JPH11149340A - Data input guide method/device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide data input guide method/device which do not require a check processing after data is inputted at the time of executing a prescribed job processing through the use of a computer system. SOLUTION: An input item judgment means 15 judging input necessity/ possibility/impossibility out plural data items which are designated by a screen display request event and are not inputted by referring to an input data storage means 13 and an input item condition definition information table 14 when the screen display request event is read in a screen input means 12, an input value candidate decision means 17 deciding the candidate of a data value which can be inputted to the specified data item designated by a candidate output request event by referring to the input data storage means 13 and an input value condition definition table 16 and a screen display means 18 displaying a data item judgment result in the input item judgment means 15 and an input possible data value candidate decided by the input value candidate decision means 17 on a terminal screen 11 are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for inputting data into a computer system which performs a predetermined business process based on data input from a terminal screen.
The present invention relates to a data entry guide method for guiding a non-permissible category and candidates for data values that can be input, and a data entry guide device used directly for implementing the method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, as a typical method for guiding data input to a computer system that performs a predetermined business process based on data input from a terminal screen, a method such as help or scenario input has been known.

[0003] Among them, the guide method using help displays a description of a data item to be input on a terminal screen or displays a list of all data values that can be input for one data item, and uses this. This is a method for allowing the user to make a selection, and a fixed list of a description sentence or an input value prepared in advance is displayed. On the other hand, the guide method based on scenario input allows the user to specify the type and content of the task to be processed first, so that the fixed input screen is developed on the terminal screen in the order prepared in advance, and the data It was a method to make input.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional data input guide method, a fixed input guide prepared in advance is performed in both the help and scenario input methods. In addition, the validity of the input data value in business processing must be confirmed by executing a check process after inputting data from the terminal screen. For the user, (1) data input, (2)
Confirmation of the result of check processing such as error message,
(3) It is necessary to repeat data correction (re-entry),
There is a problem that work efficiency is extremely low, such as a long input time.

Here, the main objects to be solved by the present invention are as follows.

That is, a first object of the present invention is to provide a data input guide method and apparatus which do not require any check processing after data input when performing predetermined business processing using a computer system. is there.

[0007] A second object of the present invention is to provide a data input guide method and apparatus capable of inputting only valid data items and data values permitted in business processing at the time of the data input. Things.

[0008] A third object of the present invention is to provide a data input guide method and apparatus which is capable of sequentially recognizing data value candidates which can be input for a predetermined data item and which is convenient for a user of a computer system. It will not be provided.

[0009] Other objects of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the specification, drawings, and particularly from the claims.

[0010]

According to the present invention, in solving the above-mentioned problems, a condition that a data item is required to be input / allowed / impossible is determined by using an already-input data item and a data value that have been input up to a certain point in time. By performing the evaluation, it is determined whether the data item that has not been input at that time is classified as mandatory / possible / impossible, and a possible data value of a certain data item becomes enterable / impossible. The condition is evaluated by using other data items and data values input up to a certain point in time, thereby determining a data value that can be input to the data item at that point.

More specifically, in order to solve the problem, the present invention achieves the above object by adopting a novel characteristic configuration method and means ranging from a high-level concept to a low-level concept listed below. Is done.

That is, a first feature of the method of the present invention is that when performing a predetermined business process based on input data,
By evaluating the condition that the input data item is required / cannot be entered using the data item and the input data value input and stored up to a certain point in time, the uninputted data item up to that point is required / possible. / No, and then determine the condition under which the possible data value of the input data item can be entered / impossible is defined as the other data items that have been input and stored up to the certain point in time. By evaluating using the input data value, the data value that can be input to the input data item at that time is determined, and only the data value that can be input to the required or inputtable data item at the certain time is properly determined. The present invention resides in adopting a configuration of a data input guide method which guides input.

A second feature of the method of the present invention resides in the adoption of a configuration of a data input guide method in which the guide in the first feature of the method of the present invention is executed through a screen display.

A third feature of the method of the present invention is that each data item specified on the terminal screen and each data value inputted to each data item are read in the course of executing a predetermined business process, and the read data item is read. While each input data item and each data value are held in association with each other, a screen display request event and a candidate output request event issued from the terminal screen are read, and when the screen display request event is read, each input data item is read. While referring to the data item and each data value and the input item condition definition information table that defines the conditions under which each data item is required to be input / permitted / not permitted, a plurality of data items specified by the read screen display request event are referred to. It judges whether input is required / possible / not possible for data items that have not been input, displays the data item judgment result at this time on the terminal screen, and outputs candidate output. When an event has been read,
The read candidate output is read by referring to each input data item and each data value, and an input value condition definition information table that defines a condition under which each data value that each data item can take can be input. The present invention is configured to adopt a data input guide method in which data value candidates that can be input to a specific data item specified by a request event are determined, and the inputtable data value candidates at this time are displayed on a terminal screen.

