the item set in S105 as a parent at the position set in step S104, and displays (rearranges) it on the form screen C300 (S106).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S102 that there is no corresponding item control, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 displays a sticky note as an icon in the sticky note collective display area without creating a sticky note control (S107). Even in this case, the original attribute information of the tag data is kept, and the correct position can be reproduced when the form data is displayed on the display screen where the corresponding item control exists at another opportunity. However, this is not the case when the user arbitrarily changes the paste destination type.

  With the above processing, the tag control is reproduced at the relative position with the item as the base point.

  Hereinafter, the page processing shown in step S504 of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a fifth control processing procedure according to the present invention, and corresponds to the page processing (processing when the paste destination is a page) shown in step S504 of FIG. Note that the processing of this flowchart is executed by the tag control device C2100 of the client C1100 shown in FIG. That is, it is realized by the CPU 201 of the client C 1100 loading a program stored in the external memory 211 into the RAM 202 and executing it.

  First, the tag control device C2100 of the client C1100 acquires the screen definition key (included in the pasting destination key T302) of the tag data C102 (S201), and acquires the form key (screen definition key) of the form screen C300 (S202). Then, it is determined whether or not the screen definition key of the sticky note data C102 acquired in S201 matches the form key of the form screen C300 acquired in S201 (S203).

  If it is determined that the screen definition key of the sticky note data C102 matches the form key of the form screen C300, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 determines the page number of the sticky note data C102 (included in the pasting destination key T302) and the page of the form screen C300. The numbers are compared to determine whether or not the page number of the tag data C102 is included (exists) in the form screen C300 (S204).

  If it is determined that the page number of the sticky note data C102 is included (exists) in the form screen C300, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 sets the position T303 held in the sticky note data C102 to a position with reference to the page. (S205).

  Next, the tag control device C2100 sets the page indicated by the page number of the tag data C102 as the parent of the tag control (S206).

  Then, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 creates sticky note control with the page set in S206 as a parent at the position based on the page set in step S205, and displays (rearranges) it on the form screen C300 (S207).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S203 that the screen definition key of the tag data C102 does not match the form key of the form screen C300, or it is determined in step S204 that the page number of the tag data C102 is not included in the form screen C300. In this case, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 displays a sticky note as an icon in the sticky note collective display area without creating a sticky note control (S208). Even in that case, the original attribute information of the sticky note data is kept, and it is correct when the form data is displayed on the form key screen that matches the screen definition key and the page that matches the page number at another opportunity. Make the position reproducible. However, this is not the case when the user arbitrarily changes the paste destination type.

  With the above processing, the sticky note control is reproduced at the relative position with the page as the base point.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 12, the window processing shown in step S505 of FIG. 9 will be described.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the sixth control processing procedure in the present invention, and corresponds to the window processing (processing when the paste destination is a window) shown in step S505 of FIG. Note that the processing of this flowchart is executed by the tag control device C2100 of the client C1100 shown in FIG. That is, it is realized by the CPU 201 of the client C 1100 loading a program stored in the external memory 211 into the RAM 202 and executing it.

  First, the tag control device C2100 of the client C1100 sets a position T303 held in the tag data C102 to a position with reference to the screen (S301).

  Next, the tag control device C2100 sets the form screen 300 as the parent of the tag control (S302).

  Then, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 creates a sticky note control with the form screen 300 set in S302 as a parent at a position based on the screen set in step S301, and displays (rearranges) it on the form screen C300 (S303). .

  At that time, by creating the sticky note control itself as a window, it is possible to place it outside the frame of the form screen C300, and even when the placement position is outside the size of the form screen C300, the memo (sticky note) is reproduced while being visible to the user. it can.

  With the above processing, the tag control is reproduced at the relative position with the window as the base point.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 13, the collective display area processing shown in step S506 of FIG. 9 will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the seventh control processing procedure in the present invention, and corresponds to the batch display area processing (processing when the paste destination is the batch display area) shown in step S506 of FIG. Note that the processing of this flowchart is executed by the tag control device C2100 of the client C1100 shown in FIG. That is, it is realized by the CPU 201 of the client C 1100 loading a program stored in the external memory 211 into the RAM 202 and executing it.

