JPH10222583A - Merchandise selection processor and method therefor and recording medium for storing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the input of redundant data by selecting merchandise, and then activating a processing related with the merchandise after the merchandise is selected. SOLUTION: When a selection processing part 301 is activated, a merchandise selection screen in which the item number, item name, input number, and price of merchandise are made to correspond to each other, and processing selection buttons at the lowest stage are displayed on a display part 303. Then, merchandise A is selected by clicking the merchandise A by a mouse, and turning it into an inverted state on this merchandise selection screen. Next, any processing button at the lowest stage displayed on the display part 303 is clicked so that any of an estimation execution program 305, an order reception management program 306, and a sales management program 307 related with the button is executed. At that time, the selected merchandise data are stored in a parameter holding part 304 as a parameter. Therefore, transition to another processing is attained while this parameter is held by a screen switching button.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a processing interface in product quotation, order management or sales management.

[0002]

Most business applications such as this type of quotation or sales management system have been developed based on traditional business analysis and design methods.

[0003] In the design philosophy of this type of business application, it is common to first activate a program corresponding to a process to be performed. For example, when creating a quote for a product, first, "Create quote" is selected from the main menu screen, and the execution routine of the quote process is entered. Then, a method of selecting a product from a product group in a quote creation processing routine was generally used.

However, in a small office, it is not uncommon for one person in charge to perform a plurality of tasks. For example, there is a case where sales processing is performed after performing an inventory inquiry (confirmation of delivery date) in response to an inquiry for a product from a customer. In such a case, first, a module for inventory inquiry is started from a menu screen, and an inventory inquiry is performed. After that, the user had to return to the menu screen and start the sales processing module.

Further, since there is no coordination between modules during such processing, the input / selection of a product number must be repeated in each of the inventory inquiry and the sales processing.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and it is an object of the present invention to improve an interface of a business application concerning a product.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has the following means to solve the above problems. A first means for storing product data storing at least a product and a price thereof;
A process selecting unit for selecting a product to be processed by displaying a plurality of sets of products and prices in the product data storage unit and a process content related to the product; and a plurality of processes for executing the process selected by the process selecting unit. The product selection processing device is constituted by the execution means.

As described above, the commodity is first selected by the processing selecting means, and the processing relating to the commodity (for example, sales management and estimation processing) is started after the commodity is selected.

Conventionally, first, a process is selected and then a product to be used in the process is selected. However, by giving priority to the product selection in this way, it is possible to transit product data to various execution means as parameters. Is also performed sequentially, there is no need to repeat product input.

[0010] The second means displays the product data list stored in the storage means, prompts the user to select a product to be processed from the product data list, and executes a process to be executed on the selected product. This is a product selection processing method for prompting the selection and executing the selected process on the product selected above.

By prioritizing the selection of a product and then selecting a process, it is possible to transit to various execution means using the product data as a parameter. Therefore, even when performing a plurality of processes sequentially, it is necessary to duplicate product inputs. Disappears.

A third means for displaying a product data list stored in the storage means; a step of prompting the user to select a product to be processed from the product data list; And a step of prompting the user to select a process to be executed and a step of executing the selected process on the product selected above.

The program constituted by the above processing steps is used as application software for a general-purpose computer as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory).
y), floppy disk, MO (Magnetic Optical dis
By providing and storing in a medium such as k), since it is possible to select a process after giving priority to product selection as a business application on a general-purpose computer, it is possible to transit to various execution means using product data as a parameter, Even when a plurality of processes are sequentially performed, it is not necessary to repeatedly perform product input.

The fourth means is the first means,
The processing selection means is configured to include a display means for displaying a list of products to be processed and a plurality of execution buttons for displaying processing contents on the same screen.

[0015] Thus, selection of a product and activation of the execution means to which the selected product data is to be delivered can be performed on the same screen, thereby realizing quick processing coordination. Fifth means is the first means, wherein each of the plurality of execution means is an independent execution program module, and the processing selection means reads out product data of the selected product from the product data storage means, The product data is notified to the execution program module as an execution parameter.

As described above, since the product data can be transferred to various execution means as parameters, there is no need to duplicate product inputs even when performing a plurality of processes sequentially. Here, the “notification” includes, for example, notification using inter-process communication such as pipe processing and mail slot processing when notifying a parameter to an execution program using a message processing function of the window system.

According to a sixth aspect, in the first aspect,
The processing selection means includes a parameter holding means for holding the execution parameter of the product data even after one of the execution means is activated.

Thus, since the parameters are retained even after one execution unit is activated, the parameters can be used as the activation parameters of another execution unit, and the trouble of repeatedly inputting product data every time the execution unit is activated can be eliminated. .

The seventh means includes at least one of an estimate data editing program, an order data editing program, and a sales data editing program as the execution means.

This facilitates the transition from order data editing to execution processing such as quote data editing or sales data editing.

