JP2019053631A - Program and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow each of users of different proficiency levels to easily and properly set format of a document form.SOLUTION: A program causes a computer to function as: format setting means of setting format; and consistency adjustment means of executing selectively one of warning processing which warns a user that format settings do not satisfy consistency conditions upon determination that the format settings do not satisfy the consistency conditions, and modification processing which modifies the format settings so that the format settings may satisfy the consistency conditions. The format setting means sets format in a mode corresponding to mode selection settings, out of first mode and second mode which sets format more freely than in the first mode. The consistency adjustment means executes selectively one of the warning processing and the modification processing so that the probability that the modification processing is executed when the format is set in the second mode may be higher than the probability that the modification processing is executed when the format is set in the first mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

  The present invention relates to a program and an information processing apparatus used for setting a form format.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a technique for performing style setting (form setting) related to an output style of information for a form in order to print necessary information in an information input field of each item of the form used for commercial transactions (for example, patents) Reference 1). By printing necessary information on a form based on such style setting, it is possible to output desired information by matching the position to the information entry column of each item of the form.

  For form settings, for example, change the layout of items (add, move, delete items) or set items based on the basic style settings generated in advance according to typical forms for each form type. This can be done by changing the calculated formula. In the form setting of a form, the consistency condition to be satisfied by the setting contents such as items and calculation formulas is usually determined in advance for each type of form, and the form setting of the form is made so as to satisfy this consistency condition. It is necessary to

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  However, since there are a wide variety of forms and items included in each form, there is a problem that it is difficult to set the form of the form so as to satisfy the above-mentioned consistency condition depending on the proficiency level of the user. .

  An object of the present invention is to provide a program and an information processing apparatus that allow users with different proficiency levels to easily and appropriately set form formats.

In order to solve the above problems, the program of the present invention provides:
Computer
Style setting means for setting the style related to the output format of information for the form according to the user's input operation,
Consistency determining means for determining whether the format setting satisfies a predetermined consistency condition;
When it is determined that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition, a notification process for notifying a user that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition; and the style setting satisfies the consistency condition. Consistency adjustment means for selecting and executing one of the change processes for changing the style setting so as to satisfy,
Function as
The style setting means is a predetermined mode selection setting among a first mode in which the style setting is performed with a predetermined degree of freedom and a second mode in which the style setting is performed with a lower degree of freedom than the first mode. And set the style while
The consistency adjusting unit may perform the change process when the style setting is performed in the second mode because of the probability that the change process is performed when the style setting is performed in the first mode. One of the notification process and the change process is selected and executed so as to increase the probability of being performed.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that each of users having different proficiency levels can easily and appropriately set a form format.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of a sales management system. It is a block diagram which shows the main function structures of a terminal device. It is a block diagram which shows the main functions of a form format setting program. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of a form format setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of a mode setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of a form selection process. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of business definition data. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of a style setting process. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of function definition data. It is a figure which shows the example of a style setting screen. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of a consistency adjustment process. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of consistency inquiry setting data. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of consistency adjustment processing according to Modification 1; 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of mode setting processing according to Modification 2.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a program and an information processing apparatus according to the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the sales management system 100.
The sales management system 100 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of terminal devices 1 (information processing devices) and a server 2, and each terminal device 1 and the server 2 are connected via a communication network N so as to be able to communicate information. ing. The sales management system 100 realizes a cloud service that supports business management by registering and managing various business data such as financial accounting, tax, labor, etc. related to the sales business of businesses such as individual business owners and companies in the server 2 It is a system to make it.

  The server 2 stores and manages the business data input from the terminal device 1 for each of a plurality of user accounts. Further, when a login request with a specific user account is made from the terminal device 1, the server 2 authenticates the user account and establishes a login session. Further, the server 2 executes various programs related to sales management on the login session, and performs processing for realizing functions related to orders, inquiries, various analysis operations, and the like.

  The terminal device 1 is a terminal device possessed by a user who manages a business or a user who is involved in the business. The terminal device 1 is, for example, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a desktop PC, a smartphone, a tablet PC, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like. The terminal device 1 receives a user input operation using software such as a browser, transmits the received operation to the server 2, and displays information received from the server 2. Further, the terminal device 1 executes a program separate from the server 2 on the terminal device 1 to realize functions related to, for example, form setting management, sales billing management, purchase accounts payable management, and inventory management. Perform the process.

  The communication network N is assumed to be configured by the Internet, but may include a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), and the like, such as a telephone line, a dedicated line, a mobile communication network, and a communication satellite network. A CATV (Cable Television) line or the like may be included.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a main functional configuration of the terminal device 1.
The terminal device 1 includes a CPU 11 (Central Processing Unit) (style setting means, consistency determination means, consistency adjustment means, authentication means, mode selection setting means), a RAM 12 (Random Access Memory), a storage unit 13, and an operation Unit 14, display unit 15, communication unit 16, and the like. Each part of the terminal device 1 is connected via a bus 17.

  The CPU 11 reads out various programs such as system programs and application programs stored in the storage unit 13 and develops them in the work area of the RAM 12, and controls the operation of each unit of the terminal device 1 according to the program. For example, the CPU 11 executes an information display input program such as a browser and causes the communication unit 16 to transmit information based on the contents of the user's input operation to the operation unit 14 to the server 2 or display information received from the server 2. Displayed on the unit 15. Further, the CPU 11 executes the form format setting program 131 to perform various processes related to the form format setting described later.

  The RAM 12 is, for example, a volatile memory and has a work area for temporarily storing various programs and data read by the CPU 11. The RAM 12 stores an operation mode flag 121 (mode selection setting) related to the operation mode setting of the form format setting program 131.