  First, the tag control device C2100 of the client C1100 displays (rearranges) the tag as an icon in the tag batch display area without creating the tag control (S401).

  With the above processing, the sticky note is reproduced as an icon in the sticky note batch display area.

  Note that the tag control can be temporarily hidden by an operation for each control (such as a right-click menu) or a batch operation (such as a menu on a form display screen) for all tag control.

  Thus, by hiding, it is possible to easily check the form display screen text hidden under the memo control. Each sticky note data in the non-display state is displayed as an icon in the sticky note collective display area.

  In addition, the non-displayed sticky note data can be used as a sticky control at the original position by an operation on each icon in the sticky note collective display area alone or by a collective operation (such as a menu on the form screen) for all sticky note controls. Can be redisplayed.

  All the sticky note data included in the form data is displayed as icons in the sticky note collective display area. The states of each tag are classified as follows (1) to (4).

  (1) The sticking destination type is a sticky note batch display area, (2) The sticking destination type is an item or page, but the position cannot be reproduced as a sticky note control, (3) The sticky note control is created and displayed Is temporarily hidden but (4) being displayed as a sticky note control. These states are displayed by the sticky note control device C2100 so as to be visually distinguishable by the shape and color of the icon.

  The sticky note control apparatus C2100 uses a balloon function or the like for a sticky note displayed as an icon in the sticky note collective display area, and information such as the creator name and creation date and time of each sticky note (included in the attribute information C502) and the contents are character strings. In the case of, a certain number of characters from the beginning of the content sentence can be displayed in the form of a balloon.

  Further, by an operation such as a double click, the sticky note control apparatus C2100 can display the corresponding sticky note data as a sticky note control and confirm the content. At this time, the position of the tag control is the designated position (position based on the item or page) for those that can be displayed, and the cursor position for those that cannot be reproduced.

  Finally, with reference to FIGS. 14 to 16, a specific example of using an electronic sticky note using the above function will be described.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of a workflow electronic form system of the data example of the route information DB (C1220) shown in FIG. 1, in which the “applicant” creates a form, and the “supervisor” approves the “accounter”. It is the figure which confirmed the content and showed the state which affixed three electronic sticky notes.

  Since the value of item A (F203) entered by “Applicant” is incorrect, “Accountant” sends the form data back to “Applicant”, corrects the value by “Applicant”, The application and re-approval must be processed again by the “Accountant”.

  The screen definition for “Accountant” is Form 3, and a layout for confirming the value input by “Applicant” on page 1 (F210) and making various inputs for accounting processing on Page 2 (F220). It has become.

  Memo 1 (F211, F221) is a memo for prompt re-submission and re-approval, and is a memo created for the purpose of calling attention to all parties involved in the form data. In this case, it is arranged at the top of the screen so that it is displayed in a conspicuous position on any screen, and the paste destination type is set to the window.

  In this case, since the window is not the page but the parent, the page 1 (F211) and the page 2 (F221) are displayed at the same position.

  The memo 2 (F212) is a memo in which a comment for the item A (F213) that prompts modification of the description content is described. In this case, the item A is arranged at a position overlapping the item A, the item A is set as the paste destination, with the paste type as the item.

  Memo 3 (F222) is a memo that describes precautions regarding correction of the entry items (F223 to 225) on page 2 when the form data reaches the accounting staff again. In this case, it is arranged at an appropriate position on page 2 and the paste destination type is set to the page.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of pasting destination information of each piece of tag data stored in the state shown in FIG. The data storage format may be a DB item or an XML tag or attribute.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a state in which the form data stored in the state shown in FIG. 15 is displayed in the screen definition of form 1 having a different layout by the applicant of the return destination.

  In the screen definition of the form 1 for the applicant, the screen size, the number of pages, the presence / absence of arranged items, the arrangement position, and the style are all different from the form 3.

  The sticky note control apparatus C200 reads the sticking destination information of each sticky note data shown in FIG. 15, and reproduces the sticky note on the form display screen as follows.