[0015] A fourth feature of the method of the present invention is that, when displaying the data item determination results of a plurality of uninput data items in the third feature of the above-described method of the present invention on a terminal screen, the data item determination results are displayed on the terminal screen. In the data input guide method which is added as an attribute of an uninput data item.

A fifth feature of the method of the present invention is that, when displaying the data item determination result in the third or fourth feature of the above-described method of the present invention on a terminal screen, the data item determination result is required to be input / permitted / The present invention resides in the adoption of a configuration of a data input guide method in a form that allows visually recognizing the impossible sections.

A sixth feature of the method of the present invention is that, when the data item determination result in the fifth feature of the present invention is displayed on the terminal, the input is possible if the data item determination result is required. In the case of (1), there is a configuration of a data input guide method in which identification display is performed according to a case where input is not possible.

A seventh feature of the method of the present invention resides in the adoption of a configuration of a data input guide method in which the identification display in the above-described sixth feature of the present method is performed by a change in luminance.

According to an eighth feature of the method of the present invention, the change in brightness in the seventh feature of the method of the present invention is such that, when the data item judgment result is required to be input, the label representing the data item is set to high brightness, In the case of "OK", the label is set to the normal brightness, and in the case of input failure, the label and the input field of the data item associated therewith are set to a low brightness to adopt a data input guide method.

A ninth feature of the method of the present invention is that the inputtable data value candidates in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth features of the method of the present invention are displayed on a terminal screen. ,
The present invention resides in adopting a configuration of a data input guide method that lists the inputtable data value candidates.

A tenth feature of the method of the present invention is that, when displaying the inputtable data value candidates on the terminal screen in the ninth feature of the present invention, a pull-down menu listing the inputtable data value candidates is adopted. The configuration of the data input guide method is as follows.

According to an eleventh feature of the method of the present invention, in the ninth or tenth feature of the present invention, when a specific data value is selected from a list of inputtable data value candidates displayed on the terminal screen, In addition, the present invention employs a configuration of a data input guide method that further holds the selected data value in association with a corresponding data item.

The twelfth feature of the method of the present invention is the data item judgment in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth or eleventh feature of the method of the present invention. At the time of extracting the result, the item part which defines the identification name of each data item set for each data item in the input item condition definition information table and the classification of input required / allowable / impossible of each data item are determined. Data input by referring to a condition part defining a condition for performing the operation, and an evaluation part defining a required / allowable / impossible division that each data item can take when the value of the condition part is true. It consists in adopting the configuration of the guide method.

A thirteenth feature of the method of the present invention is that the method of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth feature of the above-described method of the present invention. When determining the inputtable data value candidates, an item portion that defines the identification name of each data item set for each data item in the input value condition definition information table, and each inputtable data value candidate for each data item A data input comprising referring to a condition part defining a condition for determining the condition, and an evaluation part defining a set of input possible data value candidates for each data item when the value of the condition part is true It consists in adopting the configuration of the guide method.

On the other hand, the first feature of the present invention is that a terminal screen for inputting data to a computer system for performing a predetermined business process and displaying a screen corresponding to the data, and a terminal screen for designating the terminal screen during the execution of the business process. Screen input means for reading each data item to be performed, each data value input to each data item, and a screen display request event and a candidate output request event emitted from the terminal screen, and an input already read by the screen input means. Input data storage means for storing each data item and each data value in association with each other, an input item condition definition information table defining a condition that each data item is required to be input / permitted / not permitted, and a screen in the screen input means When the display request event is read, the reading request event is read while referring to the input data storage means and the input item condition definition information table. It was screen display request event data item of the plurality of non-input specified by the per input required /
An input item determining means for determining whether or not each data item can be input; an input value condition definition information table defining conditions under which each data value can be input; and a candidate output request event in the screen input means. When being read, the data value candidates that can be input to the specific data item specified by the read candidate output request event are determined with reference to the input data storage means and the input value condition definition information table. Input value candidate determination means, and screen display means for displaying the data item determination result in the input item determination means on the terminal screen and displaying the inputtable data value candidates determined in the input value candidate determination means on the terminal screen. The configuration of the data input guide device having

A second feature of the apparatus of the present invention resides in that the input item determining means in the first feature of the present invention adds a data item determination result as an attribute of a plurality of uninput data items to a screen display means. In the configuration of the data input guide device delivered to the user.

