JP2688783B2 - BOM creation system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a parts table creating system for creating a parts table interactively using a CRT screen, and particularly, a parts table enabling selection input of parts information. Regarding the creation system.

[Prior Art] When creating a parts table using an interactive system using a CRT screen, conventionally, a part was selected by one of the following methods and input to the parts table creation screen.

(A) First, after searching for a part having the specifications and characteristics required by the parts search system, the part number and the like are recorded, and the parts table creation screen is called again to input the part number.

(B) As a further advanced direction, according to the screen flow shown in FIG. 2, first select one part having the specifications and characteristics required by the part search system, then call the selected part on the screen, and select the part on this screen. Is automatically transferred to the parts table creation screen by instructing.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Usually, it is necessary to enter a plurality of part numbers in a parts table. Therefore, in the conventional method shown in (a), it is necessary to make a note of the part number obtained by the parts retrieval system and input the part number again on the parts table creation screen, resulting in poor work efficiency.

Further, although the component information can be automatically set even by the conventional method shown in (b), only one piece of component information can be automatically set from the result of one component search. Therefore, the component search system must be called for each component to be searched. did not become.

For this reason, when the number of parts is large, it is necessary to switch between the parts search system and the parts table creation screen many times, and there is a disadvantage that the work efficiency of the parts table creation work is poor.

The present invention has been made in order to improve the work efficiency in the above-described conventional system, and eliminates multiple switching between the parts table creation screen and the parts search screen that occur when selecting a plurality of parts. It is an object of the present invention to provide a parts bill making system that improves work efficiency when making a bill.

[Means for Solving the Problem] According to the present invention, in a parts table creating system, a search means for extracting part information about a part to be searched and part information about another part from a parts file by designating a predetermined search key. And a parts search result screen setting means for calling the parts search result screen and setting a plurality of parts information extracted through the searching means in the parts search result screen, and from the parts information set in the parts search result screen. A storage means for storing the extracted parts information in the storage area, and after the extraction of all the parts information into the storage area, reads the parts information from the storage area and calls the parts table creation screen to display the parts information in the parts table creation screen. It is characterized by comprising a parts table creation screen setting means for setting.

[Operation] Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, as shown in the screen flow of FIG. 3, a plurality of components and component information regarding these components are selected at once using the search key.
Then, the extracted parts and the part information are stored in advance, and when the parts table is created, the parts table creation screen is called up and automatically input. This allows efficient selection of parts and input of part information when creating a parts table.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The input / output device 1 includes a CRT screen 1a and a keyboard 1b connected to the CRT screen 1a, and is connected to each functional unit in the system via the input / output control device 2. Keyboard 1b
Consists of character keys and function keys. The input / output device 1 is used to perform a parts table preparation work and a parts search work.

The parts table creating unit 3 connected to the input / output control device 2 creates parts table data according to the input / instruction from the input / output device 1 and stores it in the parts table data storage area 4.

The parts search starting unit 5 is started when a parts search is instructed during creation of a parts table, and starts any one of the search methods selected on the CRT screen 1a.

Various control parameters are stored in the control parameter area 6, and information necessary for returning to the parts table creation unit 3 is also stored.

In the present invention, a search key can be specified to extract a plurality of parts and part information related to these parts from the parts file 10, and a part number, a rating / characteristic value, and a part name can be used as search keys for this purpose. Can be specified. These search keys are stored in the part number designation search unit 7, the rating / characteristic value designation search unit 8, and the product name designation search unit 9, respectively.

The part number designation search unit 7 searches the part file 10 for a part number corresponding to the part number input from the input / output device 1.

Further, the rating / characteristic value searching unit 8 searches the part file 10 for a part number corresponding to the rating / characteristic value (for example, resistance value or withstand voltage) of the part.

Further, the product name designation retrieval unit 9 retrieves the component number corresponding to the product name input from the input / output device 1 from the component file 10.

A part number and various parts information corresponding thereto are registered in the parts file 10, and, for example, a part number, a product name, a price, a use classification, etc. are normally stored as the parts information.

The parts information searched by the search units 7, 8 and 9 is displayed in a list on the search result display unit 11. In this way, the component number displayed on the inspection result display unit 11 is stored in the component information storage area 13 by the component information storage unit 12 according to an instruction from the input / output device 1.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a return unit, which performs an operation of returning to the parts table creation unit 3 in accordance with the control parameters stored in the control parameter area 6.

Next, the operation of the parts table preparation system shown in FIG. 1 will be described using the operation flow shown in FIG.

(Step S1) In this step, a parts search is selected on the parts table creation screen. In this case, the 9th screen is displayed on the CRT screen 1a of the input / output device 1.
The screen shown in the figure is displayed. The operator inputs the parts table data (part number, quantity, etc.). The input part number is input to the parts table creation unit 3 via the input / output control device 2.
Is stored in the parts table data storage area 4. If you do not know the part number to be entered, enter the part search function key from the keyboard 1b.
At this time, a sign indicating the insertion position is input on the screen. The parts table creation unit 3 sets “1” in the insertion area indicator of the parts table data storage area 4. The component information as a result of the component search, which will be described later, is set in the row transition where the insertion position indicator is "1". FIG. 5 shows the data structure of the parts table data storage area.

(Step S2) In this step, a component search starting process is performed.
First, when the component search function key is input, the component search activation unit 5 is activated. At this time, control parameter area 6
The return information (return program name) to the parts table creation unit 3 is stored again.

