JP2018077724A - Information management apparatus, information management method, and information management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information management apparatus, an information management method, and an information management program capable of flexibly and efficiently obtaining product information.SOLUTION: An information management apparatus 1 includes a storage unit 13 configured to store a component table TB, in which a product is associated with components belonging to the immediately lower hierarchical level among components constituting the product and each component constituting the product is associated with components belonging to the immediately lower hierarchical level among the components constituting the component, an input unit 11 configured to accept the entry of an instruction from outside, and a tree generation unit 14a configured to search for the table stored in the storage unit 13 according to an instruction entered to the input unit 11 to generate a tree structure of components constituting a product for each hierarchy.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information management apparatus, an information management method, and an information management program.

  In industries that handle a wide variety of products, including manufacturing, product management is extremely important. In recent years, a management method called PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) has been proposed as a method for improving the efficiency of product management. This PLM comprehensively manages products at all stages, including the stage of product planning, development, and design, the stage of manufacturing and production of products, the stage of sales and maintenance of products, etc. The technique to do. A system that realizes such a PLM is called a PLM system.

  In general, in a PLM system, a product is a tree structure (a tree structure) of parts, intermediate processed products, units, etc. (hereinafter simply referred to as “parts” when collectively referred to). Attribute information such as drawings showing the specification and manufacturing method of each part is managed in association with each part. In other words, in the PLM system, configuration information indicating the configuration of a product such as a parts table and attribute information of each part are managed by a tree structure having information (for example, product ID) for identifying the product as a root element (root). It is common to be done.

  Patent Document 1 below discloses an example of a conventional component data management system that manages products and parts using the tree structure described above. Specifically, the following Patent Document 1 includes a component display means for displaying the relationship between an arbitrary product or component and a component constituting the product or component, and a plurality of products or components of the same system. A part data management system that includes a system part relation display means for displaying a diagram showing a relation with a plurality of component parts, thereby making it possible to easily and accurately change the part configuration of a product and manage necessary parts. Is disclosed.

JP 2000-148814 A

  By the way, in recent years, in order to meet the needs of various consumers, there are increasing opportunities for high-mix low-volume production. In such a variety and small quantity production, a variety of products with different quality, price, function, design, etc. are produced. As a management method for managing such a variety of products, a management method in which the tree structure described above is prepared for each product type and managed independently can be considered.

  However, in the above management method, since it is necessary to always store a huge amount of data, it may be a factor that hinders the ease of search, which is the merit of managing with a tree structure, or the ease of expansion and reverse expansion. Conceivable. Further, in the above management method, each tree structure is managed independently of each other. Therefore, it is considered that a complicated operation is required to acquire information across a plurality of tree structures. For example, the current tree structure is switched to another tree structure to obtain necessary information, and the information is obtained before switching to the original tree structure.

  In addition, in the above management method, for example, when changing a part common to a wide variety of products, the operation for changing the part must be repeated for all tree structures, which requires a very complicated operation. It is thought that it becomes. In addition, there is a possibility that work leakage may occur due to an erroneous operation. Thus, in the above management method, when it is necessary to manage a plurality of tree structures, it is often considered that efficient management is difficult.