A third feature of the device of the present invention is that the screen display means in the first or second feature of the device of the present invention visually recognizes the data item determination result for the classification of input required / acceptable / impossible. The present invention is to adopt a configuration of a data input guide device displayed on a terminal screen in a possible form.

A fourth feature of the device of the present invention is that the screen display means in the above-mentioned third feature of the device of the present invention displays a label representing the data item with high brightness when the result of the data item determination is indispensable. When the input is possible, the label is displayed at the normal brightness, and when the input is disabled, the label and the input field of the data item accompanying the label are displayed on the terminal screen at low brightness. is there.

A fifth feature of the device of the present invention is that the screen display means in the first, second, third or fourth feature of the device of the present invention displays a list of inputtable data value candidates on a terminal screen. The configuration of the data input guide device thus configured is employed.

A sixth feature of the device of the present invention resides in a data input guide in which the screen display means in the fifth feature of the device of the present invention displays on a terminal screen a pull-down menu listing inputtable data value candidates. The configuration of the device is adopted.

A seventh feature of the device of the present invention resides in that the screen input means in the fifth or sixth feature of the device of the present invention is arranged such that a specific data value is selected from a list of inputtable data value candidates displayed on the terminal screen. The object of the present invention is to adopt a configuration of a data input guide device which recognizes this when selected, and writes the selected data value in the input data storage means in association with the corresponding data item.

An eighth feature of the device of the present invention resides in that the input item condition definition information table in the first, second, third, fourth, sixth or seventh feature of the device of the present invention is provided for each data item. , An item part that defines the identification name of each data item, a condition part that defines conditions for determining each category of the data item, and each data item when the value of this condition part is true. And a configuration of a data input guide device holding definition information comprising an evaluation unit for defining each possible section.

A ninth feature of the device of the present invention resides in that the input value condition definition information table in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth feature of the above-described device of the present invention. Is, for each data item, an item part defining an identification name of the data item, a condition part defining a condition for determining each inputtable data value candidate for the data item, and a value of the condition part Is true, the data input guide device is configured to hold definition information comprising an evaluation unit that defines a set of inputtable data value candidates for each data item.

[0034]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention;

(Example of Apparatus) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data input guide apparatus according to an example of the apparatus of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, a data input guide device 1 according to the present device example comprises a terminal screen 11 and a screen input means 1.
2, input data storage means 13, input item condition definition information table 14, input item determination means 15, input value condition definition information table 16, and input value candidate determination means 17
And a screen display means 18. Note that, in the figure, arrows of connection lines (not numbered) connecting each block indicate flows of various data.

The terminal screen 11 is for inputting data to a computer system for performing predetermined business processing and displaying a screen corresponding to the data input.
In the course of executing the business process, each data item specified on the terminal screen 11 and each data value input to each data item, and a screen display request event and a candidate output request event issued from the terminal screen 11 are read. Has become.

Further, the input data storage means 13 is provided in FIG.
As shown in (an explanatory diagram showing an example of data storage in the input data storage means 13 shown in FIG. 1), each input data item read by the screen input means 12 and each data value are held in association with each other. In this example, it indicates that “1” has already been input as the data value corresponding to the data item “A”, and “3” has been input as the data value corresponding to the data item “B”. ing. Note that the data items “C” and “D” with blank data values indicate that no data values have been input yet. (A,
B, C, and D are identification names given to each existing data item)

On the other hand, the input item condition definition information table 14
Defines the conditions under which each data item is required / cannot be entered. Actually, FIG. 3 (an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of the input item condition definition information table 14 shown in FIG. 1) is shown in FIG. As shown, for each data item, an item part 14a defining an identification name of the data item, a condition part 14b defining a condition for determining each section of the data item, and a condition part 14b An evaluator 14c that defines each possible division of each data item when the value is true
And consists of

When a screen display request event is read by the screen input means 12, the input item determination means 15 refers to the input data storage means 13 and the input item condition definition information table 14 and reads the event. The input required / possible / not possible is determined for a plurality of uninput data items specified by the screen display request event.

