KR100583869B1 - Method for providing groupware application which is to support flexible bussiness management system - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method for providing a groupware application for supporting business and business linkage, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a groupware application for supporting corporate affairs and business linkage through componentization and standardization of a business process, and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention provides a first step of creating a groupware application by installing a modular template database to support rapid business application, rapid customization processing, workflow processing, and performing collaborative functions; Placing the groupware application on a server of an enterprise; A third step of receiving a setting for the template database and performing business process standardization to enable the workflow and the collaboration function to be performed; And a fourth step of providing the groupware application to enable the enterprise to share information, support corporate business, and support work linkage through the groupware application.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in groupware systems and the like.

Groupware, Business Application Platform, Workflow, Corporate Affairs, Business Linkage

Description

METHOD FOR PROVIDING GROUPWARE APPLICATION WHICH IS TO SUPPORT FLEXIBLE BUSSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM}             

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a groupware system to which the present invention is applied.

2 is an exemplary view of a Notts public network service to which the present invention is applied.

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a template database used for a groupware application according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an illustrative example of a paper chute used in the present invention.

5 is an exemplary view of the correlation between the databases constituting the paper chute used in the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a groupware application for supporting a business task and a business linkage according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

11: groupware client 12: groupware server

13: database

The present invention relates to a method for providing a groupware application for corporate business and work linkage support, and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method. The present invention relates to a method for providing a groupware application capable of supporting rapid business application and customer customization, and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method.

The terms used in the description of the present invention are summarized as follows.

Groupware is an abbreviation of computer system to support group work. In the sense of agreement, it refers to software that enables group work support. The concept of computer-assisted collaborative work (CSCW: Computer Supported Collaborative Work) has been based on the United States since 1986.

Groupware improves the productivity of group work and does not support individual work like word processor software. In order to realize this groupware, a personal computer (PC) or a network device connected to a Unix computer is required, and an environment in which one PC is required for each person is also required.

Specifically, groupware includes: (1) transmitting and sharing information using e-mail, electronic bulletin boards, and scheduling systems, (2) television (TV) conferencing systems for meetings between remote locations, and (3) There is a co-writing system in which humans are corrected.

While there is a view of groupware that automates or manages the flow of work, that is, manages workflow, the groupware refers to a product that targets electronic communication or information sharing as a groupware. have.

In the United States, Lotus Notes from "Lotus Development, Inc." is often referred to as a groupware. Lotus Notes is a database for sharing information and a development environment.

Lotus Notes is a groupware application based on a client-server network for the enterprise. It is designed to integrate communication, form generation and document flow in a large network environment. Lotus Notes automates the flow of documents within the enterprise and helps the company run better at projects, accounting, and other tasks that many people know.

The Notes Public Network (NPN) service is a service for hosting Notes, a groupware. To use this service, a company with a Notes server subscribes to the Notes service of a telecommunications company that supports Notes Public Network. Can be used.

In the existing groupware application, the bulletin board and the electronic payment are mainly provided, and the user has a problem that is difficult to use when the user wants to utilize the workflow through the groupware application. Therefore, it is difficult to systematically accumulate corporate information and knowledge, and there is a problem in that its utilization is narrow.

In addition, the existing groupware application had a problem of lack of flexibility for changing the work environment, such as organizational change, there was a costly problem.

In addition, there is a problem that the processing is cumbersome because the work process for the business process of the company, such as personnel, secretary, sales, customer management, electronic payment, project management, etc. is not standardized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems described above, and records a method for providing a groupware application for supporting corporate affairs and business linkage through componentizing modules and standardizing a work process, and a program for realizing the method. Its purpose is to provide a computer readable recording medium.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the method for providing a groupware application for corporate work and work linkage support applied to the groupware system, to support fast business application, fast customization processing, workflow processing and collaboration functions, etc. A first step of creating a groupware application by installing a modular template database; Placing the groupware application on a server of an enterprise; A third step of receiving a setting for the template database and performing business process standardization to enable the workflow and the collaboration function to be performed; And a fourth step of providing the groupware application in the enterprise to enable information sharing, corporate business support, and business linkage support through the groupware application.

In addition, the present invention, the first function to create a groupware application by installing a modular template database to support a fast task application, quick customization processing, workflow processing and collaboration functions in the groupware system having a large capacity processor ; A second function of locating the groupware application on a server of an enterprise; A third function of receiving a setting for the template database and performing business process standardization to enable the workflow and the collaboration function to be performed; And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a fourth function of providing the groupware application so that the enterprise can share information, support corporate business, and work linkage through the groupware application.

The present invention enhances the workflow (flow) function for processing according to the flow compared to the existing groupware application to enable the systematic accumulation of corporate information and knowledge as a business application necessary for corporate work, and ensures efficient utilization. As the application considering the infrastructure of the Notes Public Network (NPN), existing products lack flexibility in changing the work environment such as organization change, but the groupware application provided by the present invention provides a complex management function by unifying the organization management. Automated safety is high. In addition, each module can be componentized to provide a fast and inexpensive customization environment tailored to the business task.

Groupware application according to the present invention having the features as described above, such as product purchase management, sales / purchase management, sales activity management, travel management, personnel management, minutes management, account management, customer management functions, etc. to support the efficiency of corporate business Providing inventory information, quotation management, regulation collection / working management, manpower status management, discussion forum functions, etc. to support information sharing, marketing information, technical information, and major domestic and foreign news information to support intellectual activities of companies. It also provides in-house questionnaires and project management functions. In addition, it provides electronic payment, collection / payment management, and transaction performance management to support managers' management judgment. And it basically supports the organization chart management function.

