JP5214211B2 - Form keyword registration device, form keyword registration method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a form keyword registration apparatus and a form keyword registration method, and more particularly to a form management application (document management software, form management software, etc.) for managing forms (including storage, retrieval, browsing, etc.). The present invention relates to a form keyword registration apparatus and a form keyword registration method for registering a keyword accurately, simply and quickly when storing a form in a form management database to be used.

  Conventionally, a lot of form management software has been developed for the purpose of storing, managing, searching, browsing, and the like in the core business. Recently, there has been an increasing need to store, manage, search, and browse forms generated at the department level of a company in document management software.

  The document management software is characterized in that the form is managed in a general-purpose electronic format (image data, Word, Excel, PDF, etc.), has functions such as version management and linking, document properties, It is common that keywords such as a search index are added and stored. Here, conventionally, as a technique for registering a keyword in a form stored in a form management application, the following methods exist.

  (1) A method of manually registering a keyword after storing the form in the form management application. (2) A method of extracting and registering keywords from image data of a form by using OCR technology at the time of storing the form in the form management application or after storing the form. (3) A method of registering a keyword from the business application when the form is stored in the form management application.

  For example, when a keyword cannot be registered at the timing of storing a form in the form management application and it is necessary to register a keyword secondly after storing, the method (1) or (2) is used. The For example, a form is stored using a virtual printer driver provided by a form management application.

  On the other hand, when the method (3) is used, a keyword is registered using an API provided by the form management application, or the electronic format of the form registered in the form management application is set as a unique format, and the keyword is included in the electronic format. The method of embedding is used.

  Here, there are Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 as prior art documents related to keyword registration. In the method described in Patent Document 1, first, an electronic format of an original format called “electronic form file” is generated and stored in the electronic form system, and then a keyword (search data) is secondarily stored from the stored electronic form file. Extracted and registered in the search database. In the method of Patent Document 2, print data is analyzed, and data (creator name, form name) is extracted.

JP 2003-346073 A JP 2003-157404 A

  However, the conventional methods (1) to (3) have the following problems.

  That is, in the method (1) of manually registering a keyword, there is a problem that it takes time and cost because of manual intervention, and a keyword input error may occur.

  Further, in the method of registering a keyword using the OCR technique (2), there is a problem that it takes time to register the keyword because the keyword is extracted from the image data. In addition, it can handle full-text search, but it cannot handle keyword search such as searching for specific keywords such as company names, and the recognition accuracy of OCR technology cannot be made 100%. There is a problem that an accurate keyword cannot be set.

  In particular, in the method of Patent Document 1, keywords cannot be extracted and registered at the stage of storing the form in the form management application, and the process of extracting the keyword from the stored electronic form file and registering it in the search database is performed. There is a problem that it is necessary separately and processing time and processing load are required.

  Further, in the method of Patent Document 2, it is not possible to check the form data items of the form and the input data to the items before the input to the form format creation program. There is a problem that can not be.

  Compared with the method of setting a keyword after registering a form as in (1) or (2), the method of (3) automatically sets the keyword intended by the business application when registering the form. Although there is a merit that keywords can be registered accurately, it still has the following problems. That is, in the method of registering keywords from the business application (3), there is a problem that it takes time and cost to create a process for setting keywords on the business application side. For example, when an existing form system is extended to save forms that are printed on paper from a printer to form management applications for the purpose of reducing paper storage space or searching time. In some cases, it is desired to set print target data of a form as a keyword of the form management application. In such a case, since it is necessary to create a business application conscious of the form to be output in order to extract the keyword from the print target data and set the logic to be set in the API of the form management application, considerable time and cost are required. There was a problem that it took.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and when storing a form, it is possible to register keywords easily, quickly and accurately, and to efficiently register keywords from a business application to a form management application. It is an object to provide a form keyword registration device, a form keyword registration method, and a program.

  In order to achieve such an object, the form keyword registration device according to claim 1 is a form keyword registration device including a storage unit and a control unit, and the storage unit is generated by executing a business application. Output target data that enumerates character strings in units of data items in the form, attribute information in which attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other, and the order of the data items of the output target data And a form definition body having at least an output format information defining a layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form, and the control unit stores the form definition body. Based on the arrangement information, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item unit, and the item name of the data item and the character string itself are extracted. Is an item information generating means for generating item information in which a character string obtained by computing or combining other character strings is processed with respect to the value of the character string, and the attribute value of the attribute information. Keyword information storage means for storing the attribute information as keyword information after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name, And an electronic document creation means for creating the electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body, and the electronic document and the electronic document in a form management application for managing the electronic document The keyword information is registered.

  The form keyword registration apparatus according to claim 2 is a form keyword registration apparatus including a storage unit and a control unit, wherein the storage unit is a data item unit of the form generated by executing the business application. List the character strings in order, output target data including sequence information that defines the order of the data items, attribute information stored in association with attribute items and attribute values of the output target data, and the electronic form of the form A form definition body having output format information defining a layout of the data items displayed in the document, and the control unit converts the output target data into the output target data based on the arrangement information of the output target data. The above character string is extracted for each data item unit, and an operation or other character string is applied to the item name of the data item and the character string itself or the value of the character string. Item information generating means for generating item information stored in association with the processed character string, and when the attribute value of the attribute information is a replacement target character string including the item name, the item After the attribute value is replaced with the character string of the item information corresponding to the name, the item information is stored based on the keyword information storage means for storing the attribute information as keyword information, and the output format information of the form definition body. Electronic document creation means for creating the electronic document from the information, and the electronic document and the keyword information are registered in a form management application for managing the electronic document.

  Further, the form keyword registration device according to claim 3 is the form keyword registration device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an input device and an output device, and the control unit provides the user with the input device. And an attribute information setting means for controlling the output device to set the attribute value and storing it in the attribute information.

