JPH0462662A - Processing defining method and business processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain a ledger processing method with which even a beginner end user can easily describe the ledger definition and understand the contents of the definition by defining the ledger processing in the ledger defining operation together with the definition of the item attribute of a ledger itself. CONSTITUTION:A ledger defining part 1110 defines the ledger processing as well as the item attributes, etc., of a ledger. An execution part 1200 executes the due processing based on the definition of a defining part 1100 and includes a processing execution part 1220 and a start relation interpreting part 1210. The part 1210 interpret the mutual start relation between the starting side processing and the started side processing based on the contents of definition set to the subjects like a ledger, a screen or a business form. The part 1220 starts and executes the due processing based on the interpreting result of the part 1210.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a business processing system using an electronic computer, and in particular to a processing specification definition method for performing input/output processing and ledger processing associated with the occurrence of transactions. (hereinafter referred to as "processing definition method") and a "business processing method" based on the defined processing specifications.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the following methods (1) and (2) are known as methods for defining ledger processing in this type of business processing system.

(1) For example, “Homemade software made on a workstation” J OF Is/FORM thorough utilization method, editor/author
Kazutsugu Shimura, Terao dissipated, March 10, 1988
In the ledger processing definition method using 0FIS/FORM, which is described in ``Gijutsu Hyoronsha Publishing'', the update processing contents are changed to update specifications or processing specifications for each individual transaction such as warehousing and warehousing. On the other hand, separately from this, there is a ledger definition (which defines the item attributes of the ledger) that defines the ledger itself in each ledger.
(does not include ledger processing definitions), and further defines which of the processing elements are used in which ledger by processing specifications such as processing patterns such as screen input, updating, or processing. This defines ledger processing.

(2) For example, described in "Information Processing Society of Japan, 37th (late 1986) National Conference, Lecture Paper Collection 3X-1r Ledger Update Method for Data Processing Between Reports," Hitachi, Ltd. Systems Research Laboratory, Shoji Yamada, Kaoru Asami. In this ledger update processing method, as shown in Fig. 8, processing conditions (starting conditions such as processing type, etc.) are set for processing for a certain ledger (for each transaction such as warehousing, warehousing, etc.). This method summarizes the related ledger item processing and performs the ledger definition as a collection of them.Therefore, in that it includes the ledger definition processing conditions, the definition is better than method (1) above, which does not include the processing conditions. However, since the definition of a ledger is made for each process (for each transaction), the ledger definition is distributed to each process, and definitions are required for each process.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The ledger processing definition method in the above-mentioned conventional techniques (1) and (7) OF I S/FORM is based on the following procedure.

■ Create a processing flow that constitutes a series of tasks using the processing patterns supported by the system. This makes it clear which processing pattern to use for each process and how to allocate input/output files (ledgers).

Among these processes, the processing patterns of screen input, updating, and processing correspond to general ledger processing.

■ Define individual item processing contents as ledger processing as processing elements such as update specifications and processing specifications.

■ As an individual processing definition in the processing flow described in ■ above, specify which of the individual update specifications defined in ■ or processing specifications to use in the screen input, update, or processing processing pattern. .

FIG. 3 is a data hierarchy diagram of definition elements in the processing specification definition method of the prior art (1) described above.

In the figure, a definition element 3000 is a business definition 3100.
and a ledger definition 3200.

As a ledger definition, item attribute definitions 3210 for each ledger are defined in advance for each ledger in the ledger definition 3200.Next, each process that constitutes the business is performed, such as screen input, updating, or processing provided by the system. In the processing definition 3110, processing elements such as individual update specifications or processing specifications defined in advance in the processing element definition 3111 are specified as processing elements to be used in each processing pattern. Furthermore, in the business definition 3100, individual processes that constitute the business are registered as a business menu.

This conventional technique has the following problems.