FIG. 7 shows the data structure of the control parameter area 6.

(Step S3) In this step, search method selection processing is performed. In the component search starting unit 5, a search method selection screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the input / output device 1 in order to select the search method of the component, and the selection of the search method is input.

(Step S4) In this step, the search function is determined and activated,
According to the selection number input by the operator, one of the part number designation retrieval unit 7, the rating / characteristic value designation retrieval unit 8 and the product name designation retrieval unit 9 is activated.

(Steps S5 to S7) In this step, either the part number, the rating / characteristic value, or the product name, which is the search key, is input from the input / output device 1.

(Step S8) In this step, the part file 10 is searched.
That is, the corresponding component information is searched from the component file 10 according to the search conditions input in steps S5 to S7 described above.

(Step S9) In this step, the search result is displayed. The parts information searched by the search result display unit 11 is displayed as a list on the input / output device 1. FIG. 11 shows an example of the component search result screen displayed in this way.

(Step S10) In this step, the storage process of the searched component information is performed. With respect to the part numbers listed in step S9, the operator inputs the leftmost number of the desired part information, and inputs the parts table registration function key. As a result, the relevant part information is stored in the part number storage area 13. Parts information storage
In 12, when the parts table registration function key is entered,
The component information at the position indicated by the component in the number field input at the same time is taken out from the screen. A sequence number is attached to the extracted part number, and the part number is written in the part information storage area 13.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the parts information storage area 13, and an example of the parts search result screen at this time is shown in FIG.
Shown in the figure.

(Step S11) In this step, it is determined whether or not the storage of the component information has been completed for all the components. In the screen displayed in the list, step S10 is performed until the process returns to the parts table creation by specifying the separate parts information again or by specifying the separate parts information with the search key specified in steps S5 to S7.
A plurality of parts information is accumulated by the method described in. At this time, the parts information is accumulated in the parts information accumulating area 13 while the sequence number is sequentially incremented by one.

If any failure occurs between step S8 and step S11, an error flag (status = 1) is set in the status column of the component information storage area 13. When the processing is completed normally, the normal end flag (status = 0) is set.

(Step S12) In this step, the screen is returned to the parts table creation screen. If all searches are completed in step S11,
The part 14 for creating a parts table is activated. The restoration unit 14 reads the return program name from the control parameter area 6 and activates the corresponding program to return to the parts table creation unit 3.

(Step S13) In this step, the stored parts information is set in the parts table data storage area 4. In this step, first, as a preparation for restoration, the status column of the parts information storage area 13 is inspected, and if an error flag (status = 1) is set, an error message is displayed and an error in the parts table data storage area 4 is displayed. Set in the message field.

When the normal end flag (status = 0) is set, the component information is sequentially read from the component information storage area 13 in the order of the numbers, and the insertion position indicator in the parts table data storage area 4 starts from the line of "1". Set the applicable fields in order. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a method of setting component information from the component information storage area to the component table data storage area.

(Step S14) In this step, a return operation to the parts table creation screen is performed. Read the parts table data from the parts table data storage area 4,
Display on the input / output device 1 via the input / output control device 2. As a result, a plurality of parts information as a search result is automatically set on the parts table creation screen. FIG. 13 shows an example of the parts table creation screen automatically set in this way.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, switching between the parts table creation screen and the parts search screen, which is conventionally required when selecting and inputting a plurality of parts information, is eliminated. By reading out and accumulating multiple parts information from the parts search result all at once, and automatically inputting all at once when switching to the parts table creation screen, the work efficiency at the time of parts table creation is dramatically improved. The excellent effect of being able to be obtained is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a parts table creating system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a screen flow for explaining the operation of a conventional parts table creating system, and FIG. The figure which shows the screen flow to demonstrate, FIG. 4 is the operation | movement flowchart explaining the operation | movement of this invention, FIG. 5 is the figure which shows the structure of the parts table data storage area by this invention, FIG. 6 is the parts information storage by this invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the structure of a region, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the structure of a control parameter region according to the present invention, FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a transfer operation from a parts information storage region to a parts table data storage region, and FIG. FIG. 10 shows an example of a parts table creation screen according to the present invention, FIG. 10 shows a search method selection screen according to the present invention, and FIGS. 11 and 12 show an example of a parts search result screen according to the present invention. FIG. 13 is an example of a parts table creation screen after automatic setting according to the present invention. Is a diagram illustrating a. 1 ... Input / output device, 2 ... Input / output control device, 3 ... Parts table creation section, 4 ... Parts table data storage area, 5 ... Parts search activation section, 6 ... Control parameter area, 7 ... Part number designation search part, 8 ... Rating / characteristic value designation search part, 9 ... Product name designation search part, 10 ... Part file, 11 ... Search result display part, 12 ... Part information storage part, 13 ... Parts information storage area, 14
...... Recovery department.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A search means for extracting part information about a part to be searched and a part information about another part from a part file by designating a predetermined search key, and calling a part search result screen, and through the search means. Component search result screen setting means for setting a plurality of component information extracted by the component search result screen, and storage means for storing the component information extracted from the component information set in the component search result screen in the storage area And a part table creation screen setting means for reading the part information from the storage area, calling the parts table creation screen, and setting the parts information to the parts table creation screen after the extraction of all parts information into the storage area. A parts table creation system characterized in that