JP2018045278A - Form creation assist device, form creation assist method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a form creation assist device, a form creation assist method, and a program with which it is possible to suppress man-hours when developing a form.SOLUTION: A business form creation assist device 1 comprises: a continuous form generation unit 12 for generating a continuous form by using a form layout that defines the layout of a form and form item specification information that defines specification of a data entry column per form item; and a form preview generation unit 13 for entering test data in the continuous form generated by the continuous form generation unit 12 and generating a print image. The continuous form generation unit 12 generates a continuous form that conforms to specification in which the specification defined by the form item specification information is changed by a fixed value, in addition to a continuous form that conforms to the specification defined by the form item specification information. The form preview generation unit 13 generates a print image for each continuous form generated by the continuous form generation unit 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a form creation support apparatus, a form creation support method, and a program.

  Various technologies have been proposed to improve the efficiency of business related to forms. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system for automating item definitions for data retrieval as a technique for retrieving a form.

JP 2010-026750 A

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-133867 proposes an efficiency improvement for a business relating to a form search, but does not disclose an efficiency improvement for creating a desired form. A form is created by inputting business data in a form form. For this reason, the form developer needs to create a form form in accordance with a request from a user such as a business operator who uses the form. If the print image of the form using the created form form does not meet the user's request, the form developer needs to create the form form again. The user's request may only be generated by looking at the printed image. Also, due to the difference between the file format of the file for determining the layout of the form and the file format of the file used for the print image of the form, there is a slight difference between the layout at the layout creation stage and the layout in the print image. Nasty habits may occur. For this reason, when developing a form, the process of re-creating a form based on the print image confirmation result is repeated. For this reason, the development of the form requires a great amount of man-hours.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a form creation support apparatus, a form creation support method, and a program that can suppress the man-hours during the development of a form.

  A form creation support apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention uses a form layout that defines a form layout and form item specification information that defines data entry field specifications for each form item. A form generation unit; and a preview generation unit that inputs test data to the form form generated by the form form generation unit and generates a print image. The form form generation unit includes the form item specification information. In addition to the form defined in accordance with the specifications defined by the form item, the form defined in accordance with the specifications defined by the form item specification information is changed by a fixed value, and the preview generation means generates the form form. The print image is generated for each form form generated by the means.

  The form creation support method according to an aspect of the present invention uses the form layout that defines the layout of the form and the form item specification information that defines the specification of the data entry field for each form item. Generates a form according to the specifications defined by the information and a form that conforms to the specifications defined by the above-mentioned form item specification information by changing the fixed value, and inputs test data to each generated form Then, a print image is generated for each generated form form.

  The program according to one aspect of the present invention is defined by the form item specification information using a form layout that defines a form layout and form item specification information that defines a data entry field specification for each form item. A form form generation step for generating a form form according to the specification and a form defined according to the specification defined by the form item specification information by changing a fixed value, and test data in each generated form form To generate a preview generation step for generating a print image for each generated form.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a form creation support apparatus, a form creation support method, and a program that can suppress the man-hours during the development of a form.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the form creation assistance apparatus concerning embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the form creation assistance apparatus concerning embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed functional structure of the form creation assistance apparatus concerning embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a form layout. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the form item specification produced | generated by the form item specification production | generation part concerning embodiment. It is a table | surface which shows the example of the production | generation rule used when the form test data generation part concerning embodiment produces | generates form test data. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the form test data which the form test data generation part concerning embodiment produces | generates. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the form creation assistance apparatus concerning embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of step 12 of the flowchart shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of step 12 of the flowchart shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the table which put together the combination pattern of the specification which the form form generation part concerning embodiment produced | generated.

<Outline of the embodiment>
Prior to the description of the embodiment, an outline of the embodiment according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a form creation support apparatus 1 according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the form creation support apparatus 1 includes a form form generation unit 12 (form form generation unit) and a form preview generation unit 13 (preview generation unit).