  Further, the form keyword registration device according to claim 4 is the form keyword registration device according to claim 3, wherein the attribute information setting means sends the item of the data item to the user via the input device. The output device is controlled to select a name, and the replacement target character string including the selected item name is stored as the attribute value.

  The form keyword registration method according to claim 5 is a form keyword registration method executed in a form keyword registration apparatus including a storage unit and a control unit, and the storage unit is generated by executing a business application. Output target data that enumerates character strings in units of data items of the generated forms in order, attribute information in which attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other, and the data items of the output target data A form definition body having at least alignment information that defines the order and output format information that defines the layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form is stored and executed in the control unit. Based on the arrangement information of the form definition body, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item unit, and the data Item information that generates item information in which the item name of the eye and the character string itself, or a character string that is processed by combining the value of the character string or computation or other character strings are stored in association with each other And when the attribute value of the attribute information is a replacement target character string including the item name, after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name, the attribute value A keyword information storage step for storing information as keyword information; and an electronic document creation step for creating the electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body, and managing the electronic document The electronic document and the keyword information are registered in a form management application for doing so.

  The form keyword registration method according to claim 6 is a form keyword registration method executed in a form keyword registration apparatus including a storage unit and a control unit, and the storage unit is generated by executing a business application. The character strings for each data item of the generated form are listed in order, and the output target data including the order information that defines the order of the data items and the attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other. Attribute information and a form definition body having output format information that defines a layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form, and is stored in the form of the output target data executed in the control unit. Based on the arrangement information, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item unit, and the item name of the data item, the character string and the character string are extracted. An item information generation step for generating item information in which one or a character string calculated or combined with another character string and processed with respect to the value of the character string is stored, and the attribute information Keyword information for storing the attribute information as keyword information after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name when the attribute value is a replacement target character string including the item name An electronic document creation step for creating the electronic document from the item information on the basis of the output format information of the form definition body, and the electronic document management application for managing the electronic document includes the electronic document A document and the keyword information are registered.

  The program according to claim 7 is a program for causing a form keyword registration apparatus including a storage unit and a control unit to execute a form keyword registration method, and the storage unit is generated by executing a business application. Output target data that enumerates character strings in units of data items of the generated forms in order, attribute information in which attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other, and the data items of the output target data A form definition body having at least alignment information that defines the order and output format information that defines the layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form is stored and executed in the control unit. Based on the arrangement information of the form definition body, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item unit, and the data Item information that generates item information in which the item name of the eye and the character string itself, or a character string that is processed by combining the value of the character string or computation or other character strings are stored in association with each other And when the attribute value of the attribute information is a replacement target character string including the item name, after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name, the attribute value A keyword information storage step for storing information as keyword information; and an electronic document creation step for creating the electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body, and managing the electronic document The electronic document and the keyword information are registered in a form management application for doing so.

  The program according to claim 8 is a program for causing a form keyword registration apparatus including a storage unit and a control unit to execute a form keyword registration method, and the storage unit is generated by executing a business application. The character strings for each data item of the generated form are listed in order, and the output target data including the order information that defines the order of the data items and the attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other. Attribute information and a form definition body having output format information that defines a layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form, and is stored in the form of the output target data executed in the control unit. Based on the arrangement information, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item unit, and the item name of the data item, the character string and the character string are extracted. An item information generation step for generating item information in which one or a character string calculated or combined with another character string and processed with respect to the value of the character string is stored, and the attribute information Keyword information for storing the attribute information as keyword information after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name when the attribute value is a replacement target character string including the item name An electronic document creation step for creating the electronic document from the item information on the basis of the output format information of the form definition body, and the electronic document management application for managing the electronic document includes the electronic document A document and the keyword information are registered.

  According to the present invention, when a form is stored, keywords can be registered easily, quickly and accurately, and the registration of keywords from the business application to the form management application can be made efficient.

  Further, according to the present invention, when a business application is newly configured, it can be constructed at a minimum necessary cost. When an existing business application is to be repaired, the form work information of the form definition body is used using the GUI. By setting the document management attribute in the property, it is possible to easily register a form and a keyword in the form management application without changing any existing business logic.

  Embodiments of a form keyword registration apparatus, form keyword registration method, program, and recording medium according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

[Outline of the present invention]
Hereinafter, the outline of the present invention will be described, and then the configuration and processing of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram showing the basic principle of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the basic principle of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention outputs a form as an electronic document from a business application for generating a form to a form management application (such as document management software or form management software) for managing an electronic document. The present invention relates to a form keyword registration device, a form keyword registration method, and a program for extracting and registering keywords at the same time when registering. Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is suitably implemented as a form output interface, API, middleware, command, etc. from a business application to a form management application.

  Here, the “keyword” is information registered separately from the electronic document in the form, and is information used for storage, management, search, browsing, and the like. For example, it refers to management information such as a form storage destination, document properties, and search index.

  The present invention generally has the following basic features. That is, the form keyword registration device of the present invention includes at least a storage unit and a control unit, and output target data in which character strings in units of data items of a form generated by executing a business application are listed in order, and output target data Attribute information and attribute values stored in association with each other, alignment information that defines the order of the data items of the output target data, output format information that defines the layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form, And a form definition body having at least. Here, the output target data may include arrangement information that defines the order of the data items, and the form definition body may include no arrangement information.

  Here, the form keyword registration device may control the output device to allow the user to set an attribute value via the input device and store it in the attribute information, and output the item name of the data item to be selected. The apparatus may be controlled and a replacement target character string including the selected item name may be stored as an attribute value (see “keyword designation” in FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the form keyword registration apparatus stores the form definition body or the output target data when the output target data of the form generated by executing the business application is stored (step SA-1). Based on the information, extract the character string for each data item from the output target data, and combine the operation or other character string with the item name of the data item and the character string itself or the value of the character string Then, the item information storing the processed character string in association with each other is generated (step SA-2).

  When the attribute value of the attribute information is a replacement target character string including the item name, the form keyword registration device replaces the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name, Is stored as keyword information (step SA-3).

