JP2015122007A - Edition support system, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for facilitating comprehension of processing unit flow at first glance.SOLUTION: The edition support system for creating a series of processing by determining an order of executing processing units is configured to comprise: new creation instruction acceptance means for accepting a new creation instruction of the processing units; processing content determination means for accepting execution content that should be executed by the newly created processing units, a screen configuration being executed, and an order of executing the processing units; processing unit display means for displaying icons showing the processing units on a display unit side by side according to the order of executing the processing units; and display correction means for, when the screen configuration in the plurality of successive processing units is common, integrating and displaying the icons showing the plurality of successive processing units.

Description

  The present invention relates to an editing support system, method, and program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various apparatuses are known that perform a series of processes for a predetermined purpose by inputting various types of input information such as a user's selection for an option and repeating processes according to the input information. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a scenario editor that is used to create an interactive operation control system according to a standardized scenario (FIGS. 34 to 36). Scenarios can be created by continuing the screen elements (scenes) of the unit. On the scenario editor screen, the screen elements are displayed in the upper left and the newly created screen elements are displayed in the right or down direction. Is done.

JP 2004-54883 A

In the above-described conventional technology, if the number of screen elements in the minimum unit increases, it becomes difficult to understand the screen of the scenario editor, and it becomes difficult to grasp the scenario. For example, when branching from one screen element to multiple screen elements and returning to the same screen element after passing through different screen elements in each branch, if there are many branches and screen elements, the flow of branching back to the same screen element It becomes difficult to grasp. In addition, when the number of branches increases, the same screen element is not displayed in a limited display area of the scenario editor, and screen switching such as scrolling may be necessary, which makes it difficult to grasp the scenario.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technique that makes it easy to grasp the flow of processing units at a glance.

  In order to achieve the above object, an editing support system for creating a series of processes by determining the order of execution of processing units, a new creation instruction receiving means for accepting a new creation instruction for a processing unit, and a new creation Processing content determining means for receiving the execution content to be executed in the processing unit to be executed, the screen configuration being executed, and the order in which the processing unit is executed, and the icon indicating the processing unit are arranged in the display unit in the order in which the processing unit is executed. An editing support system comprising: a processing unit display means for displaying; and a display correction means for integrating and displaying icons indicating the plurality of continuous processing units when the screen configuration of the plurality of continuous processing units is common. Composed.

  Further, in order to achieve the above object, an editing support method for creating a series of processes by determining the order of execution of processing units, a new creation instruction receiving step for receiving a new creation instruction for the processing units; A processing content determination step for accepting an execution content to be executed in the newly created processing unit, a screen configuration being executed, and an order in which the processing units are executed, and an icon indicating the processing unit are executed in the processing unit When the processing unit display process arranged in accordance with the order to be displayed and displayed on the display unit and the screen configuration in a plurality of continuous processing units are common, a display that displays icons that indicate the plurality of continuous processing units in an integrated manner An editing support method including a correction step is configured.

  Furthermore, in order to achieve the above object, an editing support program for causing a computer to realize a function of creating a series of processes by determining the order in which the process units are executed, and a new program that accepts a new creation instruction for the process units A creation instruction reception function, a process content determination function that receives an execution content to be executed in the newly created processing unit, a screen configuration being executed, and an order in which the processing units are executed, and an icon indicating the processing unit If the processing unit display function for arranging and displaying the processing units on the display unit according to the execution order and the screen configuration of the plurality of consecutive processing units are common, an icon indicating the plurality of consecutive processing units is displayed. An editing support program for causing a computer to implement a display correction function for integrated display is configured.

  As described above, the editing support system, method, and program share the same screen configuration in a plurality of consecutive processing units in a configuration in which icons indicating processing units are arranged and displayed on the display unit in the order in which the processing units are executed. In this case, icons indicating a plurality of consecutive processing units are integrated and displayed. That is, in the configuration in which the processing units are arranged and displayed on the display unit according to the execution order, if a large number of processing units are displayed side by side, the relationship between the processing units becomes difficult to understand. In particular, when the same processing unit is branched into a plurality of processing units according to a plurality of transition conditions and a common processing unit is executed after passing through the processing units in each branch, the number of processing units existing in each branch is different. As the number of processing units increases, it becomes difficult to understand the flow from the processing unit before branching to a common processing unit through a plurality of processing units.

  When the screen configuration in a plurality of continuous processing units is common, at least some of the elements such as the processing content, the purpose of the processing, and the intended processing are common among the plurality of continuous processing units, These processing units are often related to each other. At least, it is unlikely that completely different processing will be performed between these processing units. In addition, if the screen configurations of a plurality of consecutive processing units are not common, the processing units are often not related to each other, and there is a low possibility that processing related to these processing units is performed. Thus, by adopting a configuration in which icons indicating a plurality of consecutive processing units are integrated and displayed, it is possible to easily understand the flow of processing units at a glance.

It is a block diagram which shows an edit assistance system. It is a flowchart which shows an edit assistance process. (3A) and (3B) are diagrams illustrating UIs that support editing of processing units. (4A) and (4B) are diagrams showing UIs that support editing of processing units. (5A) and (5C) are diagrams showing a UI that supports editing of processing units, and (5B) is a diagram showing a process of correcting the display order.

Here, embodiments of the present invention will be described in the following order.
(1) Configuration of editing support system:
(2) Editing support processing:
(3) Other embodiments:

(1) Configuration of editing support system:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an editing support system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The editing support system 10 includes a control unit 20 including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and the control unit 20 can execute a desired program recorded in the ROM or the recording medium 30. The editing support system 10 includes a user I / F unit 40 including an input unit and a display unit. The display unit can display various images, and the input unit can output a signal corresponding to an operation of a keyboard, a mouse, or the like to the control unit 20. The control unit 20 can display various images on the display unit by outputting a control signal to the user I / F unit 40, and can acquire an operation content based on a signal output from the input unit. Is possible.

  In the present embodiment, an editing support program 21 is recorded in the ROM or the recording medium 30, and the control unit 20 can execute the editing support program 21. The editing support program 21 is a program that provides support for creating a series of processes (also referred to as scenarios here) realized by executing a plurality of processing units in a predetermined order. That is, the control unit 20 provides support for creating a scenario by the processing of the editing support program 21.

