JP2011197717A - Document creation device, method, and system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document creation device, method and system for efficiently creating a document by using a document whose overall configuration is determined in advance.SOLUTION: When receiving the selection of a template including a blank section from a first terminal 20, a document creation device 10 creates a first form created based on the selected template, and receives input to the blank section from the first terminal 20 via the first form. Furthermore, the document creation device 10 notifies a second terminal 30 that the input has been received from the first terminal 20. Then, the document creation device 10 receives input to the blank section from the second terminal 30 via a second form created based on the information input from the first terminal 20 and the template.

Description

  The present invention relates to a document creation apparatus, method, and system. In particular, the present invention relates to a document creation apparatus, method, and system that support creation of documents by a plurality of users.

  Conventionally, in the creation of a document, a frequently used sentence such as a greeting of time is sometimes used. In this case, the creation of the document can be made more efficient by making it possible for the creator of the document to immediately refer to the fixed phrase that the document creator wants to use as necessary. In view of this, an apparatus has been proposed in which necessary fixed phrases are stored as appropriate, and the fixed phrases can be called up and embedded in a document as necessary (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-132762 A

Patent Document 1 describes an apparatus that can insert a fixed sentence selected from a template list at a marker location set in a document being created by a document creator.
However, even if the fixed sentence can be inserted, the template described in Patent Document 1 does not indicate the entire configuration. In addition, it is difficult to complete a document with only fixed phrases, and there are cases where a document creator has to create a large amount of sentences other than fixed phrases. In addition, in order to maintain consistency between the created document and the fixed phrase used, it may take time to create the document.

  In addition, one document may be created by a plurality of persons in charge. For example, in the creation of a document, an inexperienced person is responsible for creating a part that can be described relatively easily, and an experienced person checks the created part while creating another part. is there. In such a system, if the overall structure of the document differs depending on the document creator, or if there is an error in the selection of sentences or standard sentences created by inexperienced persons, the document must be created efficiently. I can't.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a document creation apparatus, method, and system that can efficiently create a document by using a document whose overall configuration is determined in advance.

  (1) A document creation device that is communicably connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, and creates a document created by a plurality of users, where a non-input location exists in the document, A document information storage unit that stores a template that defines the overall configuration, an overall configuration selection unit that accepts selection of a template of a document to be created from the first terminal, and a template that is created based on the template selected by the first terminal. A first creation accepting means for accepting an input to a part of the unfilled part in the first form from the first terminal, a workflow for storing information inputted from the first terminal and information on the template Based on the information stored in the information storage means and the workflow information storage means, the second terminal confirms that an input has been received from the first terminal. A second creation acceptance for accepting an input from the second terminal to the non-input location in the second form created based on the notification means to be notified, the template, and information inputted from the first terminal A document creating apparatus comprising: means; and issuing means for issuing the document in response to receiving an input from the second terminal.

  According to the invention described in (1), the entire configuration of the document is defined by the template. In this template, an uninputted portion exists in the document. When the document creation apparatus accepts selection of a template from the first terminal, the document creation apparatus creates a first form created based on the selected template, and a part of the first form is not input from the first terminal via the first form. The input to the part of is accepted. Further, the document creation apparatus notifies the second terminal that the input has been received from the first terminal. Then, the document creation device further accepts an input from the second terminal to an unfilled location via the second form created based on the information and template input from the first terminal. In this way, a single document can be efficiently created by a plurality of users.

  (2) A document creation method for creating a document created by a plurality of users, comprising: a document information storage means for storing a template in which an uninput portion exists in the document and that defines the overall configuration of the document; A step of accepting a selection of a template of a document to be created from a first terminal to a computer, and a part of the unfilled portion in a first form created based on the template selected by the first terminal Receiving the input from the first terminal, storing the information input from the first terminal and information about the template, and notifying the second terminal that the input has been received from the first terminal In the second form created based on the template and the information input from the first terminal. The input to the locations of input, said a step of accepting from the second terminal, the second in response to reception of the input from the terminal, the document creation method to execute the steps of issuing the document.

  According to the invention described in (2), a method capable of producing the same effect as in (1) can be provided.

