JP2019079426A - Test assistance device for plant monitoring system, its test assistance method, and its test assistance program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a test assistance device for a plant monitoring system improved in versatility in regulating operation specifying coordinates read in an automatic display test for a display screen, its test method and its test assistance program.SOLUTION: A test assistance device 10 for a plant monitoring system 100, that is, a test assistance device 10 for assisting a display test on a display screen, comprises: a test setting data holding unit 31 holding test setting data 24 associated with identification information that does not depend on coordinates of an operation target object in a test item of the display test and also associated with operation information for the object of the test item; a coordinate conversion unit 33 that reads the identification information from test content data and extracts, as operation specifying coordinates, XY coordinates of the object corresponding to the identification information on the basis of screen layout data held by the plant monitoring system; and an operation recognition unit 16 that recognizes the test item and the operation specifying coordinates and transmits a command to the operation specifying coordinates to perform the operation information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The embodiment of the present invention relates to the support technology of the display test of the display screen with which a plant monitoring system is provided.

Generally, a display screen of a plant monitoring system for monitoring a power plant is delivered after sufficient display tests are performed.
In this display test, the tester operates each screen based on the test procedure document under the set test conditions, and confirms the display contents of the screen.

In a plant monitoring system with high quality requirements, it is required to store all screen images confirmed as evidence of test results.
In order to prevent variation among testers in collecting evidence data and the occurrence of a large amount of data organizing time, a test support device has been developed that performs automatic tests in accordance with the procedure of the test list.

JP, 2015-133015, A

Conventionally, operation specification coordinates specified in this test list have been defined by XY coordinates on the screen. However, there is a problem that it takes a lot of labor for setting.
Conventionally, when there are a plurality of display screens slightly different in layout or when the layout is changed halfway, it is necessary to define coordinates for each of the objects included in the layout.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and a test support apparatus for a plant monitoring system with improved versatility of the specification of operation designated coordinates read in a display test by automatic display screen, a support method thereof, and The purpose is to provide the support program.

  The test support apparatus of a plant monitoring system according to the present embodiment is a test support apparatus that supports display test of a display screen of a plant monitoring system, identification independent of coordinates of an object to be operated in test items of the display test. A test setting data holding unit holding test setting data in which information and operation information to the object in the test item are associated, reading the identification information from the test content data, and monitoring the plant to be tested A coordinate conversion unit that extracts the XY coordinates of the object corresponding to the identification information as operation specification coordinates based on screen layout data held by a device control unit of the system, and reads data including the test item and the operation specification coordinates To the plant monitoring system, A motion recognition unit for transmitting a command to execute the operation information to specify the coordinates are those comprising a.

  The test support method for a plant monitoring system according to the present embodiment is a test support method for supporting a display test on a display screen of a plant monitoring system, wherein identification independent of coordinates of an operation target object in a test item of the display test is performed. Creating test setting data in which information and operation information to the object in the test item are associated; reading the identification information from the test content data; and screen layout data held by the plant monitoring system Extracting the XY coordinates of the object corresponding to the identification information as operation specification coordinates based on the test information and the operation specification coordinates by recognizing the test item and the operation specification coordinates; Send a command to execute the operation information A step that is intended to include.

  The test support program for a plant monitoring system according to the present embodiment is a test support method for supporting a display test on a display screen of a plant monitoring system on a computer, in coordinates of an object to be manipulated in test items of the display test. Holding test setting data in which identification information which does not depend and operation information on the object in the test item are associated; reading the identification information from the test content data; and screen layout held by the plant monitoring system Extracting XY coordinates of the object corresponding to the identification information as operation specification coordinates based on data; recognizing the test item and the operation specification coordinates; Run the operation information Sending a command, but to a run.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a test support apparatus for a plant monitoring system, a support method for the same, and a support program for the plant monitoring system, in which the versatility of the definition of operation specification coordinates read in display test by display screen automatic is improved.

The schematic block diagram of a general plant monitoring system. (A) is a figure which shows an example of a display screen, (B) is a figure which shows another example of a display screen, (C) is a figure which shows the screen layout of the display screen of (B). BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The schematic block diagram of the test assistance apparatus of the plant monitoring system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the test list which a test list holding part hold | maintains. The figure which shows an example of the general purpose list which a general purpose list holding part hold | maintains. The figure explaining conversion from a general purpose list to a test list. 3 is a flowchart showing a test support method of the plant monitoring system according to the first embodiment. The schematic block diagram of the test assistance apparatus of the plant monitoring system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the improvement type test list which the test assistance apparatus of the plant monitoring system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment has. The schematic block diagram of the test assistance apparatus of the plant monitoring system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the difference information produced | generated by the test assistance apparatus of the plant monitoring system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. The flowchart which shows the difference location extraction method of the test assistance method which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. The schematic block diagram of the test assistance apparatus of the plant monitoring system which concerns on 4th Embodiment. The schematic block diagram of the test assistance apparatus of the plant monitoring system which concerns on 5th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the auxiliary | assistant synthetic | combination screen produced | generated with the test assistance apparatus of the plant monitoring system which concerns on 5th Embodiment. The schematic block diagram of the test assistance apparatus of the plant monitoring system which concerns on 6th Embodiment. The figure which demonstrates the edit aspect of the test content from an auxiliary | assistant synthetic | combination screen.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the attached drawings.