  In the recording medium 30, processing unit information 30a created in advance is recorded. The processing unit information 30a is information referred to for editing a processing unit, information indicating an icon displayed on the editing screen, and information indicating processing options constituting the execution content to be executed in the processing unit. , And information indicating element options for configuring a screen in which a processing unit is being executed.

  In the present embodiment, information indicating icons displayed on the editing screen includes information indicating icons of a plurality of shapes, and each shape indicates a classification of processing contents. Examples of the shape include a shape that indicates the start or end of a scenario, a shape that indicates a branch process for determining a transition condition, and a shape that indicates an icon after integration. The information indicating the processing options that constitute the execution contents to be executed in units of processing indicates processing options that can be executed in units of processing. For example, transition condition determination processing, display processing of characters, images, etc. It is defined as an option in advance. Information indicating the choices of elements for configuring the screen in which the processing unit is being executed includes elements that can define the design of the screen, for example, the background color or background pattern of the screen, and the objects (options selected in the screen) The screen configuration is defined by the type, color, position, etc. of the button or character.

  In order to provide support for creating a scenario, the editing support program 21 includes a new creation instruction receiving unit 21a, a processing content determination unit 21b, a processing unit display unit 21c, and a display correction unit 21d. The new creation instruction accepting unit 21a is a program module that causes the control unit 20 to realize a function of accepting a new creation instruction for each processing unit. In the present embodiment, the control unit 20 outputs a control signal to the user I / F unit 40 and displays a UI (User Interface) for editing the processing target on the display unit. FIG. 3A is an example of the UI. In this example, the control unit 20 acquires information indicating an icon from the processing unit information 30a and outputs a control signal to the user I / F unit 40, whereby a new processing unit is obtained. A UI capable of executing a creation instruction by designating an icon (such as clicking) is displayed on the display unit.

In the UI example shown in FIG. 3A, the icons In _{1 to} In ₃ having shapes corresponding to the processing classification for each processing unit are displayed in the new creation instruction receiving unit Bn. In the example shown in FIG. 3A, the icon In ₁ is an icon for defining the start or end of the scenario, the icon In ₂ is an icon indicating a branching process for determining the transition condition, and the icon In ₃ is an icon indicating processing other than branch processing. When the user operates the input unit of the user I / F unit 40 to instruct _{one of} the icons In _{1 to} In ₃ existing in the new creation instruction receiving unit Bn, the control unit 20 displays the user I / F. Based on the signal output by the F unit 40, the instructed icon is specified. Then, the control unit 20 accepts a new creation instruction for a processing unit for executing the processing of the classification corresponding to the instructed icon, and enables editing.

  When receiving a new creation instruction, the control unit 20 assigns an ID including a classification and a serial number of the processing unit to the newly created processing unit. For example, when an icon for defining the start of a scenario is first created, S1 is assigned, and when a processing unit for defining the start of the scenario is created, an ID such as S2 is assigned to define the end of the scenario. When an icon for creating the scenario is first created, E1 is assigned. When an icon for defining the end of the scenario is created, E2 or the like is assigned. Further, IDs such as J1, J2,..., And the like are assigned to the processing units indicating the branch processing for determining the transition condition, and T1, T2,. Is granted.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 20 performs a process of the new creation instruction accepting unit 21a to create a new copy process unit that is a process unit having the same execution content and screen configuration as an existing process unit that is a created process unit. It is possible to accept a creation instruction. The duplication processing unit has the same execution content and screen configuration as the existing processing unit, but the execution order is different. Accordingly, the duplication processing unit is a duplication processing unit for executing the existing processing unit in an order different from the existing order. Specifically, when the control unit 20 receives an instruction for newly creating a processing unit, the processing unit is set as a replication processing unit of the existing processing unit, for example, by specifying an ID of an existing processing unit. A configuration that creates a duplication processing unit when an instruction is accepted can be adopted. FIG. 4A is an example of a UI for performing processing unit editing processing. In FIG. 4A, two processing units T1 and T4 are displayed, one of which is an existing processing unit and the other is a replication process. Unit.

  The processing content determination unit 21b is a program module that causes the control unit 20 to realize a function of receiving the execution content to be executed in a newly created processing unit, the screen configuration being executed, and the order in which the processing units are executed. In the present embodiment, the order in which the processing units are executed is accepted according to the arrangement of icons in the editing screen. In other words, in this embodiment, the size of the area where icons can be placed is a fixed size, and one icon (including an integrated icon) smaller than the area can be placed in the area. It is.

  In FIG. 3A, the boundary of the region is indicated by a broken line, and one of the regions is indicated as a region R. That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, one icon can be arranged in each of the rectangular regions R separated by a broken line. And in this embodiment, it is a rule which arrange | positions an icon by the upper left alignment, and when the icon is located in a line from the left to the right, the icon arrange | positioned more right is a rule performed later. Therefore, when a certain icon is arranged in the region R right next to another icon, the certain icon is executed in the next order of the other icons.

  The control unit 20 can accept a drag-and-drop operation of an icon for which new creation is instructed based on the display content of the display unit of the user I / F unit 40 and the operation on the input unit, and a new creation instruction is made. By specifying the region R where the icon is dropped, the order in which the processing units for which a new creation instruction has been issued is executed is accepted. Then, the control unit 20 associates information indicating the order with respect to the ID of the processing unit (for example, information indicating the ID of the processing unit executed immediately before) and records the information in the scenario information 30b. Note that the broken line indicating the boundary of the region R may or may not be displayed on the UI.

  The execution content to be executed in units of processing is started in response to a predetermined trigger (for example, when the order in which newly created processing units are executed is specified or when an instruction is given by the user). That is, in the present embodiment, when the control unit 20 specifies that a predetermined trigger has been generated based on a signal output from the input unit of the user I / F unit 40, the control unit 20 refers to the processing unit information 30a and executes it. Identify the processing options that make up the content.

  In addition, the control unit 20 outputs a control signal for displaying the option to the user I / F unit 40 and displays the option on the screen. And the control part 20 receives selection of an option based on the signal which the input part of the user I / F part 40 output, and specifies the process which the said received option shows as an execution content. Here, the number of processes that can be selected in one processing unit can be any number, but a specific option is selected in order not to excessively increase the amount of processing contents that can be included in one processing unit. In this case, another option may not be selected. When the execution content to be executed in the processing unit is specified, the control unit 20 associates information indicating the execution content with the ID of the processing unit, and records the information in the scenario information 30b.