  (3) a first terminal used by a first user, a second terminal used by a second user, and a document creation device for creating a document created by the first user and the second user Is a document creation system capable of communicating with each other via a communication network, wherein the document creation device stores a template in which an uninputted portion exists in the document and defines the overall configuration of the document. And an overall configuration selection means for accepting selection of a template of a document to be created from the first terminal, and a part of the unfilled part in the first form created based on the template selected by the first terminal. A first creation accepting means for accepting an input to a location from the first terminal, and a work for storing information inputted from the first terminal and information on the template Raw information storage means, notification means for notifying the second terminal that an input has been received based on the information stored in the workflow information storage means, input from the template and the first terminal In response to receiving an input from the second terminal and an input from the second terminal, the second creation receiving means for receiving from the second terminal an input to the non-input location in the second form created based on the information And a document creating system comprising: issuing means for issuing the document.

  According to the invention described in (3), it is possible to provide a document creation system capable of producing the same effect as in (1).

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a document creation apparatus, method, and system that can efficiently create a document by using a document whose overall configuration is determined in advance.

1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a document creation system and a functional configuration of a document creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the table memorize | stored in the document information storage part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the template of the document in this embodiment which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the table memorize | stored in the template information storage part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a display of the 1st form concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a display of the 2nd form concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which creates the template which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which produces the document which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which produces the document which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the overall configuration of the document creation system 1 and the configuration of each unit, which is an example of this embodiment, will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a document creation system 1 and a functional configuration of a document creation apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The document creation system 1 includes a document creation device 10, a first terminal 20, and a second terminal 30. The document creation apparatus 10, the first terminal 20, and the second terminal 30 can communicate with each other via a communication network N.

  The document creation apparatus 10 accepts selection and input of a document to be created from the first terminal 20 and the second terminal 30 and issues the created document. Here, this document is a document in which a general user who uses the first terminal 20 requests some kind of approval from an administrative user who uses the second terminal 30. For example, the document creation apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment creates a document that notifies the examination result for an application related to a shopping mall established on the Internet.

  The first terminal 20 is a terminal used by a general user, and receives an input for creating a document for notifying the examination result. The second terminal 30 is a terminal used by the management user, and accepts an input related to addition or approval to a document created by the first terminal 20.

  The first terminal 20 and the second terminal 30 are connected to the document creation apparatus 10 via a communication network N by a web browser, and are pages of a description written in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) language, XML (extensible Markup Language) language, or the like. Information is downloaded from the document creation device 10, and these languages are analyzed and displayed. The information on this page includes a document to be created, an input form, and other items necessary for creating the document.

  The first terminal 20 is a so-called personal computer, and includes at least a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the operation of the first terminal 20, input means such as a keyboard and a mouse, and display means such as a display. The second terminal 30 has the same configuration as the first terminal 20. 1 shows one each of the first terminal 20 and the second terminal 30 shown in FIG.

  The communication network N is formed by an optical line, a wired communication network (public line network) such as an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), or a mobile communication network such as a mobile phone or a PHS. Specifically, the communication network N is configured by a computer network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet.

  Next, the document creation apparatus 10 will be described. The document creation apparatus 10 includes a storage unit 11 and a control unit 12.

  The storage unit 11 can be read and written by a computer using a hard disk device, a magneto-optical disk device, a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), or a combination thereof. It is constituted by a simple storage medium.

  The storage unit 11 includes a document information storage unit 111 as a document information storage unit, a workflow information storage unit 112 as a workflow storage unit, and a template information storage unit 113.

  The document information storage unit 111 stores a plurality of templates according to the type of document to be created. The template defines the entire configuration of the document, and includes a document creation form, text information of a fixed part, and a part that defines text layout and the like. Further, the template includes a description location by a template variable. A template variable is a variable that replaces specified content with the corresponding text. An uninputted portion in the document is described as a template variable and can be edited by a general user of the first terminal 20 or a management user of the second terminal 30. In this embodiment, the document type refers to the type of notification mail corresponding to the examination result, for example, for registration approval notification or registration rejection notification.