First Embodiment
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a general plant monitoring system 100 (hereinafter simply referred to as “monitoring system 100”).
2 (A) shows an example of the display screen 11 (11a), FIG. 2 (B) shows another example of the display screen 11 (11 b), and FIG. 2 (C) shows FIG. 2 (B). ) Is a diagram showing the screen layout 12 of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the monitoring system 100 displays the monitoring status of the devices 86 (86a to 86z) constituting the plant such as a pump or a thermometer on the monitoring screen display unit 81 and causes the monitoring staff to monitor them.
The surveillance staff member performs data input or mouse operation (hereinafter simply referred to as “screen operation”) to the display screen 11 (FIGS. 2A and 2B) from the input terminal 82 such as a keyboard or a mouse via the device control unit 83. It is possible to do

The screen displayed on the monitoring screen display unit 81 is, for example, a status screen 11b that displays the status of the device 86 by digital display, bar chart display, trend graph display, or the like, as shown in FIG. 2B. is there.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, various input screens 11a of the previous stage of displaying the status screen 11b of FIG. 2B are also displayed on the monitoring screen display unit 81.

The display screen 11 (11a, 11b) usually includes a plurality of objects 13 to be screen operation targets.
The object 13 usually has a symbol name 27 a such as a character string or a symbol.
For example, the symbol name 27a is a display of "year", "month", "day" and the like to be input from the keyboard, and the object 13 is an input area 13a for each date.

When the object 13 is the graph display button 13b, the "graph display" displayed on the graph display button 13b is the symbol name 27a.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the changeable days or units for the symbol names 27 a of “horizontal scale” and “vertical scale” are also objects 13.

The screen layout 12 (FIG. 2C) of the display screen 11 is held by, for example, the screen layout holding unit 84 in the device control unit 83.
When the screen operation is performed, the screen generation unit 85 in the device control unit 83 extracts an appropriate screen layout 12 and generates a display screen 11 in which graph data and the like are reflected on the screen layout 12.

The screen layout 12 is determined by repeating the layout change and the addition and deletion of the object 13 between the manufacturer and the product delivery destination.
Therefore, until the screen layout 12 is finally determined, the change of the layout and the screen display test (hereinafter, simply referred to as “display test”) are repeated.
The support apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment is connected to the monitoring system 100 that operates in this manner, and supports, for example, a display test of the monitor screen display unit 81 performed before product delivery.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the support apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment mainly includes a test list holding unit 14 (test execution data holding unit), an operation recognition unit 16, a data acquisition instructing unit 17, and image data storage. A unit 18 is provided.

  The test list holding unit 14 stores test execution data, which is data of test contents to be executed on the display screen 11, as a test list 19.

Here, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the test list 19 held by the test list holding unit 14.
In the test list 19, as shown in FIG. 4, the date on which the test is performed on each screen, operation items, the order of the test, screen operation information, and the like are described.

The screen operation information is, for example, mouse operation information such as presence or absence of a mouse operation on each screen or a mouse operation target, and keyboard operation information such as an input text.
In the first embodiment, the operation position information 34 in the test list 19 is described using XY coordinates. That is, the expression form of the operation position information 34 is based on XY coordinates.

Returning to FIG. 1, the description will be continued.
The operation recognition unit 16 reads an operation required for a display test of screen operation from the test list 19 in the order of the test.

The read operation is converted in the signal control unit 21 into a signal readable by the device control unit 83.
The device control unit 83 carries out the display test in accordance with the input from the signal control unit 21 instead of the input of the test operation from the monitor terminal or the tester's input terminal 82.

The data acquisition instructing unit 17 reads the test list 19 held in the test list holding unit 14 in accordance with an instruction from the operation recognition unit 16.
Then, the data acquisition instructing unit 17 causes the screen copying unit 22 to take a hard copy (replication screen) of each display screen 11 displayed on the monitoring screen display unit 81 while referring to the described order of the test.

The image data storage unit 18 stores the hard copies acquired one after another by the screen copying unit 22 as evidence data.
The evidence data is, for example, the display screen 11 illustrated in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B).

The evidence data stored in the image data storage unit 18 is given an ID by the data link unit 23, and linked to the screen location information (FIG. 4) of the test list 19 by this ID.
The evidence data can be optionally recalled from the screen location information to the monitoring screen display unit 81 later by the data acquisition instructing unit 17.