(b) In conventional technology (1), one business is defined, so
The plurality of processes that make up this business can be defined in order according to a series of processing flows, but in order to do so, it is necessary to assemble a series of processing flows in advance as shown in (2). Furthermore, as shown in (2), the conventional method requires three definitions. That is, it is necessary to define a ledger definition and a processing element definition in advance, and further define a processing pattern that links the ledger definition and the processing element definition. but,
It is difficult for end users without business knowledge to assemble such processing flows or define processing patterns that link ledger definitions and processing element definitions, and the definition method becomes difficult for such end users to understand. was.

(b) Furthermore, in the method of prior art (1), it is necessary to define the processing contents for one ledger individually (for each transaction) in the plurality of processing definitions 3110. This is explained by the prior art (
Method 2) is basically unchanged.

In other words, in a series of operations, the process definition contents for one ledger appear in multiple places, so the more processes that make up the operation, the more likely it is that - changes to item attributes for the ledger, or It becomes difficult to grasp the scope of influence when modifying definition contents such as adding or deleting items.

To summarize the above two problems (a) and (b), the first
Firstly, it is difficult for end users who are not familiar with the business to define it, and secondly, the definitions of processes for one ledger are not organized in that ledger and are different for each process. There is a problem in that the maintainability of this definition content is poor (when a certain ledger changes and the definition of that ledger needs to be modified, it is not easy to find and modify all the parts that need modification).

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art described above and to provide a process definition method and a business processing method that are easy to define and understand even for end users.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a process definition method and a business processing method with excellent maintainability.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a basic concept that includes not only ledger item attribute definitions (conventional ledger processing definitions) but also ledger processing definitions such as ledger update processing definitions. It is characterized by being structured so that it is defined within.

Specifically, the process definition method of the present invention uses a screen.

In an office processing system that has an input/output definition section that defines a ledger, etc., and a ledger definition section that defines ledger item attributes, etc., a ledger processing definition section that defines update processing for the ledger,
It is characterized in that it is provided in the ledger definition section.

The execution section includes a startup-related interpretation section that interprets startup-related information based on the definitions in the input/output definition section and ledger definition section, and a processing execution section that starts and executes processes based on the interpretation results. establish.

[Effect]

The operation based on the above configuration will be explained.

According to the present invention, all the processing contents of the ledger are defined by the ledger definition, and there is no need to define processing elements and processing patterns that connect them in addition to the ledger definition as in the past.
If the user only knows that the process is related to the ledger, he or she can define the ledger process by simply specifying this.

In addition, multiple processing contents for one ledger are defined in one place in the ledger definition, so even if there is a change in item attributes etc. for the ledger, the definition contents of the processing definition due to the change will be changed. Only one correction is required.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a business processing system to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, 100 is a keyboard, 200 is a display, 300 is a disk device,
These constitute input/output devices. 1000 is an office processing system having a specification definition section 1100 and an execution section 1200, including a definition section 1120 and a form input/output definition section 113.
The 0 ledger definition section 1110 consisting of 0 defines the item attributes of the ledger, and also defines ledger processing as a feature of this embodiment. The execution unit 1200 executes processing according to the definition in the definition unit 1100, and includes a processing execution unit 1220 and, as a feature of this embodiment, an activation-related interpretation unit 1210. The activation related interpretation unit 1210
Based only on the definition contents for the definition target of the ledger 9 screen or the form, the mutual activation relationship (relationship between the activation source process and the activation light process) is interpreted, and the processing execution unit activates and executes the process according to this interpretation result. do.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of a business processing system to which a conventional method is applied. In FIG. 2, 2000 is a business processing system, 2100 is a definition section, and 2200 is an execution section. The definition section 2100 consists of a ledger item attribute definition section 2110 and a process definition section 2120 having a processing element definition section 2121, and the execution section 2200 consists of a process execution section.

