JP2009157654A - Commodity master inclusive generation server and commodity master inclusive generation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce labor of a registration worker by easily performing registration work of commodity information into a commodity master according to a registration format decided in each retail store. <P>SOLUTION: A commodity master registration management server 10 receives a plurality of retail chains each set as a generation target of the commodity master, generates a virtual format (a virtual commodity master) including all items of each commodity master decided by the plurality of received retail chains, transmits a virtual commodity master input screen for inputting item contents of each item of the virtual commodity master, receives the item contents inputted in the virtual commodity master input screen, reflects the received item contents in the corresponding item of each commodity master to generate each commodity master, stores the virtual commodity master used in generation of the commodity master, and generates the virtual commodity master used this time based on the virtual commodity master having been used in the past when the virtual commodity master set as the generation target of the commodity master is designated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a product master in which information about products is registered, and includes a plurality of types of product masters for a plurality of retail chains in response to a request to generate the product master in which items are defined for each retail chain. The present invention relates to a product master comprehensive generation server and a product master comprehensive generation system.

  Conventionally, in order to manage and grasp information about merchandise, a merchandise master in which various information related to merchandise such as food and drink is registered for each merchandise has been used (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the product master, the product name, standard (container size, weight), number of pieces, delivery conditions (price, lead time), etc. of the corresponding product are generally registered in association with each other.

  Since food manufacturers and wholesalers are required to register product masters in advance, information related to products must be registered in the product master before delivering products to retail stores such as supermarkets. ing. In many cases, the registration work to the product master is performed by a wholesale company which is the final supplier, but may also be performed by a food manufacturer or a buyer.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-78325 (FIG. 3, paragraph 0027)

  However, the product master is registered in a product master registration database (DB) managed by each retail store. For this reason, a registration worker side such as a wholesale company has to perform registration processing separately for each retail store side device (for example, a personal computer such as a server device) that manages each retail store side DB.

  It may be possible to receive product master registration for each retail store at once, but since the registration items of the product master are different for each retail store, the registration format that shows the registration items of the product master is made common Therefore, the registration work must be performed separately in accordance with the registration format determined for each retail store. As described above, there is a problem that registering product information in the product master has become a great effort for the registration worker.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, makes it possible to easily register product information in a product master according to a registration format determined for each retail store, and reduces the labor of registration workers. The purpose is to be able to.

  The product master comprehensive generation server of the present invention is a product master in which information about products is registered, and in response to a request to generate the product master in which items are defined for each retail chain, A product master comprehensive generation server that comprehensively generates a product master, the retail chain receiving means for receiving a plurality of retail chains to be generated by the product master, and each product master defined by each of the received plurality of retail chains Virtual product master generation means for generating a virtual product master including all the items, and virtual product master input screen transmission means for transmitting a virtual product master input screen for inputting item contents of each item of the virtual product master And item content receiving means for receiving the item content input on the virtual product master input screen; Product master generation means for generating each of the product masters by reflecting the received item content in the corresponding item of each of the product masters, and virtual product master storage means for storing the virtual product master used to generate the product master The virtual product master generating means specifies the virtual product master to be used this time based on the virtual product master used in the past when the virtual product master to be generated is specified. It is characterized by generating.

  By configuring as described above, it is possible to easily register the product information in the product master according to the registration format determined for each retail store, and to reduce the labor of the registration worker. It becomes like this.

  The virtual merchandise master generating means is configured to generate a virtual merchandise master in which items of the first type having the same item content in each retail chain are integrated into one item among all items of each merchandise master. May be.

  The virtual merchandise master generation means is a virtual product in which items of the same type are integrated into one item, although the item contents are not necessarily the same in each retail chain among all items of each merchandise master. The product master may be generated.

  The virtual merchandise master generation means determines which item of the retail chain each item of the third type is the same as or similar to the same content in each retail chain among all items of each merchandise master. You may be set as the structure which produces | generates the virtual goods master made into the individual item so that identification is possible.