The above input item condition definition information table 14
In detail, first, “<C>” defined in the item section 14a represents a data item having an identification name of “C”, and “<D>” is a data item having an identification name of “D”. Is represented. “E <A>” defined in the condition part 14b represents a condition “when data is input to a data item having an identification name“ A ””, and “<B> = 1”. "And"<B> = 2 "are" when the value of the data item having the identification name B (corresponding data value) is "1""and" the value of the data item having the identification name B, respectively. Is "2". Furthermore, "E" defined in the evaluation unit 14c is "input", that is, "input required".
"! E" indicates a state of "not input", that is, an "input disabled" state.

It should be noted that there is no condition that must be input or that cannot be input for data items that are not defined in the item section 14a. It is a state of. Similarly, even for a data item for which a condition is defined, if all the condition parts 14b for the data item do not become "true", the state is "input enabled". Therefore, in the illustrated example,
"Data item" C "must be entered when data item" A "is entered" and "Data item" D "is entered when" 1 "is entered in data item" B " Cannot be input, and when "2" is input to the data item "B", the input is required. "Is defined.

On the other hand, the input value condition definition information table 16
Defines a condition under which each data value that can be taken by each data item is input enabled / disabled. Actually, FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the input value condition definition information table 16 shown in FIG. As shown in the explanatory diagram), for each data item, an item section 16a defining an identification name of each data item,
A condition part 16b for defining a condition for determining each possible input data value candidate for each data item, and a set of possible input data value candidates for each data item when the value of the conditional part 16b is true Evaluator 16 that defines
c.

When a candidate output request event is read by the screen input unit 12, the input value candidate determination unit 17 refers to the input data storage unit 13 and the input value condition definition information table 16 and reads the event. The data value candidates that can be input to a specific data item specified by the specified candidate output request event are determined.

In the input value condition definition information table 16 described above, first, "<C>" defined in the item section 16a represents a data item having an identification name of "C". Also, “<” defined in the condition part 16b
A> = {1,2,3} ”indicates that the data item having the identification name“ A ”is“ 1 ”,
"If" 2 "or" 3 "is input", "<A> = {4,5,6}" is "4" in the data item having the identification name "A". , "5" or "6" is input. " Furthermore, "$ 1," defined in the evaluation unit 16c.
2｝ ”indicates that“ 1 ”or“ 2 ”can be input to the data item (as a corresponding data value),
“{2, 3}” indicates “the data item is“ 2 ”or“ 3 ”
Can be entered. "

The data items defined in the item section 16a are only those for which input data value candidates such as numerical values can exist. For example, data items for inputting "articles" are input data value candidates. Is unnecessary (because it does not exist), the input value condition definition information table 16 includes
No such non-numeric data items are defined. Accordingly, in the illustrated example, “1” or “2” may be input to the data item “C” when the data item “A” is “1”, “2” or “3”. Yes, it is defined that when the data item "A" is "4", "5" or "6", "2" or "3" can be input ".

The screen display means 18 displays the result of the data item judgment by the input item judgment means 15 on the terminal screen 11.
And the inputtable data value candidates determined by the input value candidate determination means 17 are displayed on the terminal screen 11. In particular, the data item determination result displayed on the terminal screen 11 at this time is Prior to the display of the screen, the input item determination unit 15 switches the screen display unit 18
Is added as attributes of a plurality of uninput data items specified by the screen display request event.

Here, when displaying the data item determination result on the terminal screen 11, the symbols, codes, brightness changes, and the Others are appropriately identified and displayed, for example, when the data item determination result is required to be input, the label representing the data item is set to high brightness, when input is possible, the label is set to normal brightness, and when input is impossible, It is preferable to make the label and the input field of the data item associated therewith low in brightness (invisible). On the other hand, when displaying the inputtable data value candidates determined by the input value candidate determination means 17, it is preferable to employ, for example, a pull-down menu listing the inputtable data value candidates.

The screen input means 12 recognizes when a specific data value is selected from the list of inputtable data value candidates displayed on the terminal screen 11 in the above-described manner, and recognizes the selected data value. The data values are written in the input data storage means 13 in association with the corresponding data items, whereby each input data item and each corresponding data item are stored in the data storage means 13. Values are stored in order.

(Example of Method) Next, an example of a data input guide method applied to the data input guide device 1 configured as described above will be described.

[Overview] First, the data input guide device 1
When a user of the computer system to which is applied performs a screen operation such as performing a page break operation from the terminal screen 11, a screen display request event is issued from the terminal screen 11, and this is read by the screen input unit 12. Thus, the input item determination means 15 is activated. In response to this activation, the input item determination unit 15 reads each input data item and each data value from the input data storage unit 13 and inputs each data item from the input item condition definition information table 14 as required / possible / unavailable. Are read, and based on these, the classification of a plurality of uninput data items as required / possible / unavailable is determined (details will be described in the section of [Data Item Classification Method] below).

