JPH06282406A - Data processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the system for the input and output of data and its processing which can properly utilize the data at all times. CONSTITUTION:The data processing system which takes data out of a data base and displays and prints the data is equipped with a format data storage means 1 which specifies optional areas on a screen and in a print area when information is displayed on the display screen and printed on a printing means, and prescribes the attribute of the information displayed in the areas and stores a format for inputting and outputting data to and from the data base in the areas and a field data storage means 2 which stores field data prescribing the display contents in the areas; and the field data has procedure data for taking data corresponding to a specified area in the 1st visualized image of a format and displaying the data in a 2nd visualized image, and also displaying specified data in the display data in the specific area.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for processing document data in general business such as technology and sales, and more particularly to a corporate integrated communication network scattered in various places such as a head office, a research institute, and a factory. The present invention relates to data input / output of document data transmitted / received between a plurality of terminal devices connected to respective workstations (LAN) and its processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, document data and a program of a procedure for processing the document data are clearly distinguished, and the content of the document is not directly linked to any processing. However, there is a strong need to see and operate information related to specific information in the document displayed on the screen, and various software products incorporating such functions have been developed. In this case,
The following several techniques have been proposed as a method for displaying and processing information corresponding to a specific area on the screen or a character string. First, as used in spreadsheet programs and the like, calculation formulas for a plurality of data are set in one field and the results are reflected in the field. Secondly, as used in hypertext or the like, a procedure that operates when the field is selected with a mouse or the like can be set in a desired field. Third, as used in data entry programs etc., for one field,
One list entry is fixedly set, and the result of the list entry is reflected in the corresponding field.

[0003]

However, in these conventional data processing methods, only one procedure corresponding to one fixed action such as selection with a mouse can be set in one field, and There was a problem that the result is reflected only in the field itself in the table calculation and the table input at the time of data input. Therefore, in order to organize various data on a daily basis, there has been a problem that the huge amount of accumulated information data cannot be utilized efficiently in a timely manner. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and provide a data input / output and a processing system for the data that can always be properly utilized.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a data processing system for extracting and displaying or printing data from a database composed of a plurality of tables according to user selection. When a screen or a printing unit displays or prints information, an arbitrary area is designated in the screen or the printing area, and the attribute of the information displayed in the area is defined to define the database in the area. Format data storage means for storing a format for inputting / outputting the predetermined information extracted from the field data storage means, and field data storage means for storing field data defining display contents in the area. Data corresponding to the specified area on the first image visualized in the above format A procedure for extracting the data from the database and displaying it in the visualized second image in the format, and displaying the data designated by the user's selection among the display data in the designated area on the first image. It is configured to have data.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of an embodiment of a data processing system according to the present invention. The present invention, in addition to the data such as display contents in the field, in addition to the data related to the field provided in the format,
Further, data indicating a specific data processing procedure is added so that a plurality of different processes in the field can be performed by the data in the format without the system operation. Further, it is possible to reflect the result of the procedure execution in a field other than the own field, and to efficiently use the data.

The system of the present embodiment includes a format data storage unit 1 for storing data for displaying a predetermined format, a headline and data displayed in a predetermined field in the format in the format data storage unit 1, and the like. Field data storage unit 2 for storing
First, the field data storage unit 2 and the procedure data storage unit 3 for storing data indicating a specific data processing procedure such as displaying a list of document names (hereinafter referred to as action data) are first described. Prepare The substance of this action data is the procedure name and parameters,
The program describing the main body of the procedure is stored separately (not shown). And CR the above format data
Format display means 4 for displaying on T13 or the like, keyboard 14 or mouse 1 for the displayed format
5, field selecting means 5 for selecting a specific field, procedure setting means 6 for setting a data processing procedure in the procedure data storage unit 3, and mouse 15 etc. It comprises action selecting means 7 for selecting a specific action, procedure searching means 8 for searching a data processing procedure corresponding to the selected action, and procedure executing means 9 for executing the selected procedure. The procedure execution means 9 is
The menu is displayed by itself, but for complicated processing, the program with the name specified by the action data is started. In order to perform various procedures, so-called database is provided with format data 10, document list data 11, menu data 12, and the like.

The data processing procedure in the system of this embodiment having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2 and FIGS. Here, in FIG.
4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the data processing procedure in this system, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a format display screen, and FIG.
6 is a diagram showing action data in fields 3, 4, and 6, respectively, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a list obtained by executing action data in field 4, and FIG. 8 is obtained by executing action data in field 6. It is a figure which shows a related document display screen.

A person who intends to perform data processing using this system first displays the format on the CRT 13 screen. At this time, a predetermined format is extracted from the format data 10, and a screen including an image of the format (center of the screen) is displayed from the format data storage unit 1 through the format display means 4 as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, this format includes "document type", "document name", "document symbol", "Ve".
A heading field 21 called “r” and fields 3 to 6 (hereinafter appropriately abbreviated as F3 to F6) assigned to specific field numbers are set as portions for inputting and outputting data corresponding to each. Reference numeral 22 denotes a display such as a pull-down menu that displays selectable commands.