  Product master correction screen transmission means for transmitting a product master correction screen including a product master correction area for correcting at least the second type of item content of each item of each product master, and the product master correction screen The product master generating unit is configured to generate each product master by reflecting the received correction content in the corresponding item of each product master. May be.

  The product master correction screen transmission means may be configured to transmit a product master correction screen that does not allow the correction of the item content of the first type.

  The virtual product master storage means stores the virtual product master used for generating the product master and the virtual product master identification code that can uniquely identify the virtual product master in association with each other, and the virtual product master generation means includes: When a virtual product master identification code is specified, a virtual product master to be used this time may be generated based on the virtual product master associated with the specified virtual product master identification code Good.

  In addition, the product master comprehensive generation system of the present invention is a product master in which information about products is registered, and in response to a request to generate the product master in which items are defined for each retail chain, A product master comprehensive generation system comprising a product master comprehensive generation server that comprehensively generates various types of product masters and a product supplier terminal managed by the product supplier who makes the generation request, wherein the product master comprehensive generation The server includes a retail chain receiving means for receiving a plurality of retail chains to be generated by the product master from the product supplier terminal, and a virtual including all items of each product master defined by each of the received plurality of retail chains. The virtual product master generating means for generating the product master and the item contents of each item of the virtual product master are input. Virtual product master input screen transmitting means for transmitting a virtual product master input screen to the product supplier terminal, and item content reception for receiving the item content input on the virtual product master input screen from the product supplier terminal Means, product master generating means for generating each product master by reflecting the contents of the item received from the product supplier terminal in the corresponding item of each product master, and virtual product used for generating the product master Virtual product master storage means for storing a master, wherein the virtual product master generation means is based on the virtual product master used in the past when a virtual product master to be generated by the product master is designated. And generating a virtual product master to be used this time.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily register product information in the product master according to the registration format determined for each retail store, and to reduce the labor of the registration worker. .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a product master registration system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the product master registration system 100 includes a product master registration management server 10, product delivery company terminals 21 to 2N (N: any positive integer), and retail store servers 31 to 3N (N: optional). Positive integer). The product master registration management server 10, the product delivery company terminals 21 to 2N, and the retail store servers 31 to 3N are each connected to a communication network 40 such as the Internet, for example.

  The product master registration management server 10 and the retail store servers 31 to 3N are each configured by an information processing device such as a WWW server. The merchandise delivery company terminals 21 to 2N are each configured by an information processing device such as a personal computer.

  The product master registration management server 10 is a server managed by a system administrator of the product master registration system 100, for example, and manages a website (product master registration site) for registering product information in the product master of each retail store. And so on.

  The product master registration management server 10 includes a product master registration related DB 11 that stores various information necessary for registering product information in the product master of each retail store, such as a product master registration format of each retail store. Yes. The product master registration related DB 11 may be inside or outside the product master registration management server 10.

  The merchandise delivery company terminals 21 to 2N are information processing apparatuses managed by a merchant (a merchandise delivery company: a merchandise manufacturer, a wholesale company, a buyer, etc.) that delivers merchandise to a retail store. In this example, it is assumed that the product delivery company is responsible for registering product information in the product master.

  The retail store servers 31 to 3N are installed, for example, in the retail chains A to N, respectively, and are managed by, for example, a retail chain manager who manages the retail chains A to N. Although not shown in the retail store servers 31 to 3N, a POS register used in each retail chain A to N (a register installed at a purchase amount payment place, for example, for a POS system attached to a product) Various functions such as reading a bar code (an example of a POS code: hereinafter referred to as a POS bar code) and printing purchase contents on a receipt using a product name and a product price specified based on the POS bar code Or a computer that performs POS data intra processing before the processing of the retail store servers 31 to 3N.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a product master registration format defined by the retail chain A (store A). The merchandise master registration format of each retail chain is registered in the merchandise master registration related DB 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the product master registration format is provided with an item display field in which items to be registered are shown and a content input field for inputting (filling in and describing) the contents of each item. .