  When the processing unit is a branch process for determining a transition condition, a plurality of transition conditions are specified, and an arbitrary processing unit can be executed when each transition condition is satisfied. Therefore, in this case, there is a state in which a plurality of processing units that are the next order of the processing units that are the branch processing can exist. In this case, one of the processing units in the next order of the branch processing is arranged in the region R on the right side of the branch processing, and the remaining processing units are arranged side by side in the lower region R. In this embodiment, when the next processing of the branch processing is arranged in the vertical direction, the processing units after the transition by the transition condition are arranged and displayed in the order in which the transition condition is selected. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4A, when three transition conditions of the processing unit J1 that is a branch process are created, then the processing unit J2 is created, and the processing units T1 and T4 are created in order, the processing unit shown in FIG. In this way, the processing unit J2 is displayed in the region R on the right side of the processing unit J1. The processing unit T1 is displayed in the region R below the processing unit J2, and the processing unit T4 is displayed in the region R below the processing unit T1. Furthermore, in this case, the control unit 20 associates the information indicating the transition condition with the information indicating the processing unit after the transition to the ID of the processing unit to be newly created, and records the information in the scenario information 30b. In addition, when the processing unit after transition is not created, when the processing unit after transition is created, information indicating the processing unit after transition is added to the scenario information 30b.

  The screen configuration during execution of the processing unit is started in response to a predetermined trigger (for example, when the order of executing the newly created processing unit is specified or when an instruction is given by the user). That is, in the present embodiment, when the control unit 20 specifies that a predetermined trigger has been generated based on a signal output from the input unit of the user I / F unit 40, the control unit 20 refers to the processing unit information 30a. Identify element choices for configuring the running screen.

  In addition, the control unit 20 outputs a control signal for displaying the option to the user I / F unit 40 and displays the option on the screen. And the control part 20 receives selection of the choice based on the signal which the input part of the user I / F part 40 output, and specifies the process which the received choice shows as the screen structure in execution. When the screen configuration being executed is specified, the control unit 20 associates information indicating the screen configuration being executed with the ID of the processing unit, and records the information in the scenario information 30b.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, a screen configuration display unit Bd is formed on the right side of the UI that performs editing processing in units of processing, and each time an element constituting the screen is selected, the control unit 20 outputs a control signal for displaying the selected element to the display unit of the user I / F unit 40, and displays the element on the screen configuration display unit Bd. In FIG. 3A, a screen W _{1 of} a predetermined color, a character display portion W ₂ of a predetermined color, a character W ₃ which is a predetermined image, and selection buttons W ₄ and W ₅ indicating the contents of options are as elements of the screen configuration. A state is shown in which the display position is selected as shown in FIG. 3A.

  As described above, when the control unit 20 receives the execution content to be executed in the newly created processing unit, the screen configuration being executed, and the order in which the processing unit is executed, the control unit 20 newly sets the information. The scenario information 30b is recorded in association with the created processing unit ID. Accordingly, when the scenario information 30b for a plurality of processing units is defined, the execution contents and screen configuration of each processing unit are specified in a state where the execution order is specified in the plurality of processing units, and a series of processing is performed together with the screen configuration. Will be decided.

  The processing unit display unit 21c is a program module that causes the control unit 20 to realize a function of arranging icons indicating processing units in the order in which the processing units are executed and displaying them on the display unit. In the present embodiment, when the control unit 20 receives the order of executing the processing units for which a new creation instruction has been given (when information indicating the order for the ID of the processing unit is recorded as the scenario information 30b), With reference to the processing unit information 30a, an icon indicating the processing unit is displayed in the region R corresponding to the order.

  That is, when an icon for which a new creation instruction has been made is dropped, the control unit 20 acquires information for displaying the icon for which a new creation instruction has been made in the dropped region R from the processing unit information 30a. Then, the control unit 20 outputs a control signal for displaying the icon to the user I / F unit 40. As a result, the icon is displayed in the region R where the icon for which a new creation instruction has been made is dropped. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when an order in which processing units are executed is received, an icon indicating a processing unit is processed by performing processing for displaying icons in a region corresponding to the order for a plurality of icons. The units are displayed side by side in the order of execution. In the present embodiment, the control unit 20 displays the icon ID superimposed on the region R where the icon for which a new creation instruction has been made is dropped. For example, in FIG. 3A, the icon indicating the start of the scenario is superimposed with an ID such as S1, S2, etc., the icon in the next order of S1 is J1, the icon in the next order of S2 is T5, and so on. ID is superimposed.

  In the display correction unit 21d, the screen configuration in the first processing unit and the screen configuration in the second processing unit, which is the next order of the first processing unit, are common, and the next processing unit starts from the first processing unit. The transition condition to the processing unit in the order and the processing unit after the transition, and the transition condition from the second processing unit to the processing unit in the next order and the processing unit after the transition from the first processing unit. When the same except for transition to the second processing unit, this is a program module that causes the control unit 20 to realize a function of displaying the first processing unit and the second processing unit in an integrated manner.

  That is, in the configuration in which the processing units are arranged and displayed on the display unit according to the execution order, if a large number of processing units are displayed side by side, the relationship between the processing units becomes difficult to understand. In particular, when the same processing unit is branched into a plurality of processing units according to a plurality of transition conditions and a common processing unit is executed after passing through the processing units in each branch, the number of processing units existing in each branch is different. As the number of processing units increases, it becomes difficult to understand the flow from the processing unit before branching to a common processing unit through a plurality of processing units.

  When the screen configuration in the first processing unit and the screen configuration in the second processing unit, which is the next order of the first processing unit, are common, the processing contents and the like between the continuous processing units In many cases, at least some of the elements such as the purpose of processing and intended processing are common, and these processing units are related to each other. At least, it is unlikely that completely different processing will be performed between these processing units. In addition, if the screen configuration in the first processing unit and the screen configuration in the second processing unit which is the next order of the first processing unit are not common, the processing units are often not related to each other. It is unlikely that related processing will be performed between processing units.

  Furthermore, the transition condition from the first processing unit to the processing unit in the next order and the processing unit after the transition, the transition condition from the second processing unit to the processing unit in the next order, and the processing unit after the transition Are the same except for the transition from the first processing unit to the second processing unit, the first processing unit and the second processing unit are the same except for the transition from the first processing unit to the second processing unit. The condition determination of the same content is made for the two processing units, and the transition of the same content is performed. In such a case, there is a high possibility that the first processing unit and the second processing unit share the processing content, the purpose of the processing, the intended processing, etc., and at least these processing units are completely different. It is unlikely that processing will take place.

