JPH03139722A - On-line programming system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the reliability by giving a screen plane transition definition while indicating the combination of standard program components for the verification of an on-line program, defining the combination of respective items on the screen plane, and outputting test specification. CONSTITUTION:A screen plane transition defining means 1-1 generates a screen plane transition definition for each screen plane and registers it in a screen plane specification file 1-3 and a combination defining means 1-4 defines the combination of an screen plane and items according to screen plane specification including the screen plane transition definition registered in the screen plane specification file 1-3, and outputs it to a text specification file 1-5. Then a skeleton source generating means 1-6 reads program components out of a compo nent file 1-7 according to the screen plane specification including the screen plane transition definition registered in the screen plane specification file 1-3 and outputs it to a skeleton source file 1-9, and the test specification 1-11 is outputted according to test specification registered in a test specification file 1-5. Consequently, the reliability of the on-line program can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an online program creation method, and particularly to an online program creation method for creating an online program that displays a plurality of screens while changing them according to the values of items.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in this type of online program creation method, the online program was completed by creating a screen object and a skeleton source separately as completely independent objects, and then linking the two.

Furthermore, when verifying online programs, the process of creating screen objects and skeleton sources and the process of creating test specifications for verifying the completed online program are treated as completely independent processes. In the conventional online program creation method described above, a test specification is created when an online program is verified. However, the test specification creation process and the online program creation process are completely independent, and as the scale of the online program increases, the number of test items that must be taken into account also increases, leading to variations due to manual labor. Test item 1i! worsens the laxity,
The drawback is that the credibility of the online program cannot be avoided due to omission of test items.

In view of the above-mentioned points, an object of the present invention is to provide a screen transition definition while instructing a combination of standard program parts for online program verification using a screen, and at that time, each screen in the screen An object of the present invention is to provide an online program creation method that can improve the reliability of an online program by defining combinations of items and screen transition definitions and automatically outputting test specifications.

[Means to solve the problem]

The online program creation method of the present invention creates a screen transition definition for each screen and registers it in a screen specification file. a screen transition definition means for defining a combination of screens and items based on a screen specification including a screen transition definition registered in the screen specification file, and outputting the combination to a test specification file; Reads program components from the component file based on the screen specifications including registered screen transition definitions, creates a skeleton source including the program components, and outputs it to a skeleton source file, and also based on the test specifications registered in the test specification file. and skeleton source creation means for outputting a test specification.

[Effect]

In the online program creation method of the present invention, the screen transition definition means creates a screen transition definition for each screen and registers it in the screen specification file, and the combination definition means creates the screen transition definition for each screen and registers it in the screen specification file. Based on the screen specifications, the combination of screens and items is defined and output to a test specification file, and the skeleton source creation means reads program parts from the part file and creates program parts based on the screen specifications including screen transition definitions registered in the screen specification file. Create a skeleton source containing it and output it to a skeleton source file, and output a test specification based on the test specification registered in the test specification file.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an online program creation method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The online program creation method of this embodiment defines the format and items of the screen via the input/output bag W1-2, stores the screen specifications in the screen specification file ■-3, and defines the screen transition for each screen. or multiple information records 3
-3 (see Figure 3) and create the screen specification file 1-
Define and test combinations of screens and items based on the screen specifications including the screen transition definition means 1-1 registered in 3 and the information record 3-3 that defines screen transitions registered in the screen specification file 1-3. The combination definition means 1-4 outputs to the specification file 1-5, and the component file 1-7 is searched according to the screen specifications of the screen specification file 1-3, the program components are called, and a skeleton source and a screen object are created, and each skeleton is created. Source file 1-9
and a skeleton source creation means 1-6 that outputs a test specification 1-11 based on the test specification of the test specification file 1-5 while storing it in the screen object file 1-10. . Note that the combination definition means 14 outputs the test procedure manual 1-12. Further, the skeleton source creation means 1-6 stores the contents of the items defined in the copy original text file 1-8 when creating the skeleton source.