  Here, the document type table 40 stored in the document information storage unit 111 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the document type table 40 stored in the document information storage unit 111.

The document type table 40 includes at least a “document ID” column, a “document type” column, and a “template file” column. In the “document ID” column, a document ID (Identification Data) is stored. The “document type” column stores type information of each document, and the “template file” column stores information indicating the created template file.
Note that the template is created when the administrative user operates on the second terminal 30. Details will be described later.

Here, an example of a template will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a document template 50 in the present embodiment.
A template 50 shown in FIG. 3 is a document template for notifying a result of examination for a store opening application to a shopping mall on the Internet. In the template 50, template variables 52, 53, and 54 are described together with the fixed sentence 51. The template variable is described as “% variable name%” in the present embodiment. For example, the template variable 53 in FIG. 3 is “% MURL%” and is replaced with a store URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that is input in advance in the input form and stored in the workflow information storage unit 112 described later. (See FIG. 4).

  Returning to FIG. 1, the workflow information storage unit 112 stores a template selected by the general user using the first terminal 20 and information input by the general user using the first terminal 20. The workflow information storage unit 112 may store, as other information, information related to a process in which a general user obtains an approval regarding a document created by the general user from the management user. Specifically, the workflow information storage unit 112 may store management information such as an application type and a status.

  The template information storage unit 113 stores information on template variables. For example, the template information storage unit 113 stores the definition of the template variable and the content of the defined template variable.

  Here, the variable table 60 stored in the template information storage unit 113 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the variable table 60 stored in the template information storage unit 113.

  The variable table 60 includes a “template variable” column and a “content” column. In the “template variable” column, template variables are stored, and in the “content” column, information defining what functions the template variables are stored. For example, the variable “% MURL%” is replaced with the store URL according to the variable table 60.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the control unit 12 includes a CPU and the like, and controls the execution of each process of the document creation apparatus 10. The control unit 12 may realize the function by reading the program for realizing the function of each unit described below from the storage unit 11 and executing it, or may be realized by dedicated hardware. It may be a thing.

  The control unit 12 includes an overall configuration selection unit 121 as an overall configuration selection unit, a first creation reception unit 122 as a template variable conversion unit and a first creation reception unit, a document application reception unit 123, and a document as a notification unit. An application notifying unit 124, a second creation accepting unit 125 as a template variable converting unit and a second creation accepting unit, and a document issuing unit 126 as an issuing unit are provided.

  The overall configuration selection unit 121 receives selection of a document to be created from the first terminal 20. Specifically, when receiving a document creation request from the first terminal 20, the overall configuration selection unit 121 refers to the document information storage unit 111 and transmits a list of documents to the first terminal 20. This document list is, for example, a list of applications for opening a store in a shopping mall established on the Internet (not shown). When the first terminal 20 selects a target application from the list, the general user performs an examination in accordance with the contents of the application, and selects the type of document that notifies the examination result. The overall configuration selection unit 121 accepts selection regarding the type of document selected by the first terminal 20.

  The first creation accepting unit 122 accepts an input from the first terminal 20 for the document template selected by the first terminal 20. Specifically, the first creation receiving unit 122 reads out the template file of the corresponding document from the document information storage unit 111 according to the document type received by the overall configuration selection unit 121. Then, the first creation reception unit 122 refers to the template information storage unit 113, converts the template variable included in the template file, and transmits the template variable to the first terminal 20. The template is displayed on the display unit (not shown) as a first form on the first terminal 20. Thereafter, the first creation accepting unit 122 accepts input from the first terminal 20 to a part of the selected document that has not been entered.

Here, an example of the first form will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a display example of the first form.
A first form 70 shown in FIG. 5 is formed based on a template file for registration approval notification. In the first form 70, information corresponding to the contents described in the template variable included in the template file among the information provided by the applicant for the application regarding the shopping mall at the time of application is displayed. Specifically, the information in the store name column 71 and the URL column 72 is applicable. This is converted corresponding to the template variables 52 and 53 in FIG. In addition, a remarks column 73 is provided in the first form 70 of FIG. 5, and the general user of the first terminal 20 can input a character string. This is provided corresponding to the template variable 54 shown in FIG.