  Therefore, the control unit 20 can display the first processing unit and the second processing unit in an integrated manner so that the flow of the processing unit can be easily understood at a glance. When the icons are integrated and displayed, the number of processing units to be displayed is smaller than that of the plurality of icons before integration, and simple display is required. In the present embodiment, the control unit 20 is Replace the icon with an icon that indicates that it has been integrated. In the present embodiment, the icon after integration is an icon indicating a state in which a plurality of icons are superimposed, and one icon after integration is displayed in the region R in which one of the icons before integration is displayed. It is defined by the size.

  Further, when the integration is performed, the control unit 20 causes the display correction unit 21d to process the icon after the integration at the icon display position indicating the processing unit with the earliest execution order in the display area of the icons before the integration. In the display area, the processing units in the order after the plurality of continuous processing units are packed and displayed in the area where the icon indicating the processing unit is not displayed. That is, in the configuration in which the processing units are arranged and displayed in the order of execution, the control unit 20 integrates a plurality of consecutive icons and displays the integrated icons to reduce the number of processing units to be displayed. It is packed and displayed to fill the empty space that occurs before and after.

  Specifically, the control unit 20 refers to the scenario information 30b associated with the first processing unit and the scenario information 30b associated with the second processing unit by the processing of the display correction unit 21d. The screen configuration of each processing unit, the transition condition, and the processing unit after the transition according to each transition condition are specified. Further, the control unit 20 has a common screen configuration in the first processing unit and a screen configuration in the second processing unit that is the next order of the first processing unit, and the first processing unit starts from the first processing unit. The transition condition to the processing unit in the next order and the processing unit after the transition, and the transition condition from the second processing unit to the processing unit in the next order and the processing unit after the transition are the first processing unit. It is determined whether or not the integration condition is the same except for the transition from to the second processing unit.

  When the integration condition is satisfied, the control unit 20 refers to the processing unit information 30a, acquires information indicating the shape of the icon obtained by integrating the first processing unit and the second processing unit, and the integrated icon. Is output in the region R in which the first processing unit was displayed. Further, the control unit 20 moves the processing unit displayed after the second processing unit (right in the example shown in FIG. 3A) to the region R where the second processing unit is displayed. Output a control signal. As a result, in the display unit of the user I / F unit 40, a plurality of processing units are integrated and displayed with left justification.

FIG. 3A shows an example before the display is corrected, and FIG. 3B shows an example after the display is corrected. Here, the screen configurations of the processing units with IDs T2, T3, and T4 are the same, the screen configurations of the processing units of T5, T6, and T7 are the same, and the screen configurations of the processing units of T8, T9, and T10 are the same. Is assumed. Note that these processing units are represented by the icon In ₃ and are processing units for which no transition condition is set, and therefore the conditions relating to the transition condition among the integration conditions do not affect the possibility of integration.

In the processing units of T2, T3, and T4, when the processing unit T4 is regarded as the second processing unit and the processing unit T3 is regarded as the first processing unit, the screen configurations of both are the same, so the integration condition is satisfied. Further, when the processing unit T3 is regarded as the second processing unit and the processing unit T2 is regarded as the first processing unit, both screen configurations are the same, so that the integration condition is satisfied. Accordingly, the processing units T2, T3, and T4 satisfy the integration condition and are integrated. FIG. 3B illustrates the integrated icon Ic ₁ after the processing units T2, T3, and T4 are integrated. Similarly, the processing unit T5, T6, T7 integration icon Ic ₂ become integrated, the processing unit T8, T9, T10 is integrated icon Ic ₃ are integrated.

  As described above, when integration is performed, the number of processing units to be displayed is reduced and the display area becomes compact. Therefore, it is possible to easily understand the flow of processing units at a glance. Further, even when the common processing unit E1 is executed after branching from the same processing unit J1 into a plurality of processing units T1 and T2 and passing through the processing units in the respective branches, the display correction is performed as shown in FIG. As shown, the number of icons present in each branch matches. Therefore, the size of the area occupied by each branch is uniform, and the flow of returning from the processing unit before branching to the common processing unit through a plurality of processing units can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

  On the other hand, FIG. 4A shows an example before the display is corrected in another example, and FIG. 4B shows an example after the display of the example shown in FIG. 4A is corrected. Here, it is assumed that the screen configurations of the processing units J1 and J2 are the same. Furthermore, the transition conditions specified for the processing units J1 and J2 are the same, and the processing unit after the transition by each transition condition is the same except for the transition from the processing unit J1 to the processing unit J2 (the processing units T1 and T4 are the same). Is assumed.

Therefore, in this case, when the processing unit J2 is regarded as the second processing unit and the processing unit J1 is regarded as the first processing unit, the screen configurations of both are the same. Further, the processing units in the next order after the first processing unit are the processing units J2, T1, and T4, and the processing units in the next order after the second processing unit are the processing units T1 and T4. Therefore, the processing unit after the transition from the first processing unit J1 and the processing unit after the transition from the second processing unit J2 are excluding the transition from the first processing unit J1 to the second processing unit J2. Are the same. Further, as described above, the transition condition from the first processing unit J1 to the processing units T1 and T4 and the transition condition from the second processing unit J2 to the processing units T1 and T4 are the same. Accordingly, in this case, the integration condition is satisfied, and the processing units J1 and J2 are integrated. FIG. 4B illustrates the integrated icon Ic ₄ after the processing units J1 and J2 are integrated. According to the above configuration, it is possible to easily grasp the flow of processing units at a glance.

(2) Editing support processing:
Next, the editing support process will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the editing support process. The editing support process is executed in a state where creation of a scenario is started and a UI (eg, FIG. 3A) for creating the scenario is displayed. In the editing support process, the control unit 20 determines whether or not a processing unit new creation instruction has been received by the process of the new creation instruction receiving unit 21a (step S100). That is, the control unit 20 outputs a signal from the input unit of the user I / F unit 40 that the icons In _{1 to} In ₃ displayed on the new creation instruction receiving unit Bn shown in FIG. In this case, it is determined that a new creation instruction for the processing unit has been received. In addition, when the signal output from the input unit of the user I / F unit 40 is a signal indicating that a new creation instruction for a duplication processing unit has been received, the control unit 20 sets the existing processing unit to be duplicated. Accept instructions.