Next, the input item determining means 15 transfers the determined data item classification to the screen display means 18 as attributes of a plurality of uninput data items. Based on the passed data item determination result, the input required / possible / unavailable classification of a plurality of required uninput data items is displayed on the terminal screen 11 in a form that can be visually recognized as described above.

On the other hand, when the user of the computer system attempts to input data for a specific data item i currently displayed on the terminal screen 11 and moves the cursor or focus to that data item i, the terminal screen 11
Generates an input value candidate output request event, which is read by the screen input means 12 and the input value candidate determination means 17 is activated. In response to this activation, the input value candidate determination unit 17 reads each input data item and each data value from the input data storage unit 13 and also obtains each possible data value of each data item from the input value condition definition information table 16. Reads the conditions under which input is possible / unavailable, and based on these, determines candidates for inputtable data values (details will be described in the section of “Input Possible Data Value Candidate Determination Method” below).

Next, the input value candidate determining means 17 transfers the determined data value candidates to the screen display means 18, and the screen display means 18 displays the received inputtable data value candidates as described above. Terminal screen 1 in the form of a list like this
1 is displayed. At this time, when the user of the computer system selects a specific data value v from the inputtable data value candidates listed on the terminal screen 11, the user inputs the data item i from the terminal screen 11 to the screen input means 12. Is passed to the input data storage means 13 and held in a state where the data item i is associated with the data value v.

Next, when a specific data value v is selected from the inputtable data value candidates as described above, the screen display means 1
8 deletes the list of inputtable data value candidates that has been displayed on the terminal screen 11 so far. Then, when this list is deleted, a screen display request event is automatically issued from the terminal screen 11 to display the data item determination result relating to the data item to be input next time. Activating the input item determination means 15, determining whether input of a plurality of uninput data items is required / possible / unavailable, passing the data item determination result to the screen display means 18, determining data items to the terminal screen 11. The results are displayed sequentially.

[Data Item Classification Judgment Method] Next, an example will be described in which the input data storage means 13 and the input item condition definition information table 14 are set in the form shown in FIGS. A method of determining the data item classification by No. 15 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of determining the data item division by the input item determining means 15 shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, when determining the data item category, first, in step ST51, an uninputted data item is searched from the input data storage means 13, and in step ST52, the uninputted data item is determined. Determine the presence or absence of the item. As a result, in this example, the data item “C” is detected.

Next, in step ST53, the data item, that is, the detected data item "C" is provisionally set to "input enabled". In the next step ST54, the input item condition definition information table 14 A definition for the data item "C" is searched for, and in step ST55 following this, the presence or absence of the definition is determined. As a result, the definition (<C>; E <A>; E) is detected. Here, (α; β; γ) indicates that the item part 14a of the input item condition definition information table 14 is α and the condition part 1
It is assumed that 4b is a definition and β is an evaluation unit 14c.

Next, in steps ST56 and ST57, it is recognized that "1" has been input to the data item "A" with reference to the input data storage means 13, and it is determined whether the condition part 14b is true or false. As a result, the condition part 14b
"E <A>" is obtained. In the next step ST58, according to the definition of the evaluation unit 14c,
The category of the data item “C” is set to “input required” (when “E”) or “input impossible” (when “! E”). As a result, since the definition of the evaluation unit 14c is “E”, the classification of the data item “C” is determined in the previous step ST5.
The state is reset from the “input enabled” state in 3 to the “input required” state.

Next, when the setting for the data item "C" is completed as described above, the process returns to step ST51 again, and this time, the setting for the data item "D" is performed. That is, in the processing from step ST51 to ST53, the section of the data item "D" detected from the input data storage means 13 is provisionally set to "input enabled". Then, in the processing from step ST54 to ST57, the definition (<D>;<B> =) of the data item “D” from the input item condition definition information table 14 is obtained.
1 ;! E) is obtained, and the input data storage means 13
, It is recognized that “3” is input in the data item “B”, and “<B> = 1” of the condition part 14 b in the input item condition definition information table 14 is false. Is obtained, and as a result, the process returns to step ST54.