  The form form generation unit 12 generates a form form using a form layout and a form item specification (also referred to as form item specification information). The form layout is a file for determining the layout of the form, and is a file for defining the layout of the form. The form item specification is a file that defines the specification of the data entry column for each form item. The form form is a template file that includes layout information such as form items and data entry fields, and specification definition information for the data entry fields. A form is created by entering business data in the form form.

  Here, the form form generation unit 12 generates the form according to the specification defined by the form item specification information, and in addition to the form defined by the form item specification information, the form conforms to a fixed value. Also generate forms.

  The form preview generation unit 13 inputs test data of business data into the form form generated by the form form generation unit 12 and generates a print image. The print image is a file to be output when the form is printed out or displayed. The form preview generation unit 13 generates a print image for each form form generated by the form form generation unit 12. That is, the form preview generation unit 13 generates a print image based on the form form according to the specification defined by the form item specification information, and changes the specification defined by the form item specification information by a fixed value. A print image based on the following form is also generated.

  Thus, in the form creation support apparatus 1, the form form generation unit 12 generates not only the form form according to the specification defined by the form item specification information but also the form form whose specifications are changed. Therefore, the form preview generation unit 13 generates a plurality of types of print images. Therefore, it is possible to present a plurality of types of print images to a user such as a business operator who uses a form at a time. Since the user can select a print image satisfying the acceptance criteria from these print images, the user does not need to make a correction request for the presented print image. Therefore, the form developer does not have to recreate the form form based on the user's correction request. More specifically, the re-creation work of the form layout or form item specification for re-creating the form form is reduced. From the above, according to the form creation support device 1, it is possible to suppress the man-hours during the development of the form.

<Details of the embodiment>
Next, details of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the form creation support apparatus 1 according to the embodiment. The form creation support device 1 includes a memory 50 and a processor 51.

  The memory 50 is configured by a combination of a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory. Memory 50 may include a storage that is located away from processor 51. In this case, the processor 51 may access the memory 50 via an input / output interface (not shown).

  The memory 50 is used for storing a form layout, a form item specification, a form form, form test data, a print image, software (computer program) executed by the processor 51, and the like.

  This program can be stored using various types of non-transitory computer readable media and supplied to a computer. Non-transitory computer readable media include various types of tangible storage media. Examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include magnetic recording media (eg flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (eg magneto-optical discs), compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), CD-ROMs. R, CD-R / W, and semiconductor memory (for example, mask ROM, programmable ROM (PROM), erasable PROM (EPROM), flash ROM, random access memory (RAM)) are included. The program may also be supplied to the computer by various types of transitory computer readable media. Examples of transitory computer readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. The temporary computer-readable medium can supply the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.

  The processor 51 reads out and executes software (computer program) from the memory 50, thereby performing processing of each component shown in FIG. Thus, the form creation support apparatus 1 has a function as a computer. The processor 51 may be, for example, a microprocessor, MPU, or CPU. The processor 51 may include a plurality of processors.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed functional configuration of the form creation support apparatus 1 according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the form creation support apparatus 1 includes a form item specification generation unit 10, a form test data generation unit 11, a form form generation unit 12, and a form preview generation unit 13. In FIG. 3, the arrows in the figure simply indicate the direction of data flow, and do not exclude the bidirectionality of data flow.

  The form item specification generation unit 10 generates a form item specification using information included in the form layout. An example of the form layout is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the form layout includes form item names (such as “order number”, “order date”, “customer name”, “product name”, “unit price”), data entry fields, and others. Information on the items described in the form and their arrangement are included as information. The form layout is a file created by the form developer, for example, an Excel (registered trademark) file.

  The form item specification generation unit 10 extracts a form item from the form layout, and generates a form item specification by defining a specification for each extracted form item. The form item specification is, for example, an Excel (registered trademark) file. An example of the form item specification generated by the form item specification generation unit 10 is shown in FIG. The form item specification generation unit 10 defines, for example, the data type, font name, character size, character thickness, number of print digits, coordinates, and the like as the data entry field specifications for each form item. Thus, in the present embodiment, the specification has a plurality of attributes.