By collating the evidence data stored in the image data storage unit 18 with the test list 19, the tester confirms that the appropriate display screen 11 is displayed in a timely manner.
Note that this linking is normally performed similarly to the general-purpose list 24 described later.
The tester may collate the general-purpose list 24 with the evidence data to confirm the appropriateness of the display test.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the support apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment includes the general-purpose list holding unit 31 (test setting data holding unit), the conversion data holding unit 32, and the coordinate conversion unit 33.

The general-purpose list holding unit 31 holds, as the general-purpose list 24, test setting data that defines test content in a format that specifies the operation position information 34 at the time of screen operation with the identification information 27 that does not depend on coordinates.
The identification information 27 of the object 13 is preferably represented, for example, by the above-mentioned symbol name 27a.
This is because when the tester later confirms the general-purpose list 24, it is easy to grasp the operation content.
Hereinafter, an example in which the identification information 27 is the symbol name 27a will be described.

Here, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the general-purpose list 24 held by the general-purpose list holding unit 31. As shown in FIG.
Each item of the general purpose list 24 is similar to the test list 19 in principle.
However, as shown in FIG. 5, the test list 19 defines the operation position of the screen operation with XY coordinates on the screen, whereas the general list 24 is a symbol name 27 a assigned to the object 13. Specify.

Further, in the general-purpose list 24, the same screen operation can be defined by the same description even if the XY coordinates of the object 13 are different.
In addition, the same screen operation can be expressed with the same description even for a plurality of display screens 11 with slightly different screen layouts 12.
The general list 24 on which the display test has been performed is accumulated as the test list history 36 in the test list holding unit 14 or the general list holding unit 31 or the like.

The conversion data holding unit 32 holds the display screen 11 in which the objects 13 are arranged in the latest layout as data (hereinafter referred to as “conversion layout data 28” or “conversion layout 28 (in the drawing)”).
That is, by connecting the conversion data holding unit 32 to the screen layout holding unit 84 of the device control unit 83, the conversion layout data 28 is maintained in the latest state in conjunction with the screen layout 12.

  That is, when the layout of the display screen 11 is changed, if the screen layout 12 of the screen layout holding unit 84 is changed, the change is reflected in the conversion layout data 28 at a predetermined timing such as when the support device 10 is activated. Ru.

The conversion layout data 28 is data that allows the object 13 to be searched from the symbol name 27 a and that can specify the XY coordinates of the detected object 13.
That is, for each object 13, the symbol name 27a and the XY coordinates are linked.

  An example of processing in which the conversion data holding unit 32 updates the conversion layout data 28 according to the change of the screen layout 12 will be described below. The processing performed by the conversion data holding unit 32 differs depending on the data format received from the screen layout holding unit 84.

  When the data received from the screen layout holding unit 84 is in a data format in which the XY coordinates of the object 13 corresponding to the symbol name 27a are linked and the data is searched by the symbol name 27a to acquire the XY coordinates of the corresponding object 13 The conversion data holding unit 32 holds the screen layout 12 as the conversion layout data 28 without performing special processing.

  If the data received from the screen layout storage unit 84 contains the symbol names 27a and the XY coordinates of each object 13 as information, but does not include information that links the symbol name 27a with the object 13, the conversion The data holding unit 32 performs processing of associating the symbol name 27 a in the screen layout 12 with the object 13, and holds it as conversion layout data 28.

  More specifically, a symbol name 27a in the screen layout 12 is searched, and an object 13 having XY coordinates near or overlapping is extracted from the XY coordinates, and the symbol name 27a corresponds to the object 13. Tie as things.

  In the screen layout 12, the objects 13 corresponding to the symbol names 27a are usually arranged in proximity or in an overlapping manner. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2A, the object 13a which is the input area 13 (text box) is arranged near the symbol name "year", and the object which is a button superimposed on the symbol name "graph display" 13b is arranged.

  Of course, it is also conceivable that the symbol name 27a is displayed inside the text box. For example, when there is an object 13 to be superimposed on a certain symbol name 27a, processing is performed such that the object 13 to be superimposed is associated with the symbol name 27a. When there is no object 13 to be superimposed on the symbol name 27a, the adjacent object 13b is associated with the symbol name 27a.

  Here, there may be a case where a plurality of objects 13 are close to the symbol name 27a. For example, in FIG. 2A, objects 13a are disposed above and below the symbol name "Month". In such a case, it is preferable to use the arrangement rule of the object 13 and the symbol name 27a to extract an appropriate object 13. For example, the screen layout 12 may be determined based on a policy such as placing a text box below or to the right of the symbol name 27a.

  Therefore, when searching for an object 13 close to a specific symbol name 27a, an appropriate object can be obtained by limiting the search range of the object 13 in advance, for example, by limiting the symbol name 27a to the right and lower side of the screen. 13a can be extracted.

