JP2020027597A - Software system generating system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a software system generating system which solves the problem of miscommunication or misunderstanding, which tends to happen during system development stages, and prevents excessive prolongation of development time.SOLUTION: A software system generating system is provided, comprising a specification generating unit 10 and a software system generating unit 20. The software system generating unit 20 outputs a design specification according to information (A) provided on user's demand, and includes a plurality of predefined elements. Each element is a programmable unit. The design specification defines characteristics of the elements to generate forms, the characteristics being a combination relationship of the plurality of predefined elements.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a software system creation system, and more particularly, to a creation system for creating a design specification by analyzing and creating a user's request .

  Software (program) products are now essential to social life. This is because a software program is built in every appliance and can be automatically operated and controlled by the software program. The current programming process usually requires a system analyst who first understands the needs of the customer. This person in charge of system analysis creates a system function specification according to the customer's request. The system function specification is provided to the system designer, and the system designer formulates the design specification. This design specification is then provided to all members of the program development team, who understands the details of the software program design and translates it into a programming language.

  The current software design specification is mainly created in the form of a document description and a flowchart using conventional text editing software and flowchart creation software. These documentation descriptions and flowcharts are provided by downstream programmers. However, even if the software design specification is properly provided to the programmer, a problem may occur in which the information given to the program team members is insufficient or misunderstood. In addition, the character information may be transmitted incorrectly or interpreted in the wrong direction, so the ordering side (that is, the customer), the system analysis side (system analysis person in charge), and the programming side (programmer) In some cases, redundant communication is required, or confirmation work for an enormous amount of time may be required. As a result, the development time is prolonged and the productivity of system development is reduced.

  As a document that discloses a conventional manufacturing BOM editing system, there is Patent Document 1 below. The manufacturing BOM editing system disclosed in Patent Literature 1 manages attribute information necessary for manufacturing by associating a design BOM with a design BOM capturing unit that captures a design BOM composed of information, and associating the captured design BOM with a model of a manufacturing BOM. A manufacturing BOM creating unit that creates a manufacturing BOM by searching for a manufacturing arrangement master to be performed using information on the design BOM taken as a key, and setting the searched attribute information in the model of the manufacturing BOM; When the unit creates a manufacturing BOM based on the design BOM before and after the design change with respect to the same manufactured product, the manufacturing BOM before the design change is compared with the manufacturing BOM after the design change to indicate the details of the change. The system includes a change information extracting unit that extracts change information, and a manufacturing BOM transfer unit that transfers the change information to a production management system.

JP 2018-036899 A

  However, it has been difficult to efficiently create a complete BOM even by using the method disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  The present invention solves the problem of the conventional program development flow, that is, the technical problem of software program design in which the cost increases due to the misunderstanding that occurs from the specific requirements to the completion of the final program design, and the development time increases. It was done to do so. By inputting the design specifications into the automatic software program generation unit provided by the present invention, it is possible to create software that can be executed after the specifications are determined in the initial stage of development, thereby delaying the entire development. You can avoid time-consuming communication.

Therefore, the present invention provides a software system creation system according to the present invention . The software system creation system includes a specification creation unit and a software system creation unit, and the software system creation unit outputs a design specification based on information provided by a user request, The software system creation unit includes a plurality of parts set in advance, each of the parts is a programmable unit, and the design specification defines a feature of the part for creating a form. The feature is a relationship of a combination of a plurality of parts set in advance, and the design specification defines a relationship between components included in a form, and also defines a relationship between two forms and a dependent relationship. Yes, when the design specification is input to the software system creation unit and the coding execution process is completed, the software The software system creation unit analyzes the system architecture, creates a form and a database based on the characteristics of the parts in the design specification, determines the arrangement of the user interface, and the software system creation unit analyzes the system architecture based on the analyzed system architecture. Based on the system menu and related links created based on it, a database schema is created based on the contents of the database, and a tentative program corresponding to the part stored inside is used to complete the process processing. The software system creation unit is configured to edit and interpret a combination of program codes of the system to create a result system.

  In short, enormous benefits can be obtained with the above-described method of the present invention.

  1. While building and creating the design specifications, all communication between the customer who requests and the program designer is completed.After confirming the design specifications, the result output by system execution is You can confirm that the requirements specified in the specifications are satisfied. If the execution result of the completed program does not satisfy the original request or an error occurs, it is presumed that there is a problem not in the program itself but in the design specification. Therefore, according to the software program automatic generation system disclosed in the present invention, omission or misunderstanding of information which is likely to occur when a customer and a system analyst are creating a workflow and a design document that can be understood by a programmer are generated. Problem, and the communication between multiple programmers interpreting the workflow and specification to build the corresponding program is wasteful, and the development time becomes excessively long. And the problem that the development cost increases.

