JP2015005163A - Specification creation device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To assist inputting of design intents when creating specifications.SOLUTION: A specification creation device, when creating items in a design screen for creating specifications, displays design intent input boxes (check lists 2 in units of evaluation viewpoints and design intent input areas 3) for inputting design intents of the items in a manner overlapping with the specifications. Thus, a user can input design intents of the items. When storing of the created specifications is instructed, the specification creation device stores specification data, and stores intents inputted in the design intent input boxes, in units of the items.

Description

  The present invention relates to a specification creation device and a program.

  In general, in a system development project or the like, specifications are created in each process. Each member of the project can obtain a common understanding and recognition about the functions of the system to be developed in each process by referring to the specification.

  Conventionally, in this type of specification, information related to system specifications is mainly described, and the design intention (design purpose, design basis), etc. of the designer is generally not described. Therefore, when reviewing the design contents with multiple members based on the specifications, it may be necessary to receive an explanation of the design intention from the designer separately. There was a problem of becoming insufficient.

  For example, if the rule that the design purpose is always described in the specifications is made and all members comply with this rule, the above problem is solved. However, since there is no guarantee that the member complies with the rules, such as forgetting to input, the certainty is poor, and the above problem still remains.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a system that displays a dependency relationship between design items described in a design document (specification document) as a design purpose.

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  In the system described in Patent Document 1, only the information indicating the dependency relationship between the design items in the design document (specification document) is displayed, and it is said that appropriate information is provided to the user as a design purpose. It is difficult to solve the above problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a specification creation device and a program that support the input of a design purpose when creating a specification.

In order to achieve the above object, the specification creation device of the present invention provides:
Edit screen display means for displaying an edit screen for creating a specification,
When an item is created in the edit screen, a design purpose input field display means for displaying a design purpose input field for inputting the design purpose of the item superimposed on the edit screen;
Design intent storage means for storing design intent data indicating the design intent entered in the design intent input field for each of the corresponding items when saving the specifications edited on the editing screen;
It is characterized by providing.

  According to the present invention, when an item is created on an editing screen for creating a specification, a design purpose input column is displayed. Therefore, the user's attention can be alerted to the input of the design purpose, and forgetting to input can be prevented.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the specification preparation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the specification on an edit screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the checklist classified by evaluation viewpoint. It is a figure which shows the example of the specification on the edit screen displayed when not displaying the checklist classified by evaluation viewpoint, and the design meaning input area. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the external design specification creation process of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the specification created by the external design specification creation process of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the internal design specification creation process of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the specification created by the internal design specification creation process of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the specification display process of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a system design specification.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  A specification creation device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. A specification creation apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a computer such as a PC (Personal Computer) used when creating a specification in each process of a system development project (hereinafter simply referred to as a project).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the specification creation apparatus 1 includes an input unit 11, a display unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a control unit 14.

  The input unit 11 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, receives an operation from the user, and transmits a signal corresponding to the content of the operation to the control unit 14. For example, the user can edit the specification by operating the input unit 11.

  The display unit 12 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays an editing screen and various information for creating a specification based on the control of the control unit 14.

Here, the specifications on the editing screen displayed on the display unit 12 will be described with reference to FIG. The specifications shown in FIG. 2 are specifications (external design specifications) created in the external design process of the project. In the present embodiment, the specification is described for each item. Each item starts from a line in which an item number and a title are described, and ends at a line immediately before the description of the next item is started. In addition, each item has a hierarchical structure, and there are cases where a lower item is described in an upper item. For example, in the specification shown in FIG. 2, two major items “1. Overview of additional specifications” and “2. AAA function” are described. In addition, in the major item “1. Additional specification overview”, two medium items “1.1. Additional function” and “1.2. Additional system call list” are described. In addition, in the large item “2.AAA function”, two medium items “2.1.AAA generation” and “2.2.Transmission to AAA” are described. Further, checklists 2 ₁ to ₂₆ according to evaluation viewpoints are provided on the left side of each item, and are displayed superimposed on the specifications. Each item is provided with rectangular design purpose input areas 3 _{1 to} 3 _{6 which} are displayed superimposed on the specifications. Each evaluation-viewpoint Checklist 2 ₁ to 2 _6, when there is no need to distinguish between each design purpose input area 3 ₁ to 3 _6, respectively, merely evaluation-viewpoint Checklist 2, referred to as the design intent input area 3.