  Next, the control unit 20 receives the processing content of the newly created processing unit by the processing of the processing content determination unit 21b and the processing unit display unit 21c, and displays an icon indicating the newly created processing unit (step S105). ), The processing after step S105 is repeated until it is determined that the processing content has been determined (step S110). That is, the control unit 20 creates a processing unit that is newly created based on a signal output from the input unit in response to a user operation on the input unit of the user I / F unit 40 by the processing of the processing content determination unit 21b. The contents of execution to be executed, the screen configuration being executed, and the order in which the processing units are executed are received. Further, when the order of executing the processing units newly created by the icon drop operation is received, the control unit 20 controls the display unit of the user I / F unit 40 to control signals by the processing of the processing unit display unit 21c. And the icon is displayed in the region R where the icon is dropped. When an instruction for newly creating a replication processing unit is accepted in step S100, the control unit 20 accepts the order in which the processing units are executed in step S105. And the control part 20 determines with the process content having been determined, when the signal which shows determination of the process content is output from the input part of the user I / F part 40 by the process of the process content determination part 21b.

  If it is determined in step S110 that the processing content has been determined, the control unit 20 determines that the processing unit created by the processing of the display correction unit 21d is either a replication processing unit or a processing unit indicating the end of the scenario. The process after step S100 is repeated until it is determined (step S115). That is, the control unit 20 repeats Step S100 and subsequent steps when the created processing unit is not a replication processing unit and is not a processing unit indicating the end of the scenario. Of course, when an editing support end instruction is given to the input unit of the user I / F unit 40 at an arbitrary timing in the process of steps S100 to S115, the control unit 20 ends the editing support process.

  If the processing unit created in steps S100 to S110 is a duplication processing unit or a processing unit indicating the end of the scenario, the processing in step S120 and subsequent steps is executed after the determination in step S115. In step S120, the control unit 20 refers to the scenario information 30b by the processing of the display correction unit 21d, and searches for the processing unit in the order immediately before the processing unit of interest. That is, the control unit 20 is configured to perform processing by sequentially changing the processing units of interest in the loop processing of steps S120 to S142. When the loop processing of steps S120 to S142 is executed for the first time, the processing unit immediately before the processing unit indicating the end of the newly created scenario or the newly created replication processing unit is set as the processing unit of interest. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3A, when the execution of step S120 and subsequent steps is disclosed because the processing unit E1 indicating the end of the scenario is created as the next processing unit of the processing unit T4, the control unit 20 The processing unit T4 immediately before E1 is set as the processing unit under attention.

  When the processing unit of the immediately preceding order is searched, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the processing unit of the immediately preceding order exists by the processing of the display correction unit 21d (step S125), and the processing of the immediately preceding order is performed. If it is not determined that the unit exists, the processes after step S144 are executed. If it is determined in step S125 that there is a processing unit in the immediately preceding order, the control unit 20 has the same screen configuration as the processing unit in the immediately preceding order based on the scenario information 30b by the processing of the display correction unit 21d. It is determined whether or not there is (step S130).

  That is, the control unit 20 refers to the scenario information 30b and compares the information indicating the screen configuration of the processing unit being noticed with the information indicating the screen configuration of the processing unit immediately before the processing unit being noticed. If they are the same, it is determined that the processing unit in the immediately preceding order and the screen configuration are the same. Note that when the screen configuration is not defined in the processing unit under consideration, the control unit 20 does not determine that the processing unit in the immediately preceding order is the same as the screen configuration. In step S130, if it is not determined that the screen unit is the same as the processing unit in the immediately preceding order, the processing from step S144 is executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S130 that the processing unit of the immediately preceding order is the same as the screen configuration, the control unit 20 performs processing of the immediately preceding order, the transition condition, and the post-transition by the processing of the display correction unit 21d. It is determined whether the processing units are the same (step S135). That is, the control unit 20 refers to the scenario information 30b, specifies the transition condition from the processing unit being focused on to the next processing unit and the processing unit after the transition, and starts the next processing unit immediately before the processing unit being focused on. The transition condition to the processing unit and the processing unit after the transition are specified.

  Then, the control unit 20 compares both, except for the transition from the processing unit immediately before the processing unit being focused on to the processing unit being focused on, and when the transition condition and the processing unit after the transition are the same, It is determined that the immediately preceding processing unit is the same as the transition condition and the processing unit after the transition. That is, the control unit 20 determines that the processing unit being noticed is the above-described second processing unit, and the processing unit immediately before the processing unit being noticed is the above-described first processing unit. When the processing unit under consideration is a processing unit for which the transition condition is not defined, such as a processing unit indicating the end of the scenario or a processing unit other than the branch processing, the control unit 20 It is not determined that the processing unit is the same as the transition condition and the processing unit after the transition. In step S135, when it is not determined that the processing unit in the immediately preceding order is the same as the transition condition and the processing unit after the transition, the processing from step S144 is executed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S135 that the processing unit in the immediately preceding order is the same as the processing unit after the transition condition and the transition, the control unit 20 performs the processing unit in the immediately preceding order by the processing of the display correction unit 21d. Are set as integration targets (step S140). That is, the control unit 20 associates the flag that is the integration target with the ID that indicates the processing unit immediately before the processing unit of interest. Then, the control unit 20 newly sets the processing unit in the immediately preceding order as the processing unit under attention by the processing of the display correction unit 21d (step S142), and repeats the processing after step S120.

  If it is not determined in step S125 that there is a processing unit in the immediately preceding order, or if it is not determined in step S130 that the processing unit in the immediately preceding order is the same as the screen configuration, or in step S135, the immediately preceding order. If it is not determined that the processing unit of FIG. 4 and the transition condition and the processing unit after the transition are the same, the control unit 20 uses the processing of the display correction unit 21d to process the processing unit immediately before the processing unit indicating the end of the newly created scenario. Alternatively, the newly created replication processing unit is set as the processing unit under consideration (step S144), and the processing of steps S145 to S167 is executed. Here, the processing in steps S145 to S167 is the same as that in steps S120 to S142, except that the processing unit in the order immediately after the processing unit of interest is compared with the processing unit of interest. If the processing unit under consideration is a processing unit indicating the end of the scenario, there is no processing unit in the order immediately after the processing unit under consideration, and therefore step S170 is executed after the determination in step S150.

