WO2012096001A1 - フローチャート描画装置、フローチャート描画方法およびプログラム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a flowchart drawing device, a flowchart drawing method, and a program.
- This work flow chart is composed of nodes indicating the work and processing contents performed in the work, connection lines between the nodes, and the like.
- the object moving operation (2) needs to be performed by the user so that the flow is easy to see, and a lot of work time is required depending on the size and complexity of the flow. It was.
- Patent Document 1 cannot be edited after viewing the entire flow chart.
- it is a method that does not take visibility into consideration.
- an adjustment work for the purpose of appearance such as aligning indents with other objects or taking a space to make it easier for the user to see is made by looking at a flowchart completed by adding a new object.
- the work of visual adjustment is indispensable, and a lot of man-hours are required although it is a secondary work.
- the technique described in Patent Document 2 focuses on the arrangement of connection lines whose shape is determined by a tool.
- a user who creates a flowchart needs to manually adjust not only the connection line but also the position of the object by looking at the shape of the entire flowchart. That is, when adding an object, the user needs to adjust the shape of the entire flowchart by the user himself, which is troublesome.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a flowchart drawing apparatus, a flowchart drawing method, and a program capable of improving the editing efficiency of flowchart creation.
- the flowchart drawing apparatus stores coordinate information indicating the display position of a connector, which is a connection line connecting nodes and nodes, and part information (part information table) including connection information between the node and the connector.
- a storage unit is provided.
- FIG. 1 It is a functional block diagram which shows the structural example of the flowchart drawing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure which displayed the existing flowchart on the display apparatus by the flowchart drawing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of the parts information table which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the flowchart drawing process (forward connection) which the flowchart drawing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment performs. It is a figure which illustrates the flowchart in the process in the flowchart drawing process (forward connection) which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of the parts information table which concerns on this embodiment.
- the flowchart in which the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment performs processing is, for example, a flowchart illustrated in FIG.
- These flowcharts are composed of nodes indicating processes, branches, etc., and the nodes are connected by lines with arrows (hereinafter referred to as “connectors”). These nodes and connectors are collectively referred to as parts.
- nodes and connectors are collectively referred to as parts.
- the node indicating the start is referred to as a “start node”.
- the process merge in the flow may be displayed in the flowchart as a diamond-shaped merge node.
- the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 allows the user to place a new process on the existing part of the flowchart displayed on the display screen so that a new process is performed based on a preset connection relationship. Determine the layout of the flowchart to which the process has been added. Specifically, the execution of the two connection-related processes shown below is set in the user operation for adding a new process.
- a new process C006 is arranged by the user so as to overlap the connector (arrow) 004 between the process A003 and the process B005 as shown in FIG.
- the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 determines that a process for inserting a new process C006 is inserted between the process A003 and the process B005, as shown in FIG. To do.
- processing for inserting a new process between nodes connected from the upper side to the lower side of the flow in this way, or a connection relationship between nodes is hereinafter referred to as “forward connection”.
- a new process C006 is arranged by the user so as to overlap the existing process (process A003). Then, the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment determines that a process for connecting a new process C006 and an existing process A003 in parallel is performed as shown in FIG. After adding a branch node (branch node 007), an existing process (process A003) and a new process C006 are connected in parallel. In this way, the process of branching a flow according to a certain condition and connecting one process of the branch destination and the other process in parallel or the connection relationship between nodes is hereinafter referred to as “parallel connection”.
- the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 defines the connection relationship of the flowchart in advance in association with the user's operation so that a newly input process can be referred to as “forward connection” or “parallel connection”. ”Is executed. In this way, when the user inputs a new process, the user does not need to change the arrangement of the existing process himself and can improve work efficiency. Further, the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 automatically shapes the whole according to the size of an existing part after the connection of the newly input process is completed. This eliminates the need for the user to fine-tune the layout of the added part while considering the balance with existing parts (details will be described later).
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a flowchart drawing device 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10, a memory unit 20, a storage unit 30, and an input / output unit 40.
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- the CPU 10 performs control and calculation of the entire flowchart drawing device 1.
- the input / output unit 40 includes an input interface 41 and an output interface 42.