  Further, as another example, there are cases where, among symbol names 27a, those overlapping with the object 13 are close to each other. In this case, priority is given to the superimposed object and the association with the object 13 is performed, and thereafter the association is repeated for a symbol name 27a that has not been associated and that has only one adjacent object 13 Processing such as is also conceivable.

  The data received from the screen layout holding unit 84 may be bitmap or raster image data, and the symbol name 27a or the object 13 may not be included as data. In the case of such image data, characters, text boxes, buttons and the like displayed on the image by image recognition are extracted and recognized as a symbol name 27 a or an object 13. A data format in which the data received from the screen layout holding unit 84 described above includes the symbol names 27a and the XY coordinates of the objects 13 as information but does not include the information that associates the symbol names 27a with the objects 13 The same processing as in the above case is performed, and the symbol name 27a and the object 13 are linked.

  In the above description, the object 13 is extracted and linked based on the symbol name 27a. However, for example, the symbol name 27a may be linked based on the object 13.

  Here, the conversion data holding unit 32 may hold a list of symbol names 27 a in order to perform the above-described processing. The list of symbol names 27a is stored in advance by storing it in the conversion data holding unit 32, or by calling the general-purpose list 24 from the general-purpose list holding unit 31 and extracting the symbol name 27a list.

  When the screen layout 12 is held as the conversion layout data 28, the conversion data holding unit 32 is configured by, for example, a memory or a RAM that temporarily holds the screen layout 12 acquired from the screen layout holding unit 84. .

The coordinate conversion unit 33 receives a request for updating the operation position information 34 from the operation recognition unit 16 prior to the reading of the test list 19 by the operation recognition unit 16.
In response to this request, the coordinate conversion unit 33 reads each test content from the general-purpose list 24, and extracts the display screen 11 necessary for the test content and the object 13 included in the display screen 11 using the symbol name 27a.

Here, FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the conversion from the general-purpose list 24 to the test list 19.
The coordinate conversion unit 33 extracts the object 13 specified by the symbol name 27 a from the conversion layout data 28, and extracts the arrangement position of the object 13 on the conversion layout data 28 using XY coordinates.

  The coordinate conversion unit 33 updates the operation position information 34 described by the XY coordinates in the test list 19 using the arrangement position of the object 13 described by the XY coordinates, and stores the updated information in the test list holding unit 14. .

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the coordinate conversion unit 33 converts the expression form of the operation position information 34 on the display screen 11 from the symbol name 27 a of the object 13 into XY coordinates.
When the operation recognition unit 16 starts reading upon receipt of the update completion notification by the coordinate conversion unit 33, a display test is performed with the latest XY coordinate information.

  Next, a test support method for a plant monitoring system according to the first embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 7 (see FIGS. 3 and 4 as needed).

First, the change adjustment process (S11 to S15) by the tester will be described.
When changing test contents such as change of input contents input from the display screen 11 for display test (when S11 is YES), the tester updates the general-purpose list 24 (S12).
In the general-purpose list 24, the tester changes the test content while defining the operation position information 34 by the symbol name 27a.

When the layout of the display screen 11 is changed (S13 is YES), the tester changes the layout of the screen layout 12 of the screen layout holding unit 84 (S14).
This change is automatically reflected on the conversion layout data 28 (S15).
As a result, the general-purpose list 24 and the conversion layout data 28 will be the latest.

Next, the process proceeds to the display test process (S16 to S24).
First, the tester instructs the support device 10 to start the display test from the input means 38 or the like (S16).
Note that the instruction for the start may be periodically started by the support device 10 automatically and the display test may be started without the tester.

In response to the start instruction, the operation recognition unit 16 instructs the coordinate conversion unit 33 to update the test list 19 (S17).
The coordinate conversion unit 33 refers to the general-purpose list 24 and extracts a symbol name 27 a defining the test content.
Then, the coordinate conversion unit 33 searches the conversion layout data 28 for the object 13 having the extracted symbol name 27a, and specifies the XY coordinates of the object 13 (S18).

Then, the coordinate conversion unit 33 updates the test list 19 with the test content in which the object 13 is defined by the XY coordinates (S19).
After updating the test list 19, the coordinate conversion unit 33 transmits an update completion notification to the operation recognition unit 16.
The operation recognition unit 16 receives the update completion notification and reads the test list 19.

Then, the operation recognition unit 16 inputs a signal to the device control unit 83 via the signal control unit 21 based on the test content read from the test list 19 (S20).
The device control unit 83 causes the screen generation unit 85 to generate the display screen 11 based on the input signal from the signal control unit 21 instead of the screen operation performed by the supervisor from the input terminal 82 before the product delivery.

In addition, the operation recognition unit 16 instructs the data acquisition instruction unit 17 to read the test list 19 (S21).
The data acquisition instructing unit 17 instructs the screen copying unit 22 to copy the display screen 11 in accordance with the test content acquired by reading the test list 19 (S22).