  Then, the form keyword registration device creates and registers an electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body (step SA-4).

  Thus, when the form management application is executed, the keyword information is used for storage, management, search, browsing, etc. of the electronic document of the form (step SA-5).

  As described above, according to the present invention, when storing a form, it is possible to register keywords easily, quickly and accurately, and to efficiently register keywords from the business application to the form management application. In addition, when configuring a new business application, it can be built at the minimum necessary cost. When renovating an existing business application, the document management attribute is set in the property of the form business information of the form definition body using the GUI. By setting, you can easily register forms and keywords in the form management application without any changes to existing business logic. In addition, since the attribute information to be registered in the form management application is set using the GUI (Graphical User Interface) for the form definition body, the development of business applications and the setting of keywords to be registered in the form management application are completely performed. Can be separated. In addition, because the item name of the form definition body is described in the form definition body and attribute information file, there is no need to create the logic to extract and set the value set for the keyword from the output target data on the business application side. A program can be constructed in a low cost and in a short time. If this function is used, the storage location of the form management application can be specified based on the output target data. This is the end of the description of the outline of the present invention.

[Configuration of form keyword registration device]
First, the configuration of the form keyword registration apparatus will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a form keyword registration apparatus to which the present invention is applied, and conceptually shows only the portion related to the present invention.

  In FIG. 3, the form keyword registration device 100 is schematically an input / output control interface connected to a control unit 102 such as a CPU, an input device 112, and an output device 114 that collectively control the entire form keyword registration device 100. The unit 108 and a storage unit 106 for storing various databases, tables, and the like are configured. These units are communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

  Various databases and tables (form definition file 106a to document management DB 106h) stored in the storage unit 106 are storage means such as a fixed disk device, and various programs, tables, files, databases, and webs used for various processes. Stores pages etc.

  Of these components of the storage unit 106, the form definition file 106a is a form definition storage means for storing the form definition. Here, the form definition body has at least alignment information that defines the order of data items of output target data, and output format information that defines the layout of data items displayed in the electronic document of the form. Here, the arrangement information (record definition information) is information for associating (mapping) each item of the output format with the data item of the output target data, and defines the order of the data items of the output target data. The form definition body holds information related to form operations such as form output methods (printing, FAX distribution, document registration, etc.) and keywords to be registered in form management applications (document management software, form management applications, etc.). Also good. Further, the form definition body may have attribute information such as item name, data format (type such as Japanese and numbers), data length, and item position as a form output form. Further, the form definition body may not include the alignment information but may include the alignment information in the output target data.

  The output target data file 106b is output target data storage means for storing output target data generated and output by execution of a business application. Here, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of output target data. The output target data stored in the output target data file 106b is data in which character strings in units of data items of a form are listed in order as shown in FIG. Note that the output target data is not limited to this form, and may be configured in any form. The output target data may include arrangement information and the form definition body may not include arrangement information. Here, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of output target data including arrangement information. As shown in FIG. 5, the output target data is array information that defines the order of data items in association with data (“data rows” in the figure) in which character strings in units of data items are listed in order. "Item name label line").

  The attribute information file 106c is attribute information storage means for storing attribute information of output target data. Here, the attribute information is information in which attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other. Further, the attribute value may be a direct value (a value that is not a replacement target) or a replacement target character string including an item name. Further, the attribute information may be registration destination information when a form is registered in the form management application, or may be property information created when the business application is executed. The attribute information may be directly defined in the form definition body. Here, as an example, the attribute items of the attribute information include the following.

Type of registered document management product Logon user name of form management application Logon user password of form management application Information specifying URL of registered document management product (URL, IP address, etc.)
Document ID (unique ID for identifying the document to be registered)
Operation when the same document ID exists at the time of registration (error, revision, replacement, linking, etc.)
Registration destination archive name, cabinet name, binder name Document name of the document to be registered Generation date of the document to be registered Owner ID of the document to be registered
Correction information of the document to be registered

  Here, FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of attribute information. In the figure, the right side represents attribute items, and the left side represents attribute values. As shown in FIG. 6, information stored in the attribute information file 106c includes information (TYPE = raku2dm) for specifying a registration destination document management product, a document ID (DOCUMENTID = DOCUMENT00001), and a registration destination cabinet name. (CABINETNAME = document management cooperation), document name of the document to be registered (DOCUMENTNAME = functional design document 1.0), owner ID of the document to be registered (OWNERID = User0001), and output target data to be registered as a keyword Define the item name of the data item (COMMENT4 =% ITEM002%). A character string “% ITEM002%” enclosed in “%” is a replacement target character string including an item name, and is replaced with a corresponding character string of output target data when creating keyword information.

  The item information file 106d is item information storage means for storing item information in which item names of data items and character strings are stored in association with each other. The item information storage means is a data area on the memory for holding input data of each item based on attribute information (data length, font information, etc.) of each item of the output format defined by the form definition body, The item information generated by extracting the character string data of the corresponding data item from the output target data is held.

  The keyword information file 106e is keyword information storage means for temporarily storing the created keyword information. The keyword information is attribute information after the attribute value is replaced with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name in the case where the replacement target character string includes the item name in the attribute value of the attribute information.

  The electronic document file 106f is an electronic document storage unit that temporarily stores the created electronic document. The data format of the electronic document is, for example, a PDF format, an Excel format, a Word format, or the like.

  The keyword initial value file 106g is keyword initial value storage means for storing initial values of keyword information.

  The document management DB 106h is a document management database managed by executing a form management application.

  In FIG. 3, the input / output control interface unit 108 controls the input device 112 and the output device 114. Here, as the output device 114, in addition to a monitor (including a home TV), a speaker or the like can be used (hereinafter, the output device 114 may be described as a monitor). As the input device 112, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, and the like can be used.