  The items to be registered include, for example, the product name of the product, the product standard (container size, weight), the number of the product, the delivery conditions (price, lead time) of the product, the product description of the product A JAN (Japanese Article Number) or EAN (European Article Number) code commonly used as an identification code for the product, a manufacturing code assigned by the manufacturer, and the like are conceivable.

  Since the items to be registered are determined for each retail chain, the type and number of items to be registered are different for each retail chain.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the item identification code registration table. The item identification code registration table is a table in which an item identification code uniquely assigned to each item listed in the product master registration format of each retail chain is registered, and is registered in the product master registration related DB 11. Shall.

  In the item identification code registration table, each item listed in the merchandise master registration format of each retail chain, the corresponding retail chain (retail store) name, and the item identification code are registered in association with each other. The item identification code is a code uniquely given to each item listed in the merchandise master registration format of each retail chain, and is, for example, a court given by the merchandise master registration management server 10. By using the item identification code, it is possible to specify which item in the merchandise master registration format of which retail chain.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the item identification code type correspondence table. The item identification code type correspondence table is a table in which the item type and the item identification code corresponding to the item are associated with each item type listed in the merchandise master registration format of each retail chain. Suppose that it is registered in the product master registration related DB 11.

  In this example, the type of an item that may be the same content in each retail chain is “type A”, and the type of an item that is not necessarily the same content in each retail chain but may be the same content is “type B”. In each retail chain, the type of an item that is different from the same content and not the same content is “Category C”. As the item of “type A”, for example, there are items having the same contents in each retail chain such as a product name and a JAN code. As the item of “type B”, there are items that have the same contents in each retail chain such as product descriptions and standards. As the item of “Category C”, there are items that need to be determined separately for each retail chain, such as the number of entries and delivery conditions.

  The item identification code type correspondence table includes items listed in the merchandise master registration format of each retail chain, the type of the item, and each item identification code indicating the item in the merchandise master registration format of each retail chain. Registered in association.

Next, the operation of the product master registration system 100 of this example will be described.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the product master comprehensive registration process executed by the product master registration management server 10 in the product master registration system 100 of this example. The product master comprehensive registration process is executed in response to a request from the product delivery company terminals 21 to 2N. Here, a case where the product master comprehensive registration process is executed in response to the product master comprehensive registration request from the product delivery company terminal 21 operated by the product master registration person X of the product delivery company A will be described as an example.

  In the product master comprehensive registration process, first, the product master registration management server 10 receives a product master registration format to be registered from the product delivery company terminal 21 (step S101). Specifically, selection of a retail chain (store) to be registered is accepted.

  When there is an access from the product delivery company terminal 21, the product master registration management server 10 transmits a product master registration store selection screen to the product delivery company terminal 21. In the product master registration attachment selection screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, an input area 101 for inputting the company code of the product delivery company A, a store selection area 102 for selecting a store to be registered in the product master, A selection completion button 103 that is pressed when selection is completed is provided. In this example, it is assumed that store A and store C are selected as shown in FIG. When the selection completion button 103 is pressed after the selection of the store is completed, the merchandise delivery company terminal 21 transmits registration target store information indicating the selected store to the merchandise master registration management server 10.

  When the registration target store information is received, the product master registration management server 10 accepts the product master registration format of each store A, C indicated by the registration target store information as the product master registration format to be registered.

  Next, the product master registration management server 10 reads the product master registration format (see FIG. 2) to be registered from the product master registration related DB 11, and item-identifies the item identification code of each item of the read product master registration format. Referring to the code registration table (see FIG. 3), the virtual format is generated by integrating all the product master registration formats to be registered with reference to the item identification code type correspondence table (see FIG. 4) (step S102). ).

  That is, the product master registration management server 10 refers to the item identification code type correspondence table and includes items to which at least one of the item identification codes of each item of each product master registration format to be registered belongs. A virtual format in which the type can be identified is generated.

  Next, the product master registration management server 10 transmits a product master registration screen including a product master comprehensive input area indicated by the generated virtual format to the product delivery company terminal 21 (step S103). The merchandise delivery company terminal 21 displays the received merchandise master registration screen on its own display device.