The screen copying unit 22 copies the display screen 11 displayed on the monitoring screen display unit 81 and stores it in the image data storage unit 18 as evidence data.
Every time the display screen 11 is switched (NO in S23), the data acquisition instructing unit 17 causes the screen copying unit 22 to duplicate the display screen 11 (return to S20).

After the display screen 11 related to the series of input operations is displayed (YES in S23), the display test of the display screen 11 related to another test item is performed (NO in S24, the process returns to S20).
In the display test, for example, the numerical value input on the input screen 11a of FIG. 2A is changed, and the reflection is confirmed on the state screen 11b illustrated in FIG. 2B.
When all the display tests scheduled in the test list 19 are completed (YES in S24), the display test by the assisting device 10 ends (END).

Note that each operation of the support device 10 may be executed by a computer according to a program.
For example, these can be configured as a computer including a processor such as a CPU, and a storage device such as a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), or a hard disk drive (HDD).

In this case, the functions of the screen copy unit 22, the data link unit 23, the data acquisition instruction unit 17, the coordinate conversion unit 33, the operation recognition unit 16, and the signal control unit 21 among the units shown in FIG. It can be realized by the processor executing the predetermined program.
Also, in place of such software processing, hardware such as an application specific integration circuit (ASIC) or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) can be used.

Furthermore, the support device 10 can also be realized by combining software processing and hardware processing.
Further, in the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the image data storage unit 18, the test list holding unit 14, the general-purpose list holding unit 31, and the conversion data holding unit 32 are realized by a storage device such as a ROM or a RAM.

As described above, according to the support apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, even when a plurality of display screens 11 having different layouts of the object 13 are included, or even when a layout change or the like occurs due to a system modification, The display test can be performed based on the two general-purpose lists 24.
Further, if coordinate conversion by the coordinate conversion unit 33 is made to correspond to the monitor resolution of the monitoring screen display unit 81, it is not necessary to consider changes in the operation position by the monitor resolution in defining the test content.

  That is, according to the support apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, by performing the automatic display test of the display screen 11 with a small number of general-purpose lists 24, it is possible to improve the versatility of defining operation designated coordinates.

(Modification)
The configuration of the support apparatus 10 may be such that the coordinate conversion unit 33 receives the screen layout 12 from the screen layout holding unit 84 without providing the conversion data holding unit 32. In this case, the coordinate conversion unit 33 generates the test list 19 using the screen layout 12 and the general-purpose list 24.

  The specific processing in this case differs depending on the data format that the coordinate conversion unit 33 receives from the screen layout holding unit 84. In the case of the data format in which the object 13 corresponding to the symbol name 27a is linked, the process performed by the coordinate conversion unit 33 is substantially the same as that in the first embodiment.

  When the data received from the screen layout storage unit 84 is in a data format in which the symbol name 27a and the corresponding object 13 are not linked, the conversion data storage unit 32 extracts the object 13 corresponding to the symbol name 27a. The coordinate conversion unit 33 performs the process. However, the processing of converting the symbol name 27a on the general-purpose list 24 into the XY coordinates (operation designated coordinates) of the corresponding object 13 without performing the processing of correlating the symbol name 27a with the XY coordinates of the corresponding object 13 is performed. Do.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2A, the input area (text box) below the symbol name "year" is extracted as the corresponding object 13a. Here, although the conversion data holding unit 32 links the symbol name “year” and the object 13 a and holds it as the conversion layout data 28, the coordinate conversion unit 33 of this modification is the symbol name 27 a of the general list 24. Are converted to the XY coordinates of the object 13 a to obtain a test list 19.

Second Embodiment
FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of the support apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment.
Moreover, FIG. 9 is a figure which shows an example of the improved test list 19a (19) which the assistance apparatus 10 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment has.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the assisting apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment uses the identification information 27 in which the test content is independent of the XY coordinates, instead of the test list 19 shown in the first embodiment. It has the improved test list 19a defined.

The identification information 27 is, for example, a symbol name 27 a displayed on the object 13 as in the first embodiment.
The operation recognition unit 16 is provided with a symbol name extraction unit 42 which once newly reads the operation position information 34 in the improved test list 19a with the symbol name 27a and extracts the symbol name 27a.

The symbol name extraction unit 42 delivers the extracted symbol name 27 a to the coordinate conversion unit 33.
The coordinate conversion unit 33 converts the symbol name 27 a into XY coordinates using the conversion layout data 28 and notifies the motion recognition unit 16 of the XY coordinates.

In the second embodiment, when the tester changes the test content of the display test, the improved test list 19a in the test list holding unit 14 is directly changed.
On the other hand, when the layout of the display screen 11 is changed, the screen layout 12 of the screen layout holding unit 84 is changed from the input terminal 82 as in the first embodiment.
Further, the improved test list 19a for which the display test has been performed is stored as the test list history 36 in the image data storage unit 18 or the test list holding unit 14 as in the first embodiment.