- the input / output unit 40 receives an input of information from the input device 2 such as a mouse or a keyboard via the input interface 41. Further, the input / output unit 40 displays a flowchart as a processing result of the flowchart drawing device 1 on the display of the display device 3 or the like via the output interface 42.
- the input interface 41 can be connected to a portable storage device (not shown). When a portable storage device that stores a program for executing a flowchart drawing unit 200 described later is connected, the storage unit 30 is connected. Or may be directly stored in the memory unit 20.
- the storage unit 30 includes storage means such as a flash memory and a hard disk, and stores a parts information table 300 and the like.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of a parts information table (part information) 300 according to the present embodiment.
- the data of the parts information table 300 shown in FIG. 3 indicates information regarding each part in the flowchart shown in FIG.
- the parts information table 300 includes ID 301, Type 302, Name 303, connection source part 304, connection destination part 305, position coordinates 306, size 307, barycentric position 308, node group 309, and temporary information 310.
- the information on the connection source part 304 and the connection destination part 305 corresponds to the connection information in the claims.
- the information of the position coordinates 306, the dimension 307, and the gravity center position 308 corresponds to the coordinate information indicating the display position of the claims.
- the ID 301 is an identifier uniquely assigned to each part of the target flowchart.
- Type 302 indicates the type of part, and stores “Terminal” indicating a start node, “Connector” indicating a connector (arrow), “Process” indicating a process, “Branch” (not shown) indicating a branch node, and the like.
- the Name 303 represents the name of the part. If no part name is assigned, “NONAME” is stored.
- the connection source part 304 includes information from From 341 and From Port 342.
- This From 341 stores the ID number (ID 301) of the connection source part connected to the upper part of the part.
- the From Port 342 is connected to the connection source connector at any of the upper (Upper), the lower (Lower), the left (Left), and the right (Right) of the rectangle on the display screen. Indicates whether or not For example, in the case of process A003 whose ID 301 is “003”, as shown in FIG. 2, it is shown that it is connected to the connector 002 (ID: 002) above the rectangle representing the process A003.
- the connection destination part 305 includes information on To351 and ToPort352.
- This To 351 stores the ID number (ID 301) of the connection destination part connected to the lower part of the part.
- ID 301 the ID number of the connection destination part connected to the lower part of the part.
- the ToPort 352 is connected to the connector on the display screen at any position of the upper (Upper), lower (Lower), left (Left), and right (Right) rectangles indicating the process. Indicates whether it is connected. For example, in the case of process A003 whose ID 301 is “003”, as shown in FIG. 2, it is connected to the connector 004 (ID: 004) below the rectangle representing the process A003 (Lower).
- the part type is a branch node (Branch)
- a plurality of connectors are set in the connection destination part 305 (details will be described later).
- the position coordinate 306 represents the coordinate (x value, y value) of the upper left corner of the smallest rectangle surrounding the node.
- the position coordinate 306 of the start node 001 whose ID 301 is “001” represents the coordinates (100, 20) of the upper left corner of the smallest rectangle surrounding the ellipse representing the start node 001 (see FIG. 2).
- the part is a connector, it represents the starting point of the arrow of the connection source part.
- the position coordinate 306 of the connector 004 whose ID 301 is “004” represents the coordinates (120, 100) that are the start point of the arrow of the connector 004 (see FIG. 2).
- Dimension 307 represents the width (w value) and height (h value) of the part.
- the width (w value) of the process (rectangle) is “60”, and the height (h value) is “20”.
- the width (w value) of the connector (arrow) is “0”, and the height (h value) is “40”.
- the description will be given assuming that the width (w value) of the branch node (diamond) is “40” and the height (h value) is “20”, the basic dimension 307 of each part can be arbitrarily set.
- the center-of-gravity position 308 represents the x-coordinate and y-coordinate (cx value) and (cy value) of the center of gravity of each part.
- the node group 309 represents a set of parts with a branch node or a merge node as a boundary.
- the display position adjustment process (see FIGS. 10 and 18) of the flowchart described later is performed for parts in the same node group 309 (details will be described later).
- “N1” that is the same node group 309 is set for each part.
- a merge node indicating a merge of a plurality of flows is not illustrated in the flowchart as a diamond-shaped node (indicating a flow merge only with an arrow), but even in that case, the parts information table in the present embodiment
- the node group 309 may be organized by assuming that a merge node is virtually present.