  Note 1 (T101) has a pasting destination type of window. The sticky note control apparatus C200 is arranged as a sticky note control whose parent is the form display screen main body at a position (memo 1X, Y) based on the form display screen.

  As a result, the memo 1 is arranged at a conspicuous position at the top of the screen even in the applicant's form, and can transmit a message prompting prompt processing according to the pasted accountant's intention (F301).

  In the memo 2 (T102), the paste destination type is an item. The sticky note control apparatus C200 acquires the presence / absence and position of the item control corresponding to the pasting key “item A” held from the form display screen. Since the item A is arranged as a radio button group control in the form 1 (F305), the position of the item A can be acquired.

  Then, the sticky note control apparatus C200 designates a position obtained by adding the position (memo 2X, Y) held in the sticky note data to the position information of the acquired item A control, and uses the page of the form display screen as a parent. Place as sticky note control.

  As a result, even when the arrangement position of the item A at the pasting destination and the control form are different, the display position can be reproduced while maintaining the visual relevance between the memo 2 and the item A. In accordance with the above, an instruction to change the description content for item A can be transmitted to the applicant (F302).

  Also, note 3 (T103) has a pasting destination type of page. The tag control device C200 acquires the screen definition key (form 1) and the number of pages (1) being displayed from the form display screen. Since the screen definition key (form 3) held in the sticky note data and the screen definition key (form 1) acquired from the form display screen are inconsistent, the sticky note control apparatus C200 does not generate a sticky note control and displays the form. The memo 3 is arranged as an icon of the sticky note collective display area on the screen (F303).

  As a result, the memo 3 is not displayed in a prominent position on the applicant's screen according to the intention of the “accounter” pasted as a memo that is dedicated to the screen of the “accounter” and not directly related to the applicant. Can be realized.

  As described above, according to the present invention, an appropriate display position can be held between forms with different layouts according to the use of each electronic sticky note used in the electronic form system, and the form data A large number of sticky notes can be pasted without worrying about preventing the confirmation of the text, and the use of electronic sticky notes is expanded.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the processing shown in the flowchart is executed by the client C1100 has been described. However, the processing may be executed on the form system server C1200 and displayed on the client C1100.

  Further, the configuration and contents of the various data described above are not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the various data and configurations are configured according to the application and purpose.

  Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention can take an embodiment as, for example, a system, apparatus, method, program, or recording medium, and specifically includes a plurality of devices. The present invention may be applied to a system including a single device.

  The configuration of a data processing program that can be read by the client C 1100 (computer) according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the memory map shown in FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining a memory map of a recording medium (storage medium) that stores various data processing programs readable by the client C1100 (computer) according to the present invention.

  Although not specifically shown, information for managing a program group stored in the recording medium, for example, version information, creator, etc. is also stored, and information depending on the OS on the program reading side, for example, a program is identified and displayed. Icons may also be stored.

  Further, data depending on various programs is also managed in the directory. In addition, when a program or data to be installed is compressed, a program to be decompressed may be stored.

  The functions shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 in this embodiment may be performed by a host computer by a program installed from the outside. In this case, the present invention is applied even when an information group including a program is supplied to the output device from a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or an FD, or from an external recording medium via a network. Is.

  As described above, a recording medium recording software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the recording medium in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by reading and executing the programmed program code.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program code, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, A silicon disk or the like can be used.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) or the like running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program code read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted in the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program represented by software for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. .

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading out a program represented by software for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network using a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention. It becomes.

  In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a form system flow server C1200 and a client C1100 illustrated in FIG. 1. It is the figure which showed the structure of the client C1100 after receiving form data and a display screen definition from the form system server C1200. It is a figure which shows an example of the display form of the form screen C300 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the sticking destination information C504 hold | maintained at each sticky note data C102 shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the example of the information each stored in the sticking destination information shown in FIG. 5 according to the sticking destination classification. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 1st control processing procedure in this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 2nd control processing procedure in this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 3rd control processing procedure in this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 4th control processing procedure in this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 5th control processing procedure in this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 6th control processing procedure in this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the 7th control processing procedure in this invention. It is a figure which shows the usage example of the specific electronic sticky note using the function of the electronic form system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the usage example of the specific electronic sticky note using the function of the electronic form system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the usage example of the specific electronic sticky note using the function of the electronic form system of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the memory map of the recording medium (storage medium) which stores the various data processing program which can be read with the client C1100 (computer) concerning this invention concerning this invention. It is a figure explaining the technique of the electronic sticky note in the conventional electronic form system. It is a figure explaining the technique of the electronic sticky note in the conventional electronic form system.