An application button 74 and a reset button 75 are provided below the first form 70. The application button 74 is a button for making an application for approval to a management user who uses the second terminal 30 after the input of the part in charge of the general user is completed. When receiving the selection of the application button 74, the first terminal 20 transmits information related to the approval application to the document creation apparatus 10 together with the input information.
The reset button 75 is a button for resetting the input information. When receiving the selection of the reset button 75, the first terminal 20 deletes the input information.

  The document application receiving unit 123 receives an approval application from the first terminal 20 and stores the information input by the first terminal 20 in the workflow information storage unit 112. In this embodiment, the application for approval refers to requesting approval from the management user of the second terminal 30 for the document selected and created by the first terminal 20.

  The document application notifying unit 124 notifies the second terminal 30 that there is an application for approval from the first terminal 20. The document application notification unit 124 refers to the workflow information storage unit 112 and notifies the second terminal 30 based on information stored in the workflow information storage unit 112. Note that the document application notification unit 124 may notify the first terminal 20 of an instruction to send back a document from the second terminal 30 described later.

  The second creation reception unit 125 receives an input from the second terminal 30. Upon receiving a document creation request from the second terminal 30, the second creation accepting unit 125 refers to the workflow information storage unit 112 and the template information storage unit 113 and inputs the requested document template and the first terminal 20. Based on the information, the template variable in the template is converted and transmitted to the second terminal 30 as the second form. The second form includes a template selected by the first terminal 20 and information input by the first terminal 20.

  Thereafter, the second creation accepting unit 125 accepts input from the second terminal 30 to an uninput location in the second form. At this time, the second creation accepting unit 125 accepts a selection as to whether or not to approve the document from the second terminal 30. When the document is not approved, the second creation reception unit 125 causes the workflow information storage unit 112 to store various information input from the second terminal 30. On the other hand, when the document is approved by the second terminal 30, the second creation receiving unit 125 outputs the document to the document issuing unit 126.

Here, an example of the second form will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a display example of the second form 80.
In the second form 80, based on the template and the information input in the first form, the layout of the mail transmitted to the applicant who wishes to register can be confirmed. In the store name field 81 and the URL field 82, as in the first form 70 of FIG. 5, each of the information provided by the applicant for the application regarding the shopping mall at the time of application is described by a template variable included in the template file. The information corresponding to the contents is displayed. In addition, a text area 83 is also provided in the second form 80, and an administrative user using the second terminal 30 can input a character string.

A send button 84 and a return button 85 are provided below the second form 80. The send button 84 is a button for sending an e-mail to an applicant for an application related to a shopping mall after the input of the part that the general user is in charge of and the confirmation or input by the management user are completed. When the second terminal 30 accepts selection of the transmission button 84, the second terminal 30 transmits a transmission instruction to the document creation apparatus 10 together with the input information.
The return button 85 is a button for rejecting a document created by a general user and notifying the general user of the first terminal 20 that created the document of the return. When the first terminal 20 accepts selection of the return button 85, the first terminal 20 transmits the input information and a return instruction to the document creation apparatus 10.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the document issuing unit 126 issues a document approved by the second terminal 30. Specifically, the approved document is transmitted as an e-mail to the applicant who applied for the shopping mall on the Internet. In addition, when the document issuing unit 126 receives a return instruction from the second terminal 30, the document issuing unit 126 refers to the workflow information storage unit 112 and changes the status and saves information related to the document.

  The template creation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for creating a template.

  It is assumed that the template is created by an administrative user who uses the second terminal 30. The administrative user accesses the document creation apparatus 10 via the second terminal 30 and creates a new document template created by the general user using the first terminal 20.

  In step S <b> 11, the document creation apparatus 10 receives a document type selection from the second terminal 30. In response to the creation request transmitted to the document creation device 10, the second terminal 30 accepts selection of the type of document to be newly created based on the list information received from the document creation device 10, and creates the selected information as a document creation Transmit to device 10.