- Temporary information 310 includes information of Add 311 and Target 312.
- Add 311 is temporary information 310 indicating a node additionally input to the flowchart.
- a target 312 is temporary information 310 indicating a part that overlaps a node that is additionally input in the flowchart. The temporary information 310 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
- the memory unit 20 includes a primary storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a flowchart drawing unit 200 is read as a program on the memory unit 20.
- a primary storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory)
- a flowchart drawing unit 200 is read as a program on the memory unit 20.
- the flowchart drawing unit 200 controls the entire flowchart drawing apparatus 1 and includes a data input unit 201, a parts information management unit 202, a flow position calculation unit 203, and a flow display unit 204.
- the flowchart drawing unit 200 is realized, for example, when the CPU 10 develops and executes a program stored in the storage unit 30 of the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 in the memory unit 20. Further, the flowchart drawing unit 200 may be realized by hardware, for example, as an integrated circuit.
- the data input unit 201 receives an input of a newly added part via the input / output unit 40 by the operation of the input device 2 by the user. Then, the data input unit 201 outputs the received part information to the part information management unit 202.
- the part information management unit 202 stores the input part information as temporary information 310 in the part information table 300 in the storage unit 30. In addition, the part information management unit 202 determines whether or not the input part is a process, and the arrangement of the process overlaps with a connector or a process that is an existing part stored in the part information table 300. .
- the part information management unit 202 determines to execute “forward connection” that inserts the input process between nodes, and A connector for connecting a process positioned at the upper level and a connector for connecting an input process and a process positioned at the lower level are newly set in the part information table 300.
- the part information management unit 202 determines to execute “parallel connection” that connects the input process and the existing overlapping process in parallel. To do. Then, after setting a branch node in the parts information table 300, the parts information management unit 202 connects the duplicated process and the newly input process in parallel.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 identifies the upper and lower processes connected to the input process, and based on the position coordinates of the upper process, The X coordinate of the input process is changed, and the Y coordinate is changed so that the processes are arranged at equal intervals. Details will be described in the display position adjustment process (forward connection) shown in FIG.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 arranges the parts that are connected to the lower level than the branch node with the branch node as the center so as to be symmetrical. To do. Details will be described in the display position adjustment processing (parallel connection) shown in FIG.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 performs the node group shaping process after the display position adjustment process in the node group to which the input process belongs.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 sets the left and right symmetry so that the node groups do not overlap with each other with the branch node serving as a reference as a fulcrum. Details will be described in the node group shaping process shown in FIG.
- the flow display unit 204 acquires the flowchart information stored in the parts information table 300 via the parts information management unit 202, and outputs the flowchart information to the display device 3 via the input / output unit 40. It is displayed on the display device 3.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a flowchart drawing process (forward connection) performed by the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 performs the forward connection process. It is assumed that
- the parts information management unit 202 of the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 organizes the node group 309 in the parts information table 300 (step S101). Specifically, the parts information management unit 202 groups the node group 309 in the parts information table 300 with the branch / merging node as a boundary. In this embodiment, as shown in the part information table 300 of FIG. 3, all parts belong to the same node group (N1).
- the flow display unit 204 of the flowchart drawing device 1 acquires the information of the part information table 300, outputs the flowchart to the display device 3, and draws it (step S102).
- the flowchart displayed here is a flowchart before editing by the user, and is displayed as shown in FIG.
- the data input unit 201 receives an input of a newly added part via the input / output unit 40 (step S103). Specifically, the data input unit 201 receives an input from the process C006 (see FIG. 5).
- the part information management unit 202 stores the inputted part information, here, the information of the process C006 in the parts information table 300 as the temporary information 310 (step S104). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, a process C006 is added to the part information table 300.
- the parts information management unit 202 stores ID 301 (“006”), Type 302 (“Process”), and Name 303 (“C”) from the information of the display position where the process C 006 is added by the user, and the position coordinates. Information on 306, dimension 307, and barycentric position 308 is calculated and stored.
- the part information management unit 202 sets a value “NEW” indicating that the connection destination and the connection source are unconfirmed for the connection source part 304 and the connection destination part 305 that have not been determined. Then, the part information management unit 202 sets “1” to Add 311 of the temporary information 310, indicating that the input information is information (temporary information) before adjustment of the display position for all parts. Set.