The storage unit 13 includes, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a flash memory, and the like. The storage unit 13 stores various programs executed by the CPU 11 and various data such as setting data. The programs include a form format setting program 131 and the information display input program described above. These programs are stored in the storage unit 13 in the form of computer-readable program codes.
In addition, the storage unit 13 includes, as the setting data, business definition data 132, function definition data 133, specification definition data 134, consistency inquiry setting data 135 (consistency adjustment information), account setting data 136 (account information), Device operation setting data 137 is stored. Each of these data will be described in detail later.

  The operation unit 14 includes, for example, a key input unit such as a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, a touch panel provided on the display screen of the display unit 15, and the like. As a touch panel, in addition to the electrostatic capacity method that detects contact based on the change in electrostatic capacity between the inner conductive film and the surface when the surface is touched by a fingertip, etc., the resistive film method, the electromagnetic induction method Various types of systems can be used. The operation unit 14 receives an input operation (key input) to the key input unit and an input operation (position input) to the pointing device or the touch panel, and outputs the operation information to the CPU 11.

  The display unit 15 is configured by, for example, an LCD or an organic EL display. The display unit 15 displays the processing result of the form format setting program 131, the content input by the operation unit 14 and the like on the display screen according to the control signal output from the CPU 11.

  The communication unit 16 includes, for example, a network card, a modem, a TA, a router, and the like. The communication unit 16 may include an antenna, a modulation / demodulation circuit, a signal processing circuit, and the like so that wireless communication is possible. The communication unit 16 communicates with an external device such as the server 2 on the communication network N to perform data transmission / reception.

In the sales management system 100 of the present embodiment, the terminal device 1 relates to an output form (form) for outputting information corresponding to the item in the information entry column of each item in the paper medium form used for the commercial transaction. Settings (style settings) can be made. In this form setting, for each type of form, the items included in the form, the position of the information entry field, the format of information to be output to the information entry field of the item, the calculation formula, and the like are set.
In actual commercial transactions, forms with different styles are often used depending on business partners. Set the style corresponding to each of these forms and store it in the terminal device 1, and print (output) necessary information on the form based on this style setting, so that each information input to each form It is possible to easily output desired information by aligning the position with the column.

In the terminal device 1, a form format setting program 131 for setting a form format is stored in the storage unit 13. The form format setting program 131 may be installed in the storage unit 13 from an information storage medium such as a CD-ROM, or may be downloaded from the server 2 by the communication unit 16 and installed in the storage unit 13. Also good.
Hereinafter, a method for setting a form style by the form form setting program 131 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main functions of the form format setting program 131.
The form format setting program 131 includes an operation mode management unit 131a, a business definition management unit 131b, a function definition management unit 131c, a format setting unit 131d, a consistency determination unit 131e, a consistency adjustment unit 131f, and a display control unit 131g. The form format setting program 131 causes the CPU 11 to function as means for realizing the functions of these units.

The operation mode management unit 131a performs processing related to setting of the operation mode of the form format setting program 131.
The business definition management unit 131b performs processing related to the definition and management of a form to be styled and the work to which the form belongs.
The function definition management unit 131c performs processing related to the definition and management of functions used for form setting.
The style setting unit 131d performs various processes for setting a specific style of the selected form and storing it in the storage unit 13.
The consistency determination unit 131e determines whether or not the generated format setting satisfies a predetermined consistency condition.
When the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition, the consistency adjustment unit 131f performs processing related to the adjustment of the style setting so as to satisfy the consistency condition.
The display control unit 131g causes the display unit 15 to perform a predetermined display according to the processing result of each unit of the form format setting program 131.

The form format setting program 131 is one of a detailed mode (first mode) for setting the style with a predetermined degree of freedom and a simple mode (second mode) for setting the style with a lower degree of freedom than the detailed mode. Operate.
In the simple mode, the number of types of forms that can be set in the form is smaller than in the detailed mode, and the functions that can be used in the form setting are less than in the detailed mode. In the simple mode, the adjustment for satisfying the consistency condition can be performed more easily than in the detailed mode.

  Hereinafter, the operation and function of each part of the form format setting program 131 will be described with reference to FIGS. The function of each part is realized by the CPU 11 operating in accordance with each part of the form format setting program 131. However, in the following description of FIGS. 4 to 12, each part of the form format setting program 131 is described as an operating entity for convenience. There is a case.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of the form format setting process performed in the terminal device 1.
The form format setting process is started when an input operation from the user for starting the form format setting program 131 is performed in the terminal device 1.
In the form format setting process, the CPU 11 performs a mode setting process (step S1) for setting the operation mode of the style setting unit 131d, a form selection process (step S2) for selecting a form to be set, and a form setting for the form. The style setting process (step S3) to be performed and the consistency adjustment process (step S4) for adjusting the consistency of the generated style setting are executed in this order.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of the mode setting process.
The mode setting process is executed by the operation mode management unit 131a of the form format setting program 131. When the mode setting process is called, the CPU 11 sets the operation mode flag 121 stored in the RAM 12 to the simple mode (step S101).
The operation mode flag 121 is 1-bit data that is referred to when each part of the form format setting program 131 is to be operated in the simple mode or the detailed mode. In the present embodiment, by setting the operation mode flag 121 to “0”, each part of the form format setting program 131 can be operated in the detailed mode, and by setting the operation mode flag 121 to “1”, Each part of the form format setting program 131 can be operated in the simple mode. In step S101, the CPU 11 sets the operation mode flag 121 to the simple mode (that is, sets the value to “1”). In the present embodiment, the setting content by the operation mode flag 121 corresponds to the mode selection setting.