  In step S <b> 12, the document creation apparatus 10 accepts document editing based on the document type selected from the second terminal 30. Specifically, based on the template information received from the document creation device 10, the second terminal 30 accepts input of a text or template variable that becomes a fixed part and transmits it to the document creation device 10.

  In step S13, the document creation apparatus 10 transmits the created template image or the like to the second terminal 30 in order to make the management user confirm the created template as a result of the editing in step S12. 30 displays the image of the created template on a display unit (not shown).

  In step S <b> 14, the document creation apparatus 10 accepts registration for a template newly created from the second terminal 30. The document creation device 10 stores the newly created template in the document information storage unit 111.

  Processing for creating a document will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 are flowcharts for creating a document.

  In step S <b> 21, the first terminal 20 transmits a document creation request to the document creation apparatus 10. Upon receiving a document creation request from the first terminal 20, the document creation device 10 reads the pending document list information being applied from the storage unit 11 (step S22) and transmits it to the first terminal 20 that has made the creation request. (Step S23).

  In step S24, the first terminal 20 accepts selection of a document to be examined from the received list information. Here, the first terminal 20 may receive detailed information about the selected document from the document creation apparatus 10 and display the detailed information on the display unit. The general user performs an examination based on information described in the selected document (information input by the applicant who applied for the shopping mall at the time of application) and determines whether to approve or reject the application.

  In step S <b> 25, the first terminal 20 accepts a selection regarding the type of document to be transmitted to the applicant according to the result of examination by a general user. The first terminal 20 transmits the information to the document creation device 10 when receiving a selection for the type of the document.

  In step S <b> 26, the document creation apparatus 10 reads a corresponding template from the document information storage unit 111 in response to receiving information on document selection. Then, the document creation apparatus 10 refers to the template information storage unit 113 and converts the information and the template variable if there is relevant information for the template variable described in the template (step S27). It transmits to the 1st terminal 20 as a form (step S28).

  In step S <b> 29, the first terminal 20 receives an input to a part of the first form displayed on the display unit that has not been input. Thereafter, the first terminal 20 transmits a notification requesting approval of the document and the input information to the document creation apparatus 10 for the document created by inputting in the first form (step S30).

  In step S <b> 31, the document creation apparatus 10 stores information input by the first terminal 20 in the workflow information storage unit 112. Further, the document creation apparatus 10 notifies the second terminal 30 that there has been a notification requesting approval of the document from the first terminal 20 (step S32). At this time, the document creation device 10 may simultaneously transmit to the second terminal 30 list information of applications to be processed in the second terminal 30.

  In step S33, the second terminal 30 accepts selection of a document to be approved from the application list information. For the selected document, the document creation device 10 reads the document created by the first terminal 20 from the workflow information storage unit 112 (step S34). Then, the document creation device 10 refers to the template information storage unit 113, converts the template variable described in the read document into the corresponding information (step S35), and forms the second form to form the second terminal. 30 (step S36).

  In step S <b> 37, the second terminal 30 displays the second form received from the document creation device 10 on a display unit (not shown), and accepts an input of a part that has not been input in the second form. The second form includes a template to which information input at the first terminal 20 is added. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the second form is displayed as a text of an email transmitted to the applicant, and the contents can be confirmed.

  In step S38 of FIG. 9, the second terminal 30 determines whether the document can be approved by the management user. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 6, when the second terminal 30 accepts selection of the transmission button 84 displayed on the display unit, the second terminal 30 determines that it is approved (YES in Step S38), and Step S43. Move on. If the second terminal 30 accepts selection of the return button 85 displayed on the display unit, the second terminal 30 determines that it does not approve (NO in step S38), and proceeds to step S39.

  In step S <b> 39, upon receiving a determination that the approval is not made in step S <b> 38, the second terminal 30 transmits information to the effect of sending back to the document creation apparatus 10. The document creation device 10 refers to the workflow information storage unit 112, changes the status information in the document to indicate return (step S40), and sends a return notification to the first terminal 20 that created the document. (Step S41).

  In step S42, when the first terminal 20 receives the return notification from the document creation device 10, the process proceeds to step S21 in FIG.