- the part information management unit 202 determines whether or not the part input by the user in step S103 is a process and overlaps with a connector that is an existing part (step S105).
- “duplicate” means that a newly added process and an existing part are displayed overlapping each other on the display of the display device 3.
- the process C006 input by the user is displayed overlapping the connector 004 that is an existing part.
- step S105 if the input part is a process and overlaps with an existing connector (step S105 ⁇ Yes), the process proceeds to the next step S106. On the other hand, if the input part is not a process, or if it is a process and does not overlap with an existing connector (step S105 ⁇ No), the process proceeds to step S110.
- step S106 the parts information management unit 202 extracts connector connection source and connection destination processes that overlap the input process, and determines the connection relationship.
- the connection source and connection destination processes of the connector 004 that overlap with the input process C006 are extracted from the From 341 and To 351 items of the parts information table 300, and the process A003 as the connection source and the process B005 as the connection destination. Get.
- the parts information management unit 202 connects the input process to each of the upper process (extracted connection source process) and the lower process (extracted connection destination process) of the input process.
- a connector is set and stored in the parts information table 300 as temporary information 310 (step S107).
- step S107 will be specifically described using the parts information table 300 shown in FIG.
- the parts information management unit 202 sets “1” in the Target 312 of the temporary information 310 of the connector 004 that is a part overlapping with the process C006 input by the user in the parts information table 300.
- the parts information management unit 202 adds a connector 007 between the process C006 and the process A003 and a connector 008 between the process C006 and the process B005 as new connectors.
- “1” is set in Add 311 of the temporary information 310 of the connector 007 and the connector 008.
- FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the state after the processing of step S107 for explanation.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 of the flowchart drawing device 1 adjusts the display positions of all parts in the node group (N1) including the newly added process and connector (step S108). .
- FIG. 9 shows the result of adjusting the position of the flowchart in step S108. Details of the display position adjustment processing (forward connection) of this flowchart will be described with reference to FIG.
- step S109 the flow position calculation unit 203 performs node group shaping processing.
- This node group shaping process is executed when a plurality of node groups exist in the item of the node group 309 of the parts information table 300.
- the node group shaping process is not performed, but the node group shaping process will be described later (see FIG. 26).
- the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 will determine the temporary information 310 of the parts information table 300, if the display position of a flowchart is determined by step S108 and step S109, and the parts information management part 202 will determine (step S110).
- the confirmation of the temporary information 310 by the parts information management unit 202 is specifically a process of deleting the values set in the Add 311 and the Target 312 of the temporary information 310 of the parts information table 300.
- the flow display unit 204 draws the determined flowchart on the display of the display device 3 via the input / output unit 40 (step S111).
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of display position adjustment processing (forward connection) of the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 of the flowchart drawing device 1 identifies the upper process and the lower process connected to the input process (step S201). Specifically, first, the flow position calculation unit 203 searches the part information table 300 for an upper process having a connection relationship with the input process C006. Here, the flow position calculation unit 203 extracts from the item 341 of the connection source part 304 of the process C006 that the upper part is the connector 007 with the ID number “007” in the part information table 300 of FIG. Further, it is specified from the item of From 341 of the connection source part 304 of the connector 007 that the part above the connector 007 is the process A003.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 determines that the lower part is the connector 008 with the ID number “008” from the item To351 of the connection destination part 305 of the process C006 for the lower process connected to the process C006. Extract. Then, from the To351 item of the connection destination part 305 of the connector 008, it is specified that the part below the connector 008 is the process B005.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 cx value that is the X coordinate of the centroid position 308 of the upper process and the lower process specified in step S201 and the cx value that is the X coordinate of the centroid position 308 of the input process. And whether or not only the cx value at the center of gravity position 308 of the input process is different is determined (step S202).
- the cx value of the process A003 which is the upper process and the cx value of the process B005 which is the lower process are compared with the cx value of the process C006 which is the input process.
- step S202 ⁇ Yes When the cx values of the upper process and the lower process are the same and only the cx values of the input processes are different (step S202 ⁇ Yes), the flow position calculation unit 203 proceeds to the next step S203. move on.