  In this product master registration screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the product master comprehensive input area 201 and each store product master display area for displaying the input contents of the product masters of the stores A and C to be registered. 202, an individual input button 203 that is pressed when shifting to individual input, and an input completion button 204 that is pressed when the input is completed.

  The product master comprehensive input area 201 is an input area for product master comprehensive input indicated by the virtual format, and includes an item display area for displaying input items generalized for the items of type A and type B, and the type of each input item Are displayed, and an input area for inputting the contents of each input item is provided. In this example, in the type display area, the types A to C and the corresponding stores in the case of the type C are displayed. When the item content is described (input) in the input area of the commodity master comprehensive input area 201, the commodity delivery company terminal 21 transmits the input information to the commodity master registration management server 10.

  In each store product master display area 202, the input contents to the product master of each store A and store C to be registered are displayed for each store. The display content of each store product master display area 202 is appropriately updated according to the input status to the input area in the product master comprehensive input area 201.

  Next, the product master registration management server 10 determines whether or not the input information to the input area of the product master comprehensive input area 201 has been received from the product delivery company terminal 21 (step S104). Whether or not an individual input request from the company terminal 21 has been received (step S107) and whether or not an input completion notification has been received from the product delivery company terminal 21 by pressing the input completion button 204 is entered (step S114).

  When the input information is received from the merchandise delivery company terminal 21 (Y in step S104), the merchandise master registration management server 10 indicates the input information received in the input area of the corresponding item in the virtual format and each merchandise master registration format. The input content is reflected (step S105). That is, in this example, the input content indicated by the received input information is reflected in the input area of the corresponding item in the virtual format and the input area of the corresponding item in the merchandise master registration format of each store A and C.

  Then, the product master registration management server 10 transmits the reflected virtual format and product master registration format to the product delivery company terminal 21 (step S106). Upon receiving the reflected virtual format and product master registration format, the product delivery company terminal 21 displays the input contents of the virtual product master indicated by the virtual format in the product master comprehensive input area 201 and the product master registration format indicates The input contents of the product master of each store A and C are displayed in each store product master display area 202.

  For example, when “Tsubaki Onigiri” is input in the “Product Name” field on the screen shown in FIG. 7, the input contents are reflected by the processing of Steps S104 to S106, for example, as shown in FIG. Product master registration screen including a product master comprehensive input area 201 in which the virtual product master is displayed and each store product master display area 202 in which the product masters of the stores A and C reflecting the input contents are displayed. Is displayed on the merchandise delivery company terminal 21.

  Thereafter, for example, on the screen shown in FIG. 8, “100 pieces / day” is input to the item content of the type “type C (store A)” in the item “number of pieces”, and the type “ When “50 items / day” is input to the item content of “type C (store C)”, the virtual content in which the input content is reflected by the processing of step S104 to step S106, for example, as shown in FIG. A merchandise master registration screen including a merchandise master comprehensive input area 201 in which the merchandise master is displayed and each store merchandise master display area 202 in which the merchandise masters of the stores A and C reflecting the input contents are displayed It will be displayed on the supplier company terminal 21.

  When receiving an individual input request by pressing the individual input button 203 from the product delivery company terminal 21 (Y in step S107), the product master registration management server 10 sets an individual product master input area corresponding to the individual input request. The merchandise delivery company terminal 21 is instructed to perform main display (step S108). This instruction may be a main display instruction for the product master input area of an arbitrary store, and if the information indicating which store is included in the individual input request, the product master input area of the store The main display instruction may be used.

  When the merchandise delivery company terminal 21 receives the main display instruction, the merchandise delivery company terminal 21 displays a merchandise master registration screen on which the merchandise master input area of the store designated by the instruction is displayed. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a product master registration screen on which the product master input area of the store A is displayed. The product master registration screen shown in FIG. 10 includes a product master input region 301 in which a product master input region of a certain store is mainly displayed, and a comprehensive input button 302 for returning to the product master comprehensive input screen for comprehensive input. Is provided. Note that, among the items shown in FIG. 10, the item content of the type A item (for example, product name) cannot be input, rewritten, or deleted in the product master input area 301. . That is, the product master registration management server 10 does not accept input information indicating the input content of the item content of the type A item (for example, product name) in the product master input area 301.