  CPU11 discriminate | determines whether the authentication request | requirement accompanying the input of the authentication information which concerns on an account was made from the user (step S102). When the form format setting program 131 is activated, a screen for prompting input of authentication information is displayed on the display unit 15. In this screen, when the user performs an operation for inputting authentication information and an operation for requesting authentication based on the authentication information, the CPU 11 determines that an authentication request has been made. Here, the authentication information is a combination of an ID (or email address) and a password, for example. If it is determined that an authentication request has not been made (“NO” in step S102), the CPU 11 performs the process of step S102 again.

If it is determined that an authentication request has been made (“YES” in step S102), the CPU 21 determines whether or not the authentication for the input authentication information has succeeded (step S103). Here, the CPU 11 determines that the authentication is successful when the input authentication information matches the authentication information related to any account stored in the account setting data 136 of the storage unit 13 in advance. If it is determined that the authentication for the input authentication information has failed (“NO” in step S103), the CPU 11 returns the process to step S102.
The account and authentication information registered in the account setting data 136 may be the same as the account and authentication information for logging in to the server 2 described above, or a separate prepared for the form format setting program 131. The account and authentication information may be used.
In step S103, the CPU 11 functions as an authentication unit.

If it is determined that the authentication for the input authentication information is successful (“YES” in step S103), the CPU 11 determines whether the authenticated account is the first account (step S104).
In the account setting data 136, each of the plurality of accounts is assigned to one of the two types of the first account and the second account. Here, the first account is an account that can perform the form setting process of the form in the detailed mode, and the second account is an account that can perform the form setting process of the form only in the simple mode.

  If it is determined that the authenticated account is not the first account (“NO” in step S104), the CPU 11 ends the mode setting process with the operation mode flag 121 set to the simple mode.

If it is determined that the authenticated account is the first account (“YES” in step S104), the CPU 11 sets the operation mode flag 121 to the detailed mode (that is, sets the value to “0”). (Step S105), the mode setting process is terminated.
In step S101 and step S105, the CPU 11 functions as a mode selection setting unit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of the form selection process.
The form selection process is executed by the business definition management unit 131b of the form format setting program 131. When the form selection process is called, the CPU 11 acquires the business definition data 132 stored in the storage unit 13 and expands it in the RAM 12 (step S201).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the work definition data 132.
In the business definition data 132, for each business type (business ID) handled by the sales management system 100, a form used in the business is associated and stored. In the example of FIG. 7, “slip”, “invoice issuing system”, “ledger printing system”, “monitor list / picking list system”, “inquiry system”, “management slip system” are provided as business IDs. Of these, for example, the business ID of “slip issuing system” is associated with a form such as “sales slip”, “purchase slip”, “order slip”, “order slip”, “entry / exit slip”. .
In the business definition data 132, whether or not each form can be set as a style setting target in each of the simple mode and the detailed mode is set. In FIG. 7, “Y” indicates a case where it can be a style setting target, and “N” indicates a case where it cannot be a style setting target. For example, “Purchase slip” is set so that it cannot be the target of style setting in the simple mode (“N”) and can be the target of style setting in the detailed mode (“Y”). ing.

  When the process of step S201 in FIG. 6 ends, the CPU 11 extracts a selection target form in accordance with the operation mode flag 121 and displays it on the display unit 15 (step S202). That is, when the operation mode flag 121 is set to the simple mode (“1”), the CPU 11 is a target of style setting in the simple mode in the job definition data 132 (the simple mode column is “Y”). The form is extracted and displayed on the display unit 15. In addition, when the operation mode flag 121 is set to the detailed mode (“0”), the CPU 11 is a target of style setting in the detailed mode in the job definition data 132 (the detailed mode column is “Y”). The form is extracted and displayed on the display unit 15.

  Next, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the user has performed an input operation for selecting a form setting target form on the operation unit 14 (step S203). If it is determined that the input operation has not been performed (“NO” in step S203), the CPU 11 executes the process of step S203 again.

If it is determined that an input operation for selecting a form has been performed (“YES” in step S203), the CPU 11 describes data relating to the selected form in the specification definition data 134 (hereinafter referred to as form specification definition data). ) Is acquired and expanded in the RAM 12 (step S204). The form specification definition data is data in which various parameters and settings used for the process of setting the format for the corresponding form are stored. The form specification definition data includes typical forms of forms (included items and their arrangement), items that can be added, consistency conditions that the form settings must satisfy, and the like. The specification definition data 134 may be downloaded from the server 2 as necessary.
When the process of step S204 ends, the CPU 11 ends the form selection process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of the style setting process.
The format setting process is executed by the function definition management unit 131c and the format setting unit 131d of the form format setting program 131. When the style setting process is called, the CPU 11 specifies a function that can be executed with respect to the style setting based on the function definition data 133 according to the setting of the operation mode flag 131 (step S301).

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the function definition data 133.
In the function definition data 133, it is set whether or not various functions related to the form setting of the form used in the form setting process can be executed in each of the simple mode and the detailed mode. In FIG. 9, “Y” indicates a case where it can be executed, and “N” indicates a case where it cannot be executed. For example, the “deletion of essential items” function is set so that it cannot be executed in the simple mode (“N”) and can be executed in the detailed mode (“Y”).

  In the process of step S301 in FIG. 8, when the operation mode flag 121 is set to the simple mode (“1”), the CPU 11 is the execution target in the simple mode in the function definition data 133 (the simple mode). The function is extracted and specified). Further, when the operation mode flag 121 is set to the detailed mode (“0”), the CPU 11 is the execution target in the detailed mode in the function definition data 133 (the detailed mode column is “Y”). Extract) and identify the functions.