- step S203 the flow position calculation unit 203 changes the cx value of the input process gravity center position 308 to the same value as the cx value of the upper process (step S203).
- the cx value of the process A003, which is the upper process is the same as the cx value of the process B005, which is the lower process, and only the cx value of the process C006, which is the input process, is different.
- the cx value of the center of gravity position 308 of the process is set to the same value as the cx value of the process A003.
- FIG. 11 shows a parts information table 300 at the time when the processing of step S203 is completed, and FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of this state. As shown in FIG. 12, the cx value at the center of gravity position 308 is the same in each process.
- step S202 the cx values of the upper process and the lower process are compared with the cx values of the input process, and only the cx value of the centroid position 308 of the input process is different.
- step S202 ⁇ No that is, when the cx values of the upper process, the lower process, and the input process are different from each other, or the cx values of the upper process and the input process are the same value. If the cx value differs only in the lower processes, the process proceeds to step S204.
- step S204 the flow position calculation unit 203 sets the cx value of the centroid position 308 of the input process and the cx value of the centroid position 308 of the lower process to the same value as the cx value of the centroid position 308 of the upper process. change. That is, the cx values of the input process C006 and the lower process B005 are aligned with the cx value of the process A003 which is the upper process.
- Step S205 when the processing of step S203 or step S204 is completed, the flow position calculation unit 203 changes the cx value, cy value, x value, and y value for each part so that the processes are arranged at equal intervals.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 first identifies the height (h value of the dimension 307) of the connector that is not the adjustment target. In the case of the present embodiment, the height (h value) “40” of the connector 002 connected to the higher level of the higher level process A003 is stored. The flow position calculation unit 203 adjusts the Y coordinate based on the h value “40”. Then, the flow position calculation unit 203 sets the height (h value) of the newly inserted connector to “40” and the width (w value) of the dimension 307 of the connector to “0”. Adjust the display position of the entire part. In addition, the flow position calculation unit 203 deletes the connector in which “1” is set in the item of Target 312 of the temporary information 310 of the part information table 300. Specifically, the flow position calculation unit 203 deletes the connector 004 that has become unnecessary by setting the connector 007 and the connector 008 that are connected to the newly added process C006.
- FIG. 13 shows the parts information table 300 adjusted by executing step S205 of FIG. 10 so that the parts are equally spaced.
- the connector 004 is deleted. If the flowchart is shown using the parts information table 300 shown in FIG. 13, a process C006 is inserted between the process A003 and the process B005 as shown in FIG. 9, and the processes are arranged at equal intervals.
- the adjustment policy regarding the layout of the display position varies depending on the user's preference and the work using the flowchart. Therefore, the adjustment of the display position of the flowchart illustrated in the present embodiment may be stored in the storage unit 30 based on another adjustment logic so that the user can change it.
- connection relation of the process input by the user can be specified by the overlap of the figure on a display screen, and edit operation of a flowchart can be performed. It can be simplified. Further, the user does not have to fine-tune the layout of the added part while considering the balance with the existing parts.
- FIG. 14A a case where a new process (process C006) is superimposed on an existing process (process A003) as shown in FIG. 14A will be described, but as shown in FIG. 14B,
- the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 can perform the parallel connection process in the same manner even when a new branch node is superimposed on a higher-level connector (connector 002) connected to an existing process (process A003).
- the branch node is overlapped with the upper connector 002 connected to the process A003
- the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 arranges the parts after the process A003 on the left side of the branch node, and adds a new process on the right side of the branch node. Then, as shown in FIG.
- the newly input branch node is rearranged at the same center of gravity position 308 as the process A003, thereby performing the parallel connection process described below, as shown in FIG.
- a flowchart of various processing results can be displayed.
- the newly input part is a process, and the input process overlaps with an existing connector, so that the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 determines that the forward connection process is performed.
- the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 determines that the parallel connection process is performed, and the user performs the operation illustrated in FIG. Similar results are obtained.
- step S101 to S104 of FIG. 4 the organization of the node group 309 and the drawing of the flowchart are performed, and the existing flowchart is displayed on the display device 3. Then, the part information input by the user is stored in the parts information table 300 as temporary information 310.