  The second embodiment is the same in configuration and operation as the first embodiment except that the operation recognition unit 16 reads the test content with the symbol name 27a and converts the symbol name 27a into XY coordinates. Therefore, duplicate explanations are omitted.

  Thus, according to the support apparatus 10 of the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the tester can directly rewrite the improved test list 19a read by the operation recognition unit 16 with the symbol name 27a. it can.

Third Embodiment
FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of a support device 10 according to the third embodiment.
Moreover, FIG. 11 is a figure which shows an example of the difference information 46 produced | generated by the assistance apparatus 10 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

The assistance apparatus 10 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment is further provided with the difference information storage part 47 which hold | maintains the difference information 46 by this arrangement | positioning change of the object 13 in which arrangement | positioning change was carried out, as FIG. 10 shows.
The difference information 46 is information related to the change in the arrangement of the objects 13 as shown in FIG.

In the difference information 46, for example, differences between the test list history 36 and the updated latest test list 19 are listed in the same format as the test list 19.
By referring to the difference information 46, the tester can easily recognize the part where the layout change or the like from the previous time was made, and can efficiently check the screen where the change was made.

Further, the change of the layout of the conversion layout data 28 is stored in the conversion data holding unit 32 as a change history 48.
That is, when the screen layout 12 is changed, the conversion layout data 28 is also automatically updated, and the change history 48 is stored.

As described in the first embodiment, the test list history 36 (36a, 36b) is stored in the general-purpose list holding unit 31, the test list holding unit 14, or the image data storage unit 18.
In the third embodiment, the screen ID assigned to the screen layout 12 used for the display test is described in the test list history 36 for each test item.
By using the screen ID and the change history 48, it is possible to grasp the test contents affected by the change of the screen layout 12.

Hereinafter, the difference part extraction method of the test support method according to the third embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
First, when the general-purpose list 24 is read, the coordinate conversion unit 33 also refers to the test list history 36a (S31) to check whether the screen layout 12 to be used has been used in the past (S32).

For the screen layout 12 that has not been used in the past (when S32 is NO), the coordinate conversion unit 33 converts the symbol name 27a of the object 13 included in the screen layout 12 into XY coordinates as in the first embodiment. To (S36).
Then, as in the first embodiment, the coordinate conversion unit 33 updates and stores the test list 19 with the XY coordinates (to S39).

  On the other hand, when the screen layout 12 has been used in the past (S32 is YES), the coordinate conversion unit 33 reads the change history 48 and confirms whether the layout has been changed after the previous display test (S33).

  If the layout has not been changed after the previous display test (if S34 is NO), the previously converted XY coordinates can be used as they are, so the operation recognition unit 16 does not update the test list 19 and does not update the test list 19 It instructs to read (to S38).

  On the other hand, if the layout has been changed after the previous display test (if S34 is YES), it is checked whether the arrangement of the object 13 with the accepted symbol name 27a is changed (S35).

  When the arrangement of the object 13 of interest is not changed (S35 is NO), the coordinate conversion unit 33 instructs the operation recognition unit 16 to read the test list 19 without updating the test list 19 ( To S38).

On the other hand, when the arrangement of the target object 13 has been changed (S35 is YES), the coordinate conversion unit 33 converts the symbol name 27a again to XY coordinates (S36).
Then, the coordinate conversion unit 33 updates the test list 19 with the newly acquired XY coordinates (S37).

After updating the test list 19, the operation recognition unit 16 recognizes the test content and causes the device control unit 83 to execute the display test via the signal control unit 21 as in the first embodiment (S38).
Then, if there is coordinate conversion in the present display test (if S39 is YES), the coordinate conversion unit 33 additionally stores the difference information 46 in the difference information storage unit 47 (S40).

The tester accesses the difference information storage unit 47 from the monitoring screen display unit 81 and confirms the difference information 46 by screen output or paper output, so that the change location of the arrangement of the object 13 can be easily grasped (see FIG. S41: END).
This difference information 46 may also be included in the evidence data.

  As described above, according to the support apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the influence range due to the change of the screen layout 12 in the test list 19 can be easily grasped. Can be checked efficiently.

Fourth Embodiment
FIG. 13 is a schematic configuration diagram of the support apparatus 10 according to the fourth embodiment.

  The assisting device 10 according to the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, holds a difference test list holding unit 50 that holds difference information 46 as a difference test list 19 b that can be recognized by the operation recognition unit 16, and an operation recognition unit 16. And a difference test control unit 51 which switches the target of reading in time to the difference test list 19b.

If there is a change in the screen layout 12 after the display test, it is necessary to conduct the display test again for the changed portion.
At this time, if the target of the second display test is limited to only the part related to the changed screen layout 12, the display test can be efficiently performed.
Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, retesting of only the influence range of the changed portion of the screen layout 12 (hereinafter, referred to as “difference retest”) is enabled.