  Further, the above management method manages the tree structure as a whole. For this reason, it is considered that the tree structure cannot be registered until all the configuration of the product becomes clear (until the development and design of all the parts constituting the product are completed), and it is difficult to respond flexibly. . In addition, since the above management method manages the tree structure as a whole, when obtaining necessary information, it is necessary to always follow the tree structure from the root element, for example, tracing from an arbitrary part of the tree structure. Such a flexible operation cannot be performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information management apparatus, an information management method, and an information management program capable of obtaining product information flexibly and efficiently.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the information management apparatus according to the present invention associates a product with a part belonging to a layer immediately below among the parts constituting the product, and configures the part constituting the product and the part. A storage unit (13) for storing a table (TB, TB1 to TB4) associated with a component belonging to the immediately lower layer among components to be input, an input unit (11) for inputting an instruction from the outside, and the input A creation unit (14a) that searches a table stored in the storage unit in accordance with an instruction input to the unit and creates a tree structure of the parts constituting the product for each layer.
Moreover, the information management apparatus of this invention is provided with the display part (12) which displays the said tree structure created in the said creation part.
In the information management apparatus of the present invention, attribute information of a part is associated with a part constituting the product in the table.
Further, in the information management device of the present invention, the creation unit has a first tree structure in which components in a lower layer of the specific component specified by the instruction of the input unit are expanded according to the instruction of the input unit, or A second tree structure is created in which the attribute information of the specific part is associated with the specific part without expanding a lower layer of the specific part.
In the information management apparatus of the present invention, the creation unit creates a tree structure starting from the product specified by the input unit or the parts constituting the product specified by the input unit.
Further, in the information management apparatus of the present invention, the table has option information for selecting a part associated with the product added to the product name of the product, or is associated with a part constituting the product. The option information for selecting the selected part is a table in which the part name of the part constituting the product is added, and the part associated with the product or the part associated with the part constituting the product is Further, in the case of providing option information for selecting a part belonging to the immediately lower hierarchy, the option information of the part associated with the product or the part constituting the product is configured as the product or the product. It is a table provided with the takeover information for taking over to the choice information of the components to perform.
According to the information management method of the present invention, a first step of inputting an instruction from the outside, and a product and a part belonging to a hierarchy immediately below among the parts constituting the product according to the instruction input in the first step. Parts that make up the product by searching a table (TB, TB1 to TB4) in which the parts that make up the product and the parts that make up the product and the parts that belong to the hierarchy immediately below are made to correspond A second step of creating a tree structure for each hierarchy.
The management method of the present invention further includes a third step of displaying the tree structure created in the second step.
According to the information management program of the present invention, a computer is associated with a product and a part belonging to a hierarchy immediately below among the parts constituting the product, and immediately below the part constituting the product and the part constituting the part. A storage means (13) for storing a table (TB) associated with parts belonging to the hierarchy, an input means (11) for inputting an external instruction, and an instruction input to the input means, The table stored in the storage means is searched to function as creation means (14a) for creating a tree structure of the parts constituting the product for each hierarchy.

  According to the present invention, a product is associated with a part belonging to the immediately lower hierarchy among the parts constituting the product, and a part constituting the product and a part belonging to the immediately lower hierarchy among the parts constituting the part Is used to search the table stored in the storage unit according to the instruction input to the input unit, and create a tree structure of the parts that make up the product for each hierarchy. There is an effect that it is possible to obtain product information flexibly and efficiently.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the information management apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the parts table table used by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the tree structure in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the tree structure in the information management apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a tree structure display in the information management apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the modification of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an information management apparatus, an information management method, and an information management program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an information management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes an input unit 11 (input unit), a display unit 12, a storage unit 13 (storage unit), a processing unit 14, a drive device 15, and a communication unit 16. It is a device used to manage products. The information management apparatus 1 is realized by, for example, a desktop type, notebook type, or tablet type computer, and is a suitable apparatus for managing a wide variety of products.

  The input unit 11 includes an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device, and inputs an instruction from the outside (for example, an instruction of a user who operates the information management device 1). The display unit 12 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, and displays various information under the control of the processing unit 14. In addition, the input part 11 and the display part 12 may be provided separately, for example, may be integrated like a touch panel.

  The storage unit 13 includes a storage device such as an HDD (hard disk drive) or an SSD (solid state drive), or a nonvolatile memory such as a flash ROM (Read Only Memory) or an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM). Various information managed by the information management apparatus 1 is stored. Specifically, the storage unit 13 stores a parts table TB (table) including information on parts constituting a product to be managed.

  The parts table TB is an electronic version of a parts table that has been conventionally used for managing products. In the parts table TB, a product is associated with a part belonging to the immediately lower hierarchy among the parts constituting the product, and a part belonging to the immediately lower hierarchy among the parts constituting the product and the parts constituting the part. Are associated with each other. That is, the parts table TB includes a product (or a part in a certain hierarchy) and a part below it in a tree structure having a product (more precisely, information for specifying the product) as a root element (root). It can be said that the table defines the relationship.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a parts table table used in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 illustrates four parts table tables constituting the parts table table TB. Specifically, a parts table TB1 for “product”, a parts table TB2 for “part A”, a parts table TB3 for “part B”, and a parts table TB4 for “part C” are illustrated. doing. Note that the parts table TB1-TB4 shown in FIG. 2 is merely an example, and elements constituting each table can be arbitrarily set.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the parts table table TB1 for “product” includes information (for example, product ID) for specifying a product to be managed and parts (“part A”, “part B”, “ This is a table in which information (for example, a component ID) specifying the component C ”) is associated. The parts table TB2 for “part A” is a table in which information specifying “part A” and attribute information (“attribute A1”, “attribute A2”) of “part A” are associated with each other. The parts table TB3 for “part B” is a table in which information for specifying “part B” and attribute information (“attribute B1”, “attribute B2”) of “part B” are associated with each other. The parts table TB4 for “part C” is a table in which information for specifying “part C” is associated with information for specifying parts (“part D” and “part E”) in the lower layer. .