Next, in step ST54, the data item "D" is read from the input item condition definition information table 14.
Is obtained (<D>;<B> = 2; E), and further, by referring to the input data storage means 13, the fact that “3” is input to the data item “B” It is recognized again, and it is obtained that “<B> = 2” of the condition part 14b in the input item condition definition information table 14 is false. As a result, the process returns to step ST54, but since there is no longer a definition for the data item "D" in the input item condition definition information table 14, the process returns to step ST51 via step ST55.

Finally, in this step ST51, an uninput data item is searched again from the input data storage means 13. However, since there is no more data item in the input data storage means 13, this is Then, the process ends after step ST52.

As a result, the data items that have not been entered at the present time are “C” and “D”, and it is determined that the respective categories are “input required” and “input permitted”. The determination result is displayed on the terminal screen 11 in a form that allows the user to visually recognize the input required / possible / not possible classification.

[Input Possible Data Value Candidate Determining Method] Next, an example will be described in which the input data storage means 13 and the input value condition definition information table 16 are set to the forms shown in FIGS. A method of determining inputtable data value candidates by the candidate determination means 17 will be described.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a method of determining inputtable data value candidates by the input value candidate determining means 17 shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, when determining inputtable data value candidates, first in step ST71,
From the screen input unit 12, a data item for which a candidate for an inputtable data value is determined is obtained. The data items obtained at this time are, as described above, the user of the computer system,
This is accompanied by a candidate output request event that is issued when the cursor or the focus is moved to the data item i in an attempt to perform data input for the specific data item i. In this example, the data input for the data item “C” is performed. Will be described.

Next, in step ST72, the definition of the data item, that is, the data item "C" in this example, is searched from the input value condition definition information table 16, and in step ST73, the presence or absence of the definition is determined. judge. As a result, in this example, (<C>;<A> = ｛1,
2,3}; {1, 2}) is detected.

Next, in steps ST74 and ST75, it is recognized that "1" has been input to the data item "A" with reference to the input data storage means 13, and the condition in the input value condition definition information table 16 is recognized. The authenticity of the unit 16b is determined. As a result, “<A” of the condition part 16b is obtained.
> = {1, 2, 3} "is true, and in step ST76, a possible input data value candidate of the data item" C "is obtained by the definition of the evaluation unit 16c. , The definition of the evaluation unit 16c is “{1, 2}”
Therefore, the inputtable data value candidates for the data item “C” are provisionally set to “1” and “2”.

Next, when the inputtable data value candidate for the data item "C" is obtained as described above, in the following step ST77, if the inputtable data value candidate has already been obtained, the inputtable data value candidate is replaced with the candidate obtained immediately before. Only a common value with the already obtained candidate is extracted, and this is set as a new inputtable data value candidate.

However, at this stage, there is no input-capable data value candidate that has already been obtained.
Is skipped and the process returns to step ST72, where the input value condition definition information table 16
To another definition for the data item "C"(<C>;<
A> = {4, 5, 6}; {2, 3}), and by referring to the input data storage unit 13, it is again confirmed that "1" has been input to the data item "A". It is recognized that "<A> = {4, 5, 6}" of the condition part 16b in the input value condition definition information table 16 is false. As a result, the process returns to step ST72 again, but since there is no longer a definition for the data item "C" in the input value condition definition information table 16, the process ends after step ST73.

As a result, the data value candidates that can be input to the data item “C” at this time are “1” and “2”.
Is determined, and the inputtable data value candidates are listed and displayed on the terminal screen 11 by a pull-down menu or the like.

Step ST77 skipped in the above series of processing is performed when there are a plurality of input value condition definitions for one data item and there are a plurality of definitions for which the condition section 16b is true. This is a process for determining a candidate for an inputtable data value. That is, since the series of processes described so far does not satisfy the above conditions, step ST77 is actually unnecessary.

Therefore, hereinafter, the input data storage means 13 and the input value condition definition information table 16 are shown in FIG. 7 (another data storage example of the input data storage means 13 shown in FIG. 1, and the input value condition definition information table). 16 (an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example), and a case where a candidate for a data value that can be input for the data item “D” is determined will be described as an example.

First, in steps ST72 and ST73, the following three definitions are made by the processing described above, ie, (1)
(<D>;<A> = {1, 2, 3}; {1, 2, 3,
4}), (2) (<D>;<B> = {2, 3}; {2
3, 4, 5}, (3) (<D>;<C> = 2; {1,
2, 4, 5) are sequentially detected.

Next, when the above definitions are evaluated in steps ST74 and ST75, (1) is true because "1" is input to data item "A", and (2) is true for data item "B". True because “3” is entered, (3)
Is true because "2" has been input to the data item "C". Therefore, the candidates for the inputtable data value obtained in the next step ST76 are “1” for (1),
For “2”, “3” and “4”, (2), “2”,
"3", "4" and "5", "1" for (3),
They are "2", "4" and "5".