Next, the CPU 11 performs style setting according to the user's input operation using the function specified in step S301 (step S302).
In step S302, the CPU 11 functions as a style setting unit.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a style setting screen 15a displayed on the display unit 15 when style setting is performed.
On the style setting screen 15a, the screen is divided into two areas on the left and right, the image of the form is displayed in the right area, and a list of items that can be added to the form is displayed in the left area. Is done. In the form image on the right side, an information entry column corresponding to each item of the form is indicated by “<>”. The specific style setting method on the style setting screen 15a is not particularly limited. For example, an item can be added by dragging and dropping an item from the left item list to the right form image, or a form image can be added. The style can be set by adjusting the position of the item by an input operation of dragging and dropping the item. In addition, by selecting each item of the form image and calling a predetermined menu, it may be possible to set the format and the calculation formula.
In addition, the form image on the right side may display a form with typical style settings prepared for each form in advance, or display image data obtained by scanning a form on a paper medium used by the user. You may let them. Further, the above-described typical style setting may be compared with the image data obtained by scanning so that the user can recognize these differences and set the style.

The form setting of a form includes a plurality of individual form settings. Here, the individual style setting is, for example, a style setting related to a single item, a style setting related to a relationship among a plurality of specific items, or the like. In the process of step S <b> 302, the CPU 11 generates a form setting for the entire form including a plurality of individual form settings based on the user's input operation, and stores it in the storage unit 13.
When the user performs an input operation to end the style setting process, the CPU 11 ends the style setting process.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of the consistency adjustment process.
The consistency adjustment process is executed by the consistency determination unit 131e and the consistency adjustment unit 131f of the form format setting program 131.
In the form setting of a form, consistency conditions to be satisfied by setting contents such as items and calculation formulas are determined in advance for each type of form. Specifically, the consistency condition includes an individual consistency condition to be satisfied by each of the plurality of individual style settings. This consistency condition is defined in the form specification definition data as described above.
In the consistency adjustment process, it is determined whether or not the format setting generated in the format setting process satisfies the consistency condition, and if the consistency condition is not satisfied, necessary adjustments are made so that the consistency condition is satisfied. Process. Here, as an adjustment method, an input operation for adjusting consistency by inquiring the user how to deal with the inability to satisfy the consistency condition (hereinafter referred to as “consistency query”) is performed. It includes a method of prompting or automatically changing the style setting to satisfy the consistency condition without performing the consistency query.

When the consistency adjustment process is called, the CPU 11 sequentially selects one individual style setting among a plurality of individual style settings included in the generated style setting (step S401). Then, based on the consistency condition defined in the form specification definition data acquired in step S204 of the form selection process, it is determined whether or not the selected individual style setting satisfies the corresponding individual consistency condition (step). S402).
In step S402, the CPU 11 functions as a consistency determination unit.

  When it is determined that the individual form setting does not satisfy the individual form setting (“NO” in step S402), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the operation mode flag 121 is set to the simple mode (step S403). ).

  When it is determined that the operation mode flag 121 is set to the simple mode (“YES” in step S403), the CPU 11 uses the consistency inquiry setting data 135 to perform consistency inquiry processing for the target individual format setting. Is set to “simple mode non-execution” (step S404).

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the consistency inquiry setting data 135.
The consistency query setting data 135 lists consistency query processing (here, a query function) that is executed when each of the plurality of individual format settings does not satisfy the individual consistency condition. In the consistency query setting data 135, a query function that is not executed when the style setting is generated in the simple mode is defined among these query functions. In FIG. 12, the query functions that are not executed in the simple mode are indicated by “◯” marks.

It is determined that the consistency query process for the target individual style setting is set to “simple mode non-execution” in the consistency query setting data 135 (that is, “◯” is attached in FIG. 12). In this case (“YES” in step S404), the CPU 11 performs a change process for automatically changing the style setting so as to satisfy the consistency condition according to the consistency adjustment logic defined in the form specification definition data (step S405). ). That is, the CPU 11 eliminates the unsatisfaction of the consistency condition without making a consistency inquiry to the user.
In step S405, the CPU 11 functions as a consistency adjustment unit.

  On the other hand, in the process of step S404, the consistency query process for the target individual format setting is not set to “simple mode non-execution” in the consistency query setting data 135 (that is, “◯” in FIG. 12 is added). (No in step S404), or when it is determined in the process of step S403 that the operation mode flag 121 is set to the detailed mode (“NO” in step S403). The CPU 11 executes the above-described consistency inquiry process (step S406). Here, the CPU 11 causes the display unit 15 to perform a predetermined error display. The consistency inquiry process is an aspect of a notification process that notifies the user that the consistency condition is not satisfied.

When the process of step S406 ends, the CPU 11 changes the style setting and stores it in the storage unit 13 in accordance with an input operation from the user who adjusts the style setting so that the consistency condition is satisfied (step S407).
In steps S406 and S407, the CPU 11 functions as a consistency adjustment unit.