The difference test control unit 51 switches the read target of the operation recognition unit 16 to the difference test list 19 b in response to, for example, a difference retest instruction from the input unit 38.
The difference test control unit 51 may control the signal control unit 21 and the data acquisition instructing unit 17 instead of the operation recognition unit 16.
Further, when the difference information 46 is already described in the same format as the test list 19 as described above, the difference test list holding unit 50 may not be separately provided.

  The third embodiment is the same in configuration and operation as the first embodiment except that the display test is performed based on the difference test list 19b, and thus the description will not be repeated.

  As described above, according to the support apparatus 10 of the fourth embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the difference retest can be performed, so the efficiency of the display test after the change of the screen layout 12 is improved. can do.

Fifth Embodiment
FIG. 14 is a schematic configuration diagram of a support device 10 according to the fifth embodiment.

The assistance apparatus 10 which concerns on 5th Embodiment is provided with the auxiliary combining part 52 and the auxiliary combining screen storage part 53, as FIG. 14 shows.
The auxiliary combining unit 52 creates an auxiliary combining screen 54 in which the auxiliary display 59 for assisting the screen operation is superimposed and displayed on the screen layout 12.

Here, FIG. 15 is a view showing an example of the auxiliary combining screen 54. As shown in FIG.
The auxiliary display 59 is, for example, the screen operation order 59a or the input expected value 59b represented by numbers and arrows as shown in FIG. 15, and is displayed on or in the vicinity of the related object 13.

The auxiliary synthesis unit 52 reads the test list 19 and acquires the screen layout 12 used in the display test.
Furthermore, the auxiliary combining unit 52 reads the screen operation content from the test list 19 and creates the auxiliary combination screen 54 by superimposing the auxiliary display 59 corresponding to the screen operation content on the acquired screen layout 12.

The auxiliary composition screen 54 is stored in the auxiliary composition screen storage unit 53, and can be freely displayed or printed on the monitoring screen display unit 81.
The tester can check the printed auxiliary composite screen 54 to check for omissions in test contents, erroneous procedures, and erroneous inputs.

  The fifth embodiment is the same in construction and operation as the first embodiment except that the auxiliary combining screen 54 is created, and therefore, the redundant description will be omitted.

  As described above, according to the support apparatus 10 according to the fifth embodiment, in addition to the same effect as that of the first embodiment, the tester can confirm the operation procedure of the screen operation in advance, and therefore, it is more appropriate. It can be a test content.

Sixth Embodiment
FIG. 16 is a schematic block diagram of the support apparatus 10 according to the sixth embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a view for explaining an editing aspect of the test content from the auxiliary combining screen 54. As shown in FIG.

The assistance apparatus 10 which concerns on 6th Embodiment is provided with the edit reception part 58, as FIG. 16 shows.
The editing reception unit 58 receives editing of the screen operation information from the auxiliary combining screen 54 a and reflects the editing on the test content to be implemented.

  In the sixth embodiment, the auxiliary display 59 of the auxiliary composite screen 54a becomes editable by pressing the edit button 61a (61) displayed on the auxiliary composite screen 54a by the edit receiving unit 58.

For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the change of the input value of the input prediction value 59b is reflected in the general-purpose list 24.
In addition, it is possible to change the screen operation order 59a by changing the direction of the arrow, deleting the number, or the like.
The edit acceptance unit 58 ends acceptance of editing by pressing the end button 61b (61) displayed on the auxiliary combining screen 54a, and reflects editing in the general-purpose list 24 by pressing the save button 61c (61).

  In addition to the rewriting of the existing screen operation information, the edit receiving unit 58 may have an additional storage function of adding a new test procedure.

  The sixth embodiment is the same in construction and operation as the first embodiment except that the test contents can be changed from the auxiliary composite screen 54a, and therefore, the redundant description will be omitted.

  As described above, according to the support apparatus 10 of the sixth embodiment, in addition to the same effect as that of the fifth embodiment, the test content can be edited while visually recognizing the screen operation information and the auxiliary display 59. Correction and addition of test content is easy.

  According to the support apparatus 10 of at least one embodiment described above, automatic display test of the display screen 11 is performed by defining the object 13 with the identification information 27 independent of coordinates and converting it to XY coordinate information at the time of display test. It is possible to improve the generality of the specification of the operation specification coordinates read in.

While certain embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
These embodiments can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, substitutions, changes, and combinations can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof as well as included in the scope and the gist of the invention.

For example, in the first embodiment and the like, the XY coordinates (operation designated coordinates) of the object 13 in the test list 19 are described as being converted, but may be added instead of the conversion.
In each embodiment, the test execution data is described as the test list 19 and the test setting data is described as the general-purpose list 24. However, the present invention is not limited to the list format, but data in a format in which test items and operation information are associated Just do it.