  Here, the attribute “data type” is a specification that defines the type of data input to the data entry field. Examples of the data type include numerical values, dates, full-width character strings, and half-width character strings. The attribute “font name” is a specification that defines the font type of data input in the data entry field. The attribute “character size” is a specification that defines the character size of data input to the data entry field. The attribute “character thickness” is a specification that defines the character thickness of data input to the data entry field. The attribute “number of print digits” is a specification that defines the maximum number of digits of data input in the data entry field. The attribute “coordinate” is a specification that defines an arrangement position of characters displayed in the data entry column.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the form item specification generation unit 10 creates a table storing item names acquired from the form layout (namely, form item names) and specification setting values for the respective item names. . The form item specification generation unit 10 stores a value determined by an arbitrary method as a specification setting value in a table. For example, the form item specification generation unit 10 may store a predetermined value in the table as a specification setting value. In addition, the form item specification generation unit 10 may determine a setting value of the specification based on information included in the form layout. In addition, the form item specification generation unit 10 may determine a value designated by a form developer or the like using an input interface (not shown) as a setting value for the specification.

  The form test data generation unit 11 generates form test data from the form item specification. The form test data is dummy business data, and is test data created so that a user or the like can confirm a print image in a state where the data is written in the data entry column of the form. The form test data generation unit 11 generates form test data according to a predetermined generation rule. FIG. 6 is a table showing an example of generation rules used when the form test data generation unit 11 generates form test data. For example, when form test data is created according to the generation rule “FULL digit data”, the form test data generation unit 11 sets the number of print digits in the form item specification for all form items indicated in the form item specification. Test data with the number of digits indicated by the set value is generated. In this case, according to the example shown in FIG. 5, the form test data generation unit 11 generates form test data as shown in FIG. That is, the form test data generation unit 11 generates 8-digit data for the form item whose name is “order item” because the number of print digits defined in the form item specification shown in FIG. 5 is 8. To do. At that time, the form test data generation unit 11 refers to the data format defined in the form item specification, and generates test data according to the defined data format. Further, the form test data generation unit 11 has 10 digits of data for the form item whose name is “order date” because the number of print digits defined in the form item specification shown in FIG. 5 is 10. Is generated. Similarly, the form test data generation unit 11 also generates test data according to the number of print digits defined in the form item specification for other form items.

  In the present embodiment, the form test data generation unit 11 generates form test data for each of a plurality of predetermined generation rules. However, the form test data generation unit 11 generates one form test data according to one generation rule. Also good.

  In FIG. 6, the generation rule “overflow data” is a rule for deliberately generating test data exceeding the number of print digits defined in the form item specification. The reason for providing such a generation rule is that a defect (for example, a character protruding from a frame line of an entry field) occurs in a printed image when test data based on such a generation rule is used. This is for the user to confirm. By confirming that such a problem certainly occurs, the user or the like can confirm that the developed form form satisfies a desired condition. As described above, FIG. 6 shows a generation rule for generating unique test data in order to make it easier to find defects in the developed form. However, the form test data generation unit 11 is not limited to these, and may generate any arbitrary test data. Production rules can be used.

  As described above, the form form generation unit 12 uses the form layout and the form item specification information to fix the form form and the specification defined by the form item specification according to the specification defined by the form item specification. Generate form forms according to the specifications that are only changed. The form form generation unit 12 generates a form form by embedding the specification defined in the form item specification in the form layout. Specifically, the form form generation unit 12 associates the item name described in the form layout with the item name described in the form item specification, thereby providing the layout information of the form layout and the form item specification. Generate a file that integrates the specification information. The form form is, for example, an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file.

  In the present embodiment, the form form generation unit 12 generates a form form in which the coordinates, the number of print digits, the character size, and the character thickness are changed among the specifications defined in the form item specification. In other words, the form form generation unit 12 creates a form form by combining changes in each attribute. As a result, various variations of print images can be generated. For this reason, it is possible to increase the possibility that a print image satisfying the acceptance criteria is included in the print image group to be presented to the user. That is, it is possible to further reduce the occurrence of the form re-creation process.