Here, the process of step S402 to step S407 will be described with a specific example. Here, in step S402, specific processing performed when it is determined that the individual consistency setting “the title is set” is not satisfied (that is, the title is not set) for the individual style setting related to the title of the form. An example will be described.
In such an example, when it is determined in step S403 that the operation mode flag 121 is set to the simple mode, the CPU 11 determines in step S404 that “Title is set” in the query function of FIG. It is determined whether or not the query function of “form title setting” corresponding to the individual consistency condition “is set to“ simple mode non-execution ”. In FIG. 12, since the inquiry function of “form title setting” is set to “simple mode non-execution”, the CPU 11 does not perform the process of step S406 but shifts the process to step S405. In the process of step SS405, the CPU 11 automatically sets the form title according to the consistency adjustment logic defined in the form specification definition data, and changes the individual style setting related to the form title.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S403 that the operation mode flag 121 is set to the detailed mode, the CPU 11 causes the display unit 15 to display an error message indicating that the “form title is not set”. (Step S406), the user is prompted to input the title of the form. Then, the CPU 11 performs a change to add the form title in the individual style setting related to the form title in response to an input operation for inputting the form title by the user (step S407).

  When the process of step S405 or step S407 is completed, or when it is determined in the process of step S402 that the individual format setting satisfies the consistency condition (“YES” in step S402), the CPU 11 is generated. It is determined whether or not the consistency check of all the individual format settings included in the selected format settings has been completed (step S408). If it is determined that the consistency check of any individual format setting has not been completed (“NO” in step S408), the CPU 11 returns the process to step S401.

When it is determined that the consistency check of all the individual format settings has been completed (“YES” in step S408), the CPU 11 generates an execution format file related to the generated format settings and stores it in the storage unit 13. (Step S409). Thereafter, by executing the execution format file, it is possible to start a program for outputting (printing) information on the form with the generated format setting. For example, the execution format file can be executed by registering a menu related to the form on a predetermined menu screen of the terminal device 1 and selecting the menu.
When the process of step S409 is completed, the CPU 11 ends the consistency adjustment process and ends the form format setting process of FIG.

  As described above, in the consistency adjustment process, only when the form format setting program 131 is operating in the simple mode, a change process (step S405) for automatically changing the format settings so as to satisfy the consistency condition is performed. Thereby, the probability that the change process is performed when the style setting is performed in the simple mode is higher than the probability that the change process is performed when the style setting is performed in the detailed mode. Therefore, the consistency condition can be adjusted more easily in the simple mode than in the detailed mode. For this reason, by setting an account used by a low-skilled user as the second account, the operation mode when the user executes the form format setting program 131 is set to the simple mode, and the consistency condition is set. It is possible to make it easier to set the filling style.

  It should be noted that the combination of query functions set to “simple mode non-execution” in the consistency query setting data 135 may vary depending on predetermined parameters. For example, attribute information such as the user's business type and business condition is registered in advance in association with each of a plurality of accounts, and “simple mode non-execution” is performed according to the account attribute information authenticated by the form format setting program 131. You may change the combination of the query functions set in. As a result, the change process can be performed with a probability corresponding to the attribute information of the account. In addition, it is possible to flexibly set the individual style setting for executing the consistency inquiry process according to the type of business and the business condition. For example, in the account of a meat industry user, the “gram unit price” item can be an indispensable item, and when the item is not included in the form (does not satisfy the individual style setting), the query process can be executed. .

(Modification 1)
Next, the modification 1 of the said embodiment is demonstrated. In this modification, the consistency adjustment process is different from that in the above embodiment. Hereinafter, differences from the above embodiment will be described.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of the consistency adjustment processing according to this modification. The flowchart in FIG. 13 corresponds to a flowchart obtained by deleting step S404 from the flowchart in FIG.
In the consistency adjustment process of this modification, when it is determined in the process of step S403 that the operation mode flag 121 is set to the simple mode (“YES” in step S403), the CPU 11 determines the form specification definition data. In accordance with the consistency adjustment logic defined in step S405, a change process for automatically changing the style setting so as to satisfy the consistency condition is performed (step S405).
On the other hand, when it is determined in the process of step S403 that the operation mode flag 121 is set to the detailed mode (“NO” in step S403), the CPU 11 executes a consistency inquiry process (step S406). The style setting is changed according to the input operation from the user (step S407).

  As described above, in this modification, a change process that automatically changes the style setting is performed whenever the style setting is generated in the simple mode, and is consistent when the style setting is generated in the detailed mode. A sex query is made. Even with such a method, by setting an account used by a relatively low-skilled user as the second account, the user can more easily perform style setting that satisfies the consistency condition. can do.

(Modification 2)
Next, Modification 2 of the above embodiment will be described. In this modification, the mode setting process is different from that in the above embodiment. Hereinafter, differences from the above embodiment will be described.

  In this modification, when the form format setting program 131 is installed, the operation mode is set to one of the simple mode and the detailed mode. This setting (mode selection setting) is stored in the device operation setting data 137 stored in the storage unit 13. The device operation setting data 137 is, for example, data related to a start argument of the form format setting program 131, environment setting data of the terminal device 1, registry data, and the like. The mode selection setting stored in the apparatus operation setting data 137 may be fixed or may be changed according to a predetermined procedure. For example, the form format setting program 131 may be changeable when activated by a specific administrator account.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of the mode setting process according to this modification. The flowchart of FIG. 14 is obtained by deleting steps S102 to S104 and adding steps S106 to S109 from the flowchart of FIG. Hereinafter, differences from the flowchart of FIG. 5 will be described.

  When the operation mode flag 121 is set to the simple mode in step S101, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the mode selection setting is included in the startup argument of the form format setting program 131 stored in the apparatus operation setting data 137. (Step S106). If it is determined that the mode selection setting is not included in the startup argument (“NO” in step S106), the CPU 11 includes the mode selection setting in the environment setting data stored in the apparatus operation setting data 137. It is determined whether or not there is (step S107). When it is determined that the mode selection setting is not included in the environment setting data (“NO” in step S107), the CPU 11 includes the mode selection setting in the registry stored in the device operation setting data 137. It is determined whether or not (step S108). When it is determined that the mode selection setting is not included in the registry (“NO” in step S108), the CPU 11 ends the mode setting process with the operation mode flag 121 set to the simple mode.