  When the product master registration screen displaying the product master input area of the store A is displayed, when the input information indicating the input content of the item content is received (Y in step S109), the product master registration management server 10 The input content indicated by the input information is reflected in the input area of the corresponding item in the product master registration format of the target store A (step S110).

  Then, the product master registration management server 10 transmits the reflected product master registration format to the product delivery company terminal 21 (step S111). When the product delivery company terminal 21 receives the product master registration format after reflection, the product delivery company terminal 21 displays the input contents of the product master of the store A indicated by the product master registration format in the product master input area 301.

  When a comprehensive input request is received by pressing the comprehensive input button 302 while the product master registration screen displaying the product master input area of the store A is displayed (Y in step S112), the product master registration management server 10 Transmits a main display instruction for main display of the product master comprehensive input area 201 reflecting the input contents so far to the product delivery company terminal 21 (step S113). The merchandise delivery company terminal 21 returns to the display of the merchandise master registration screen (see FIG. 9 and the like) on which the merchandise master comprehensive input area 201 is main displayed. In the product master registration screen, all input contents so far are reflected.

  As described above, the item contents are comprehensively input in the product master comprehensive input area 201, or the item contents are individually input in the product master input area 301. The contents are entered.

  Upon receiving an input completion notification by pressing the input completion button 204, the product master registration management server 10 ends the product master comprehensive registration process here. Note that each time the product master registration management server 10 receives input information, the product master registration management server 10 updates and stores the virtual product master indicated by the target virtual format and the product master of each store to be registered. Upon receipt of the input completion notification, the product master registration management server 10 stores the stored virtual product master being created and the product master of each store in the product master registration related DB 11 as the item contents are confirmed. .

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of product master information registration processing executed by the product master registration management server 10 in the product master registration system 100 of this example. The product master information registration process is executed after the above-described product master comprehensive registration process (see FIG. 5) is completed. Here, a case where the virtual product master generated by the product master comprehensive registration process in response to the product master comprehensive registration request from the product delivery company terminal 21 and the product master of the stores A and C will be described as an example.

  In the product master information registration process, first, the product master registration management server 10 assigns a virtual product master code that can uniquely identify the virtual product master to the virtual product master generated in the product master comprehensive registration process ( Step S201).

  Next, the product master registration management server 10 assigns a product master code that can uniquely identify the product master to each of the product masters of the stores A and C generated by the product master comprehensive registration process (step S202). .

  Next, the merchandise master registration management server 10 uses the virtual merchandise master code (eg, “TSM00012345”) given in step S201 and the merchandise master codes given in step S202 (eg, “SMA0001234” and “SMC0003219”). ) And are stored in a product master code correspondence table as shown in FIG. 12, for example (step S203).

  Next, the product master registration management server 10 includes comprehensive product master information in which the virtual product master code assigned in step S201 is associated with the virtual product master generated in the product master comprehensive registration process, and the product master comprehensive registration process. The product master information associated with each product master code assigned in step S202 is stored in the product master registration related DB 11 (step S204).

  Then, the product master registration management server 10 transmits the product master information about each store to the retail store server managed by each store (step S205). Specifically, the product master information about the store A is transmitted to the retail store server 31 managed by the store A, and the product master information about the store C is transmitted to the retail store server 33 managed by the store C.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing another example of the product master comprehensive registration process executed by the product master registration management server 10 in the product master registration system 100 of this example. About the process similar to the process shown in FIG. 5 mentioned above, the same code | symbol is provided and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. Here, a case where a new product master is comprehensively generated using the comprehensive product master used when the product master is comprehensively generated in the past will be described as an example.

  In the product master comprehensive registration processing, first, the product master registration management server 10 sets the comprehensive product master code associated with the comprehensive product master to be used this time and the product master registration format to be newly registered as the product delivery company. Accepted from the terminal 21 (step S301). Specifically, the selection of the comprehensive product master code and the retail chain (store) to be newly registered is accepted in the same manner as in step S101 described above. In addition, you may make it also accept the selection of the retail chain which is set as registration object last time and is not set as registration object this time.