  2. After the design specification is completed, the customer and the user can provide the entire BOM to the automatic processing program (software) factory, and the application system that conforms to the design specification of the specific project for the final inspection and confirmation of the customer. (Final product) can also be obtained. The program executed by the so-called program factory reads the contents of the BOM of a specific project, understands the programmer's programming details accurately and completely without the intervention of a human programmer, and creates a software application executable by the contents of the BOM. Create automatically. This can save a great deal of human resources and time while controlling the delivery date and quality of the product.

  The structure and technical means applied to the present invention to achieve the above and other objects will be better understood with reference to the following preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a software system creation system according to the present invention . 5 is a block diagram illustrating a specification creating unit according to the present invention. It is a conceptual diagram showing the user interface which outputs the request of a specification preparation part. FIG. 3 is a schematic functional block diagram of a specification creating unit. It is the schematic which shows the hierarchy which creates a software program creation system automatically from the content of BOM of a specific project.

  Reference numerals are set forth in the specific examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which will assist in understanding the preferred embodiments of the present invention in detail. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the description and drawings to refer to the same or like parts. This description is merely illustrative and is not intended to be limited to the methods and systems according to the embodiments described herein. In the following detailed description of the invention, the configurations specified in detail are for the purpose of explanation for fully understanding the disclosed embodiments, and even if some of the detailed configurations are omitted. Obviously, this embodiment can be implemented. Unless otherwise specified, the nouns used in the present description and the claims are used to include the singular and the plural when they are the same. In the present specification and claims, terms such as "have", "include", "contain" and the like are used with the intent to possibly include other configurations and are interpreted as including only those structures. Should not be done. In this specification and in the claims, the meaning of the particle "ni" includes both the meanings "in" and "in", unless explicitly stated otherwise.

1 and 2 are schematic block diagrams showing a software system creation system according to the present invention . The software system creation system includes a specification creation unit 10 and a software system creation unit 20. The specification creator 10 outputs a design specification based on the information provided in the request A of the customer. By inputting the design specifications into the software system creation unit 20, the software system creation unit 20 reads the specifications, and through a process of coding and decoding, outputs an executable result system B. The result system B is an executable program that is not limited to types such as a bill management, a project management, and a personnel management system. The software system creation system may be an executable program or a computer system built in the software system. The format of the design specification may be XML (extensible markup language) or a database format or the like.

  The specification generation unit 10 includes a plurality of parts 12 defined in advance, and the plurality of parts 12 are assigned corresponding part numbers. This part number is created when the design specification is created, and the corresponding part 12 is assigned. Each component 12 is a programmable unit having a different purpose and function. The design specification is defined by the features of the part 12 that have been selectively used. Here, the features of the component 12 include the following.

  (1) Function of component 12: The component 12 created by the specification creating unit 10 may be, for example, a mathematical logic calculation, a functional component, or the like. The system designer selects a preferred combination of parts 12 and creates a form, database or user interface. Examples of the functional component include a button, an image display unit, and a drawing creation unit.

  (2) Numerical value of the component 12: a document, a numerical value, a numerical value range, and the like.

  (3) Characteristics of the parts 12: Each part 12 has one or more characteristic different characteristics, and these characteristics differ depending on the type of the part 12, for example, if the part 12 belongs to the data format. , The characteristics of the component 12 include a name, a category, a standard, and the like. If the component 12 is a functional button, the characteristic of the component 12 is a name defined by the button, an input parameter, an output parameter, or Dynamic types.

  (4) Input / output of component 12: There may be an input / output relationship between different components 12 belonging to different types, and a mutual relationship of input / output in component 12 is defined based on input / output of component 12. And may be created. The input / output mutual relationship here includes, for example, a numeric input / output relationship, an algorithm relationship, or a control relationship between the components 12.

  1 to 4 disclose specific examples of creating a design specification of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, customer request A is represented in the form of a process structure. Taking an invoice system as an example of customer request A, processing of an inventory inquiry function is essential. A process structure that performs a function includes the following steps.

  (Step 1) Select the requested product.

  (Step 2) Provide document inquiry, ordering inquiry, parts list inquiry, and inventory change options.

  (Step 3) Provide the function and processing of each option in the above step 2, for example, creating a report, menu, or output result.

  When the above-described process flow is completed, the system designer defines the characteristics (for example, functions, characteristics, and input / output interrelationships) of the parts 12 according to the definition method, and all the parts 12 defined in the design specification. Is defined, and a definition of the relationship between the input, the intermediate process, and the output is created. Therefore, if the design specification is correctly defined, it can solve the problems such as the loss of information integrity and misunderstanding that occur during the construction of the conventional program, and the unnecessary communication traffic. Can be eliminated, thereby facilitating programming development.