When it is determined in any of steps S106 to S108 that the mode selection setting is included (“YES” in steps S106 to S108), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the detailed mode is specified by the mode selection setting. Is determined (step S109).
If it is determined that the detailed mode is designated by the mode selection setting (“YES” in step S109), the CPU 11 sets the operation mode flag 121 to the detailed mode (step S105) and ends the mode setting process. Let
When it is determined that the simple mode is designated by the mode selection setting (“NO” in step S109), the CPU 11 ends the mode setting process with the operation mode flag 121 set to the simple mode. Let

As described above, the form setting program 131 according to the present embodiment has the form setting means and the form setting for the CPU 11 (computer) to set the form related to the information output form for the form in accordance with the input operation of the user. Consistency determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined consistency condition is satisfied, in order to notify the user that the format setting does not satisfy the consistency condition when it is determined that the format setting does not satisfy the consistency condition And the consistency setting means that selects and executes one of the change processing for changing the style setting so that the style setting satisfies the consistency condition, and the style setting means has a predetermined degree of freedom. Of the detailed mode for setting the style and the simple mode for setting the style with a lower degree of freedom than the detailed mode, the style is set while conforming to the operation mode flag 121, and the matching is performed. The adjustment means has a notification process and a change process so that the probability that the change process is performed when the style setting is performed in the simple mode is higher than the probability that the change process is performed when the style setting is performed in the detailed mode. Select one of these and execute it.
According to such a method, when the style setting generated in the simple mode does not satisfy the consistency condition, the probability that the change process for automatically changing the style setting is relatively high, so in the case of the detailed mode The consistency condition can be adjusted more easily. For this reason, a user with a low level of proficiency can more easily perform an appropriate format setting that satisfies the consistency condition by executing the form format setting program 131 in the simple mode. In addition, since the freedom of style setting in the simple mode has been lowered, there are many items and functions related to style setting that are unnecessarily large for users with low proficiency, making it difficult to set the appropriate style. It can be suppressed.
On the other hand, a user with a high level of proficiency can execute the form format setting program 131 in the detailed mode to appropriately set the format with a high degree of freedom and to ensure that the consistency condition is not satisfied by the notification process. Therefore, it is possible to easily set an appropriate format that satisfies the consistency condition.
Since users (business users) of sales management systems do not necessarily have sufficient knowledge and skills related to setting styles, they have traditionally been given a form to agents such as system engineers who have sufficient knowledge and skills. In some cases, it is necessary to entrust the settings. However, according to the form format setting program 131 of the present embodiment, by using the simple mode, such a business user himself can easily and appropriately set the form style of the form. It can be carried out.

  In addition, the consistency adjustment unit executes notification processing when style setting is performed in the detailed mode, and selects and executes either notification processing or change processing when style setting is performed in the simple mode. To do. Thereby, when the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition in the simple mode, the probability that the change process for automatically changing the style setting can be more reliably made higher than the probability in the detailed mode.

  In addition, the consistency adjusting unit according to the modification 1 executes the notification process when the style setting is performed in the detailed mode, and executes the change process when the style setting is performed in the simple mode. Thereby, when the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition in the simple mode, the probability that the change process for automatically changing the style setting can be surely made higher than the probability in the detailed mode.

  Further, the style setting means performs style setting including a plurality of individual style settings, and the consistency determining means satisfies a predetermined individual consistency condition corresponding to each of the plurality of individual style settings. The consistency adjusting means determines whether or not the individual style setting determined as not satisfying the individual consistency condition among the plurality of individual style settings based on the consistency inquiry setting data 135 and One of the change processes is selected and executed, and the consistency query setting data 135 determines which of the notification process and the change is performed for each of the plurality of individual style settings when the style settings are performed in the simple mode. It has been. Accordingly, it is possible to flexibly determine which of the change process and the notification process is executed for each individual style setting. Thereby, the consistency can be adjusted by an appropriate method according to the importance of the individual style setting, the difficulty level satisfying the individual consistency condition, and the like.

  In addition, the form format setting program 131 causes the CPU 11 to change the authentication information to the authentication information when an authentication request with the input of the authentication information is made based on the account setting data 136 in which the authentication information of one or more accounts is registered. It is made to function as an authentication means for performing authentication for the corresponding account and a mode selection setting means for setting the operation mode flag 121 in accordance with the authenticated account. Thereby, it is possible to set whether the form format setting program 131 operates in the simple mode or the detailed mode for each account used by the user. Therefore, the form format setting program 131 can be executed in an appropriate operation mode among the simple mode and the detailed mode according to the user's proficiency level, business type, business type, and the like.

  In addition, attribute information related to the attribute of the user who uses each of the plurality of accounts is registered in the account setting data 136, and the consistency adjustment unit performs notification processing so that the change process is performed with a probability corresponding to the attribute information. And one of the change processing is selected and executed. Accordingly, when the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition, the change process can be performed with a probability corresponding to the attribute information of the account. In addition, the individual style setting for performing the notification process (consistency inquiry process) when the individual consistency condition is not satisfied can be flexibly set according to the attribute information.

  In the detailed mode, the style setting means can set the style for a plurality of different types of forms. In the simple mode, the style setting means sets the style for some types of forms. It is possible. As a result, it is possible to suppress the difficulty in setting an appropriate form because an unnecessarily large number of form options are required for a form setting target for a low-level user who is executing the form setting program 131 in the simple mode. can do.