  In FIG. 3, the control unit 102 has a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a program that defines various processing procedures, and an internal memory for storing necessary data. Information processing for executing various processes is performed. The control unit 102 functionally conceptually includes a business application unit 102a, an item information generation unit 102b, a keyword information creation / registration unit 102c, an electronic document creation / registration unit 102d, a form management application unit 102e, a form definition body creation unit 102f, and attribute information. A setting unit 102g is provided.

  Among these, the business application unit 102a functions as a business application is executed, and is business application means that generates output target data of a form and outputs it to the output target data file 106b. Here, the business application unit 102a may generate attribute information of the output target data together with the output target data of the form, and store it in the attribute information file 106c.

  The item information generation unit 102b also outputs the output target data stored in the output target data file 106b based on the form definition stored in the form definition file 106a or the arrangement information (record definition information) of the output target data. Character string is extracted for each data item, and the item information in which the item name of the data item is associated with the character string itself or the character string processed for the value of the character string is stored. Item information generation means for generating and storing item information in the item information file 106d. Here, the item information generation unit 102b creates a character string by performing processing such as calculation (for example, total calculation) or combination of other character strings (for example, blank padding) on the value of the character string, Item information may be generated in association with the item name of the data item.

  Further, when the attribute value of the attribute information stored in the attribute information file 106c is a replacement target character string including an item name, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c uses the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name. This is keyword information creation / registration means for storing attribute information as keyword information in the keyword information file 106e and registering it in the form management application after replacing the attribute value. Here, FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the keyword information created by the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c based on the attribute information of FIG. As an example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102 c converts the item name (% ITEM002%) enclosed in “%” among the attribute information in FIG. ) To create keyword information.

  Also, the electronic document creation / registration unit 102d creates an electronic document from the item information generated by the item information generation unit 102b based on the output format information of the form definition body, stores the electronic document in the electronic document file 106f, and generates a form management application. Electronic document creation / registration means to be registered in

  The form management application unit 102e functions as a form management application is executed, and is a form management application unit that manages storage, retrieval, browsing, and the like of electronic documents.

  Further, the form definition creation unit 102f controls the output device 114 to allow the user to input the alignment information of the output target data via the input device 112, and the input alignment information is stored in the form definition file 106a. It is a form definition creation means for storing in a definition.

  The attribute information setting unit 102g is an attribute information setting unit that controls the output device 114 to cause the user to set an attribute value via the input device 112 and stores the attribute value in the attribute information file 106c. Here, the attribute information setting unit 102g controls to select the item name of the data item to be registered as a keyword, creates a replacement target character string including the selected item name, and stores it in the attribute information file 106c. Also good.

  The above is the outline of the configuration of the form keyword registration apparatus. Here, the form keyword registration device 100 may be configured to be communicably connected to an external system 200 that provides an external database such as an external database related to a form or a form management application, via a network 300.

  In this case, the form keyword registration device 100 further includes a communication control interface unit 104 connected to a communication device (not shown) such as a router connected to a communication line or the like. It is communicably connected to the network 300 via a wired or wireless communication line such as a line. That is, in FIG. 3, the communication control interface unit 104 performs communication control between the form keyword registration device 100 and the network 300 (or a communication device such as a router), and communicates data with other terminals via a communication line. Has the function of Here, the network 300 has a function of connecting the form keyword registration device 100 and the external system 200 to each other, such as the Internet.

  In FIG. 3, the external system 200 is connected to the form keyword registration device 100 via the network 300 and provides a user with an external program related to the form, an external program such as a form management application, and the like. Have

  Here, the external system 200 may be configured as a WEB server, an ASP server, or the like, and its hardware configuration is configured by an information processing apparatus such as a commercially available workstation or a personal computer and its attached devices. May be. Each function of the external system 200 is realized by a CPU, a disk device, a memory device, an input device, an output device, a communication control device, and the like in the hardware configuration of the external system 200 and a program for controlling them.

[Process of form keyword registration device]
Next, an example of processing performed by the form keyword registration apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

[Form keyword registration process]
First, the details of the form keyword registration process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a data flow diagram showing an example of a data flow by the form keyword registration process of the form keyword registration apparatus 100 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, in the present embodiment, the item information generating means, the keyword information creating means, and the electronic document creating means are realized as a form output interface.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8, the form definition creation unit 102 f first controls the output device 114 to allow the user to input the arrangement information of the data items of the output target data via the input device 112, and the inputted arrangement. Information is stored in the form definition body (step SB-1).

  Then, the business application unit 102a generates form output target data and outputs it to the output target data file 106b (step SB-2). Here, the business application unit 102a may generate the attribute information of the output target data together with the output target data of the form and output it to the attribute information file 106c.

  Then, as a function of the output interface, each data item unit is obtained from the output target data stored in the output target data file 106b based on the arrangement information (record definition information) of the form definition body stored in the form definition file 106a. A character string is extracted to and stored in association with the item name of the data item and the character string itself or a character string obtained by processing or processing other character strings with respect to the value of the character string. The generated item information is generated (step SB-3).

  Also, as a function of the output interface, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c, when the attribute value of the attribute information stored in the attribute information file 106c is a replacement target character string including the item name, corresponds to the item name. After the attribute value is replaced with a character string of information, the attribute information is stored as keyword information in the keyword information file 106e (step SB-4).

  In addition, as an output interface function, the electronic document creation / registration unit 102d creates an electronic document from the item information generated by the item information generation unit 102b based on the output format information of the form definition body, and stores it in the electronic document file 106f. Store (step SB-5).

  When the above processing by the output interface is completed (step SB-6), the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c and the electronic document creation / registration unit 102d store the keyword information stored in the keyword information file 106e and the electronic document file 106f. The registered electronic document is registered in the document management DB 106h (step SB-7). Here, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c may set the keyword initial value stored in the keyword initial value file 106g as the keyword information stored in the keyword information file 106e.