- step S103 in the forward connection shown in FIG. 4, the user places an additional process so as to overlap the existing connector (arrow). However, in order to perform the parallel connection process, Arrange the process to be added to overlap.
- the part information management unit 202 of the flowchart drawing device 1 determines whether or not the input part and the existing part overlap (overlap) (step S301). If the input part does not overlap with the existing part (step S301 ⁇ No), the process proceeds to the next step S110. On the other hand, when the input part and the existing part overlap (step S301 ⁇ Yes), the process proceeds to the next step S302. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14A, the input process C006 overlaps with the existing process A003, so that the process proceeds to step S302.
- step S302 the part information management unit 202 determines whether the part input by the user in step S103 is a process, and whether an existing part that overlaps the input part is a connector or a process. If the existing part that overlaps the input process is a connector (step S302 ⁇ connector), the same processing as in steps S106 to S108 in FIG. 4 is performed.
- step S302 ⁇ process the process proceeds to the parallel connection process from steps S303 to S305.
- the parts information management unit 202 sets a branch node for connecting the overlapping process and the newly input process in parallel in the parts information table 300 (step S303).
- a branch node 007 for connecting the process A003, which is an overlapping process, and the input process C006 in parallel is added to the part information table 300.
- the parts information management unit 202 stores a plurality of connectors connected to the set (inserted) branch node as temporary information 310 in the parts information table 300 (step S304). Specifically, the parts information management unit 202 adds a connector 008 between the newly added branch node 007 and the overlapping process (process A003), and the newly input process (process C006) with the branch node 007. The connector 009 is added between and the connection relation is determined. The parts information management unit 202 changes the connector 002 connected between the overlapping process (process A003) and the start node 001 as a connector connecting the branch node 007 and the start node 001.
- FIG. 16 shows the parts information table 300 at the time when the process of step S304 is completed.
- newly input process C006, branch node 007, connector 008, and connector 009 are newly set. Further, the ID of To 351 to which the connector 002 is connected is changed to “007” (branch node). Then, “1” is set in the Target 312 of the temporary information 310 of the process A003 which is an overlapping process.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 arranges the newly set insertion position of the branch node 007 so that it becomes the same center of gravity position 308 as the overlapping process A003. Further, the newly set connector 008 and connector 009 are indicated as “undecided” because the drawing position coordinates 306, dimension 307, and barycentric position are not specified.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 calculates the position coordinates 306, the dimensions 307, and the center of gravity position 308 of the other parts such as the process C006 and the branch node 007 that are input based on the arrangement position at the present time.
- FIG. 17 shows the parts information table 300 shown in FIG. 16 for explanation. In FIG.
- the newly set branch node 007 is arranged at the same center of gravity position 308 as the overlapping process A003.
- the display positions of the connector 008 and the connector 009 are “undecided”, but in order to indicate the presence of the connector 008 and the connector 009, in FIG.
- the destination is temporarily displayed as the “Upper” port of each of the processes A003 and C006.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 adjusts the display positions of all parts in the node group 309 including newly input processes, branch nodes, and connectors (step S305). Details of the display position adjustment processing (parallel connection) in this flowchart will be described later with reference to FIG.
- the flowchart drawing device 1 performs the shaping process of the node group 309 and draws the determined flowchart on the display of the display device 3.
- FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the flow of display position adjustment processing (parallel connection) of the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the flowchart drawing device 1 inserts a branch node and arranges the parts to be connected below the branch node so as to be symmetrical with respect to the inserted branch node. To do. This will be specifically described below.
- the parts information management unit 202 organizes a node group 309 including newly input processes, branch nodes, and newly set connectors (step S401).
- the parts information management unit 202 groups the node group 309 in the parts information table 300 with the branch node 007 as a boundary.
- the parts information management unit 202 sets the node group 309 to “N1” for the start node 001 and the connector 002.
- the node group 309 is set to “N2”.
- the node group 309 is set to “N3” for the process C006 and the connector 009.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 identifies a process connected to the inserted branch node (step S402).
- a process A003 connected to the branch node 007 via the connector 008 and a process C006 connected via the connector 009 are specified.
- step S403 based on the node group 309 to which each process specified in step S402 belongs, the parts belonging to the same node group 309 are specified and extracted as adjustment target parts (step S403).