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a tree structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. A part of the tree structure shown in FIG. 3 is created by using the parts table TB1-TB4 shown in FIG. The tree structure illustrated in FIG. 3A has a product (more precisely, information for specifying a product) as a basic element (root), and the first layer includes “parts” that constitute “product”. “A”, “Part B”, and “Part C” are arranged (see the parts table TB1 in FIG. 2). Further, “part D” and “part E” constituting “part C” are arranged in the second hierarchy (see the parts table TB4 in FIG. 2).

  “Component A” is associated with “attribute A1” and “attribute A2” (see the component table TB2 in FIG. 2), and “component B” has “attribute B1” and “attribute B2”. (Refer to the parts table TB3 in FIG. 3). In addition, “attribute D1”, “attribute D2”, and “attribute D3” are associated with “part D”, and “attribute E1” and “attribute E2” are associated with “part E”. .

  In order to facilitate understanding, when the “product” is a personal computer, the tree structure shown in FIG. 3A is shown, for example, by the tree structure shown in FIG. The tree structure shown in FIG. 3 (b) is based on “personal computer” (more precisely, information for identifying a personal computer), and in the first hierarchy, “cases”, “Power” and “Board” are arranged. In the second hierarchy, “CPU” and “memory” constituting the “board” are arranged.

  “Case” is associated with “size” and “material” as attribute information, and “power” is associated with “size” and “output” as attribute information. Further, “manufacturer”, “model number”, and “clock” are associated with “CPU”, and “capacity” and “speed” are associated with “memory”. Here, the case where the product is a “personal computer” is taken as an example, but other products can also be expressed by a similar tree structure.

  The processing unit 14 performs various processes necessary for the information management apparatus 1 to manage the product. For example, the processing unit 14 performs an input process of information input from the input unit 11 and a display process of various information on the display unit 12 according to an instruction input from the input unit 11. The display process includes a process for displaying the created tree structure. In addition, the processing unit 14 performs data read processing and write processing on the storage unit 13, data read processing from the drive device 15, communication processing performed by the communication unit 16, and the like.

  The processing unit 14 includes a tree creation unit 14a (creation unit, creation unit). In response to an instruction input from the input unit 11, the tree creation unit 14 a searches the parts table table TB stored in the storage unit 13 and creates a tree structure of the parts constituting the product to be managed. Here, the tree creation unit 14a creates a tree structure for each hierarchy in order to obtain product information flexibly and efficiently. Note that the tree creation unit 14a can also create the entire tree structure in the conventional manner in accordance with an instruction input from the input unit 11.

In addition, the tree creation unit 14a can create the following two types of tree structures to enable efficient acquisition of product information in accordance with instructions input from the input unit 11.
(A) Tree structure (first tree structure) in which parts in a lower layer of a part (specific part) specified by an instruction from the input unit 11 are expanded
(B) A tree structure (second tree structure) in which attribute information of a specific part is associated with the specific part without developing a lower layer part of the part (specific part) specified by the instruction from the input unit 11 )

  In addition, the tree creation unit 14 a can create a tree structure starting from the product specified by the input unit 11 or a tree structure starting from the parts constituting the product specified by the input unit 11. It is possible to create a tree structure starting from the product so that the tree structure can be traced starting from the product as before, and a tree structure starting from the parts that make up the product is created. The reason is that it is possible to perform a flexible operation such as tracing the tree structure from an arbitrary position of the tree structure.

  The drive device 15 is a device that reads data and programs recorded on a computer-readable recording medium M such as a CD-ROM or a DVD (registered trademark) -ROM. The communication unit 16 performs communication (wired communication or wireless communication) via an external network such as the Internet under the control of the processing unit 14. The communication unit 16 can download data and programs similar to the data and programs recorded on the recording medium M from a server device (not shown) connected to an external network.

  The functions realized by the processing unit 14 of the information management apparatus 1 (specifically, the functions of the tree creation unit 14a) are software by reading and installing the program recorded in the recording medium M by the drive device 15. Is realized. Alternatively, it is realized by software by installing a program downloaded by the communication unit 16.