The present invention provides a grouping application platform for hosting developed for NPN service activation to a user, and includes a total of 36 standardized designs of Notes template databases.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a groupware system to which the present invention is applied.

The groupware system to which the present invention is applied includes a groupware client 11, a groupware server 12, and a groupware database 13.

The user may process the business of the enterprise by using the groupware application presented from the groupware server 12 through the groupware client 11.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with a Domino server related to the groupware Lotus Notes and the G_Suite which is a groupware application platform.

2 illustrates an example of a notes public network service to which the present invention is applied.

In order to provide the Notified Public Network (NPN) service to which the present invention is applied, the Domino server 201 and the G_Suite 202, which is a groupware application platform, and the groupware server 12 are provided. The application 203 to be utilized is located, and there are a Notes client 204 connected to a Notes public network (NPN) on the groupware client 11 side, and a Web client 205 connected to the Internet.

As shown in FIG. 2, G * Suite 202 is a Lotus Notes application platform located on a Lotus Domino server 201.

The Notes client 204 connects to the Domino server 201 with a secure NPN, and web browser users connect to the Domino server 201 over the Internet to support G *. Suite, 202). Enterprises can quickly and easily build their own groupware or intranet by customizing G * Suite (202), a business application platform.

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a template database used for the groupware application according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a list of a total of 36 Notes template databases divided into 9 categories that make up G * Suite.

The Notes template database includes personnel management 301, customer management 302, industry information 303, sales management 304, transaction management 305, project management 306, general business 307, A database relating to the common task 308 and the general affairs task 309.

4 is an illustrative example of a paper chute used in the present invention.

4 is an overall explanatory diagram of G * Suite and shows that it is a business application framework using security, messaging, workflow, and collaboration features, which are core technologies of Lotus Notes.

The customer information template database 401 can be used to systematically record and manage important information and contact status of customers, and the market trend, market share, major customer base, By building information such as sales growth rate, it is possible to share important information of market analysis. In addition, a database (403) is provided for recording and managing information on customers who have purchased or sold products in order to support the sales management of the company, and a database (403) for managing the sales activity progress with the customers step by step. It is easy to understand the overall activities, individual and departmental targets, sales status and performance at a glance.

The project information related template database 404 is a database used for the progress of an individual project and can manage all the information in the whole process from the time a project is registered and the project manager is set up to the completion of the project in one place. There are template databases 405, 406, 407 that can manage purchases and sales, project orders, sales information, and inventory information to assist in judgment. Of course, a template database 408 is basically provided to support general affairs such as company's duty management, travel management, regulation / working management, visitor management, facility management, etc., and e-mail, bulletin board, electronic approval, discussion forum, meeting minutes, etc. There is also a template database to manage.

5 is an example of the association between the databases constituting the g-suit used in the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the databases that make up G * Suite, and G * Suite is a business application platform that focuses on flexible information flow and business connection. Enhanced workflow and collaboration capabilities.

The organization chart template database 501, which is the most basic of G * Suite, shows the organizational structure of the company at a glance, and is a database that enables basic employee information inquiry.

G * Suite's electronic payment system can set up a flexible payment path to suit any company's payments, allowing each company to specify a payment path that suits their business. It also provides a form box template database 502 to provide.

Electronic payments are linked to individual job competency management databases and to general affairs-related databases, including on-the-job management, travel management and in-house questionnaire surveys, as well as product purchase management and quotation management.

The transaction management system is linked to customer management, sales management and project management databases.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a groupware application for supporting a business task and a business linkage according to the present invention.

By installing 36 modular database of templates, we can create G-Suite, a groupware application platform (601), and classify into 9 workflows for the 36 template databases of G-Suite, a generated groupware application. Add collaboration functionality to work collaboratively (602).

The groupware application is located on a server of a company or group to be actually used (603).

It is set up according to the company or group used for 36 template databases according to nine classifications (604).

Standardizing the business process using the established database (605), and provides a groupware application that performs information sharing, corporate business support and business linkage support to the company or group (606).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in Esau.

The present invention as described above, by providing a strong support of the business application platform rather than simply bulletin board or electronic payment-oriented, it is possible to quickly apply to the enterprise and can fully support the customization needs, flexible information flow between organizations There is an effect that can be linked to work.

Claims (4)

In the groupware application providing method for corporate business and work linkage support applied to the groupware system, A first step of creating a groupware application by installing a modular template database to support rapid business application, rapid customization, workflow processing, and collaboration function; Placing the groupware application on a server of an enterprise; A third step of receiving a setting for the template database and performing business process standardization to enable the workflow and the collaboration function to be performed; And A fourth step of providing the groupware application so that the enterprise can share information, support corporate business, and support work linkage through the groupware application; Groupware application providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, A fifth step of dividing the template database into workflow units by grouping them for the workflow processing; Groupware application providing method further comprising. In a groupware system with a large processor, A first function of creating a groupware application by installing a modular template database to support rapid business application, rapid customization processing, workflow processing, and performing collaboration functions; A second function of locating the groupware application on a server of an enterprise; A third function of receiving a setting for the template database and performing business process standardization to enable the workflow and the collaboration function to be performed; And A fourth function of providing the groupware application to enable the enterprise to share information, support corporate business, and support work linkage through the groupware application; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this. The method of claim 3, wherein A fifth function of dividing the template database into workflow units grouped by module for the workflow processing A computer-readable recording medium that records a program for further realization.

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