  It is assumed that the comprehensive product master code is sent to the product delivery company terminal 21 that has previously used the comprehensive product master associated with the code.

  Next, the product master registration management server 10 obtains the comprehensive product master associated with the received comprehensive product master code and the product master registration format (see FIG. 2) to be newly registered from the product master registration related DB 11. Based on the virtual format indicated by the read comprehensive product master, a virtual format in which all of the registration target product master registration formats are integrated is generated (step S302). That is, the item identification code of each item of the virtual format indicated by the comprehensive product master and the newly read product master registration format is specified with reference to the item identification code registration table (see FIG. 3), and the item identification code type With reference to the correspondence table (see FIG. 4), a virtual format in which all of the registration target product master registration formats are integrated is generated. The generated virtual format is in a state in which the content of the item input in the virtual format indicated by the comprehensive product master is reflected.

  Thereafter, the merchandise master registration management server 10 executes the processing after step S103. In the above example, the virtual format used this time is generated based on the virtual format indicated by the comprehensive product master used in the past and the product master registration format to be newly registered. If the product master registration format to be registered is not specified, the virtual format indicated by the comprehensive product master used in the past may be used as the virtual format used this time.

  As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the product master registration management server (product master comprehensive generation server) 10 receives a plurality of retail chains to be generated by the product master (step S101) and receives them. A virtual product for generating a virtual format (virtual product master) including all items of each product master defined by each of a plurality of retail chains (step S102), and inputting item contents of each item of the virtual product master A master input screen (see FIG. 7 and the like) is transmitted (step S103), the item content input on the virtual product master input screen is received (step S104), and the received item content is reflected in the corresponding item of each product master. To generate each product master (step S105) and use it to generate the product master The virtual product master that is used this time is stored (step S204), and when the virtual product master to be generated is designated, the virtual product master to be used this time is based on the virtual product master used in the past. (Step S302), the product information can be easily registered in the product master according to the registration format determined for each retail store, and the labor of the registration worker can be reduced. Will be able to. Moreover, since the virtual format used in the past can be used, the registration work of product information can be performed more easily, and the labor of the registration worker can be further reduced.

  In other words, according to a virtual format that includes all items of each product master defined by each of the plurality of retail chains, it is possible to input the item content of each product master together, and the item content of each product master can be input separately. Since the registration work becomes easier compared with the case of inputting, the labor of the registration worker can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, the product master registration management server 10 uses the virtual product master used for generating the product master and the virtual product master identification code (general product master code) that can uniquely identify the virtual product master. ) In association with each other (step S204), and when a virtual product master identification code is designated, it is used this time based on the virtual product master associated with the designated virtual product master identification code. Since the virtual product master is generated (step S302), the virtual product master to be used can be easily specified using the identification code.

  In the above-described embodiment, the merchandise master registration management server 10 sets each item of the first type (type A) having the same item content in each retail chain among all items of each merchandise master. Since the configuration is such that a virtual format (virtual product master) integrated with the items is generated, the labor of the registration worker can be further reduced. In other words, since the items of type A are integrated into one item in the virtual format, it is only necessary to input the item once, and it is not necessary to input the same item contents repeatedly. it can. For this reason, it becomes possible to remarkably reduce the labor of the registrant.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the product master registration management server 10 has a second type of content that is not necessarily the same in each retail chain among all items of each product master, but has the same content. Since it is configured to generate a virtual format (virtual product master) in which the items of (Type B) are integrated into one item, the labor of the registration worker can be further reduced. In other words, since the type B item is integrated into one item in the virtual format, the input operation for the item is only required once, and it is not necessary to input the same item content repeatedly. it can. For this reason, it becomes possible to remarkably reduce the labor of the registrant.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the product master registration management server 10 is the third type (type C) in which the item content is the same as or similar to the content in each retail chain among all items of each product master. Since it is configured to generate a virtual format (virtual product master) in which each item is an individual item so that it can be identified which retail chain item, it is necessary to input the item contents individually for each retail chain A certain item can be input separately according to a virtual format rather than an individual format, and the labor of a registered worker can be reduced.