  Next, the operation of the information management apparatus 1 described above will be described. In the following, in order to facilitate understanding, the attribute information “attribute D1” of “part D” that configures the product by tracing the tree structure starts from the “product” of the tree structure shown in FIG. The operation in the case of obtaining will be described as an example. FIG. 4 is a view showing a display example of a tree structure in the information management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. When the user acquires necessary information using the information management device 1, the user basically needs to follow the tree structure as described below. It is premised that you know.

  First, when a user using the information management apparatus 1 operates the input unit 11 and gives an instruction to select a “product” as a starting point, the information selected by the user is input to the processing unit 14. Then, a process of searching for the parts table TB stored in the storage unit 13 using the input information as a key and determining whether or not the parts table TB of “product” selected by the user exists is a tree creation This is performed by the unit 14a.

  Specifically, it is determined whether or not the parts table TB1 shown in FIG. 2 exists. If it is determined that the parts table TB1 exists, the key information “product” is displayed on the display unit 12 (see FIG. 4A). Here, the key information “product” displayed on the display unit 12 may be, for example, character information indicating the name of the product, or may be a graphic (so-called icon) indicating the feature of the product. In addition, when it is determined that the parts table TB1 does not exist, that effect is displayed on the display unit 12.

  Next, when the user operates the input unit 11 and issues a configuration expansion instruction to the key information “product” displayed on the display unit 12 (first step), based on the parts table table TB1, “ A tree structure (first tree structure) in which “part A”, “part B”, and “part C” constituting “product” are expanded and displayed on the display unit 12 is performed by the tree creation unit 14a. (Second and third steps). As a result, a one-layer tree structure in which the key information “component A”, “component B”, and “component C” are branched from the key information “product” shown in FIG. (Refer FIG.4 (b)).

  Next, it is assumed that the user operates the input unit 11 to instruct attribute information display for key information “component C” having a tree structure displayed on the display unit 12. Then, the parts table table TB stored in the storage unit 13 is searched based on the key information “part C” for which the attribute information display instruction is given, and the attribute information associated with “part C” is searched for the key information “parts”. The tree creation unit 14a performs processing for displaying on the display unit 12 in association with "C". Thereby, the tree structure (second tree structure) in which the attribute information “attribute C1” extends from the key information “component C” shown in FIG. 4B is displayed on the display unit 12 (FIG. 4C). reference).

  Here, an example is described in which only the attribute information of the key information (in the above example, the key information “component C”) for which the attribute information display instruction has been issued has been described. You may make it also display the attribute information of the other key information which is not shown. For example, the attribute information of all the key information belonging to the same hierarchy as the key information for which the attribute information display instruction has been issued (in the above example, all of the key information “part A”, “part B”, “part C”) You may make it display collectively.

  Here, since the tree structure shown in FIG. 4C does not include information required by the user (attribute information “attribute D1” of “part D”), the user displays the information on the display unit 12. From the obtained tree structure (the tree structure shown in FIG. 4C), it is recognized that the information required by itself is not included. Therefore, the user operates the input unit 11 to instruct the key information “component C” displayed on the display unit 12 to develop a further configuration (first step). As described above, when the user refers to the tree structure shown in FIG. 4C, it can be determined that a further configuration expansion instruction is necessary to obtain information required by the user, as described above. This is because the user grasps the rough tree structure of the product.

  When a configuration expansion instruction for the key information “part C” is performed, a process of retrieving the parts table table TB stored in the storage unit 13 based on the key information “part C” for which the configuration expansion instruction has been issued is a tree. This is performed by the creation unit 14a. By this processing, the parts table TB4 shown in FIG. 2 is obtained. Then, based on the parts table TB4, a process of creating a tree structure (first tree structure) in which “part D” and “part E” constituting “part C” are expanded and displayed on the display unit 12 is performed. This is performed by the tree creation unit 14a (second and third steps). As a result, a tree structure in which the key information “component D” and “component E” are branched from the key information “component C” shown in FIG. 4C is displayed on the display unit 12 (see FIG. 4D). .