  In the present embodiment, the form form generator 12 changes the specifications for each form item. For this reason, a combination of variations corresponding to the number of form items occurs. From this point of view, it can be said that the form form generation unit 12 according to the present embodiment can generate various variations of print images.

  However, if all combinations are allowed in this way, the generated print image may be enormous. For this reason, the form form generation unit 12 may limit the combination of fluctuations according to the specified condition. The conditions can be specified by any method. For example, the specification of conditions may be performed by a form developer or the like using an input interface (not shown), or may be performed by reading the conditions stored in the memory 50 in advance. By providing such a restriction, the number of print images to be confirmed by the user or the like can be suppressed, and the number of confirmation work steps can be reduced.

  The form preview generation unit 13 generates a print image for each generated form by inputting form test data to each form generated by the form form generation unit 12. The print image is, for example, a PDF (Portable Document Format) file. The form preview generation unit 13 generates a print image for each form test data for each form form when there are a plurality of types of form test data generated by the form test data generation unit 11.

  As described above, the form form generation unit 12 generates not only the form form according to the specification as defined but also the form form according to the specification in which the defined specification is changed. In addition to the print image based on the form according to the specification as defined, the print image based on the form based on the specification in which the defined specification is changed is generated.

  The form preview generation unit 13 may display and output a print image using a display device, or may print and output the print image using a printing device. In addition, the form preview generation unit 13 may transmit a print image to another information processing apparatus connected to the form creation support apparatus 1 via a network.

  Next, the operation of the form creation support apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the form creation support apparatus 1. Hereinafter, an operation example of the form creation support apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step 10 (S10), the form item specification generation unit 10 generates a form item specification based on the form layout. In the present embodiment, the form item specification generation unit 10 automatically generates a form item specification, but the form item specification may be manually created by a form developer.

  Next, in step 11 (S11), the form test data generation unit 11 generates form test data based on the form item specification. In the present embodiment, the form test data generation unit 11 automatically generates form test data, but the form test data may be manually created by a form developer.

  Next, in step 12 (S12), the form form generation unit 12 generates a form form based on the form layout and the form item specification. As described above, the form form generator 12 generates various forms of forms. Details of step 12 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B. Note that the processing order of step 11 and step 12 may be reversed, and both steps may be performed in parallel.

  Next, in step 13 (S13), the form preview generation unit 13 applies each form test data to each generated form form to generate a plurality of types of print images. Thereafter, the user or the like confirms the print image generated in step 13.

  Details of step 12 described above will be described. 9A and 9B are flowcharts showing details of step 12 in the flowchart shown in FIG. Hereinafter, an example of processing of the form form generation unit 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B.

  In step 100 (S100), the form form generation unit 12 reads a form layout and a form item specification. If there is no file to be read, that is, if reading of at least one of the form layout or the form item specification fails (No in step 101 (S101)), the process ends abnormally (step 102 (S102)). On the other hand, if the form layout and the form item specification are successfully read (Yes in step 101 (S101)), the process proceeds to step 103.

  In step 103 (S103), the form form generation unit 12 reads the definition content of the form item specification.

  Next, in step 104 (S104), the form form generation unit 12 determines whether the definition content read in step 103 has a coordinate setting. If there is a coordinate setting in the definition content, the process proceeds to step 105. On the other hand, when there is no coordinate setting in the definition content, the process proceeds to step 108.

  In step 105 (S 105), the form form generation unit 12 stores the coordinates set in the form item specification in the memory 50. In step 106 (S106), the form form generation unit 12 stores in the memory 50 coordinates obtained by shifting the coordinates set in the form item specification up and down. Next, in step 107 (S107), the form form generation unit 12 stores in the memory 50 coordinates obtained by shifting the coordinates set in the form item specification to the left and right. In step 106 and step 107, the form form generation unit 12 stores, in the memory 50, coordinates obtained by shifting the coordinate value set in the form item specification by 1, for example. That is, in this case, the above-mentioned fixed value is 1.