  Referring to FIG. 3, a specification editor may be provided to the programmer to smoothly create the design specification and to efficiently select and edit the relevant definitions of part 12. The specification editor provides the project structure, raw material list, and specification editing space. The project structure is used to define the execution flow and the structure of the dependency. The raw material list is used to provide the required parts 12 for each project. The specification editing space defines the features in the component 12 and is assigned a function, characteristic, numerical value, and / or input / output interaction relationship of the component 12.

  Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the specification creating unit 10 creates a design specification based on the following steps.

  S1) Define system architecture and processing flow: Develop necessary processing flow and system architecture based on customer request A. The so-called flow processing is expected to be executed while the customer is executing the result system B. As a practical example, taking the new parts supply function of the inventory management system, the workflow expected by the customer is preferably as follows.

(Step 1)
Create a new part form.

(Step 2)
Select an option from “Parts”, “Classification”, “Specifications” and “Quantity” in the new parts form.

(Step 3)
By pressing the “Create” button, the material list based on the selection of “parts”, “classification”, “specifications”, and “quantity” is updated.

  Based on the above (Step 1) to (Step 3), the above-described steps are executed in order, so that related parts are constructed (for example, a part 12 in which numerical values are set, and a specification sheet are set). The construction of the component 12, the component 12) of the "Create" button, and the database in this step S1 are completed.

  S2) Form Selection and Setup: According to the example of the inventory management system described above, select the initial format of the form or launch the format of the form and select the appropriate part 12 in the form. The form is a combination of the selected components 12.

  S3) Setting contents of database: Based on the request, set up the type and format required by the database. What is required here is not limited to the table, the confirmation of the table, and the numerical value, but may include other items.

S4) Definition of Function: Numerical values, characteristics, and input / output interaction of each part 12 are defined and determined based on the relationship within the part 12. Referring to FIG. 2 and referring to the example of the inventory management system described above, it is recognized that there are only 20 M4 screws that are below the safe inventory level, and therefore 5000 in the “new part form”. Will be ordered for additional. The value of part 12 (part a) is displayed as 20 in the new parts form in the current stock status, while the value of another part 12 (part b) is displayed as 5000 as the number of newly ordered parts. Is done. As a result, the input / output interaction of the part 12 (part c) displays the final stock status of the total part after purchase. That is, the part 12 (part a) indicating the current stock status and the part 12 (part b) to be newly purchased are calculated by the additional equation of c = a + b . Further, the user may execute a button for executing a calculation process, or may display the numerical value. By defining each part 12, the part 12 calculated by an additional equation may be selected, or a logical relationship may be established and defined.

  S5) Format rewriting: When a programmer inputs information into the constructed format, the information is rewritten and stored, and all types of programming information, specifications to be constructed, and their relationships are completely preserved.

  The relationships in the components 12 in the project, their functions, characteristics, and the like are constructed in the specification document generation unit in a BOM (parts table) format. That is, in the process of creating the design specification, all the relationships of the components 12 in the BOM are established. Therefore, by applying the concept of the BOM, that is, by using the definition of the part 12, the working environment of the entire project is gradually constructed, and the input information (for example, the numerical values and characteristics described above) and the working rules By inputting the above-mentioned function and the output product (the above-described input / output) to the work node of the component 12, the input / output mutual relationship between the components 12 can be referred to and constructed. Based on this logical relationship, a BOM is formed with time, the functions of the parts 12 are executed, communication and dependency between the parts 12 are established, and when the design specification is saved in the database, the correspondence of each part 12 Is formed. In other words, if the technical features of this embodiment are used, after understanding the customer's request, the system designer selects the current parts 12, defines the characteristics of each part 12, edits the specifications, and edits the BOM format. Is defined, and a specific part number is assigned to each part as required. The part number creating method may use the part number creating unit of the specification creating unit 10, and the part number creating unit assigns subordinate part numbers based on the subordinate relation of the parts 12 in a hierarchical manner. For example, one of the components 12, which are buttons and keys, may perform a process of assigning a component number related to the component 12 according to the type of input parameter, logical processing configuration, output area, and the like. For example, when one part number of the part 12 which is the “send” button is set to 10000, the value of another part 12 “input parameter” (part number 10100) is included in the “send” button. Another part “string” (part number 10200) and “drawing output” (part number 10310) are created, output to the drawing, and can be used. The “drawing output” part 12 includes a coordinate axis conversion unit (part number 10310), a color box creation unit (part number 10320), and the like, and outputs the drawing. As a result, each part used is assigned a different part number and has a hierarchical relationship. The relationship between the assignment process and the part number is merely an example, and is not limited to the above-described method. As another example, the characteristics of the part 12 are defined and associated with the part 12 of the upper order, and a design specification is created to confirm that the part 12 is involved in ordering the upper and lower part numbers. Dependencies and part numbers of the parts 12 may be created so as to be able to do so.