As is clear from comparing Figures 1 and 2, the conventional method (Figure 2) is a definition method centered on processing (process definition section 2).
120), there is only a ledger item attribute definition section for the ledger, and the table width processing is not defined as in this embodiment. Further, as a result, the execution section is composed only of the processing execution section 2210 that executes the definition contents as they are, and there is no component equivalent to the startup-related interpretation section 1210 of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a data hierarchy diagram of definition elements in a process definition method to which the embodiment of the present invention is applied. The definition element 4000 has a ledger definition 4100, a screen definition 4200, and a form definition 4300. As a feature of this embodiment, for a definition target called a ledger definition 4100, a plurality of process definitions 4120 are performed together with ledger item attribute definitions 4110. Furthermore, definitions 4200 and 4300 are also performed for the screen and the form, respectively.

FIG. 5 is an inventory ledger definition screen showing an embodiment of the ledger definition unit to which the present invention is applied, and the definition content is to update the inventory quantity from the results of sales slip input processing and honorable mention slip input processing by screen input. This shows the processing to be performed.

In FIG. 5, 5100 is a process name type, 5200 is a parent form name field, 5300 is a parent process name field, 5400 is an operation field, 5500 is a record selection condition field, and 5600 is a number of shipping types. In the process name type 5100, the process name related to the process of the inventory ledger is entered in a new line for each transaction (
In the “processing to update the number of outgoing items and the number of incoming items” in the inventory ledger of this embodiment, the name given to the process is “updating the number of attendance”, “updating the number of incoming items”, etc.), and the parent form name field 520
0 contains the name of the own or other screen 2 ledger or form (in this example,
Data input for one screen confirmed in “Sales slip input” is “
Since this is the trigger for the "Attendance update process" and the "Enter a good person's slip" is the trigger for the "Update of the number of people in stock," write "Input sales slip" and "Input a good person's slip" as the parent form name. The parent processing group 5300 contains the name of the process that is the activation trigger for the process in the ledger among the processes in the parent form (if all processes in the fI!L form are the activation trigger, as in this embodiment) (Leave it blank) and enter the operation field 54.
00 describes “update” as the record operation type,
The record selection condition column 5500 indicates a case where the product code in the inventory ledger matches the product code in the transaction record that occurred due to one screen of data input being confirmed in the screen input process of "sales slip input". “Product code – sales slip input, product code” that represents the condition
Describe.

In addition, as a process for items in the inventory ledger, in this embodiment, a number of goods issued 5600 is provided, and a value obtained by adding the quantity in the transaction record that occurred in the sales slip screen input process to the current number of goods issued is added to the new number of goods issued. The formula that means the number “ten” enters the sales slip.

Similarly, a storage tank 5700 is provided,
Here, write the formula "+favorite slip input, quantity" which means that the number of new seats is the sum of the current stock quantity and the quantity in the transaction record generated in the winning slip screen input process. Furthermore, although not shown in FIG.
After 00, there is a stock quantity column, and in the attendance number update line of this column, the new stock quantity is the value obtained by subtracting the quantity in the transaction record that occurred in the sales slip screen input process from the current stock quantity. In addition to writing the formula "-sales slip input, quantity", in the line for updating the number of stock received in this column, add the value of the current stock quantity plus the quantity of the record in the transaction that occurred during the input process of the good person slip screen to the new stock. The expression "ten clerk slip input" means that it is a number.

Describe the quantity.

In this way, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to define processing details for a ledger in a line-by-row manner for each transaction on a ledger definition screen similar to the definition screen for ledger item attributes and the like.

6(a) to (d) are data structure diagrams of storage images of ledger definition contents in an embodiment of the process definition method to which the present invention is applied. It consists of four parts. Ledger registration W610 in Figure 6(a)
0 registers and manages multiple ledgers on a ledger basis. Figure 6 (
The item register 6200 in b) stores and manages information depending on ledger items such as ledger item attributes. The transaction processing register 6300 in FIG. 6(c) is based on a ledger base 6310.
．． Process name 6320, parent form name 6330. Parent processing group 6
340, etc., in which information depending on the content of transaction processing for the ledger is stored and managed. The item processing register 6400 in FIG. 6(d) includes ledger name, processing name 2
It has columns for item name and processing formula, and the processing contents depending on the item are stored and managed in correspondence with the processing of each transaction.