  As a result of the above operation, the key information “component D” associated with the information required by the user (attribute information “attribute D1”) is displayed on the display unit 12, the user operates the input unit 11, An instruction to display attribute information is given to the key information “component D” displayed on the display unit 12. Then, the parts table table TB stored in the storage unit 13 is searched based on the key information “part D” for which the attribute information display instruction has been issued, and the attribute information associated with “part D” is retrieved from the key information “parts”. The tree creation unit 14a performs processing for displaying on the display unit 12 in association with “D”. Accordingly, a tree structure (second tree structure) extending from the key information “component D” shown in FIG. 4D in a state where the attribute information “attribute D1,” “attribute D2,” and “attribute D3” are branched. Is displayed on the display unit 12 (see FIG. 4E).

  Since necessary information has been obtained by the above operation, the user ends a series of operations. In the example shown in FIG. 4E, in addition to the attribute information “attribute D1”, “attribute D2”, and “attribute D3” for “part D”, the attribute information “attribute E1” for “part E” is used. , “Attribute E2” is also displayed. However, only the attribute information of the key information (in the above example, the key information “component D”) for which an attribute information display instruction has been issued is displayed, and the key information (in the above example, the key information “part D”) The attribute information of the information “component E”) may not be displayed.

  Further, in the above-described example, the example in which the tree structure is traced starting from “product” has been described, but it is also possible to start from any part constituting the product. When an arbitrary part is the starting point, a tree structure having the part as a root element is created by the tree creation unit 14a.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific display example of the tree structure in the information management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The display example shown in FIG. 5 is an example when the “product” shown in FIG. 4 is a personal computer. That is, the relationship between FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 is the same as the relationship between FIG. 3 (a) and FIG. 3 (b). FIG. 5 shows a display example when the attribute information “maker” of “CPU” constituting the personal computer is obtained by tracing the tree structure starting from “personal computer”. In this example, it is assumed that the user knows the general tree structure of the personal computer.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the user performs the same operation as that described with reference to FIG. 4, so that the attribute information of “CPU” that configures the personal computer by tracing the tree structure starting from “PC”. “Manufacturer” can be obtained. In this example, the user who refers to the tree structure shown in FIG. 5C can determine that the expansion of the “board” is necessary because the user has the necessary information (the attribute of “CPU”). This is because the component “CPU” associated with the information “manufacturer” is one of the components constituting the “board”.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a product and a part that belongs to the immediately lower layer among the components that constitute the product are associated with each other, and the component that constitutes the product and the part that constitutes the part are placed in the immediately lower hierarchy. The parts table table TB associated with the parts to which the product belongs is used, and according to the instruction input to the input unit 11, the parts table table TB is searched and a tree structure of the parts constituting the product is created for each hierarchy. ing. Thus, in this embodiment, the tree structure of the product is not created from the beginning, but the tree structure is created for each hierarchy in accordance with the input instruction. Can be obtained.

Here, the effect of this embodiment can be classified into three as follows.
(1) Effects on users Much of the information managed in the tree structure is organized on the assumption that the user knows roughly the route for reaching the necessary information. If a route cannot be imagined at all, there is no point in managing information in a tree structure, and it is only necessary to search for necessary information by a search method such as keyword search. In the present embodiment, under the above assumption, the user efficiently refers to the tree structure created for each hierarchy in the information management apparatus 1 and efficiently processes necessary information without being bothered by unnecessary large amounts of information. It is possible to get to. Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible not only to trace the tree structure from the root element but also from any part of the tree structure, so that necessary information can be efficiently obtained by flexible operation.

(2) Effect on Data Manager The parts table table TB used in the present embodiment associates a product with a part belonging to the immediately lower layer among the parts constituting the product, and a part constituting the product. Among the parts constituting the part, the parts belonging to the immediately lower hierarchy are associated with each other. That is, a certain product or part is associated with a part positioned in one lower layer. For this reason, the tree structure can be registered even if the entire configuration of the product is not clarified (even if the development and design of all the components constituting the product are not completed), and flexible support is possible.

  In addition, when changing the configuration of parts belonging to a plurality of tree structures, it is possible to update the information of the parts that are the key of the parts table TB without changing each configured tree structure. Configuration management can be realized. Furthermore, even when adding a product lineup with a similar part configuration, it is only necessary to add the difference from the existing product to the parts table table TB without changing the already registered parts table table TB. This makes it possible to handle products that are rich in nature.

(3) Effect on Information Management Device As described above, the parts table TB used in the present embodiment is an extremely simple structure in which a certain product or part is associated with a part positioned in one lower layer. In this embodiment, a tree structure is created for each hierarchy using such a parts table TB. For this reason, there is no need to prepare a tree structure for each type of product, and both hardware and software resources can be reduced.