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C200 sticky note control device C100 form data C400 form screen definition C300 form screen C302, C307 sticky note collective display area C303, C306 sticky note control C305 item control C504 sticking destination information C102, C500 sticky note data F015, F104 sticky note collective display area F102, F103 sticky note control F105 Item control F101 Each tag displayed in the tag batch display area

Claims (14)

In a form system that can display form data on form screens with different layouts depending on the status and operator,
A sticky note data appending unit that creates sticky note data in which the form data or a pasting destination in the form screen is set as attribute information and can be added to the form data;
When displaying the form data, the contents of the tag data are displayed based on the layout of the form screen for displaying the form data and the pasting destination set in the tag data attached to the form data. Control means for controlling the display position of the tag control on the form screen;
The form system characterized by having.   The form system according to claim 1, wherein the sticky note data adding unit can set an item of the form data as the pasting destination.   The form system according to claim 1, wherein the sticky note data adding unit can set a page of a form screen for displaying the form data as the pasting destination.   The form system according to claim 1, wherein the sticky note data adding unit can set a form screen for displaying the form data as the pasting destination.   The said sticky note data adding means can set an icon display icon display area for listing and displaying sticky note data as an icon provided on a form screen for displaying the form data as the pasting destination. Form system.   The control means controls to display a sticky note control for displaying the content of the sticky note data on the form screen in response to a first operation on an icon indicating the sticky note data displayed in the icon display area. In addition, in response to a second operation on the icon indicating the sticky note data displayed in the icon display area, a part of the content of the sticky note data is temporarily displayed without displaying the sticky note control. The form system according to claim 5, wherein the form system is controlled.   The form system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the control means displays the icon display area as a part of the form screen frame.   The form system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising first switching means for switching a pasting destination set in the tag data. Second switching means for switching an icon indicating the sticky note data displayed in the icon display area individually or collectively to a sticky note control for displaying the content of the sticky note data;
Third switching means for individually or collectively switching the tag control for displaying the content of the tag data to the icon indicating the tag data displayed in the icon display area;
The form system according to claim 6, wherein the form system is provided.   10. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control so as to change a display form of the sticky note control for displaying the content of the sticky note data according to a sticking destination of the sticky note data. The form system described in the section.   11. The workflow system capable of displaying the form data on a form screen having a different layout depending on a workflow process of the form data or an operator. Form system. In the control method of the form system that can display the form data on the form screen with different layouts according to the state and operator,
A sticky note data adding step that creates sticky note data in which the form data or a pasting destination in the form screen is set as attribute information and can be added to the form data;
When displaying the form data, the contents of the tag data are displayed based on the layout of the form screen for displaying the form data and the pasting destination set in the tag data attached to the form data. A control process for controlling the display position of the tag control on the form screen;
A control method for a form system, comprising: A computer that controls a form system that can display form data on form screens with different layouts depending on the status and operator.
Sticky data adding means capable of creating sticky data in which the form data or a pasting destination in the form screen is set as attribute information and being added to the form data;
When displaying the form data, the contents of the tag data are displayed based on the layout of the form screen for displaying the form data and the pasting destination set in the tag data attached to the form data. Control means for controlling the display position of the tag control on the form screen;
Program to function as. A computer that controls a form system that can display form data on form screens with different layouts depending on the status and operator.
Sticky data adding means capable of creating sticky data in which the form data or a pasting destination in the form screen is set as attribute information and being added to the form data;
When displaying the form data, the contents of the tag data are displayed based on the layout of the form screen for displaying the form data and the pasting destination set in the tag data attached to the form data. Control means for controlling the display position of the tag control on the form screen;
A recording medium storing a computer-readable program for causing the computer to function as a computer.

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