[0021]

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration, and FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram.

As shown in FIG. 1, the hardware used in this embodiment comprises a computer main body 101, a CRT display 102, a keyboard 103, and a mouse 104. The computer main body 101 incorporates a hard disk device HD203. Also, a CD-ROM drive device 105 is installed in the computer main body 101.
Is provided so that the CD-ROM 106 can be mounted. The software in the present embodiment is provided by being stored in the CD-ROM 106.

The system configuration is as shown in FIG.
04 in the main memory MEM20 centering on the CPU 201
2 and an auxiliary storage device HD203. The software provided from the CD-ROM is installed and executed in the auxiliary storage device HD203.

The bus 204 is connected to a keyboard 103 and a mouse 104 as input devices and a CRT 102 as display means. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the present embodiment.

In FIG. 2, a process selection unit 301 is realized by loading a process selection program installed in the hard disk drive HD 203 into the CPU 201 and executing the program. The hard disk device HD203 is used as a product data storage unit 302, and stores a product code, a product name, and a unit price in association with each other with a predetermined address.

In this embodiment, the parameter holding unit 3
04 is also set in the hard disk drive HD203. In addition, the display unit 303 displays the above-described CRT.
This is realized by the display 102.

In FIG. 3, the estimate execution program 305
The order management program 306 and the sales management program 307 are provided by the CD-ROM 106 and installed in the hard disk drive HD203.

FIG. 4 shows the selection processing unit 3 in the present embodiment.
01 shows an initial screen when activated, that is, a product selection screen. When the power is supplied to the computer main body 101 and the CPU 201 reads the initial program from the hard disk device HD203, the product selection screen in which the product number, the product name, the quantity entered, and the unit price are associated with each other is displayed on the display unit 303, and the bottom row is displayed. Processing selection buttons (“quote transfer”, “order transfer”, “sales transfer”, and “screen switching” in the figure) are displayed. On this product selection screen, for example, the product A is selected by clicking the product A with the mouse 104 and inverting it.

Next, when one of the processing buttons at the bottom displayed on the display unit 303 is clicked,
The processing program associated with the button (here, the estimate execution program 305, the order management program 3
06, any of the sales management programs 307).

At this time, in the present embodiment, the product data selected on the product selection screen is delivered to the processing program as a parameter. The product data selected at this time is stored in the parameter holding unit 304 as a parameter.

FIG. 5 shows a quote data editing screen that appears when “goods A” is selected on the commodity selection screen shown in FIG. 4 and the “quote transfer” button is clicked. As shown in this figure, the product data selected in FIG. 3 is transferred (delivered) as it is to the estimation data processing, and the estimation execution program is activated.

The selected merchandise data (here, data relating to merchandise A) is held in the parameter holding unit 304, and another processing, such as order management, is performed while the parameter is held by the "screen switching" button. You can transition to a program or sales management program.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, after selecting a product, the process proceeds to each process. Since the selected data is held, it is possible to suppress the input of duplicate data which occurs each time the process shifts to another process.

[0034]

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently operate a business application relating to a product.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a product selection screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an estimate data editing screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Computer main unit 102 CRT display 103 Keyboard 104 Mouse 105 CD-ROM drive device 106 CD-ROM 201 CPU 202 Main storage device MEM 203 Hard disk device HD 204 Bus 301 Processing selection unit 302 Product data storage unit 303 Display unit 304 Parameter storage unit 305 Quotation execution program 306 Order management program 307 Sales management program

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A product data storage unit in which at least a product and a price thereof are stored, and a product to be processed by displaying a plurality of sets of products and prices in the product data storage unit and a process content related to the product are selected. An article selection processing device comprising: a process selecting unit; and a plurality of executing units that execute the process selected by the process selecting unit. 2. Displaying a product data list stored in a storage unit, prompting selection of a product to be processed from the product data list, prompting selection of a process to be performed on the selected product, A product selection processing method, wherein the selected process is performed on the selected product. A display step of displaying a product data list stored in a storage unit; a step of prompting a user to select a product to be processed from the product data list; and a process to be executed on the selected product. A recording medium storing a program comprising: a step of prompting the user to select a product; and a step of executing the selected process on the product selected above. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing selecting means includes a display means for displaying a list of commodities to be processed and a plurality of execution buttons for displaying processing contents on the same screen. Product selection processing device. 5. The plurality of execution units each include an independent execution program module. The processing selection unit reads out product data of the selected product from the product data storage unit, and uses the product data as an execution parameter. 2. The product selection processing device according to claim 1, wherein the notification is sent to an execution program module. 6. The product selection process according to claim 1, wherein said process selection means includes parameter holding means for holding an execution parameter of said product data even after one of said execution means has been activated. apparatus. 7. The merchandise selection processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said execution means includes at least one of an estimate data editing program, an order data editing program, and a sales data editing program.