  If it is not determined in step S150 that there is a processing unit in the immediately subsequent order, or if it is not determined in step S155 that the processing unit in the subsequent order is the same as the screen configuration, or in step S160, the immediately following order. In the case where it is not determined that the processing unit, the transition condition, and the processing unit after the transition are the same, the control unit 20 determines whether there is an integration target through the processing of the display correction unit 21d (step S170). That is, when there is an ID associated with the flag to be integrated in step S140 or step S165, the control unit 20 determines that the processing target of the ID exists as an integration target.

  If it is determined in step S170 that there is no integration target, the control unit 20 skips step S175 and repeats the processing from step S100 onward by the processing of the display correction unit 21d. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S170 that there is an integration target, the control unit 20 integrates and displays the integration target by the processing of the display correction unit 21d (step S175). That is, the control unit 20 refers to the processing unit information 30a and acquires information indicating the shape of the integrated icon that integrates the integration targets. Then, the integrated icon is displayed, and a control signal for filling and displaying the display area before the integration is output to the display unit of the user I / F unit 40. As a result, on the display unit of the user I / F unit 40, the icons are displayed in a state where the integration targets are integrated and the empty space before integration is packed as in the examples illustrated in FIGS. 3B and 4B. The

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The above embodiment is an example for carrying out the present invention, and when editing the execution contents for each processing unit, various other embodiments can be used as long as the relationship between the icons indicating the processing unit is simplified. Can be adopted. For example, the means constituting the editing support system may exist in a plurality of devices. Moreover, the timing for executing the processing for integrating icons by the processing of the display correction unit 21d is not limited to the timing in the above-described embodiment. For example, the timing instructed by the user, the selection of an arbitrary processing unit is canceled. It may be configured to execute at the timing when the processing is finished, the timing when the editing is finished, or the timing when the processing content of the processing unit is received. Of course, it may be configured such that the integrated icon can be returned to the state before the integration according to the user's instruction or the like.

  The processing unit may be an editing unit in the editing support system, and the new creation instruction accepting unit only needs to accept a new creation instruction for the processing unit. That is, when a new creation instruction is accepted, a processing unit to be edited may be generated, and the processing unit may be configured to be editable. Various methods can be adopted as a method of receiving a new creation instruction, and a configuration in which a newly created instruction unit is designated by various input units such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel can be employed. Further, the processing unit to be newly created may be selected from a plurality of options. For example, as specific processing contents of the processing unit, categories such as branch processing and determination processing are defined in advance, and a new creation instruction may be received by specifying the category.

  The processing content determination unit only needs to be able to accept the execution content to be executed in the newly created processing unit, the screen configuration being executed, and the order in which the processing units are executed. That is, it is only necessary that information for enabling execution of processing in processing units can be received as processing content. The amount of processing content included in one processing unit can be any amount, but in order not to excessively increase the amount of processing content included in one processing unit, content that can be selected as processing content It may be configured so that there is a limit to the above. For example, a predetermined process may be set as an option, and when a specific option is selected, other options may not be selected. Of course, various processing contents such as determination, input, output, and recording are assumed as the processing contents, and the processing contents are defined by any one or a combination thereof.

  The screen configuration is information that defines a screen displayed while executing the processing content in the processing unit, and does not include the operation of the screen component (the operation is specified by the processing content). For example, the screen configuration is defined by the background color or background pattern of the screen, the color or position of an object (such as a choice button or character) arranged in the screen.

  The order in which the processing units are executed is defined by specifying the processing units to be executed before or after the newly created processing unit, unless the newly created processing unit is the first processing unit. The The order may be determined so that a series of processes are finally performed from the first processing unit to the last processing unit. The order in which the processing units are executed can be specified by various methods, and may be specified by a numerical value indicating the order, or may be specified by an arrangement on the display screen. As the latter, in the situation where each processing unit is displayed side by side on the display unit according to the order in which the processing units are executed, the processing unit is determined by arranging a newly created processing unit with respect to the displayed processing unit. It is possible to adopt a configuration that specifies the order of execution.

  The processing unit display means only needs to be able to display the icons indicating the processing units on the display unit in accordance with the order in which the processing units are executed. That is, it is only necessary to display the display order of the processing unit so that the execution order of the processing target can be recognized based on the display contents of the display unit. Of course, the icon only needs to indicate an individual processing unit, and may include an ID for specifying the processing unit, a symbol indicating the processing content, and the like.

  When the screen configuration of a plurality of continuous processing units is common, the display correction unit only needs to be able to display the icons indicating the plurality of continuous processing units in an integrated manner. That is, it is only necessary that a plurality of continuous processing units estimated to be related to each other can be integrated and display can be simplified by sharing a screen configuration in the plurality of continuous processing units. When displaying icons in an integrated manner, the number of processing units to be displayed is smaller than that of a plurality of icons before integration, and simple display is required. For example, the icons before integration are integrated. It is possible to adopt a configuration that replaces with an icon indicating that. In the configuration in which the size of the display area of one icon is determined, the size of the display area of the icon after integration and the size of the display area of one icon before integration are preferably the same.

  Further, the display correction unit displays the icon after integration at the display position of the icon indicating the processing unit with the earliest execution order among the display areas displayed before the icons indicating a plurality of consecutive processing units are integrated. In the display area, an area in which an icon indicating a processing unit is no longer displayed may be displayed by packing processing units in an order after a plurality of consecutive processing units. That is, in the configuration in which the processing units are displayed in the order of execution, the number of processing units displayed is reduced by integrating a plurality of consecutive icons and displaying the integrated icons, and free space generated before and after the integration Stuffed to fill. According to this configuration, the number of processing units to be displayed is reduced and the display area is compact, so that it is possible to easily grasp the flow of processing units at a glance. In addition, when a common processing unit is executed after branching from the same processing unit to a plurality of processing units and passing through the processing units in each branch, the number of icons (including integrated icons) present in each branch is There is a high probability of matching. Therefore, the possibility that the sizes of the areas occupied by the respective branches are increased, and the flow of returning from the processing unit before branching to the common processing unit through a plurality of processing units can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

  Furthermore, the processing content determination means can accept processing for determining whether or not a plurality of transition conditions are satisfied as execution content, and the processing to be executed when the new creation instruction acceptance means satisfies each of the plurality of transition conditions In a configuration in which a plurality of processing units in the next order of one processing unit can be created by receiving a new unit creation instruction, the display correction unit can change the processing unit from the first processing unit to the processing unit in the next order. The transition condition and the processing unit after the transition, the transition condition from the second processing unit that is the next order of the first processing unit to the processing unit of the next order, and the processing unit after the transition are the first If they are the same except for the transition from the processing unit to the second processing unit, the first processing unit and the second processing unit may be integrated and displayed.