  Then, based on the electronic document and keyword information registered in the document management DB 106h, the form management application unit 102e manages the form (step SB-8). Specifically, the form management application unit 102e uses the keyword information for storing, managing, searching, browsing, and the like of electronic documents. This completes the form keyword registration process.

[Attribute information setting process]
Next, details of the attribute information setting process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen by attribute information setting processing of the form keyword registration device 100 according to the present embodiment. Here, the attribute information setting process may be executed by a form definition creation tool that functions as the form definition creation unit 102f and the attribute information setting unit 102g. Here, FIG. 10 is an image diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed by controlling the output device 114 by the process of the form definition body creation tool.

  The attribute information setting unit 102g controls the output device 114 so that the user inputs an attribute value registered as a keyword via the input device 112 and the user via the input device 112.

  For example, as shown by MA-1 in FIG. 9, the attribute information setting unit 102g receives the user via the layout display screen of the form definition displayed on the output device 114 by the process of the form definition creation unit 102f. To select the item name of the data item via the input device 112. In the example of MA-1 in FIG. 9, items ITEM001 to 003 are selected. The attribute information setting unit 102g creates a replacement target character string including the selected item name and stores it in the attribute information file 106c.

  When the user inputs to open the document management property, the form keyword registration apparatus 100 displays the screen MA-2 in FIG. Here, when the user clicks the “Register in document management” check box or the like, the form keyword registration apparatus 100 controls to register the form as an electronic document. The form keyword registration device 100 controls the registration destination of the electronic document by selecting the form management application type in the document management software tab. That is, the attribute information setting unit 102g sets a value input to the attribute value corresponding to the registration destination attribute item. Here, when the attribute information button is clicked by the user, the form definition body creation unit 102f controls to display a screen indicated by MA-3 in FIG.

  MA-3 in FIG. 9 is an attribute information setting screen, and the attribute information setting unit 102g controls the user to set the attribute value of the attribute information via the input device 112.

  The attribute information setting unit 102g stores the attribute values input by these users in the attribute information file 106c. The above is an example of attribute information setting processing.

[Processing by form output interface]
Next, a detailed example of the process by the form output interface in the form keyword registration process described with reference to FIG. 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 11 is a functional block showing an example of a form output interface and a data flow diagram showing an example of a data flow by processing of the form output interface.

  As shown in FIG. 11, as an example, the function block of the form output interface includes a main processing block by the process of the item information generation unit 102b, a form format pre-processing block by the process of the keyword information creation / registration part 102c, and an electronic document creation And a form format generation processing block by processing of the registration unit 102d.

[Main processing: SC-1]
The item information generating unit 102b reads the form definition body from the form definition body file 106a, the output target data from the output target data file 106b, and the attribute information from the attribute information file 106c, and extracts the form definition body and the output target data. It passes to the item information generation processing block, passes the attribute information to the form format preprocessing block, and controls to output the electronic document and keyword information. When the output process of the electronic document and the keyword information is finished, the process moves to the document registration process.

[Item information generation processing: SC-2]
The item information generation unit 102b reads the received form definition body, generates item information (character string data not input) from each item of the form definition body, and creates an item information file 106d (data area on the memory). Then, the item information generation unit 102b decomposes each row (each data item) of the output target data into each element, and decomposes the text data (character string data) based on the record definition information held in the form definition body. Is set in the item information of the item information file 106d. Here, the “record definition information” is information (for example, arrangement information) that defines the structure of each row (each item data) of the output target data, and associates the contents of each row of the output target data with the item information. Used for Here, FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the item information. As shown in FIG. 12, the data structure of the item information has the following data areas. Here, in the output data storage area of (10), the result of the calculation specified in the form definition body for the character string data extracted from the print target data, that is, the output data to the form is stored. The area (10) or (11) is an area for storing information to be replaced with the replacement target character string “% (item name)%” in the attribute information file 106c.

(1): Unique name (item name) in the form definition for identifying the item
(2): Coordinate position indicating item position (3): Value indicating item range (4): Value indicating data length (5): Value indicating data type (text data, numerical data, etc.)
(6): Information indicating font name and font size (7): Information on character arrangement such as center alignment (8): Information indicating editing format when data is edited and output (9): Store record data Area (10): Area for storing output data (calculated data) to the form (11): Area for storing input data with blank padding

  As shown in FIG. 12, the item information generation unit 102b converts the character string data of the data item corresponding to the output target data into the input data holding area ((9), (10), (11 in FIG. 12). ) Area). Here, the item information generation unit 102b stores the character string data itself extracted from the output target data in the input data storage area of (11). In the subsequent processing, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c substitutes the character string stored in the area (11) for the replacement target character string “% (item name)%” of the attribute information. Here, FIG. 13 is an image diagram illustrating an example of processing in which the item information generation unit 102b associates output target data, record definition information, and item information.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the item information defines the item name, position, and data length of each item in the form output format, and the record information includes the order of the data items of the output target data (for example, item Since the name order is defined, the item information generation unit 102b can associate the character string data of each data item of the output target data with the item information. Here, FIG. 14 is an image diagram illustrating an example of processing for associating the output target data with the item information when the output target data includes alignment information.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the output target data includes arrangement information that defines the arrangement order of the item names, the item information generation unit 102b converts the character string data of each data item of the output target data, It can be directly associated with item information. In the case of this configuration, the form definition body does not need to include arrangement information.

[Form format pre-processing: SC-3]
The keyword information creation / registration unit 102c receives the form definition body and item information from the main processing block, and passes both data to the keyword information creation process and the form format generation processing block.

[Keyword information creation process: SC-4]
The keyword information creation / registration unit 102c manages the form definition body and the attribute information on the memory, controls the creation of the electronic document, and then outputs the keyword information on the memory to the keyword information file 106e. Hereinafter, a description will be given along the flow of processing.

  (1) The keyword information creation / registration unit 102c receives attribute information from the main processing block. At this time, the information itself (direct value) to be registered in the form management application and the item name included in the replacement target character string (the character string of the item name surrounded by “%”) are extracted from the attribute information and stored in the memory. To remember.