  The software system creation unit 20 executes the following steps to create the result system B.

  Import of specifications: Import or input design specifications by the specification creating unit 10.

  Coding: The system creation unit 20 analyzes the system architecture, creates a form and a database based on the characteristics of all parts 12 in the design specification, and determines the layout of the user interface. The software system creation unit 20 creates a system menu and related links based on the analysis system architecture, creates a database schema based on the contents of the database, and creates a database schema for each form defined by the defined components 12. Build data processing. By using a provisional program corresponding to the part 12 stored inside, a complete process including the instructions of the database is formed. For example, based on a design specification, a coding process for defining characteristics, operation logic, input / output relations, numerical relations, etc. of each part 12 is executed, and a program segment between the parts 12 creates a combination of system program codes. Combined based on the order you place.

  Allocation process: The software system creation unit 20 creates and interprets a combination of system program codes to create a result system B.

  As a result, the advantages of using the present invention include the following.

  1. All communication between the customer and the program designer is completed during the construction and creation of the design specification, so after confirming the design specification, the result output by system execution is It can confirm that the requirements specified in the certificate are satisfied. If the execution result of the completed program does not satisfy the original request or an error occurs, it is presumed that there is a problem not in the program itself but in the design specification. Therefore, according to the software program automatic generation system disclosed in the present invention, omission or misunderstanding of information which is likely to occur when a customer and a system analyst are creating a workflow and a design document that can be understood by a programmer are generated. Problem, and communication between multiple programmers interpreting the workflow and specifications to build the corresponding program section is wasted, resulting in excessively long development time. And the problem that the development cost increases.

  2. After the design specification is completed, the customer and the user can provide the entire BOM to the automatic processing program (software) factory, and the application system that conforms to the design specification of the specific project for the customer's final inspection and confirmation. (Final product) can also be obtained. The program executed by the so-called program factory reads the contents of the BOM of a specific project, understands the details of the programmer's programming accurately and completely without a human programmer, and automatically executes the executable system application by the contents of the BOM. Create This can save a great deal of human resources and time while controlling the delivery date and quality of the product.

  Although the detailed description of the invention contained in the present specification and the advantageous effects disclosed in the present specification are described, the scope of the present invention is not limited to only those defined in the claims. Rather, variations and modifications deemed equivalent to the embodiments disclosed herein may be included. Even if various elements in the embodiments of the present specification are customarily changed to equivalents, it is to be understood that the changes are understood to be included in the scope of the present invention by those skilled in the art. For example, the specific numerical values specified in this specification are illustrative unless otherwise specified, and may differ within the scope of design changes. The description of the objects, background art, and the like of the present invention should be construed as merely showing specific contents of the whole, and the scope of the invention including the invention described in the claims described below is included. In addition, within the scope not departing from the essence of the invention, equivalent changes or alternative changes may be added to various configurations of the embodiment.

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Claims (5)

A software system creation system including a specification creation section and a software system creation section,
The specification creation unit outputs a design specification based on information provided by a user request,
The software system creation unit includes a plurality of parts set in advance, each of the parts is a programmable unit,
The design specification document defines a feature of a part for creating a form, and the feature is a relation of a combination of a plurality of parts set in advance,
The design specification defines the relationship between the components included in the form, and also defines the relationship and the dependency between the two forms.
After inputting the design specification to the software system creation unit and completing the coding execution process, the software system creation unit analyzes the system architecture and creates a form and a database based on the features of the parts in the design specification. Create, position the user interface,
The software system creation unit creates a system menu and related links based on the analyzed system architecture,
A database schema is created based on the contents of the database,
By using a tentative program corresponding to the part stored inside, a complete process is formed,
The software system creation system, wherein the software system creation unit edits and interprets a combination of the program codes of the system and creates a result system. The software system creation system according to claim 1, wherein the form of the design specification is an extensible markup language (XML) . The design specification is in BOM (BILL-OF-MATERIAL) format,
Each of said parts has a different part number,
The software system creation system according to claim 1, wherein the separate part numbers are created by a part number creation unit. The software system creation system according to claim 1, wherein the feature of the component includes any one of a logical definition operation, a document, a numerical value, a numerical range, a characteristic, an input / output mutual relationship, or a dependent relationship. 5. The software system creation system according to claim 4, wherein the characteristic of the part includes defining a dependency of an associated part number.