By performing the variation process for shifting the coordinates in this way, it is possible to generate a plurality of print images having different character arrangement positions. Thereby, the user etc. can select the print image comprised by the desired arrangement position. Further, due to the difference between the file format of the form layout (for example, Excel (registered trademark)) and the file format of the print image (for example, PDF), the layout position in the form layout and the layout position in the print image are delicate. May not match. By generating a plurality of print images having different character arrangement positions, it is possible to obtain a print image constituted by a desired arrangement position even when such a mismatch occurs.
After step 107, the process proceeds to step 108.

  In step 108 (S108), the form generation unit 12 determines whether or not the number of print digits is set in the definition read in step 103. If the number of print digits is set in the definition content, the process proceeds to step 109. On the other hand, when the number of print digits is not set in the definition content, the process proceeds to step 112.

  In step 109 (S 109), the form form generation unit 12 stores the number of print digits set in the form item specification in the memory 50. Next, in step 110 (S110), the form form generation unit 12 stores in the memory 50 a value obtained by increasing the number of print digits set in the form item specification by one digit. Next, in step 111 (S111), the form form generation unit 12 stores in the memory 50 a value obtained by reducing the number of print digits set in the form item specification by one digit. In step 110 and step 111, the form form generation unit 12 performs a variation process that increases or decreases by one digit, but the fixed value may be N (N is a positive integer) digit instead of one digit.

By performing the variation process for shifting the number of print digits in this way, it is possible to generate a plurality of print images having different maximum numbers of data input to the data entry field. As a result, the user or the like can select a print image having a maximum number of digits composed of a desired number of digits. The difference in the maximum number of digits affects, for example, the visual impression when the character with the maximum number of digits is written in the data entry column. For this reason, there is an advantage in performing variation processing that shifts the number of print digits.
After step 111, the process proceeds to step 112.

  In step 112 (S112), the form generation unit 12 determines whether or not the definition content read in step 103 has a character size setting. If there is a character size setting in the definition content, the process proceeds to step 113. On the other hand, if there is no character size setting in the definition, the process proceeds to step 116.

  In step 113 (S113), the form form generation unit 12 stores the character size set in the form item specification in the memory 50. Next, in step 114 (S114), the form form generation unit 12 stores in the memory 50 a value obtained by increasing the character size set in the form item specification by 1 pt (point). Next, in step 115 (S115), the form form generation unit 12 stores in the memory 50 a value obtained by reducing the character size set in the form item specification by 1 pt. In step 114 and step 115, the form generation unit 12 performs a variation process to increase or decrease by 1 pt. However, the fixed value may be N (N is a positive integer) pt instead of 1 pt.

By performing the variation process for shifting the character size in this way, it is possible to generate a plurality of print images having different character sizes of data input to the data entry field. Thereby, the user etc. can select the print image comprised by the desired character size. For example, the user or the like can select a suitable character size that fits within the frame line of the data entry field.
After step 115, the process proceeds to step 116.

  In step 116 (S116), the form generation unit 12 determines whether or not the definition content read in step 103 has a character thickness setting. If the definition content includes a character thickness setting, the process proceeds to step 117. On the other hand, if there is no character thickness setting in the definition, the process proceeds to step 120.

  In step 117 (S 117), the form form generation unit 12 stores the character thickness set in the form item specification in the memory 50. Next, in step 118 (S118), the form form generation unit 12 stores in the memory 50 a value obtained by increasing the thickness of the character set in the form item specification by 1 pt (point). Next, in step 119 (S119), the form form generation unit 12 stores in the memory 50 a value obtained by reducing the thickness of the character set in the form item specification by 1 pt. In step 118 and step 119, the form form generation unit 12 performs a variation process to increase or decrease by 1 pt. However, the fixed value may be N (N is a positive integer) pt instead of 1 pt.

By performing the variation process for shifting the thickness of the character in this way, it is possible to generate a plurality of print images having different character thicknesses of data input to the data entry field. Thereby, the user etc. can select the print image comprised by the thickness of the desired character.
After step 119, the process proceeds to step 120.