  (2) The keyword information creation / registration unit 102c receives a form definition body from the form format preprocessing block. At this time, the information itself (direct value) to be registered in the form management application and the item name included in the replacement target character string (the character string of the item name surrounded by “%”) are extracted from the form definition application, and the memory Remember above.

  (3) The keyword information creation / registration unit 102c receives item information generated by the item information generation processing from the main processing block. When the item name included in the replacement target character string matches the item name associated with the item information, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c extracts the replacement target character string from the output target data. Replace with. Here, FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of replacement processing when item names match.

  As shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 15, the item information generated by the item information generation unit 102 b includes item name “ITEM001” and (11) character string data “XX company” of the output target data in the input data storage area. Are associated with each other. The keyword information creation / registration unit 102c determines whether the item name included in the replacement target character string of the attribute information matches the item name of the item information, and when determining that they match, the replacement target character string “ % (Item name)% "is replaced with the corresponding character string data. In the list of item names to be replaced in the right side of FIG. 15, “ITEM001” matches the item name of the item information in the upper diagram of FIG. 15, so the replacement target character string “% ITEM001%” is the character string data “XX”. ○ “Company” has been replaced. Here, FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a replacement process in a case where the item names match when the calculated data is replaced.

  As shown in FIG. 16, by the processing of the item information generation unit 102b, the item information is associated with the item name “ITEM003” and (10) the calculated data “250,000” in the output data storage area. . That is, in the item information generation process (step SC-2), the item information generation unit 102b calculates from the output target data based on the specified calculation formula, and stores the calculation result in the (10) output data storage area. doing. For example, the item information generation unit 102b, based on the specified arithmetic expression “SUM (unit price)”, the total value of the input data stored in the (11) input data storage area of the item information whose item name is “unit price” And the total value “250,000” is set in the (10) output data area of the item information of the item name “ITEM003”. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 16, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c determines whether the item name “ITEM003” included in the replacement character string “% ITEM003%” of the attribute information matches the item name of the item information. When it is determined that they match, the replacement target character string “% ITEM003%” is replaced with the corresponding character string data “250,000” in the output data storage area (10). Thereby, the total of the input values to the item with the item name “unit price” can be set as the total amount in the keyword information.

  (4) The keyword information creation / registration unit 102c stores the keyword information (attribute information after replacement) in the memory in the keyword information file 106e after the electronic document (PDF, Excel, etc.) is generated by the form format generation process. To do.

[Form format generation processing (electronic document creation processing): SC-5]
The electronic document creation registration unit 102d receives the form definition body and item information from the form format processing block, creates an electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body, and stores the electronic document in the electronic document file 106f. . Here, FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of processing of each functional block of the above-described form output interface. Here, the double arrows on the right side of FIG. 17 indicate the processing range of each functional block described above.

  As shown in FIG. 17, first, the item information generation unit 102b reads attribute information from the attribute information file 106c and stores it in the memory (step SD-1).

  Then, the item information generation unit 102b reads the form definition body from the form definition body file 106a, and stores information related to document registration on the memory (step SD-2).

  Then, the item information generating unit 102b reads one record (one line: a character string in one data item unit) from the output target data (step SD-3).

  Then, the item information generation unit 102b determines whether a record (character string) of the output target data exists (step SD-4).

  When the item information generation unit 102b determines that a record exists (step SD-4, Yes), the item information generation unit 102b generates item information in which the item name is associated with the record based on the arrangement information (step SD- 5).

  Then, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c determines whether the item name of the generated item information is the item name to be replaced based on the replacement target character string (“% (item name)%”) including the item name. (Step SD-6).

  If the item name is the item name to be replaced (step SD-6, Yes), the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c replaces the replacement target character string with a record (character string) of the item information ( Step SD-7). Here, if the item name is not the item name to be replaced (step SD-6, No), the process proceeds to the next step without performing the replacement process.

  Then, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c passes the item information to the form format generation process (step SD-8).

  Then, again, the item information generation unit 102b newly reads the next record (step SD-3).

  The processing from step SD-3 to step SD-8 is repeated until there are no more records of output target data (step SD-4, Yes). When there are no more records (step SD-4, No), the form format generation processing is completed. To do. That is, the electronic document creation / registration unit 102d stores the electronic document generated by obtaining all item information of the output target character string in the electronic document file 106f (step SD-9).

  Then, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c generates and stores the attribute information after the replacement process as keyword information (step SD-10).

  Then, the item information generation unit 102b calls a document registration process (step SD-11). This completes the processing by the form output interface.

[Document Registration Process]
Next, an example of document registration processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a document registration process.

  When the item registration process is called by the item information generation unit 102b, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c reads the keyword initial value from the keyword initial value file 106g into the memory (step SE-1).

  Then, the keyword information creation / registration unit 102c reads the keyword information from the keyword information file 106e and merges the keyword initial values (step SE-2).

  Then, the electronic document creation / registration unit 102d calls registration information (keyword information) according to the type of the document management product of the registration destination based on the merged keyword information, and uses the electronic document (PDF, Excel, etc.) as a form management application. (Step SE-3). This completes the description of the document registration process.

[Attribute information settings]
The attribute information setting control by the process of the attribute information setting unit 102g will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 to 23 are diagrams showing display examples of attribute information setting screens displayed under the control of the attribute information setting unit 102g.

  That is, the attribute information setting unit 102g realizes a GUI function for setting attribute information. Hereinafter, on the assumption that the control is performed by the attribute information setting unit 102g, an example of setting attribute information by the user will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 19, when [Property] is selected on the screen provided by the business application and the [Document Management] tab is clicked, the document management tab shown in FIG. 21 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 20, the document management tab is also displayed by selecting [Form business information setting] on the screen provided by the business application and clicking the [Document management] tab.