  In the detailed mode, the style setting means can set the style with a plurality of predetermined functions, and in the simple mode, the style setting means can set the style with some of the plurality of functions. . As a result, it is possible to suppress the difficulty in setting an appropriate style because an unnecessarily large number of function options are available for the style setting for a low-level user who is executing the form style setting program 131 in the simple mode. can do.

  Further, the terminal device 1 as the information processing apparatus of the above embodiment includes a CPU 11, and the CPU 11 performs a style setting relating to an information output style for the form (style setting means) in accordance with a user input operation. It is determined whether the setting satisfies a predetermined consistency condition (consistency determination means), and when it is determined that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition, the user determines that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition. The CPU 11 as the style setting means selects and executes one of the notification process for notifying the process and the change process for changing the style setting so that the style setting satisfies the consistency condition (consistency adjusting means) Of the detailed mode for setting the style with a predetermined degree of freedom and the simple mode for setting the style with a lower degree of freedom than the detailed mode, the style is set while following the operation mode flag 121. The CPU 11 as the compatibility adjustment unit is more likely to perform the change process when the style setting is performed in the simple mode than the probability that the change process is performed when the style setting is performed in the detailed mode. One of the notification process and the change process is selected and executed. According to such a terminal device 1, the probability that the change process for automatically changing the style setting is relatively high when the style setting made in the simple mode does not satisfy the consistency condition is relatively high. The consistency condition can be adjusted more easily than in the case. Therefore, each user with different proficiency levels can easily and appropriately set the form format.

  In the above description, an example in which the storage unit 13 or the like is used as a computer-readable medium of the program according to the present invention is disclosed, but the present invention is not limited to this example. As another computer-readable medium, a portable recording medium constituted by a CD-ROM, a flash memory, or the like can be applied. A carrier wave is also applied to the present invention as a medium for providing program data according to the present invention via a communication line.

The description in the above embodiment is an example of an embodiment of a program and an information processing terminal according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, in the above-described embodiment and each modified example, the form format setting program 131 is stored in the storage unit 13 of the terminal device 1 and executed on the terminal device 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, the form format setting program 131 may be stored in the storage unit of the server 2 and executed on the server 2. In this case, the CPU 2 of the server 2 executes the form format setting program in accordance with a request from the terminal device 1 to transmit the processing result to the terminal device 1 and display the processing result on the display unit 15 in the terminal device 1. It ’s fine.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment and each modification, the description has been given using the example in which the notification process (consistency inquiry process) is always performed when the consistency condition is not satisfied in the detailed mode, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Absent. For example, in the consistency query setting data 135 of FIG. 12, a query function “detail mode non-execution” that does not perform notification processing in the detailed mode is also set, and notification processing is executed for each query function even in the detailed mode. / Non-execution may be determined individually. In this case, the non-executable query function is not executed even in simple mode, and the number of query functions in “simple mode non-executable” is made larger than the number of query functions in “detailed mode non-executed”. Thus, the probability that the change process is performed in the simple mode can be relatively increased.

  In addition, the method of notifying the user in the notification process is not limited to the error display on the display unit 15, but instead of the error display or in addition to the error display, the notification by voice and the notification through the mail or message application Etc. may be made.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.
The invention described in the scope of claims attached to the application of this application will be added below. The item numbers of the claims described in the appendix are as set forth in the claims attached to the application of this application.
[Appendix]
<Claim 1>
Computer
Style setting means for setting the style related to the output format of information for the form according to the user's input operation,
Consistency determining means for determining whether the format setting satisfies a predetermined consistency condition;
When it is determined that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition, a notification process for notifying a user that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition; and the style setting satisfies the consistency condition. Consistency adjustment means for selecting and executing one of the change processes for changing the style setting so as to satisfy,
Function as
The style setting means is a predetermined mode selection setting among a first mode in which the style setting is performed with a predetermined degree of freedom and a second mode in which the style setting is performed with a lower degree of freedom than the first mode. And set the style while
The consistency adjusting unit may perform the change process when the style setting is performed in the second mode because of the probability that the change process is performed when the style setting is performed in the first mode. One of the notification processing and the change processing is selected and executed so that the probability of being performed is high.
<Claim 2>
The consistency adjusting unit executes the notification process when the format setting is performed in the first mode, and performs the notification process and the notification processing when the format setting is performed in the second mode. The program according to claim 1, wherein one of the change processes is selected and executed.
<Claim 3>
The consistency adjusting unit executes the notification process when the format setting is performed in the first mode, and performs the change process when the format setting is performed in the second mode. The program according to claim 1, wherein the program is executed.
<Claim 4>
The style setting means performs the style setting including a plurality of individual style settings,
The consistency determining means determines whether the plurality of individual style settings satisfy a predetermined individual consistency condition corresponding to each of the plurality of individual style settings;
The consistency adjustment means, for each of the individual style settings determined as not satisfying the individual consistency condition among the plurality of individual style settings, the notification process and the change process based on predetermined consistency adjustment information Select and run one of the
In the consistency adjustment information, it is determined whether to perform the notification process or the change for each of the plurality of individual format settings when the format setting is performed in the second mode. The program according to claim 1, characterized in that:
<Claim 5>
The computer,
An authentication means for authenticating an account corresponding to the authentication information when an authentication request accompanied by the input of the authentication information is made based on account information in which authentication information of one or more accounts is registered;
Mode selection setting means for performing the mode selection setting according to the authenticated account;
5. The program according to claim 1, wherein the program is made to function as:
<Claim 6>
In the account information, attribute information related to an attribute of a user who uses each of the plurality of accounts is registered,
6. The program according to claim 5, wherein the consistency adjusting unit selects and executes one of the notification process and the change process so that the change process is performed with a probability according to the attribute information. .
<Claim 7>
In the first mode, the format setting means can set the format for a plurality of different types of forms, and in the second mode, some types of the plurality of types of forms. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the style setting can be performed for the form.
<Claim 8>
The format setting means can perform the format setting by a plurality of predetermined functions in the first mode, and in the second mode, the format setting means can perform the format by a part of the plurality of functions. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein setting is possible.
<Claim 9>
A style setting means for setting a style related to an output format of information for a form in accordance with a user input operation;
Consistency determining means for determining whether or not the format setting satisfies a predetermined consistency condition;
When it is determined that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition, a notification process for notifying a user that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition; and the style setting satisfies the consistency condition. Consistency adjusting means for selecting and executing one of change processes for changing the style setting so as to satisfy,
With
The style setting means is a predetermined mode selection setting among a first mode in which the style setting is performed with a predetermined degree of freedom and a second mode in which the style setting is performed with a lower degree of freedom than the first mode. And set the style while
The consistency adjusting unit may perform the change process when the style setting is performed in the second mode because of the probability that the change process is performed when the style setting is performed in the first mode. An information processing apparatus, wherein one of the notification process and the change process is selected and executed so as to increase a probability of being performed.