Here, in step ST77 in question, the process is skipped for (1) because no inputtable data value candidate has been obtained before that, and for (2), ( As common items between the candidates for “1” (“1”, “2”, “3” and “4”) and the candidates for (2) (“2”, “3”, “4” and “5”), The inputtable data value candidates at this stage are "2", "3", and "4". For (3), the inputtable data value candidates ("2") obtained by (1) and (2). And “3” and “4”)
As input items common to the candidates ("1", "2", "4", and "5") for and (3), the inputtable data value candidates at this stage are "2" and "4".

As described above, step ST7
7, even if there are a plurality of input value condition definitions for one data item and there are a plurality of definitions for which the condition part 16b is true, the inputtable data values satisfying all the definitions are satisfied. Candidates are finally determined.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not necessarily limited to only the above-described means and methods, and achieves the object of the present invention and has the following effects. Within this, it is possible to change and implement as appropriate.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
By evaluating the input item condition definition information table using each of the input data items and each data value, each of the data items that have not been input at that time is classified into an input required / allowable / impossible classification. Is determined, and the input value condition presentation information table is evaluated using each of the other input data items and each data value, thereby determining the data value that can be input to the specific data item at that time. In addition, since the user of the computer system can sequentially recognize the data value candidates that can be input for the predetermined data item, the data after the data input when performing the predetermined business process using the computer system is performed. Check processing is not required at all, and only valid data items and data values permitted for business processing can be input at the time of inputting the data. As a result, Over data input time is greatly shortened working efficiency is so remarkably improved.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data input guide device according to an example of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of data storage in an input data storage unit shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of an input item condition definition information table shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of an input value condition definition information table shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of determining a data item category by the input item determining means shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a method of determining inputtable data value candidates by input value candidate determination means shown in FIG. 1;

7A is an explanatory diagram showing another data storage example of the input data storage means shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7B is another configuration example of the input value condition definition information table shown in FIG. FIG.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Data input guide apparatus 11 ... Terminal screen 12 ... Screen input means 13 ... Input data storage means 14 ... Input item condition definition information table 14a ... Item part 14b ... Condition part 14c ... Evaluation part 15 ... Input item judgment means 16 ... Input Value condition definition information table 16a: item section 16b: condition section 16c: evaluation section 17: input value candidate determination means 18: screen display means