  An evaluation viewpoint-specific checklist 2 provided on the left side of each item of the specification indicates what evaluation viewpoint this item is described on. Specifically, the checklist 2 for each evaluation viewpoint is composed of 10 check boxes, and each check box has functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, portability, as shown in FIG. It corresponds to the evaluation viewpoint of performance, workability, manufacturability, cost, and delivery date. The user can easily know what evaluation viewpoint is used to describe the item by referring to the part checked in the evaluation viewpoint-specific checklist 2. For example, it can be seen from the specification shown in FIG. 2 that the major item “1. Outline of additional specifications” is an item described based on an evaluation viewpoint of reliability and cost. Note that the types of evaluation viewpoints to be checked in the evaluation viewpoint-specific checklist 2 are arbitrary, and the number of evaluation viewpoints to be checked may be other than ten.

  Further, in the design purpose input area 3 provided for each item of the specification, text indicating what design purpose this item is described in is input in free format. The user can easily know the design purpose of the item by checking the input contents of the design purpose input area 3.

  A display OFF button 4 is provided on the upper right of the specification sheet. When the display OFF button 4 is pressed, as shown in FIG. 4, the display is switched to a specification in which the evaluation viewpoint checklist 2 and the design purpose input area 3 are not displayed. In this case, a display ON button 5 is provided in the specification instead of the display OFF button 4. When the display ON button 5 is pressed, the display is switched to the specification shown in FIG. 2 in which the evaluation viewpoint checklist 2 and the design purpose input area 3 are displayed. It should be noted that a display OFF button 4 and a display ON button 5 may be provided for each item of the specification so that display of the checklist 2 for each evaluation viewpoint and the design purpose input area 3 is switched ON and OFF for each item.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the storage unit 13 plays a role as a so-called secondary storage device (auxiliary storage device), and is, for example, a readable and writable nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory. The storage unit 13 stores various control programs and various data used when executing each program. The storage unit 13 includes a specification document storage unit 131 and a design purpose storage unit 132.

  The specification storage unit 131 stores specification data (specification data) created in each process of the project. The specification data includes information defining item numbers, titles, and hierarchical structures between items in the specification data.

  The design intent storage unit 132 stores, for each item of the specification, data indicating the check location of the evaluation viewpoint check list 2 and the input contents of the design intent input area 3 (design intent data).

  The control unit 14 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and executes a control program stored in the storage unit 13 to thereby execute a specification creation device. Control one whole. For example, the control unit 14 displays, edits, and saves a specification based on a specification creation instruction from the user.

  Next, the operation of the external design specification creation process for creating the specification (external design specification) in the external design process of the project by the specification creation device 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The user operates the input unit 11 of the specification creation apparatus 1 to instruct creation of an external design specification. In response to this instruction, the control unit 14 displays an editing screen for creating specifications on the display unit 12 (step S101).

  Subsequently, the user operates the input unit 11 to perform an editing operation on the displayed editing screen. When detecting an editing operation (step S102; Yes), the control unit 14 executes a process such as displaying text on the editing screen based on the operation content and creates a specification (step S103). This process is substantially the same as a general process for creating a document using a general document creation application.

  Further, while such a specification is being created, the control unit 14 determines at any time whether or not a new item has been created in the editing screen (step S104). For example, the control unit 14 determines that an item has been created when a number representing an item number, a period, and a text representing the title of the item are input in order from the beginning of the line and a line feed is performed on the line. Alternatively, when the specification is created using the item automatic generation function of the document creation application, the control unit 14 performs this determination by detecting automatic item generation in cooperation with the application. Also good.

  When it is determined that a new item has been created (step S104; Yes), the control unit 14 displays the checkpoint 2 for each evaluation viewpoint on the left side of the created item, and displays the design purpose input area 3 on the next line. (Step S105). As a result, the user can check the created items for each evaluation viewpoint and input a design purpose. When the newly created item is a middle item, the control unit 14 creates the checkpoint 2 for each evaluation viewpoint in a state where the check location is inherited from the upper major item. In addition, the check point 2 for each evaluation viewpoint in the inherited state can be freely edited later by the user. Further, when the evaluation viewpoint-specific checklist 2 and the design purpose input area 3 are created for the first time, the control unit 14 displays the display OFF button 4 described above.

Here, a specific example is given and demonstrated about the process of step S105. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, consider a case where a new large item “1. Outline of additional specifications” is newly created on the editing screen. In this case, the processing of step S105, with respect to the large item is created evaluated-viewpoint Checklist 2 ₁ and the design intent input area 3 ₁ newly, the editing screen is in the state shown in FIG. 6 (B) .