Referring to FIG. 2, the processing of the screen transition definition means 1-1 includes a screen specification definition registration step 2-1, a screen specification definition registration completion determination step 2-2, a screen transition definition registration step 2-3, Screen transition definition registration completion determination step 2-4
It consists of.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition definition by the screen transition definition means 1-1. Screen 3-1 and next screen 3
-2 are the screens defined in step 2-1 and registered in the screen specification file 1-3. When the screen 3-1 instructs the transition to the next screen 3-2, the user defines the information record 3-3 that defines the screen transition of item A using the screen transition definition means 1-1, and
3 is registered in the screen specification file 1-3.

Information record 3-3 includes item name, processing type (9 conditions in sequence, end), NEXT POINT, condition value, and part name, and NEXT POINT indicates the next screen 3-2 specified on screen 3-1. . That is, item A
is the next action (specified by processing type) as NEXT POIN
When executing with T, the condition value indicates the operating condition, and the part name is set by checking the value of item A.
Indicates a program component to be checked (existence check, validity check, etc.). This program part is used when creating a skeleton source by the skeleton source creation means 1-6.
It is called by searching for component files 1-7 and embedded in the skeleton source.

Referring to FIG. 4, the processing of the combination definition means 1-4 is as follows:
Item name and NEXT POINT display Step 4-
1, step 4-2 of creating relationship items between cause and effect,
Constraint definition step 4-3 and attribute specification step 4-
4, a definition completion determination step 4-5, a decision table creation step 4-6, a test item list creation step 4-7, a definition completion determination step 4-7, and a test procedure manual creation step 4-9. Consisting of

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a combination definition by the combination definition means 1-4. Screen 3-1 (see FIG. 3) is a screen in which screen transition definition has been completed, and A and B are item names of screen 3-1. Using the item names A# and B defined on screen 3-1 and the condition value, display the cause contents of the item defined as the cause in combination, and then click NEXT PO.
Use the next screen base for the content as a result of INT, and screen 5-
1 is displayed on the input/output device 1-2. Using the types and contents of the displayed causes and effects, the defined items are displayed on the graphic screen 52, and a cause and effect graph is created using the mouse to determine whether registration is complete.

Referring to FIG. 6, skeleton source creation means 1-6
consists of a program component usage determination step 61, a program component embedding definition registration step 6-2, a screen object creation step 6-3, and a skeleton source creation step 6-4.

Next, the operation of the online program creation method of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, the user defines screen specifications consisting of formats and items such as ruled lines and headings for each screen via the input/output device 1-2 using the screen transition definition means 1-1,
The defined screen specifications are registered in the screen specification file 1-3 (step 21). Next, the user determines whether or not the definition and registration of screen specifications for all screens have been completed (step 2-2). If not, the user returns control to step 2-1 and specifies the screen specifications. Repeat the definition and registration.

When the definition and registration of screen specifications for all screens is completed, the user uses the screen transition definition means 1-1 to define an information record 3-3 that defines a screen transition that instructs the next screen for each screen, Similarly, screen specification file 1-
3 (step 2-3). Next, the user
Information record 3 that defines screen transitions for all screens
Step 2-4) to determine whether the definition and registration of information record 3-3 has been completed, and if the definition and registration of information record 3-3 that defines screen transitions for all screens has not been completed, proceed to step 2-3. The control is returned and the definition and registration of the information record 3-3 that defines the screen transition is repeated.

After the screen transition definition means 1-1 finishes processing, the combination definition means 1-4 reads the item name and information record 3-3 defined for each screen from the screen specification file 1-3,
Create the item that is the cause by combining the item name and the condition value of information record 33, and also
A list of test items is created using the cause-effect graph technique using the XT POINT as the result item, and is displayed on the input/output device 1-2 as screen 5-1 (step 4-1).
).

While looking at the list of test items on the screen 5-1 displayed on the input/output device 1-2, the user uses the combination definition means 1-4 to select items that will become causes and effects via the input/output device 1-2. Further add and modify (step 4-2).

Next, the user uses the combination definition means 1-4 to determine the cause and
Constraints E and R are defined based on the result graph technique (step 4-3).

Next, if there is an information record 3-3 that defines screen transitions, the user uses the combination definition means 1-4 to specify whether the resulting item is independent or dependent (step 4-4). . Note that an independent attribute indicates that there is no relationship between an item corresponding to a result (an item that is a cause) and an item that leads to the result (an item that is a result), and a dependent attribute is an item that corresponds to a result (an item that is a cause). The relationship between (items resulting in) is related to the combination of items (items resulting in the result) that leads to the result, and indicates that a test that takes into account the combinations that lead to the result is required.

Next, the user uses the combination definition means 1-4 to determine whether all combination definitions for one screen have been completed (step 4-5), and if not, the control returns to step 4-2. Go back and repeat the combination definition, and when the combination definition is completed, create a decision table and store it in the test specification file 1-5 (step 4-6).
A list of test items using the decision table is created and displayed on the input/output device 1-2 (step 4-7).

1 Next, the user determines whether or not the combination definition has been completed for all screens by the combination definition means 1-4 (step 4-8), and if not, returns the control to step 4-1. Repeat the combination definition for the next screen, and when finished, read the decision table from the test specification file 1-5, the information record 3-3 that defines screen transition from the screen specification file 1-3, and define each decision from the attribute specification. A test procedure manual is created by combining the tables (step 4-9).

After the processing of the combination definition means 1-4 is completed, the skeleton source creation means 1-6 determines whether the standard program parts for verification stored in the parts file 1-7 can be used or not.Step 6- 1) If available, read the screen specification from the screen specification file 1-3, search the component file 1-7 according to the read screen specification, define the installation of the corresponding program component, and read the screen specification file 1-3 again. 3 (step 6-2). If it is determined in step 6-1 that the program component cannot be used, the skeleton source creation means 1-6 does not perform the process in step 6-2.

Next, the skeleton source creation means 1-6 reads the screen specifications from the screen specification file 1-3, creates a screen object according to the screen specifications, and stores it in the screen object file 1-10 (step 6-3).

Subsequently, the skeleton source creation means 1-6 reads the screen specifications from the screen specification file 1-3, creates a skeleton source according to the information record 3-3 that defines screen transitions, and stores it in the skeleton source file 1-9. (
Step 6-4). At this time, if a standard program component stored in the component file 1-7 is available, a skeleton source is created by reading it from the component file 1-7 and embedding it. In addition, data such as item names, which are the contents of items defined in the screen specifications of the screen specification file 1-3, are stored in the copy original text file 1-8.

As a result, the user can download the skeleton source file 1-9
You can complete the online program by updating the skeleton source containing screen transition definitions as necessary.

In addition, the user uses the skeleton source creation means 1-6 to create a test based on the screen unit in the test specification file 1.
-5 to test specification 1-11, and the final online program can be verified easily and reliably.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides a screen transition definition while instructing a combination of standard program parts for online program verification using a screen,
At that time, by defining the combination of each item on the screen and the screen transition definition and automatically outputting the test specification, even if the scale of the online program increases, the coverage of test items will not deteriorate. First, it has the effect of increasing the credibility of online programs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an online program creation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the processing of the screen transition definition means in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing of the combination definition means in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of instructing screen transition by the screen transition definition means in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing of the skeleton source creation means in FIG. 1. In the figure, 1-1... Screen transition definition means, 1-2... Input/output device, 1-3... Screen specification file, 1-4... Combination definition means, 1-5... Test specification file, 5 6 1-6 ・ ・ 1-7 ・ ・ 1-8 ・ ・ 1-9 ・ ・ 1-10 ・ 1-11 ・ 1-12 ・ 3-3 ・ ・ Skeleton source creation means, parts file , copy source file, skeleton source file, screen object file, test specification, test procedure manual, and information record.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an online program creation method for creating an online program that displays a plurality of screens while transitioning according to the values of items, a screen transition that creates a screen transition definition for each screen and registers it in a screen specification file. a definition means; a combination definition means for defining a combination of screens and items based on a screen specification including a screen transition definition registered in the screen specification file and outputting the combination to a test specification file; Reads program components from a component file based on the screen specifications including screen transition definitions, creates a skeleton source including the program components, outputs it to a skeleton source file, and creates a test specification based on the test specifications registered in the test specification file. 1. An online program creation method comprising: a skeleton source creation means for outputting a skeleton source.