In the document management tab shown in FIG. 21, the following settings can be made. In other words, when the [Register in document management] check box is checked, it is selected that the form is digitized and registered in the document management product when output is executed. In the [Registered file name] input item, a file name to be registered in the document management can be designated. In the [Document Management Product] selection tab, a product name used for document management can be selected. In the example of FIG. 21, the product “Raku ² Library Document Manager” is selected. In the [Registration Method] selection tab, it is possible to select a registration method when there is the same document already registered in the document management. For example, when “Register revision” is selected, a document having the same document name is revised. When “Replacement registration” is selected, the registered document is replaced. When “association registration” is selected, it is associated with a registered document and registered as an attached file.

  Next, when the [attribute information] button is clicked in FIG. 21, a screen shown in FIG. 22 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 22, on the attribute information setting screen, a registration destination, a binder hierarchy name, a document name, an owner user ID, and the like can be input. In addition, when registering an output target data item of a form as document comment information or the like, the item name list shown in FIG. 23 is opened by clicking the [reference item name] button or the like, and then registered from the list. Select the item name. Thereby, the replacement target character string including the item name is set in the attribute value of the attribute information. The above is an example of setting attribute information.

[Other embodiments]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention can be applied to various different embodiments in addition to the above-described embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. May be implemented.

  For example, although the case where the form keyword registration apparatus 100 performs processing in a stand-alone form has been described as an example, the form keyword registration apparatus 100 performs processing in response to a request from a client terminal configured in a separate housing from the form keyword registration apparatus 100, You may comprise so that the process result may be returned to the said client terminal. Here, FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the client terminal device 100-1 that executes the business application and the server device 100-2 that executes the form management application are configured in separate housings.

  That is, as illustrated in FIG. 24, the client terminal device 100-1 executes the business application and transmits the output target data, the form definition body, and the attribute information to the server device 100-2. Create keyword information and electronic documents from the received data and register them in the form management application.

  In addition, among the processes described in the embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method.

  In addition, unless otherwise specified, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including registration data for each processing, parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in the above documents and drawings Can be changed arbitrarily.

  Moreover, regarding the form keyword registration apparatus 100, each illustrated component is functionally conceptual and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated.

  For example, all or some of the processing functions provided in each device of the form keyword registration device 100, particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit 102, are interpreted by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the CPU. It can be realized by a program to be executed, or can be realized as hardware by wired logic. The program is recorded on a recording medium to be described later, and is mechanically read by the form keyword registration device 100 as necessary. In other words, the storage unit 106 such as ROM or HD stores a computer program for performing various processes by giving instructions to the CPU in cooperation with an OS (Operating System). This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM, and constitutes a control unit in cooperation with the CPU.

  The computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the form keyword registration device 100 via an arbitrary network 300, and may be downloaded in whole or in part as necessary. Is possible.

  The program according to the present invention can also be stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Here, the “recording medium” refers to any “portable physical medium” such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, or a LAN, WAN, or Internet. It includes a “communication medium” that holds the program in a short period of time, such as a communication line or a carrier wave when the program is transmitted via a network represented by

  The “program” is a data processing method described in an arbitrary language or description method, and may be in any format such as source code or binary code. The “program” is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, but is distributed in the form of a plurality of modules and libraries, or in cooperation with a separate program represented by an OS (Operating System). Including those that achieve the function. Note that a well-known configuration and procedure can be used for a specific configuration for reading a recording medium, a reading procedure, an installation procedure after reading, and the like in each device described in the embodiment.

  Various databases (form definition file 106a to document management DB 106h) stored in the storage unit 106 are storage means such as a memory device such as RAM and ROM, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, and an optical disk. Stores various programs, tables, databases, web page files, and the like used for various processes and website provision.

  Further, the form keyword registration apparatus 100 is connected to an information processing apparatus such as a known personal computer or workstation, and software (including a program, data, etc.) for realizing the method of the present invention is installed in the information processing apparatus. May be realized.

  Furthermore, the specific form of distribution / integration of the devices is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof is configured to be functionally / physically distributed / integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads. can do.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when a form is stored, keywords can be registered easily, quickly and accurately, and the efficiency of keyword registration from a business application to a form management application can be improved. A form keyword registration device, a form keyword registration method, and a program can be provided.

It is a principle block diagram which shows the basic principle of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the basic principle of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the form keyword registration apparatus with which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows an example of output object data. It is a figure which shows an example of the output object data containing arrangement information. It is a figure which shows an example of attribute information. It is a figure which shows an example of the keyword information created by the keyword information creation registration part 102c based on the attribute information of FIG. It is a data flow figure which shows an example of the data flow by the form keyword registration process of this form keyword registration apparatus 100 in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen by the attribute information setting process of this form keyword registration apparatus 100 in this Embodiment. It is an image figure which shows an example of the setting screen displayed by controlling the output device 114 by the process of a form definition body creation tool. FIG. 5 is a functional block showing an example of a form output interface and a data flow diagram showing an example of a data flow by processing of the form output interface. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of item information. It is an image figure which shows an example of the process in which the item information generation part 102b matches output object data, record definition information, and item information. It is an image figure which shows an example of the process which matches output object data and item information, when output object data contains arrangement information. It is a figure which shows an example of the replacement process in case an item name corresponds. It is a figure which shows the example of the replacement process when it is set as the structure which replaces the calculated data, and an item name corresponds. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow by the process of each functional block of a form output interface. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a document registration process. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the setting screen of attribute information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the setting screen of attribute information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the setting screen of attribute information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the setting screen of attribute information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the setting screen of attribute information. It is a figure which shows the example comprised by the separate housing | casing of the client terminal device 100-1 which performs a business application, and the server apparatus 100-2 which performs a form management application.