Here, in the present system, action data as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is stored in the field data storage section 2 for these fields 3 to 6. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, in F3, the action of the procedure of opening a menu "bunsyu" for displaying the document type is set. With this action data, the user first selects the field from the format screen and then the command, so that the procedure based on the action data in the field is executed regardless of the system operation. Become. To explain such a processing procedure by taking the case of F3 as an example, the user selects "F3" from the format screen (step 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as S1)), and further, a command "menu input" is displayed at the top of the screen. By selecting from the display 22 (S2), the type of action is determined (S3), and the process proceeds to the next step. continue,
When the type of action is determined in S3, the procedure data storage unit 3 is searched for the procedure corresponding to the action (S11), and the presence or absence of the corresponding procedure is determined (S12). And when there is a corresponding procedure,
The procedure executing means 9 selects “bunsy” from the menu data 12.
The required data corresponding to "u" is taken out and a menu is displayed (S13). Here, when the user selects one item to be obtained from the menu display (S14), the menu is closed and the content is displayed in F3 (S1).
5). If there is no corresponding procedure as a result of the procedure search (S11), this processing procedure ends and the original format screen is displayed as it is (S12).

Next, a case where the user selects the field 4 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, two action data of “list search input” and “related search” are set in this F4, and the procedure corresponding to the action is executed by selecting one of them. . In this case, select F4 (S1) and then click "List search input"
Is selected (S2), the list of document names and symbols as shown in FIG. 7 is selected, and when "related search" is selected (S2).
2), as shown in FIG. 8, data such as page contents of a certain document name and certain version is displayed.

Therefore, the flow of the procedure in the case where the user selects "list search input" will be described.
The procedure search (S21) is performed in the same manner as described above. And
When there is a procedure corresponding to the list search input (S2
2) Perform procedures based on the action data. In this case, the action data of F4 is "ICHIRAN"
Since there is one corresponding to the "list search input" procedure, the procedure execution means 9 uses the data of the field number 3 as a parameter (| # 3 |) according to the action data "ICHIRAN ~", and then "bunichira".
The program "n" is executed. As described above, the substance of the program is separately stored and held. As a result, the corresponding data is extracted from the list data 11 and the display as shown in FIG. 7 is made.

Then, when the user selects a specific line in FIG. 7 (S24), according to the instruction of the action data,
The document name is displayed in the field 4 and the symbol is displayed in the field 5 (S25). In the present embodiment, the action data of F4 specifies that the document name is displayed in its own field and that the second data symbol from the left is reflected in the other field, field 5 (| 2/5 |). The symbol “A-1” is displayed on F5.

On the other hand, when the user selects "related search", the following procedure is performed. First, selection of an action (S3), procedure search (S31), and determination of the presence / absence of the corresponding procedure (S32) are performed in the same manner as in the case described above.
Then, when there is a corresponding procedure, according to the procedure of "KANREN" of the action data of F4, the data of the own field (| #. |) And the field number 6 (|
# 6 |) as a parameter, and "bunkanren"
The program is executed. As a result, the related documents as shown in FIG. 8 are collectively displayed. In addition, including the list of document names shown in FIG.
The display screen is predefined by the format.

In this case, when the related search procedure is further specified in the field in this format,
By selecting it, a search is performed from this screen for lower-level data such as a page version indicating the revision status of a page. Also, if menu input and list search input are set, they can be executed.

[0015]

As described above, according to the data processing system of the present invention, the action data having its own data processing function is added to the field data of the format data, whereby the data in the field by the conventional system operation is added. Different from the processing of (1), it is possible to set and execute multiple different procedures for one field in the format data, and it is possible to freely create and add procedures according to the task to be executed on the screen. is there.

Further, since the execution result for one action is reflected in a plurality of fields, it is not necessary to set the procedure for one action in a plurality of fields.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an embodiment of a data processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a data processing procedure in this system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a format display screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing action data in field 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing action data in field 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing action data in field 6;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a list obtained by executing action data of field 4.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a related document display screen obtained by executing action data of field 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Format Data Storage Unit 2 Field Data Storage Unit 3 Procedure Data 4 Format Display Means 5 Field Selection Means 6 Procedure Setting Means 7 Action Selection Means 8 Procedure Search Means 9 Procedure Execution Means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A data processing system for extracting and displaying or printing data from a database composed of a plurality of tables according to a user's selection, a display screen, or a screen for displaying or printing information on a printing means. Alternatively, a format in which an arbitrary area is designated for the print area, the attribute of the information displayed in the area is defined, and the format for inputting and outputting the predetermined information retrieved from the database is stored in the area The data storage means comprises field data storage means for storing field data defining display contents in the area, wherein the field data is a designated area on the visualized first image of the format. The data corresponding to Procedure data to be displayed in the visualized second image and to display data designated by the user's selection among the display data in the designated area on the first image. Characteristic data processing system. 2. The field data retrieves data corresponding to a designated area on a visualized first image of the format from the database for display in a visualized second image of the format. And further including procedure data for displaying the data designated by the user's selection among the display data in the designated relevant area and the other non-designated area on the first image. The data processing system according to claim 1. 3. A data processing system for extracting and displaying or printing data from a database composed of a plurality of tables according to a user's selection, a display screen, or a screen for displaying or printing information on a printing means. Alternatively, a format in which an arbitrary area is designated for the print area, the attribute of the information displayed in the area is defined, and the format for inputting and outputting the predetermined information retrieved from the database is stored in the area Data storage means, format display means for displaying and printing the format data, and field selection means for selecting a specific area in the visualized first image of the format displayed by the format display means. And the data corresponding to the selected area is A first image extracted from the first image and displayed in a second image visualized in the above format, and displaying the data designated by the user's selection of the display data in a designated area on the first image; Corresponding to the selected area, second procedure data for starting a specific procedure corresponding to the procedure data of the selected area and displaying the processing result in the specified area on the first image Field data storage means for storing field data having at least one kind of procedure data of the third procedure data for activating a specific procedure, and procedure data for performing a specific process from the procedure data. A data processing system comprising: an action selecting means; and a procedure executing means for executing a data processing procedure corresponding to the selected processing.