  The effects (1) to (3) become more prominent in the case of managing a plurality of similar configurations, for example, a variety of products with different quality, price, function, or design.

  In addition, many product variations are expressed by a series of code systems, and for example, by applying the management method disclosed in JP2013-186893A to the above-described embodiment, products and parts having various combinations can be obtained. It becomes possible to manage association more efficiently. Specifically, by using the parts table disclosed in the above publication as the parts table TB described above, it becomes possible to more efficiently manage the association between products having various combinations and parts.

  Here, in the parts table used as the parts table table TB described above, option information for selecting a part associated with a product is added to the product name of the product, or is associated with a part constituting the product. This is a table in which option information for selecting a part is added to the part name of a part constituting the product. This table is associated with a product when the component associated with the product (or the component associated with the component constituting the product) includes option information for selecting a component that belongs to the immediately lower hierarchy. It is a table provided with takeover information for handing over option information of a part (or a part associated with a part constituting a product) to option information of a product (or a part constituting the product).

  The information management apparatus, the information management method, and the information management program according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be freely changed within the scope of the present invention. Is possible. For example, the information management apparatus 1 described in the above embodiment creates and displays a tree structure. However, the information management apparatus 1 is different from the apparatus that creates the tree structure and the apparatus that displays the tree structure. May be.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modification of the present invention. In the modification shown in FIG. 6, the information management device 1 and the terminal device 20 are connected by a network N. The network N may be either a wired network or a wireless network, and the connection form may be any connection form. The terminal device 20 is realized by, for example, a desktop type, notebook type, or tablet type computer.

  In this modification, a user instruction input to the terminal device 20 is transmitted to the information management apparatus 1 via the network N, and a tree structure corresponding to the transmitted instruction is created in the information management apparatus 1. Then, the tree structure created by the information management device 1 is transmitted to the terminal device 20 via the network N, and the transmitted tree structure is displayed on the terminal device 20. Note that the information management apparatus 1 may be realized by, for example, cloud computing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Input part 12 Display part 13 Storage part 14a Tree preparation part TB Parts table table TB1-TB4 Parts table table

Claims (9)

A product is associated with a part belonging to the level immediately below among the parts constituting the product, and a part constituting the product is associated with a part belonging to the level immediately below among the parts constituting the part A storage unit for storing the table;
An input unit for inputting instructions from the outside;
In accordance with an instruction input to the input unit, a creation unit that searches a table stored in the storage unit and creates a tree structure of parts constituting the product for each hierarchy;
An information management device comprising:   The information management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit that displays the tree structure created by the creation unit.   The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein attribute information of the part is associated with a part constituting the product in the table.   In response to an instruction from the input unit, the creation unit expands a first tree structure in which a component in a lower layer of the specific component specified by the instruction in the input unit is expanded, or a component in a lower layer of the specific component is expanded. The information management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a second tree structure in which the attribute information of the specific part is associated with the specific part is created without any particulars.   5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the creation unit creates a tree structure starting from the product specified by the input unit or a part constituting the product specified by the input unit. Information management device according to item.   In the table, option information for selecting a part associated with the product is added to the product name of the product, or option information for selecting a part associated with a part constituting the product. A table added to the part name of a part constituting the product, wherein the part associated with the product or the part associated with the part constituting the product further selects a part belonging to a hierarchy immediately below. In the case of providing option information, takeover is to take over option information of a part associated with the product or a part associated with a part constituting the product into option information of the part constituting the product or the product. The information management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the information management apparatus is a table including information. A first step of inputting an external instruction;
In accordance with the instruction input in the first step, the product and the parts belonging to the immediately lower hierarchy among the parts constituting the product are associated with each other, and among the parts constituting the product and the parts constituting the part A second step of searching a table in which parts belonging to the hierarchy immediately below are associated to create a tree structure of the parts constituting the product for each hierarchy;
An information management method.   The information management method according to claim 7, further comprising a third step of displaying the tree structure created in the second step. Computer
A product is associated with a part belonging to the level immediately below among the parts constituting the product, and a part constituting the product is associated with a part belonging to the level immediately below among the parts constituting the part Storage means for storing the table;
An input means for inputting an external instruction;
In accordance with an instruction input to the input unit, a creation unit that searches a table stored in the storage unit and creates a tree structure of parts constituting the product for each hierarchy;
Information management program to make it function.

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