- the node group 309 to which the process A003 belongs is “N2”, and the connector 004, the process B005, and the connector 008 belonging to the same node group 309 are specified as the adjustment target parts.
- the node group 309 to which the process C006 belongs is “N3”, and the connector 009 belonging to the same node group 309 is specified as the adjustment target part.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 changes the centroid position (cx value) of the two processes so that the two processes are arranged equally on the left and right around the branch node in order to determine the horizontal arrangement of the flowchart.
- Step S404 the flow position calculation unit 203 adjusts the process A003, the process A003 according to the position of the left end and the right end of the rhombus of the branch node 007 based on the branch node width (w value) and the process width (w value), respectively.
- the cx value is changed so that the process C006 is arranged.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 changes the cx value of the adjustment target part (step S405). Specifically, the flow position calculation unit 203 changed the center-of-gravity position (cx value) of the part located in the lower part of the process identified in step S402 among the adjustment target parts identified in step S403, in step S404. The value is changed to the same value as the cx value of the process connected to the higher level. In this embodiment, among the adjustment target parts whose node group 309 is “N2”, the cx values of the connector 004 and the process B005 are changed to the same value as the cx value of the upper process (process A003).
- step S405 The result of executing the processing up to step S405 is shown in the flowchart of FIG. 20 for explanation. Centering on the branch node 007, the center-of-gravity positions (cx values) of the processes A003 and C006 are changed so as to be evenly arranged on the left and right. Further, the process A003, the connector 004, and the process B005 are arranged at the same center of gravity (cx value).
- the flow position calculation unit 203 determines the height in the vertical direction between the branch node and the two processes identified in step S402, and changes the cy value of the two processes. Specifically, the flow position calculation unit 203 first stores the height (h value) “40” of the connector 002 that connects the start node 001 and the process A003. Then, the flow position calculation unit 203 determines the center of gravity (cy value) of the process A003 and the process C006 from the center of gravity (cy value) of the branch node 007 as the stored connector height (h value) “40”. The height (h value) of the dimension 307 is determined so as to be positioned below the half of the height (h value) (here, “10”) (ie, “50”).
- step S407 the flow position calculation unit 203 changes the cy value of the adjustment target part. Specifically, the flow position calculation unit 203 lowers the center-of-gravity position (cy value) of the parts located in the lower part of the process identified in step S402 among the adjustment target parts identified in step S403 by “50” below. Decide to be located. Then, the flow position calculation unit 203 specifies the position of the connector that connects the two processes specified in step S402 and the branch node 007 (step S408).
- cy value center-of-gravity position
- FIG. 21 shows a flowchart of the result of executing this display position adjustment process (parallel connection), and FIG. 22 shows the parts information table 300 thereof.
- the center of gravity position 308 of the two added connectors, connector 008 and connector 009 is set so as to be positioned at an angle obtained by bending each connector line at a right angle. .
- the flow position calculation unit 203 calculates from the position of the corner, thereby facilitating the calculation of equal left and right and up and down equal positions.
- the calculated value of the original center-of-gravity position may be set, as long as the arrangement of the parts is arranged and the position calculation can be performed equally on the left and right and the top and bottom.
- the user can execute the parallel connection process by overlaying a new process on the existing process, and the layout of each part can be finely determined.
- the display position of the flowchart can be determined and drawn without performing an additional operation such as adjustment.
- step S109 of FIGS. 4 and 15 the node group shaping process executed in step S109 of FIGS. 4 and 15 will be described using an example in which parallel connection processing is performed on an existing flowchart including branch nodes.
- FIG. 23 it is assumed that the user performs an operation of a parallel connection in which a process C012 is newly superimposed on a process A007 of an existing flowchart including a branch node (branch node E003).
- step S101 of the processing procedure of the flowchart drawing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 15 node groups are organized.
- a set of parts with the branch node E003 as a boundary is indicated by a broken line as a node group 309.
- the result of organization of this node group 309 is shown in the parts information table 300 of FIG.
- the parts information table 300 is divided into three node groups 309 of “N1”, “N2”, and “N3” with the branch node E003 as a boundary.