FIG. 7 is a processing flowchart explaining the operation of the startup-related interpretation unit 1210 in the office processing system to which the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is applied, and includes definitions stored in the register shown in FIG. This explains how to use the content to interpret activation relationships, such as what is the activation trigger (activation source) for a certain process in a certain ledger. First, in step 7e00, the results area is cleared. For example, in the definition screen example shown in Figure 5, if data entry for one screen of sales slip screen input processing is confirmed, first, in step 7200, use the parent form name in Figure 6 as a key (or name and parent process name as composite key)
Parent form name field 6330 (or parent form @633
0 and each parent processing column 6340), and for example, search for a row whose parent form 56330 is "Sales Slip Human Power". If the target row exists (step 7300), the ledger name type 6310 of the target row. , process name fI1116320
The ledger name (inventory ledger) and process name (attendance count update) written in are acquired and set in the result area, and the corresponding process (attendance count update) is activated and executed.

Further, in FIG. 6, the example in which the ledger name type 6310 is "B" indicates continuous operations within the same table class. In this case, first, the parent form I! After the process of "Z" described in II6330 is confirmed, the process of "C" described in process name type 6320 is performed, and immediately after that, the parent form is set to "B" and the parent form is The process with the process name "d" (the process name described in the process name type 6320) with the process name "C" is performed. In other words, as in this example, the process (
If the process that triggers process d) is one of the processes in the ledger, it is necessary to define the parent process name (C) in addition to the parent form name (B) at the same time.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the contents of multiple transaction processes for a ledger are defined row-by-row in one table, and based on the definition contents, the interaction of individual processes constituting a certain business is The relationship (start-up related) is interpreted,
Processing is executed.

In this way, ledger processing definitions can be defined at the same time as defining item attributes for the ledger to be defined (as part of the ledger definition), making it easier for end users to understand and maintaining the definition contents. It becomes easier to do so.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, in a business processing system, ledger processing definitions such as ledger update processing definitions are performed in the ledger definition together with item attribute definitions of the ledger itself. It is possible to obtain a ledger processing method in which definitions can be easily written and definition contents are easy to understand even for end users who are not familiar with the system.

Furthermore, since the processing contents of one ledger are collectively defined in one place, the maintainability of the definition contents of the ledger processing definition is improved, and modifications and changes can be made reliably and easily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of an office processing system to which the present invention is applied, Figure 2 is a system configuration diagram of an office processing system according to the prior art, and Figure 3 is data of definition elements in a conventional process definition method. Hierarchy diagram, FIG. 4 is a data hierarchy diagram of an embodiment of definition elements in the process definition method to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 5 is an inventory ledger definition screen of an embodiment of the ledger definition section to which the present invention is applied. 6 is a data structure diagram of an embodiment of a storage reference image of ledger definition contents to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 7 is for explaining the operation of the startup-related interpretation unit in the embodiment of FIG. 1. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a ledger update processing definition method according to the prior art. 1000- Office processing system, 110 (1-・-・
definition section, 111 (1-- ledger definition section, 1120 screen input/output definition section, 1130-- one form input/output definition section,
1200--execution section, 1210--start-up related interpretation section, 1220--processing execution section, 4000--definition element, 4100--ledger definition, 4110--item attribute definition,
4120--Ledger processing definition, 420 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 2 and Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an office processing system having an input/output definition section that defines screens, forms, etc. and a ledger definition section that defines ledger item attributes, a ledger processing definition section that defines update processing for the ledger. , provided in the ledger definition section. 2. In an office processing system that has an input/output definition section that defines screens, forms, etc., and a ledger definition section that defines ledger item attributes, a ledger processing definition section that defines update processing for the ledger is included in the ledger definition section. and further provided with a startup-related interpretation section that interprets the startup relationship based on the definition contents in the input/output definition section and the ledger definition section, and a processing execution section that starts and executes the process based on the interpretation result. A business processing method characterized by: