JPH0458365A - Slip output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output a slip for various purposes with minimum data processing by providing a means extracting a data of a category unit necessary for a slip format from the data continuously generated. CONSTITUTION:The data divided by categories is stored in a data storage means 1, a setting means 2 sets the category classification condition of the data to be outputted by a setting means 2 so as to be stored in a format storage means 3 while corresponding the output format and the category classification condition. The data coincident with the category classification condition by an extraction means 4 at the time of the output of the slip is extracted from the data storage means 1, and the extracted data is outputted by the corresponding format stored in the format storage means 3 by an output means 5. Namely, the data extraction processing extracting the data to be outputted by the category classification condition. Thus, the slip for various purposes can be outputted with minimum data processing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a form output device such as an office computer or a personal computer that prints out form output data created in advance.

[Summary of the Invention] The form output device of the present invention has a means for extracting category-based data required by various form formats from continuously generated data, so that it can be used for a plurality of documents having various purposes. This allows the form to be output with minimal data processing.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when a form output device configured in an office computer or the like generates and outputs a slip or form, it generates data corresponding to the form and also prints information regarding various printing items of the form. Designing the format.

For example, when creating and outputting a sales report by item and district that has "item information" and "district information" as categories using sales amounts specified by item, district, and business office, A printing format must be designed and data on the total sales amount by item and total sales amount by region must be entered.

In other words, in these processes, there is a one-to-one correspondence between the data generation means and the print format control means.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in the conventional form output device, the process of creating various forms becomes independent because the apparatus is not aware of the relationship between the categories of various forms. Therefore, it is necessary to generate data in accordance with the printing format each time a form is printed.

As a result, it is sufficient to create one type of form, but if multiple types of forms are created, the same data processing will be executed multiple times, resulting in a large amount of processing time. In other words, conventional form output devices cannot be said to perform optimal data processing in terms of processing time.

The reason for this is that people are not aware of the relationships between the categories of various forms.

It is clear that if data processing is performed while being aware of the relationship between the categories of various forms, it will be possible to output multiple forms with various purposes with a minimum amount of data processing. .

An object of the present invention is to perform data processing that takes into account the relationship between categories of various forms.

[Means to solve the problem] The means of the present invention are as follows.

Data storage means 1 for storing data classified by category (see the functional block diagram of FIG. 1; the same applies hereinafter). For example, it corresponds to the second data file in the embodiment.

Setting means 2 for setting a plurality of output formats and category classification conditions for data to be output in each format; format storage means for storing the output formats and category classification conditions set by the setting means 2 in association with each other; 3゜Extraction means 4゜for extracting data matching the category classification conditions set for each format stored in the format storage means 3 from the data storage means 1〉For example, from step S7 in the CPU of the embodiment Step 5
It corresponds to 12.

Output means 5 for outputting the data extracted for each format by the extraction means 4 in the corresponding format stored in the format storage means 3 [Operation] The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows.

First, data classified by category is stored in the data storage means 1, and furthermore, a plurality of output formats and the category classification conditions of data to be output in each format are set by the setting means 2. The output format and category classification conditions are associated and stored in the format storage means 3. and,
When outputting a form, the extraction means 4 extracts from the data storage means 1 data that matches the category classification conditions set for each format stored in the format storage means 3. The data extracted each time is outputted by the output means 5 in the corresponding format stored in the format storage means 3.

Therefore, it is possible to perform data extraction processing that extracts data to be output based on category classification conditions, in other words, it is possible to perform data processing that takes into account the relationship between categories of various forms. It becomes possible to output data through data processing.

[Example] Hereinafter, a form output device according to an example will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 10(b).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the embodiment, and reference number l in the figure
O is a CPU that controls the entire system.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a first data file 12a1 in which data to be processed is stored, and a second data file 12b in which data aggregated and expanded from the data stored in the first data file 12a as described later is stored.
It is an input data storage unit containing. 14 is the above CPU10
This is a file control unit for reading data from the input data storage unit 12 and writing data to the input data storage unit 12 according to instructions from the input data storage unit 12 . Further, 16 is an arithmetic unit serving as a work area used when data is aggregated and expanded to the second data file 12b.

18 is an input section such as a keyboard for transmitting various instructions from the operator, form input, and data input to the CPU 3, and 20 is a display section such as a CRT for displaying input instructions, data, etc. Reference numeral 22 denotes a format data memory that stores format data indicating the format of the form set by the input section 18. A print data memory 24 has a storage area for each format stored in the format data memory 22, and stores print data in each storage area. 2
6 is the print data stored in the print data memory, and
This is a form creation unit that creates form data to be printed by the printing unit 28 based on the corresponding format data stored in the format data memory 22.

The first data file 12a of the input data storage section 12
For example, data as shown in FIG. 3 is stored. This data actually represents data to be processed as shown in FIG.

In other words, "product name information", "district information", "sales office information"
It shows each category (data level) and sales amount. The contents of the third category "product name information" include "watch", "calculator", "instrument", etc., and these are stored in the first data file 12H at data level "3", respectively. It is stored as a code of 1° “2”3”, etc. Similarly, the contents of the second category "area information" in Figure 4 are "Tokyo 0."Aichi", "Osaka", etc.
The first data file 12H has data level "2".
It is stored in the codes "1', "2", '3", . . . Furthermore, the data level of the first data file 12a is “
The chords “1°,” “2”, “3”, etc. of “1” are the 4th
As shown in the figure, “A” in the first category “Business office information”
, "B", "C", . . . in this way,
In the first data file 12a of the input data storage unit 12, the sales amount is specified by the code given to the data level "3 to 1" and stored.

Further, the format data memory 22 includes a plurality of format data storage sections 22a configured in units of each format, as shown in FIG.

22b... Each format data storage section has a print data level management section 30 and a format information management section 32. The print data level management section 30 stores and manages the data level of data used by the format, and in this embodiment, the first format stored in the first format data storage section 22g is set to level "3". "2" is registered, and levels "2" and "1" are registered for the second format stored in the second format data storage section 22b. In the format information management section 32, information such as the coordinates of the printing start point and the line feed width is registered.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the print data memory 24 has a plurality of print data memory sections corresponding to each format data storage section 22a, 22b, . . . It has print data storage sections 24a, 24b, . . . .

Next, the operation of the form output device having the above configuration will be explained with reference to a flowchart of data processing executed by CPU10 shown in FIG.

First, the CPU 10 reads data to be processed from the first data file 12a of the input data storage section 12 via the file control section 14 (step S1), and if there is a record (step S2), the CPU 10 temporarily stores data in the calculation section 16. Store.

Then, aggregation is performed for each third data level, and the results are stored in the second data file 12b of the input data storage unit 12 via the file control unit 14 (step S3).
.

For example, according to the example in FIG. 3, if the code of data level "3" is "1", the code of data level "3-1" is "111", "112", "123", and the sales amount is "50",
000 yen,” “40,000 yen,” and “40,000 yen” are totaled, and the code for data level “3-1” is “1”.
The total sales amount is 1130.00 according to the code ``
0 yen" is stored in the second data file 12b. Similarly, the codes "2°,""3", and "3" of data level "3" are stored in the second data file 12b.
The amounts corresponding to ... are totaled, and the resulting total sales amount is ``2'' for the data level ``3-1'' code.
, the code "3', . . . are stored in the second data file 12b, respectively.

Next, aggregation is performed for each second data level, and the results are stored in the second data file 12b (step S4).
.

For example, according to the example in FIG.
” code “11” and data level “3~IJ” code is “111” “112” sales amount “50,00”
0 yen""40, OOO yen°" are totaled and stored in the second data file 12b as the total sales amount "90,000 yen" corresponding to the code of data level "3-1" or the food of "11". Similarly, the amounts corresponding to the codes "12", "23', etc." of the data level "3 and 2" are aggregated, and the resulting total sales amount is calculated by the codes "3-1" of the data level. “Chord of 12°,” 23
” codes are respectively stored in the second data file 12b.

Next, aggregation is performed for each third data level, and the results are stored in the second data file 12b (step S5).
. That is, each read record is stored as is in the second data file 12b.

In this way, once all the records have been subjected to the aggregation process (step S2), the contents of the second data file 12b are sorted in order of keys, that is, in order of codes (step S6).
). Through this process, the data as shown in Figure 8 is transferred to the second
The data is generated in the data file 12b. The data in FIG. 8 actually represents data as shown in FIG. 9.

Next, the CPUI O sends the second
A record is read from the data file 12b (step S7), and if there is a record (step S8), the level of the record is determined (step S9). and,
A format in which a data level matching the determined level is specified is searched for (step 510).

That is, the format data memory 2 as shown in FIG.
2 each format data storage section 22a.

22b, . . . are compared with the data levels registered in the print data level management section 30.

In this way, if there is a print data level management section 30 in which a designated data level that matches the data level of the read data record is registered (step 511), the format data storage section that includes that print data level management section 30 is stored. The print data storage section 24a of the print data memory 24 corresponding to the print data storage section 24a.

The read data records are stored in 24b, . . . (step 512).

In this way, all the format data storage units 22a, 2
2b, . . . is completed (step 511), the process returns to step S7 and the next data record is read.

In this embodiment, as a result of such processing, the print data level is registered in each format data storage unit 22a, 22b as shown in FIG.
and “2” are all stored in the first print data storage section 24a.
Furthermore, all data at data levels "2" and "1" are stored in the second print data storage section 24b.

When the processing for all data records is thus completed (step S8), the CPU 10 stores each print data storage section 22a, 22b of the print data memory 24,
. . are sequentially transferred to the form creation unit 26 and printed out to the printing unit 28 (step 813).

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10(a) and 10(b), by the above-described processing, a form with the categories "item information" and "district information" as units, and a form with the categories "district information" and "sales information" are created. You can obtain a form based on "location information" as a unit. In addition, if format data specifying data levels "3", "2", and "1" as print data levels is created and stored in the format data memory 22, the category "item information" as shown in FIG. , "district information" and "business office information" can be obtained.

Here, in order to print out the forms shown in Figures 9 and 10 (a) and (b), data regarding each heading character and ruled line is actually required, and this is especially important in figures. Although not shown, settings are registered in each format data storage section, and the form is created based on this data in a well-known manner in the form creation section.

As described above, the present invention provides means for extracting category-based data required by various form formats from continuously generated data, so that data generation processing related to multiple related form outputs can be minimized. can be kept to a minimum. Therefore, it can be used as an information output device for various purposes.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
Various implementation variations are possible. For example, in the above embodiment, the data extracted corresponding to each format is stored at once, and later the data of each format is sequentially outputted by one printing unit. It is also possible to prepare a sample (for each extraction) and print it on each printing section corresponding to each extraction. In addition, as shown in Figure 3, the first
Without registering data in the data file 12a, data as shown in FIG. 8 is transferred to the second data file 12b from the beginning.
, and step S1 to step S in FIG.
5 can also be omitted.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the data level is three hierarchies, but the present invention is applicable to any number of hierarchies.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, data extraction processing for extracting data to be output based on category classification conditions can be performed, that is, data processing can be performed with consideration to the relationship between categories of various forms. Therefore, a plurality of forms having various purposes can be output with a minimum amount of data processing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a form output device according to an embodiment, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing data registered in the first data file, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing data registered in the first data file. Figure 5 is a diagram showing the data storage structure of the format data memory, Figure 6 is a diagram showing the data storage structure of the print data memory, and Figure 7 is a diagram explaining the operation. Figure 8 is a flowchart showing the data registered in the second data file, Figure 9 is a flowchart showing the data registered in the second data file.
A diagram for explaining the meaning of each data in the diagram, Figure 10 (a
) and (b) are diagrams each showing an example of print output. 1... Data storage means, 2... Setting means, 3...
Format storage means, 4...extraction means, 5...output means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Data storage means for storing data classified by category; setting means for setting a plurality of output formats and category classification conditions for data to be output in each format; and said setting means. a format storage means for storing output formats and category classification conditions set in correspondence with each other; and extracting data matching the category classification conditions set for each format stored in the format storage means from the data storage means. A form output device comprising: an extraction means for outputting the data extracted for each format by the extraction means in a corresponding format stored in the format storage means.