Further, a case where a middle item “1.1. Additional function” is created as shown in FIG. This case, the process of step S105, for the item in this, is created and Evaluation-viewpoint Checklist 2 ₂ the design intent input area 3 ₂ newly, the editing screen is in the state shown in FIG. 6 (D) . It should be noted that, in this case, the newly created evaluation point of view by checklist 2 ₂ of the check point is in a state that has been taken over from the evaluation point of view another check list 2 of the large item (can edit the check point later).

  Returning to FIG. 5, when the creation of the specification is completed, the user instructs the saving of the specification via the input unit 11 by clicking a save button (not shown). In response to the instruction to save the specification (step S106; Yes), the control unit 14 performs some check or input in all the evaluation viewpoint checklists 2 and the design purpose input area 3 provided for each item on the edit screen. It is determined whether or not is performed (step S107).

  When it is determined that any check or input has been made in all the evaluation viewpoint checklists 2 and the design intent input area 3 (step S107; Yes), the control unit 14 stores the specifications created on the editing screen. The specification data is stored in the specification storage unit 131 (step S108). Then, the control unit 14 stores, in the design purpose storage unit 132, information indicating the check location of the checklist 2 for each evaluation viewpoint and the input content of the design purpose input area 3 for each item of the created specification (step S109). .

  On the other hand, if there is a checklist 2 for each evaluation viewpoint that has not been checked at all and an unfilled design purpose input area 3 (step S107; No), the control unit 14 pops up a warning message to notify that fact. The data is displayed on the display unit 12 with a window or the like (step S110), and the specification is not saved. Then, the process proceeds to step S102. It should be noted that after displaying the warning message, the specification data may be forcibly saved (step S109), and the warning message may be displayed again when editing of the specification is started next.

  Next, the operation of the internal design specification creation process for creating the specification (internal design specification) in the internal design process of the project will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The internal design specification is a specification created based on the external design specification, and more detailed information is described for each item of the external design specification. In the present embodiment, an internal design specification is created for each major item of the external design specification.

  The user operates the input unit 11 of the specification creation apparatus 1 to designate one of the large items of the external design specification and instruct the creation of the internal design specification for the large item. In response to this instruction, the control unit 14 analyzes the specification data of the external design specification stored in the specification storage unit 131, and determines the specified large item and the intermediate items included in the large item. An item number and a title are acquired (step S201).

  Subsequently, the control unit 14 acquires from the design intent storage unit 132 the check location of the check list 2 for each evaluation viewpoint of the designated major item and the middle items included in the major item and the input content of the design intent input area 3. (Step S202).

  And the control part 14 displays the edit screen of the state which described the information acquired by step S201 and step S202 on the display part 12 (step S203).

  For example, consider the case of creating an internal design specification for the large item “1. Outline of additional specifications” in the external specification shown in FIG. In this case, in step S201, the item numbers of the major item “1. Outline of additional specifications” and the middle items “1.1. Additional function” and “1.2. Additional system call list” included in this major item. And the title are obtained. In step S202, the check points of the checklist 2 for each evaluation viewpoint for these large items “1. Additional specification overview” and middle items “1.1. Additional function” and “1.2. Additional system call list” The input contents of the design purpose input area 3 are acquired. In step S203, an editing screen shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 7, the following steps are substantially the same as steps S102 to S110 of the external design specification creation process, and an internal design specification is created and saved (steps S204 to S212).

  Next, specification display processing for displaying the specification created and stored in the specification creation processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The user operates the input unit 11 of the specification creation apparatus 1 to specify the specification to be displayed and whether to display the design purpose of the specification, and instruct the display of the specification. .

  In response to this instruction, the control unit 14 acquires the specification data of the specified specification from the specification storage unit 131 when the design purpose non-display is specified (step S301; No). (Step S302). And the control part 14 displays the specification which the acquired specification data show on the display part 12 (step S303), and a specification display process is complete | finished.

  On the other hand, when the display of the design purpose is specified (step S301; Yes), the control unit 14 specifies the specification data of the specified specification and the design purpose of each item of the specification (checklist for each evaluation viewpoint). 2 and the input contents of the design purpose input area 3) are acquired from the specification storage unit 131 and the design purpose storage unit 132 (step S304). And the control part 14 displays the specification which arrange | positioned the checklist 2 according to the evaluation viewpoint and design meaning input area 3 in which the acquired design meaning was reflected (input) for every item on the display part 12 (step S305), The specification display process ends. Thereafter, the displayed specification may be printed using a printer (not shown) or the like in accordance with an instruction from the user.

  As described above, according to the specification creation device 1 according to the present embodiment, when an item is created on the editing screen for creating the specification, a design purpose input field (for inputting the design purpose of this item) An evaluation viewpoint checklist 2 and a design purpose input area 3) are displayed. Therefore, a user's attention can be alerted about the input of the design purpose, and forgetting to input can be prevented.