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[Claims] When performing a predetermined business process based on input data, first, a condition that an input data item is required / permitted / unavailable is determined by inputting and storing a data item and an input data value up to a certain point in time. To determine whether the data items that have not been input up to that point are classified as mandatory / possible / impossible, and then determine the possible data values of the input data items as acceptable / possible. By evaluating using the other data item and the input data value input and stored up to the certain time point, the data value that can be input to the input data item at that time point is determined, A data input guide method, which guides only data values that are required to be input or data items that can be input at a certain point in time to be properly input. 2. The data input guide method according to claim 1, wherein said guide is executed through a screen display. 3. Reading each data item specified on the terminal screen and each data value input to each data item in the course of executing a predetermined business process, and reading the read input data items and each data item. While holding the data values in association with each other, a screen display request event and a candidate output request event issued from the terminal screen are read. When the screen display request event is read, the input data items and data are read. A plurality of uninput data specified by the read screen display request event while referring to a value and an input item condition definition information table that defines a condition that each of the data items is required / allowed / impossible. Judgment of input required / acceptable / impossible is performed for each item, and the data item judgment result at this time is displayed on the terminal screen. When an event is read, the input data items and data values that have been input and an input value condition definition information table that defines conditions under which the data values that can be taken by the data items can be input are set. While referencing, determine a candidate of a data value that can be input to a specific data item specified by the read candidate output request event, and display the inputtable data value candidate at this time on the terminal screen. A data input guide method characterized by the following. 4. When displaying the data item determination results of the plurality of uninput data items on the terminal screen, adding the data item determination results as attributes of the plurality of uninput data items. 4. The data input guide method according to claim 3, wherein: 5. A method for displaying the data item determination result on the terminal screen in a form in which the data item determination result can be visually recognized in accordance with the classification of input required / allowable / impossible. The data input guide method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein: 6. When displaying the data item determination result on the terminal, the data item determination result is identified and displayed according to a case where input is required, a case where input is possible, and a case where input is not possible. The data input guide method according to claim 5, wherein 7. The data input guide method according to claim 6, wherein the identification display is performed by a change in luminance. 8. The luminance change may be such that when the data item determination result requires input, a label representing the data item is set to high luminance, when input is possible, the label is set to normal luminance, and when input is impossible, 8. The data input guide method according to claim 7, further comprising: setting the label and an input field of the data item associated with the label to have low brightness. 9. The display of the inputtable data value candidates on the terminal screen when listing the inputtable data value candidates, wherein the inputtable data value candidates are listed. Data entry guide method described in. 10. The data input according to claim 9, wherein the display of the inputtable data value candidates on the terminal screen employs a pull-down menu listing the inputtable data value candidates. Guide way. 11. When a specific data value is selected from the list of inputtable data value candidates displayed on the terminal screen, the selected data value is further held in association with a corresponding data item. The data input guide method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: 12. When extracting the data item determination result, an item section defining an identification name of each data item set for each data item in the input item condition definition information table; A condition part for defining a condition for judging whether the entry of the item is mandatory / possible / impossible, and the necessary / impossible / possible / impossible division of each data item when the value of the condition part is true Reference is made to an evaluator that defines the following.
The data input guide method according to 10 or 11. 13. A method for determining an inputtable data value candidate, comprising the steps of: defining an identification name of each data item set in the input value condition definition information table for each data item; A condition part for defining a condition for determining each inputtable data value candidate for the data item; and a set of each inputtable data value candidate for each data item when the value of the condition part is true. Reference is made to an evaluation unit, characterized in that:
13. The data input guide method according to 10, 11, or 12. 14. A terminal screen for inputting data to a computer system for performing predetermined business processing and displaying a screen corresponding thereto, each data item designated on the terminal screen in the course of executing the business processing, and Screen input means for reading each data value input to the data item, and a screen display request event and a candidate output request event issued from the terminal screen; each input data item and each data read by the screen input means An input data storage unit that holds values in association with each other; an input item condition definition information table that defines a condition that each of the data items is required / unavailable / unavailable; When read, refer to the input data storage means and the input item condition definition information table, Input item determining means for determining whether input is required / permitted / impossible for a plurality of uninput data items designated by the read screen display request event;
An input value condition definition information table defining a condition to be disabled, and when the candidate output request event is read by the screen input unit, the input data storage unit and the input value condition definition information table are referred to. Input value candidate determining means for determining a candidate for a data value that can be input to a specific data item specified by the read candidate output request event; and displaying the data item determination result in the input item determining means on the terminal screen. And a screen display means for displaying the inputtable data value candidates determined by the input value candidate determination means on the terminal screen. 15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said input item determination means adds said data item determination result as an attribute of said plurality of uninput data items and passes it to said screen display means. Data input guide device. 16. The screen display means according to claim 14, wherein said data item determination result is displayed on said terminal screen in such a form as to be visually recognizable as to whether the input is required / possible / not possible. Or the data input guide device according to 15. 17. The screen display means, wherein when the data item determination result is required to be input, a label representing the data item is displayed in high brightness, when input is possible, the label is displayed in normal brightness, 17. The data input guide device according to claim 16, wherein, in the case, the label and an input field of the data item accompanying the label are displayed on the terminal screen at low luminance. 18. The data input guide device according to claim 14, wherein the screen display means displays the inputtable data value candidates as a list on the terminal screen. 19. The data input guide device according to claim 18, wherein the screen display means displays a pull-down menu listing the inputtable data value candidates on the terminal screen. 20. The screen input means, when a specific data value is selected from a list of the inputtable data value candidates displayed on the terminal screen, recognizes the selected data value and applies the selected data value to the selected data value. 20. The data input guide device according to claim 18, wherein the data is written in the input data storage unit in association with a data item to be executed. 21. The input item condition definition information table defines, for each data item, an item part for defining an identification name of each data item, and a condition for determining each category of each data item. The definition information comprising: a condition part; and an evaluation part that defines each of the divisions that each data item can take when the value of the condition part is true. , 16, 17, 1
The data input guide device according to 8, 19 or 20. 22. The input value condition definition information table includes, for each of the data items, an item part for defining an identification name of each of the data items, and an inputtable data value candidate for each of the data items. Holding a definition part consisting of: a condition part for defining a condition, and an evaluation part for defining a set of the inputtable data value candidates for each data item when the value of the condition part is true. Claims 14, 15, 16, 17, 1
22. The data input guide device according to 8, 19, 20 or 21.