  100 ... plant monitoring system (monitoring system), 10 ... support device, 11 (11a, 11b) ... display screen (input screen, status screen), 12 ... screen layout, 13 (13a, 13b) ... object (input area, graph) Display button 14) Test list holding unit 16 Operation recognition unit 17 Data acquisition instructing unit 18 Image data storage unit 19 (19a, 19b) Test list (improved test list, difference test list) , 21: signal control unit, 22: screen copying unit, 23: data link unit, 24: general purpose list, 27 (27a), ... identification information (symbol name), 28: layout data for conversion, 31: general purpose list holding unit, 32: Conversion data storage unit, 33: Coordinate conversion unit, 34: Operation position information, 36 (36a, 36b): Test list history, 38: Input means, 42 Symbol name extraction unit 46: difference information 47: difference information storage unit 48: change history 50: difference test list holding unit 51: difference test control unit 52: auxiliary combination unit 53: auxiliary combination screen storage unit , 54 (54a) ... auxiliary composite screen, 58 ... edit acceptance unit, 59 (59a, 59b) ... auxiliary display (display of order, input expected value) 61a ... edit button, 61b ... end button, 61c ... save button, 81: monitor screen display unit 82: input terminal 83: device control unit 84: screen layout holding unit 85: screen generation unit 86 (86a to 86z): device.

Claims (12)

In a test support apparatus for supporting display test on a display screen of a plant monitoring system,
A test setting data holding unit that holds test setting data in which identification information not dependent on coordinates of an operation target object in a test item of the display test and operation information on the object in the test item are associated;
A coordinate conversion unit which reads the identification information from the test content data and extracts XY coordinates of the object corresponding to the identification information as operation designated coordinates based on screen layout data held by the plant monitoring system;
An operation recognition unit that recognizes the test item and the operation specification coordinates and transmits a command for causing the plant monitoring system to execute the operation information with respect to the operation specification coordinates. Test support device for plant monitoring system. The test support apparatus of the plant monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is a symbol name of the object. The apparatus further comprises a conversion data holding unit that receives the screen layout data and creates and holds conversion data in which the identification information and the XY coordinates of the object are associated from the screen layout data.
The test support apparatus of the plant monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coordinate conversion unit associates the operation designated coordinates and the test item using the conversion data. The coordinate conversion unit associates the operation designated coordinates with the test item of the test setting data to obtain the test execution data.
The test support apparatus for a plant monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation recognition unit reads the test execution data and transmits the command. The test execution data is defined by the test item using the identification information.
The operation recognition unit reads the test execution data and extracts the identification information included in the test execution data.
The test of the plant monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the coordinate conversion unit converts the identification information extracted by the operation recognition unit into the XY coordinates and delivers the same to the operation recognition unit. Support device. The test support apparatus of the plant monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an image data storage unit that stores the copied screen of each display screen displayed by the device control unit as evidence data. A difference information holding unit is provided that holds difference information due to the change in the arrangement of the object whose arrangement has been changed after the display test and the coordinate conversion unit has become different from the most recently acquired XY coordinates. The test support apparatus of the plant monitoring system according to any one of the above. A difference test execution data holding unit that holds the difference information as difference test execution data that can be recognized by the operation recognition unit;
The test support apparatus of the plant monitoring system according to claim 7, further comprising: a difference test control unit that switches the read target of the operation recognition unit to the difference test execution data in a timely manner. The test support apparatus of the plant monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising: an auxiliary combining unit configured to create an auxiliary combined screen in which auxiliary displays for supporting screen operations are superimposed and displayed on the display screen. 10. The test support apparatus of the plant monitoring system according to claim 9, further comprising: an edit receiving unit that receives edits of screen operation information from the auxiliary combined screen and reflects the edits on test items. In a test support method for supporting display test on a display screen of a plant monitoring system,
Creating test setting data in which identification information not dependent on coordinates of an operation target object in a test item of the display test and operation information on the object in the test item are associated;
Reading the identification information from the test content data, and extracting XY coordinates of the object corresponding to the identification information as operation designation coordinates based on screen layout data held by the plant monitoring system;
And C. recognizing the test item and the operation designation coordinates, and transmitting a command for causing the plant monitoring system to execute the operation information with respect to the operation designation coordinates. Test support method of the system. On the computer
In a test support method for supporting display test on a display screen of a plant monitoring system,
Holding test setting data in which identification information not dependent on coordinates of an operation target object in a test item of the display test and operation information on the object in the test item are associated;
Reading the identification information from the test content data, and extracting XY coordinates of the object corresponding to the identification information as operation designation coordinates based on screen layout data held by the plant monitoring system;
Plant monitoring comprising: recognizing the test item and the operation designated coordinates, and transmitting a command for causing the plant monitoring system to execute the operation information with respect to the operation designated coordinates. System test support program.

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