  That is, the transition condition from the first processing unit to the processing unit in the next order and the processing unit after the transition, the transition condition from the second processing unit to the processing unit in the next order, and the processing unit after the transition Are the same except for the transition from the first processing unit to the second processing unit, the first processing unit and the second processing unit are the same except for the transition from the first processing unit to the second processing unit. The condition determination of the same content is made for the two processing units, and the transition of the same content is performed. In such a case, there is a high possibility that the first processing unit and the second processing unit share the processing content, the purpose of the processing, the intended processing, etc., and at least these processing units are completely different. It is unlikely that processing will take place. Therefore, the transition condition from the first processing unit to the processing unit in the next order and the processing unit after the transition, the transition condition from the second processing unit to the processing unit in the next order, and the processing unit after the transition Are the same except for the transition from the first processing unit to the second processing unit, the icons indicating the first processing unit and the second processing unit are integrated and displayed. Thus, it is possible to easily grasp the flow of processing units at a glance. The integration based on the transition condition from the processing unit and the processing unit after the transition as described above may be performed in a configuration in which the integration based on the screen configuration is performed, or the integration based on the screen configuration is not performed. It may be implemented in the configuration.

  Furthermore, in the configuration in which the new creation instruction accepting unit accepts a new creation instruction of the duplication processing unit that is the same execution content and screen processing unit as the existing processing unit that is the created processing unit, the processing content determination unit includes: The order in which the replication processing units are executed is received, and the display correction unit displays the icons indicating the processing units in a predetermined direction according to the order in which the processing units are executed and displayed on the display unit, and the existing processing on a straight line perpendicular to the predetermined direction. A unit and a duplication processing unit may be arranged and displayed.

  That is, the replication processing unit has the same execution content and screen configuration as the existing processing unit, but the execution order is different. Accordingly, the duplication processing unit is a duplication processing unit for executing the existing processing unit in an order different from the existing order. In such a configuration, if the display positions of the existing processing unit and the replication processing unit are not related to each other, it is difficult to grasp the order of both. Therefore, if the existing processing unit and the duplication processing unit are arranged on a straight line perpendicular to a predetermined direction that is a direction in which the processing units are arranged according to the execution order, the existing processing unit is displayed in a direction perpendicular to the execution order direction. The position and the display position of the duplication processing unit can be aligned. As a result, it becomes possible to easily grasp the relationship between the existing processing units and the replication processing units and the processing units in the order before and after these processing units.

  Furthermore, in the configuration in which the new creation instruction accepting unit accepts a new creation instruction of the duplication processing unit that is the same execution content and screen processing unit as the existing processing unit that is the created processing unit, the processing content determination unit includes: The processing unit display means accepts an order for executing the replication processing units, and the processing unit display means displays the icons indicating the processing units in a predetermined direction according to the order in which the processing units are executed, and displays them on the display unit. When transitioning to the next processing unit, the multiple processing units after the transition are displayed on the display unit in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction, and the existing processing unit and the replication processing unit in the direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. May be displayed adjacent to each other.

  That is, if the display positions of the existing processing unit and the replication processing unit are not related to each other, it is difficult to grasp the order of both. Therefore, when branching from a processing unit to a plurality of processing units, if the existing processing unit and the duplication processing unit are displayed adjacent to each other in a direction perpendicular to a predetermined direction, which is a direction for arranging the processing units in order, The processing unit and the replication processing unit can be displayed close to each other. As a result, it becomes possible to easily grasp the relationship between the existing processing units and the replication processing units and the processing units in the order before and after these processing units.

5A and 5C display the existing processing unit and the duplication processing unit arranged on a straight line perpendicular to a predetermined direction (lateral direction), and further, the existing processing unit and the duplication processing unit in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. Is a diagram illustrating a configuration example in which and are displayed adjacent to each other. FIG. 5A shows an example before the display is corrected, and FIG. 5C shows an example after the display of the example shown in FIG. 5A is corrected. Here, it is assumed that a replication processing unit Ia ₁ identical to T1 is newly created in a situation where processing units having IDs S1, E1, J1 to J3, and T1 to T11 have been created.

In this example, based on the scenario information 30b, the control unit 20 determines that the existing processing unit Ia ₂ that is the processing unit that is the replication source of the replication processing unit Ia ₁ is the next order of the processing unit J1, and the UI shown in FIG. Is displayed at the top (the processing unit T1 is created first among the processing units that transition from J1 according to the transition condition). Then, the control unit 20 in the processing unit disposed in the right than the processing units J1, the processing unit (processing unit T1, T11, T10) to the processing unit immediately after the processing units J1 from the duplication process unit Ia ₁ At the top. Furthermore, the control unit 20 moves the processing units other than the processing units T1, T11, T10 down by one stage. As a result, the existing processing unit Ia ₂ and the duplication processing unit Ia ₁ are adjacent to each other in the vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction.

However, if display is performed in this state, the existing processing unit Ia ₂ and the duplication processing unit Ia ₁ are displayed at positions shifted in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 5B. Therefore, the control unit 20 sets the position of each processing unit after the above movement as a temporary position, and determines whether or not the existing processing unit Ia ₂ and the duplication processing unit Ia ₁ are arranged on a straight line in the vertical direction. judge. That is, the control unit 20, a temporary position of the existing process units Ia ₂ compares the provisional position of the copy processing unit Ia _1, when both are present in the aligned region R in the vertical direction, and the existing process units Ia ₂ It is determined that the replication processing unit Ia ₁ is arranged on a straight line in the vertical direction.