  In step S <b> 43, the second terminal 30 transmits a document issuance instruction to the document creation apparatus 10. The second terminal 30 transmits the information input in the second form to the document creation apparatus 10 together with the document issuance instruction. The document creation device 10 transmits the document for which the issue instruction has been issued to the applicant as an email based on the second form (step S44).

  According to the present embodiment, in the document creation system 1, a template that defines the overall configuration of a document is created by a management user of the second terminal 30, and a general user of the first terminal 20 and a management user of the second terminal 30 respectively. The part that should be in charge of input is determined by a template variable. As a result, the general user of the first terminal 20 only selects the type of template, the part to be input by each user is determined, and the document can be efficiently created.

  According to the present embodiment, the first creation receiving unit 122 and the second creation receiving unit 125 of the document creation device 10 can convert the contents corresponding to the respective template variables included in the template into existing data. Then, the first terminal 20 and the second terminal 30 display the first form or the second form with the content converted by the template variable. For this reason, the document creation apparatus 10 can prevent erroneous input of information described in the document, copy mistakes, and the like.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

  In the present embodiment, the workflow information storage unit 112 stores the information input by the first terminal 20 together with the template, and may store management information such as the type and status of the application. Not exclusively. For example, various information input by the applicant at the time of application and information such as the status of the examination may be provided and stored in another database. In this case, when converting the template variable, the first creation receiving unit 122 and the second creation receiving unit 125 may read information corresponding to the template variable by referring to a separately provided database.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Document creation system 10 Document creation apparatus 11 Storage part 12 Control part 20 1st terminal 30 2nd terminal 111 Document information storage part 112 Workflow information storage part 113 Template information storage part 121 Whole structure selection part 122 1st creation reception part 123 Document Application accepting part 124 Document application notifying part 125 Second creation accepting part 126 Document issuing part

Claims (3)

A document creation device that is communicably connected to a first terminal and a second terminal and creates a document created by a plurality of users,
A document information storage means for storing a template in which an uninputted portion exists in the document and defines the entire configuration of the document;
An overall configuration selection means for receiving selection of a template of a creation target document from the first terminal;
First creation accepting means for accepting, from the first terminal, an input to a part of the unfilled part in the first form created based on the template selected by the first terminal;
Workflow information storage means for storing information input from the first terminal and information about the template;
Notification means for notifying the second terminal that an input has been received from the first terminal based on information stored in the workflow information storage means;
Second creation accepting means for accepting an input from the second terminal to the non-input location in the second form created based on the template and information inputted from the first terminal;
A document creation device comprising: an issuing unit that issues the document in response to receiving an input from the second terminal. A document creation method for creating a document created by a plurality of users,
There is a non-input location in the document, and includes document information storage means for storing a template that defines the overall configuration of the document,
On the computer,
Receiving a selection of a template of a document to be created from the first terminal;
Receiving from the first terminal an input to a part of the unfilled part in the first form created based on the template selected by the first terminal;
Storing information input from the first terminal and information about the template;
Notifying the second terminal that the input has been accepted from the first terminal;
Receiving from the second terminal input to the non-input part in the second form created based on the template and information input from the first terminal;
Issuing a document in response to receiving an input from the second terminal. A first terminal used by a first user, a second terminal used by a second user, and a document creation device that creates a document created by the first user and the second user communicate with each other. A document creation system capable of communicating with each other via a network,
The document creation device includes:
A document information storage means for storing a template in which an uninputted portion exists in the document and defines the entire configuration of the document;
An overall configuration selection means for receiving selection of a template of a creation target document from the first terminal;
First creation accepting means for accepting, from the first terminal, an input to a part of the unfilled part in the first form created based on the template selected by the first terminal;
Workflow information storage means for storing information input from the first terminal and information about the template;
Notification means for notifying the second terminal that an input has been received from the first terminal based on the information stored in the workflow information storage means;
Second creation accepting means for accepting an input from the second terminal to the non-input location in the second form created based on the template and information inputted from the first terminal;
A document creation system comprising: issuing means for issuing the document in response to receiving an input from the second terminal.

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