  In step 120 (S120), the form generation unit 12 determines whether the definition content read in step 103 has other attributes (data type, etc.) set. If there is a setting for other attributes in the definition content, the process proceeds to step 121. On the other hand, when there is no setting for other attributes in the definition content, the process proceeds to step 122.

  In step 121 (S 121), the form form generation unit 12 stores setting values of other attributes set in the form item specification in the memory 50. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 122.

  In step 122 (S122), the form form generation unit 12 generates a form for all patterns obtained from the combination of data stored in the memory 50. FIG. 10 shows a table in which the combination patterns of specifications generated by the form form generation unit 12 are collected. The form form generation unit 12 manages a pattern in which each attribute of the specification is changed using a table as shown in FIG. In managing the pattern, the form form generation unit 12 assigns an identification number for identifying the pattern. With this identification number, the form pattern can be associated with the print image. The identification number may be written on the print image. That is, it is grasped by the identification number whether the print image selected by the user or the like is created based on the form form corresponding to which pattern. A pattern as shown in FIG. 10 is created for each form item.

  In this way, the form form generation unit 12 generates a form form according to the specification as defined in the form item specification and a form form according to a specification obtained by changing the defined specification. Then, the process of step 13 shown in FIG. 8 is performed.

  The form creation support apparatus 1 according to the embodiment has been described above. In the form creation support device 1, the form form generation unit 12 generates various forms of forms, and the form preview generation unit 13 generates various print images. For this reason, the user etc. can obtain a suitable print image immediately. Therefore, generation | occurrence | production of a correction request is reduced and the man-hour at the time of the development of a form can be suppressed.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, as described above, the form form generation unit 12 may restrict combinations of changes according to conditions specified by the form developer or the user. That is, the combination pattern of specifications may be limited. In the above embodiment, a predetermined fixed value is used as the shift amount at the time of change, but this value is designated by a form developer or user via an input interface (not shown) or the like. May be. Also, the attribute of the specification to be changed may be specified by a form developer or a user via an input interface (not shown). Further, the form creation support device 1 may learn the fixed value and the change target by storing and analyzing the fixed value or the change target attribute designated by the form developer or the user as a history. Then, the form creation support apparatus 1 may perform an appropriate change according to the learned fixed value or the change target.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Form creation assistance apparatus 10 Form item specification production | generation part 11 Form test data generation part 12 Form form generation part 13 Form preview generation part 50 Memory 51 Processor

Claims (9)

Using a form layout that defines the layout of the form and form item specification information that defines the specifications of the data entry field for each form item;
Preview generation means for inputting test data to the form form generated by the form form generation means and generating a print image;
The form generation unit generates a form according to a specification obtained by changing the specification defined by the form item specification information by a fixed value in addition to the form defined according to the specification defined by the form item specification information. And
The form creation support device, wherein the preview generation means generates the print image for each form form generated by the form form generation means. The specification comprises a plurality of attributes,
The form creation support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the form form generation unit creates a form form by combining changes in each attribute. The form creation support device according to claim 2, wherein the form form generation unit restricts combinations of changes according to specified conditions. The form creation support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the specification includes an arrangement position of characters displayed in the data entry field. The form creation support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the specification includes a maximum number of digits of data input in the data entry field. The form creation support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the specification includes a character size of data input to the data entry field. The form creation support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the specification includes a character thickness of data input to the data entry field. Using the form layout that defines the layout of the form and the form item specification information that defines the specification of the data entry field for each form item, the form form and the form item according to the specifications defined by the form item specification information Generate a form that conforms to the specifications defined by the specification information and fluctuates by a fixed value.
A form creation support method for inputting test data to each generated form and generating a print image for each form. Using the form layout that defines the layout of the form and the form item specification information that defines the specification of the data entry field for each form item, the form form and the form item according to the specifications defined by the form item specification information A form form generation step for generating a form form in accordance with a specification in which the specification defined by the specification information is changed by a fixed value;
A program for causing a computer to execute a preview generation step of inputting test data to each generated form and generating a print image for each form.

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