1 Terminal device (information processing device)
2 Server 11 CPU (style setting means, consistency determination means, consistency adjustment means, authentication means, mode selection setting means)
12 RAM
13 Storage Unit 14 Operation Unit 15 Display Unit 16 Communication Unit 17 Bus 100 Sales Management System 121 Operation Mode Flag (Mode Selection Setting)
131 Form format setting program (program)
131a operation mode management unit 131b business definition management unit 131c function definition management unit 131d format setting unit 131e consistency determination unit 131f consistency adjustment unit 131g display control unit 132 business definition data 133 function definition data 134 specification definition data 135 consistency query setting Data (consistency adjustment information)
136 Account setting data (account information)
137 Device operation setting data N Communication network

Claims (9)

Computer
Style setting means for setting the style related to the output format of information for the form according to the user's input operation,
Consistency determining means for determining whether the format setting satisfies a predetermined consistency condition;
When it is determined that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition, a notification process for notifying a user that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition; and the style setting satisfies the consistency condition. Consistency adjustment means for selecting and executing one of the change processes for changing the style setting so as to satisfy,
Function as
The style setting means is a predetermined mode selection setting among a first mode in which the style setting is performed with a predetermined degree of freedom and a second mode in which the style setting is performed with a lower degree of freedom than the first mode. And set the style while
The consistency adjusting unit may perform the change process when the style setting is performed in the second mode because of the probability that the change process is performed when the style setting is performed in the first mode. One of the notification processing and the change processing is selected and executed so that the probability of being performed is high.   The consistency adjusting unit executes the notification process when the format setting is performed in the first mode, and performs the notification process and the notification processing when the format setting is performed in the second mode. The program according to claim 1, wherein one of the change processes is selected and executed.   The consistency adjusting unit executes the notification process when the format setting is performed in the first mode, and performs the change process when the format setting is performed in the second mode. The program according to claim 1, wherein the program is executed. The style setting means performs the style setting including a plurality of individual style settings,
The consistency determining means determines whether the plurality of individual style settings satisfy a predetermined individual consistency condition corresponding to each of the plurality of individual style settings;
The consistency adjustment means, for each of the individual style settings determined as not satisfying the individual consistency condition among the plurality of individual style settings, the notification process and the change process based on predetermined consistency adjustment information Select and run one of the
In the consistency adjustment information, it is determined whether to perform the notification process or the change for each of the plurality of individual format settings when the format setting is performed in the second mode. The program according to claim 1, characterized in that: The computer,
An authentication means for authenticating an account corresponding to the authentication information when an authentication request accompanied by the input of the authentication information is made based on account information in which authentication information of one or more accounts is registered;
Mode selection setting means for performing the mode selection setting according to the authenticated account;
5. The program according to claim 1, wherein the program is made to function as: In the account information, attribute information related to an attribute of a user who uses each of the plurality of accounts is registered,
6. The program according to claim 5, wherein the consistency adjusting unit selects and executes one of the notification process and the change process so that the change process is performed with a probability according to the attribute information. .   In the first mode, the format setting means can set the format for a plurality of different types of forms, and in the second mode, some types of the plurality of types of forms. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the style setting can be performed for the form.   The format setting means can perform the format setting by a plurality of predetermined functions in the first mode, and in the second mode, the format setting means can perform the format by a part of the plurality of functions. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein setting is possible. A style setting means for setting a style related to an output format of information for a form in accordance with a user input operation;
Consistency determining means for determining whether or not the format setting satisfies a predetermined consistency condition;
When it is determined that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition, a notification process for notifying a user that the style setting does not satisfy the consistency condition; and the style setting satisfies the consistency condition. Consistency adjusting means for selecting and executing one of change processes for changing the style setting so as to satisfy,
With
The style setting means is a predetermined mode selection setting among a first mode in which the style setting is performed with a predetermined degree of freedom and a second mode in which the style setting is performed with a lower degree of freedom than the first mode. And set the style while
The consistency adjusting unit may perform the change process when the style setting is performed in the second mode because of the probability that the change process is performed when the style setting is performed in the first mode. An information processing apparatus, wherein one of the notification process and the change process is selected and executed so as to increase a probability of being performed.

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