  In the embodiment described above, the product master registration management server 10 has a product master correction area for correcting at least the item content of the second type (type B) among the item content of each item of each product master. Including the product master correction screen (see FIG. 10), accepting the correction content corrected on the product master correction screen (step S109), and reflecting the received correction content on the corresponding item of each product master. Are generated (step S110), the type B items can be individually corrected in detail after being input together in the virtual format. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the need to repeatedly input the same item contents repeatedly. For this reason, it becomes possible to remarkably reduce the labor of the registrant.

  In the above-described embodiment, the product master registration management server 10 is configured not to permit correction of the item content of the first type (type A), so that it can be prevented from being erroneously corrected. It becomes possible. It should be noted that, as a method of disallowing, it is conceivable that the entry contents cannot be input / corrected / deleted on the correction screen (see FIG. 10) or the correction request is rejected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the merchandise master comprehensive input area 201 and each store merchandise master display area 202 are displayed on one screen on the merchandise master registration screen (see FIGS. 7 to 9). Since the input contents in the master comprehensive input area 201 are reflected in the display contents of each store product master display area 202, it is possible to comprehensively input work while looking at the input state of each product master, The input status of each product master can be easily grasped, and input errors can be prevented.

  In the above-described embodiment, data is not allocated to items such as a product master, but item identification codes are associated with each other. Therefore, a memory for performing free character search also on the retail chain terminal side. Processing can be performed, and any search condition can be handled using free characters.

  In the above-described embodiment, the type column is provided in the product master comprehensive input area (see FIG. 7 and the like), and the type and the like are displayed in the type column. May be displayed in an identifiable manner.

  In the above-described embodiment, each item of the product master is set to one of types A to C. However, type C may be set to type A or type B among some retail chains. Possible cases are possible. In this case, the type of the item is type C-A or type C-B, and the retail chain group that can be handled as type A or the retail chain group that can be handled as type B corresponds to the item identification code type. It may be associated with the table. The same applies to the case where the item of type B can be classified as type A among some retail chains.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is useful for performing the registration operation | work of the merchandise information to the merchandise master according to the registration format defined for each retail store easily, and reducing the labor of a registration operator.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of a structure of the goods master registration system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a goods master registration format. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of an item identification code registration table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of an item identification code classification correspondence table. It is a flowchart which shows the example of goods master comprehensive registration processing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a goods master registration store selection screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a goods master registration screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a goods master registration screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a goods master registration screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a goods master registration screen. It is a flowchart which shows the example of merchandise master information registration processing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a goods master code corresponding | compatible table. It is a flowchart which shows the other example of a goods master comprehensive registration process.

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10 Product Master Registration Management Server 11 Product Master Registration Related DB
21-2N Product delivery company terminal 31-3N Retail store server 40 Communication network 100 Product master registration system

Claims (14)