Explanation of symbols

100 form keyword registration device
102 Control unit
102a Business Application Department
102b Item information generation unit
102c Keyword information creation / registration section
102d Electronic Document Creation and Registration Department
102e Form management application part
102f Form definition body creation part
102g attribute information setting part
104 Communication control interface unit
106 Storage unit
106a Form definition file
106b Output target data file
106c Attribute information file
106d Item information file
106e Keyword information file
106f Electronic document file
106g Keyword initial value file
106h Document management DB
108 Input / output control interface
112 Input device
114 Output device 200 External system 300 Network

Claims (8)

A form keyword registration device comprising a storage unit and a control unit,
The storage unit
Output target data that enumerates the character string of the data item unit of the form generated by executing the business application in order,
Attribute information in which attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other,
A form definition body having at least alignment information that defines the order of the data items of the output target data, and output format information that defines a layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form;
Remember
The control unit
Based on the arrangement information of the form definition body, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item, and the item name of the data item and the character string itself or the value of the character string An item information generating means for generating item information stored in association with an operation or a character string processed by combining other character strings,
When the attribute value of the attribute information is a replacement target character string including the item name, after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name, the attribute information is replaced with the keyword information. Keyword information storage means for storing as:
An electronic document creation means for creating the electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body;
A form keyword registration device for registering the electronic document and the keyword information in a form management application for managing the electronic document. A form keyword registration device comprising a storage unit and a control unit,
The storage unit
Output target data including sequence information that enumerates the character strings in units of data items of the form generated by the execution of the business application and defines the order of the data items;
Attribute information in which attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other,
A form definition body having output format information defining the layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form;
Remember
The control unit
Based on the arrangement information of the output target data, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item unit, and the item name of the data item and the character string itself or the value of the character string An item information generating means for generating item information stored in association with an operation or a character string processed by combining other character strings,
When the attribute value of the attribute information is a replacement target character string including the item name, after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name, the attribute information is replaced with the keyword information. Keyword information storage means for storing as:
An electronic document creation means for creating the electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body;
A form keyword registration device for registering the electronic document and the keyword information in a form management application for managing the electronic document. In the form keyword registration device according to claim 1 or 2,
Furthermore, it has an input device and an output device,
The control unit
Attribute information setting means for controlling the output device to cause the user to set the attribute value via the input device, and storing the attribute value in the attribute information;
A form keyword registration device characterized by further comprising: In the form keyword registration device according to claim 3,
The attribute information setting means
Controlling the output device to cause the user to select the item name of the data item via the input device, and storing the replacement target character string including the selected item name as the attribute value ,
A form keyword registration device characterized by this. A form keyword registration method executed in a form keyword registration apparatus including a storage unit and a control unit,
The storage unit
Output target data that enumerates the character string of the data item unit of the form generated by executing the business application in order,
Attribute information in which attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other,
A form definition body having at least alignment information that defines the order of the data items of the output target data, and output format information that defines a layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form;
Remember
Executed in the control unit,
Based on the arrangement information of the form definition body, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item, and the item name of the data item and the character string itself or the value of the character string An item information generation step for generating item information stored by associating a character string processed by combining operation or other character strings with respect to
When the attribute value of the attribute information is a replacement target character string including the item name, after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name, the attribute information is replaced with the keyword information. Keyword information storage step for storing as
An electronic document creation step for creating the electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body;
And registering the electronic document and the keyword information in a form management application for managing the electronic document. A form keyword registration method executed in a form keyword registration apparatus including a storage unit and a control unit,
The storage unit
Output target data including sequence information that enumerates the character strings in units of data items of the form generated by the execution of the business application and defines the order of the data items;
Attribute information in which attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other,
A form definition body having output format information defining the layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form;
Remember
Executed in the control unit,
Based on the arrangement information of the output target data, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item unit, and the item name of the data item and the character string itself or the value of the character string An item information generation step for generating item information stored by associating a character string processed by combining operation or other character strings with respect to
When the attribute value of the attribute information is a replacement target character string including the item name, after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name, the attribute information is replaced with the keyword information. Keyword information storage step for storing as
An electronic document creation step for creating the electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body;
And registering the electronic document and the keyword information in a form management application for managing the electronic document. A program for causing a form keyword registration device including a storage unit and a control unit to execute a form keyword registration method,
The storage unit
Output target data that enumerates the character string of the data item unit of the form generated by executing the business application in order,
Attribute information in which attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other,
A form definition body having at least alignment information that defines the order of the data items of the output target data, and output format information that defines a layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form;
Remember
Executed in the control unit,
Based on the arrangement information of the form definition body, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item, and the item name of the data item and the character string itself or the value of the character string An item information generation step for generating item information stored by associating a character string processed by combining operation or other character strings with respect to
When the attribute value of the attribute information is a replacement target character string including the item name, after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name, the attribute information is replaced with the keyword information. Keyword information storage step for storing as
An electronic document creation step for creating the electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body;
A program for causing a form management application for managing the electronic document to execute the form keyword registration method, wherein the electronic document and the keyword information are registered. A program for causing a form keyword registration device including a storage unit and a control unit to execute a form keyword registration method,
The storage unit
Output target data including sequence information that enumerates the character strings in units of data items of the form generated by the execution of the business application and defines the order of the data items;
Attribute information in which attribute items and attribute values of the output target data are stored in association with each other,
A form definition body having output format information defining the layout of the data items displayed in the electronic document of the form;
Remember
Executed in the control unit,
Based on the arrangement information of the output target data, the character string is extracted from the output target data for each data item unit, and the item name of the data item and the character string itself or the value of the character string An item information generation step for generating item information stored by associating a character string processed by combining operation or other character strings with respect to
When the attribute value of the attribute information is a replacement target character string including the item name, after replacing the attribute value with the character string of the item information corresponding to the item name, the attribute information is replaced with the keyword information. Keyword information storage step for storing as
An electronic document creation step for creating the electronic document from the item information based on the output format information of the form definition body;
A program for causing a form management application for managing the electronic document to execute the form keyword registration method, wherein the electronic document and the keyword information are registered.

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