When it is not determined that the existing processing unit Ia ₂ and the replication processing unit Ia ₁ are arranged on the straight line in the vertical direction, the control unit 20 sends a control signal to the display unit of the user I / F unit 40. output, moving at least one of the existing processing units Ia ₂ replication processing unit Ia ₁ next, displays side by side with the existing processing units Ia ₂ and replication processing units Ia ₁ in the longitudinal direction of the straight line. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5C, the existing processing unit Ia ₂ and the replication processing unit Ia ₁ are displayed in a state where they are adjacent in the vertical direction and are not shifted in the horizontal direction. Accordingly, it is possible to easily grasp the relationship between the existing processing unit Ia ₂ and the replication processing unit Ia ₁ and the processing units in the order before and after these processing units. Of course, here, the existing processing unit and the duplication processing unit are arranged and displayed on a straight line perpendicular to the predetermined direction, and the existing processing unit and the duplication processing unit are displayed adjacent to each other in the direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. The structure which implements any one of the structure to perform may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, as in the present invention, when editing the execution contents for each processing unit, a method for simplifying the relationship between icons indicating processing units can be applied as a program or a method. The system, program, and method as described above can be realized as a single device or can be realized as a plurality of devices, and include various aspects. For example, it is possible to provide a general-purpose computer, method, and program that include the above-described means. Further, some changes may be made as appropriate, such as a part of software and a part of hardware. Furthermore, the invention can be realized as a recording medium for a program for controlling the system. Of course, the software recording medium may be a magnetic recording medium, a magneto-optical recording medium, or any recording medium to be developed in the future.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Editing support system, 20 ... Control part, 21 ... Editing support program, 21a ... New creation instruction | indication reception part, 21b ... Processing content determination part, 21c ... Processing unit display part, 21d ... Display correction part, 30 ... Recording medium, 30a ... processing unit information, 30b ... scenario information, 40 ... user I / F section

Claims (8)

An editing support system that creates a series of processes by determining the order of execution of processing units,
New creation instruction accepting means for accepting a new creation instruction for the processing unit;
Processing content determination means for receiving the execution content to be executed in the newly created processing unit, the screen configuration being executed, and the order in which the processing units are executed;
Processing unit display means for displaying icons on the display unit in accordance with the order in which the processing units are executed and displaying them on a display unit;
When the screen configuration in a plurality of consecutive processing units is common, display correction means for integrating and displaying icons indicating the plurality of consecutive processing units;
An editing support system comprising: The display correction means includes
The integrated icon is displayed at the display position of the icon indicating the processing unit with the earliest execution order among the display areas displayed before the icons indicating the plurality of consecutive processing units are integrated. In the display area, an icon indicating the processing unit is no longer displayed, and the processing units in an order after the plurality of consecutive processing units are packed and displayed.
The editing support system according to claim 1. The processing content determination means includes
A process for determining whether or not a plurality of transition conditions are satisfied can be accepted as the execution content,
The new creation instruction receiving means
It is possible to create a plurality of processing units in the next order of one processing unit by receiving a new creation instruction of the processing unit to be executed when each of the plurality of transition conditions is satisfied,
The display correction means includes
The transition condition from the first processing unit to the processing unit in the next order and the processing unit after the transition, and the second processing unit to the next order that is the next order of the first processing unit When the transition condition to the processing unit and the processing unit after the transition are the same except for the transition from the first processing unit to the second processing unit,
Displaying an icon indicating the first processing unit and an icon indicating the second processing unit in an integrated manner;
The editing support system according to claim 1. The new creation instruction receiving means
Accepts a new creation instruction for a replication processing unit, which is the processing unit of the processing content and the same execution content as the existing processing unit, which is the created processing unit,
The processing content determination means includes
Accepting the order of execution of the replication processing units;
The display correction means includes
The icons indicating the processing units are displayed in the display unit in a predetermined direction according to the order in which the processing units are executed, and the existing processing unit and the duplication processing unit are arranged on a straight line perpendicular to the predetermined direction. Display,
The editing support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The new creation instruction receiving means
Accepts a new creation instruction for a replication processing unit, which is the processing unit of the processing content and the same execution content as the existing processing unit, which is the created processing unit,
The processing content determination means includes
Accepting the order of execution of the replication processing units;
The processing unit display means includes
The icons indicating the processing units are displayed in the display unit in a predetermined direction according to the order in which the processing units are executed, and the processing unit is shifted from the arbitrary processing unit to the next processing unit according to a plurality of conditions. A plurality of the processing units after the transition are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction and displayed on the display unit, and the existing processing unit and the duplication processing unit are adjacent to each other in the direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. indicate,
The editing support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. An editing support system that creates a series of processes by determining the order of execution of processing units,
New creation instruction accepting means for accepting a new creation instruction for the processing unit;
Processing content determination means for receiving the execution content to be executed in the newly created processing unit, the screen configuration being executed, and the order in which the processing units are executed;
An editing support system comprising processing unit display means for displaying an icon indicating the processing unit on a display unit in accordance with an order in which the processing units are executed,
The processing content determination means includes
A process for determining whether or not a plurality of transition conditions are satisfied can be accepted as the execution content,
The new creation instruction receiving means
It is possible to create a plurality of processing units in the next order of one processing unit by receiving a new creation instruction of the processing unit to be executed when each of the plurality of transition conditions is satisfied,
further,
The transition condition from the first processing unit to the processing unit in the next order and the processing unit after the transition, and the second processing unit to the next order that is the next order of the first processing unit When the transition condition to the processing unit and the processing unit after the transition are the same except for the transition from the first processing unit to the second processing unit,
An editing support system comprising: a display correction unit that displays an icon indicating the first processing unit and an icon indicating the second processing unit in an integrated manner. An editing support method for creating a series of processes by determining an execution order of processing units,
A new creation instruction receiving step for receiving a new creation instruction for the processing unit;
A processing content determination step for receiving the execution content to be executed in the newly created processing unit, the screen configuration being executed, and the order in which the processing units are executed;
A processing unit display step for displaying the icons indicating the processing units on a display unit in accordance with the order in which the processing units are executed;
When the screen configuration in a plurality of consecutive processing units is common, a display correction step of integrating and displaying icons indicating the plurality of consecutive processing units;
An editing support method characterized by comprising: An editing support program for causing a computer to realize a function of creating a series of processes by determining an order in which processing units are executed,
A new creation instruction acceptance function for accepting a new creation instruction for the processing unit;
A processing content determination function for receiving an execution content to be executed in the newly created processing unit, a screen configuration being executed, and an order in which the processing units are executed;
A processing unit display function for displaying the icons indicating the processing units on the display unit in accordance with the order in which the processing units are executed;
When the screen configuration of a plurality of consecutive processing units is common, a display correction function that displays icons that indicate the plurality of consecutive processing units in an integrated manner;
An editing support program characterized in that a computer is realized.

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