A product master in which information about products is registered, and a product master that comprehensively generates a plurality of types of product masters for a plurality of retail chains in response to a request to generate the product master in which items are defined for each retail chain A comprehensive generation server,
Retail chain receiving means for receiving a plurality of retail chains to be generated by the product master;
A virtual product master generating means for generating a virtual product master including all items of each product master defined by each of a plurality of received retail chains;
A virtual product master input screen transmitting means for transmitting a virtual product master input screen for inputting the item content of each item of the virtual product master;
Item content receiving means for receiving the item content input on the virtual product master input screen;
Product master generating means for generating each product master by reflecting the received item content in the corresponding item of each product master;
Virtual product master storage means for storing the virtual product master used to generate the product master,
The virtual product master generation means generates a virtual product master to be used this time based on the virtual product master used in the past when a virtual product master to be generated by the product master is designated. Feature product master comprehensive generation server. The virtual product master generation unit generates a virtual product master in which all items of each product master are integrated into a single item of a first type having the same item content in each retail chain. Product master comprehensive generation server. The virtual merchandise master generation means is a virtual product in which items of the same type are integrated into one item, although the item contents are not necessarily the same in each retail chain among all items of each merchandise master. The product master comprehensive generation server according to claim 2, wherein the product master is generated. The virtual merchandise master generation means determines which item of the retail chain each item of the third type is the same as or similar to the same content in each retail chain among all items of each merchandise master. 4. The product master comprehensive generation server according to claim 3, wherein a virtual product master is generated as individual items so as to be identifiable. A product master correction screen transmitting means for transmitting a product master correction screen including a product master correction area for correcting at least the item content of the second type among the item content of each item of each product master;
Correction content receiving means for receiving the correction content corrected in the product master correction screen,
4. The product master comprehensive generation server according to claim 3, wherein the product master generation unit generates each of the product masters by reflecting the received correction content in a corresponding item of each product master. The product master comprehensive generation server according to claim 5, wherein the product master correction screen transmission unit transmits a product master correction screen that does not permit correction of the content of the first type item. The virtual product master storage means stores the virtual product master used for generating the product master in association with a virtual product master identification code that can uniquely identify the virtual product master,
When a virtual product master identification code is specified, the virtual product master generation unit generates a virtual product master to be used this time based on the virtual product master associated with the specified virtual product master identification code The product master comprehensive generation server according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A product master in which information about products is registered, and a product master that comprehensively generates a plurality of types of product masters for a plurality of retail chains in response to a request to generate the product master in which items are defined for each retail chain A product master comprehensive generation system including a comprehensive generation server and a product supplier terminal managed by a product supplier who performs the generation request,
The product master comprehensive generation server
Retail chain receiving means for receiving a plurality of retail chains to be generated from the product supplier terminal as a product master,
A virtual product master generating means for generating a virtual product master including all items of each product master defined by each of a plurality of received retail chains;
A virtual product master input screen transmitting means for transmitting a virtual product master input screen for inputting the item content of each item of the virtual product master to the product supplier terminal;
Item content receiving means for receiving the item content input on the virtual product master input screen from the product supplier terminal;
Product master generation means for generating each product master by reflecting the item content received from the product supplier terminal in the corresponding item of each product master;
Virtual product master storage means for storing the virtual product master used to generate the product master,
The virtual product master generation means generates a virtual product master to be used this time based on the virtual product master used in the past when a virtual product master to be generated by the product master is designated. A comprehensive product master generation system. The virtual product master generation unit generates a virtual product master in which items of the first type having the same item content in each retail chain are integrated into one item among all items of each product master. Product master comprehensive generation system. The virtual merchandise master generation means is a virtual product in which items of the same type are integrated into one item, although the item contents are not necessarily the same in each retail chain among all items of each merchandise master. The product master comprehensive generation system according to claim 9, wherein the product master is generated. The virtual merchandise master generation means determines which item of the retail chain each item of the third type is the same as or similar to the same content in each retail chain among all items of each merchandise master. The product master comprehensive generation system according to claim 10, wherein a virtual product master is generated as an individual item that can be identified. The product master comprehensive generation server
A product master correction screen transmitting means for transmitting a product master correction screen including a product master correction area for correcting at least the item content of the second type among the item content of each item of each product master;
Correction content receiving means for receiving the correction content corrected in the product master correction screen,
The comprehensive product master generation system according to claim 10, wherein the product master generation unit generates each of the product masters by reflecting the received correction content in a corresponding item of each product master. The comprehensive product master generation system according to claim 12, wherein the product master correction screen transmission unit transmits a product master correction screen that does not permit correction of the content of the first type of item. The virtual product master storage means stores the virtual product master used for generating the product master in association with a virtual product master identification code that can uniquely identify the virtual product master,
When a virtual product master identification code is specified, the virtual product master generation unit generates a virtual product master to be used this time based on the virtual product master associated with the specified virtual product master identification code The commodity master comprehensive generation system according to any one of claims 8 to 13.

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