  As a result, when project members review the design specifications created in this way and review system specification changes, etc., it is easy to design items by referring to the design purpose input field. It becomes possible to grasp the purpose. Therefore, a more meaningful review can be performed, the cost of the project can be suppressed, and the quality of the developed system can be improved.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, when creating a specification, if the basic specification has already been created, the design purpose input field that inherits the input contents of the corresponding item of the specification is edited first. Displayed on the screen. Therefore, it is possible to reduce time and effort for the user to create the specification.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the user does not input anything in the displayed design purpose input field, a warning message is displayed when saving the specification. Therefore, it is possible to reliably input the design purpose for each item in the specification.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to switch the display / non-display of the design intent input field on the editing screen, so that the specification can be efficiently edited.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the design purpose input in the design purpose input field is associated with the item of the design specification and stored separately from the specification data. Therefore, even if the format of the specification is determined by the end user or the like, the specification can be delivered in a format excluding the design purpose input field.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Of course, the various correction in the part which does not deviate from the summary of this invention is possible.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the external design specification and the internal design specification are described as examples of the specification created by the specification creation device 1, but the present invention is applicable to creation of various types of specifications. It is. For example, the specification creation device 1 may create a specification (for example, a system test specification, a unit test specification) created in a project test process. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a system test specification created by the specification creation device 1, which is a tabular specification. In this example, only the checkpoint 2 for each evaluation viewpoint is provided in the specification, and the design purpose input area 3 is not provided. In the item column, the item number and title inherited from the external design specification shown in FIG. 2 are entered.

  For example, the specification creation device 1 may create a specification using format information in which item numbers, titles, and the like of items to be described for each type of specification are defined in advance. Specifically, when the creation of the specification is instructed, the control unit 14 of the specification creation apparatus 1 reads the corresponding format information, and the item number and title of each defined item are written. You may display the edit screen in the state where the design meaning input column was created first.

  In the above embodiment, the evaluation viewpoint-specific checklist 2 and the design intent input area 3 are displayed as the design intent input field, but only one of them is displayed to prompt the user to input the design intent. May be. Further, the design purpose input field may be a list box or the like for selecting one of the design purposes, and various forms can be adopted as the design purpose input field as long as the user can input the design purpose. .

  In the above embodiment, an example of creating a specification for a project for performing system development has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to creating a specification for a project for performing hardware development.

  In addition, for example, by applying an operation program that defines the operation of the specification creation device 1 according to the present embodiment to an existing personal computer, information terminal device, or the like, the personal computer or the like can be used as a specification creation device according to the present invention. It is also possible to function as 1.

  Further, the distribution method of such a program is arbitrary. For example, the program can be read by a computer such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read-Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an MO (Magneto Optical Disk), or a memory card. It may be distributed by storing in a recording medium, or distributed via a communication network such as the Internet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Specification preparation apparatus, 11 Input part, 12 Display part, 13 Memory | storage part, 131 Specification storage part, 132 Design purpose storage part, 14 Control part, 2 Checklist according to evaluation viewpoint, 3 Design purpose input area, 4 Display OFF Button, 5 Display ON button

Claims (7)

Edit screen display means for displaying an edit screen for creating a specification,
When an item is created in the edit screen, a design purpose input field display means for displaying a design purpose input field for inputting the design purpose of the item superimposed on the edit screen;
Design intent storage means for storing design intent data indicating the design intent entered in the design intent input field for each of the corresponding items when saving the specifications edited on the editing screen;
A specification creation device comprising: The design intent input field display means obtains design intent data of a specification based on the specifications from the design intent storage means and starts displaying when creating a specification on the editing screen is started. Fill in the design purpose input field,
The specification creating apparatus according to claim 1. A warning display means for displaying a warning message notifying that when an instruction to save the specification is instructed when the design purpose input field is not filled;
The specification creation device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. In accordance with an instruction from the user, provided with a display switching means for switching between display and non-display of the design purpose input column,
4. The specification creation device according to claim 1, wherein The design intent input field is a checklist for selecting what evaluation viewpoint the item is described on.
5. The specification creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The design purpose input field is an input area for inputting what design purpose the item is described based on.
6. The specification creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein Computer
Editing screen display means for displaying an editing screen for creating specifications,
A design intent input field display means for displaying, when an item is created in the edit screen, a design intent input field for inputting the design intent of the item superimposed on the edit screen;
Design intent storage means for storing design intent data indicating the design intent entered in the design intent input field for each of the corresponding items when saving the specifications edited on the edit screen;
Program to function as.

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