- step S103 of FIG. 15 the data input part 201 receives the input of the part added newly (process C012) by operation of the input device 2 by a user. Subsequently, the parts information management unit 202 stores the received information of the process C012 in the parts information table 300. Then, the processing of steps S301 to S305 in FIG. 15 is performed to execute the display position adjustment processing (parallel connection). This parallel connection display position adjustment (step S305) is performed in the node group (N2) to which the existing part (process A007) overlapping the input part (process C012) belongs.
- FIG. 25 is a tentative display of a flowchart when the display position adjustment processing (parallel connection) up to step S305 in FIG. 15 is completed.
- the rectangle indicating the node group “N2” including the process C012 and the rectangle indicating the node group “N3” are overlapped.
- the distance between the connector 015 and the process C012 of the node group “N2” and the process B011 of the node group “N3” is short. Therefore, when nodes are added to the process C012 or the process B011 in the future, it is expected that the parts in each node group will overlap with the parts in the adjacent node group. Therefore, the node group shaping process is performed after the display position adjustment process in the node group.
- FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the flow of the node group shaping process according to the present embodiment.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 of the flowchart drawing device 1 calculates, for each node group, a minimum rectangle including all parts belonging to the node group (step S501).
- the processing result is a rectangle indicated by a broken line in FIG.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 determines whether or not the calculated rectangles overlap with the rectangles of other node groups (step S502). Then, if the flow position calculation unit 203 does not overlap with the rectangles of other node groups (step S502 ⁇ No), the flow position calculation unit 203 proceeds to step S504.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 determines the moving distance of the rectangle based on the branch node that divides the node group (step S503). ). As shown in FIG. 25, when two node groups overlap with each other between branch nodes, one node group is not arranged on the other node group side than the reference branch node. Avoid overlapping rectangles in node groups. For example, in this embodiment, the flow position calculation unit 203 moves so that the left node group “N2” is arranged on the left side of the left end coordinate of the rhombus of the branch node E003. In FIG.
- the left node group “N2” is moved to the left by “50” in order to align the right end of the rectangle of the node group N2 with the left end of the rhombus of the branch node 003.
- the right node group “N3” has no possibility of overlap, but the node group “N2” is also set to have a movement distance of “50” on the right side in order to shape it symmetrically with the branch node 003 as a fulcrum.
- the flow position calculation unit 203 moves the flowchart including each node group so as to be within the drawing area (step S504). For example, as shown in FIG. 25, when the X coordinate of the left end of the node group “N2” is “40” and the movement distance set in step S503 cannot be moved to the left “50”, , Move other parts based on the position of the leftmost node group part.
- FIG. 27 shows the result of finishing this node group shaping process.
- the user can determine the parallel connection process simply by overlaying a new process on the existing process, and move the flowchart to the position coordinates where the node groups do not overlap without any additional operations. Can be drawn.
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(1)新規に追加したオブジェクトの配置
(2)描画領域を考慮した配置済みオブジェクトの移動
(3)オブジェクト間の結線(不要な結線の削除や追加したオブジェクトと既存のオブジェクトとの結線)
また、作成中のフローチャートの接続線が交差しないように自動的に制御する方法が開示されている(特許文献2参照)。
通常、新規オブジェクトの追加によって完成したフローチャートを見て、他のオブジェクトとインデントをそろえたり、ユーザに見やすくするためにスペースをとるなどの見た目を目的とした調整作業が発生する。フローチャートのオブジェクトを描画・編集するソフトウェアにおいて、見た目調整の作業は必須であり、かつ、二次的な作業であるにもかかわらず多くの工数を要していた。
また、特許文献2に記載の技術は、ツールによって形の決まる接続線の配置に着目しているものである。しかしながら、フローチャートを作成するユーザは、フローチャート全体の形を見て、接続線だけでなくオブジェクトの位置を更に手作業により調整する必要があった。
つまり、ユーザは、オブジェクトを追加する場合に、ユーザ自身により、フローチャート全体の形を調整する必要があり、手間のかかるものであった。
まず、本実施形態に係るフローチャート描画装置1の処理概要を説明する。
本実施形態に係るフローチャート描画装置1が処理を行うフローチャートは、例えば、後記する図2や図21等に示すフローチャートである。これらのフローチャートは、処理や分岐等を示すノードで構成され、各ノード間が矢印付きの線(以下、「コネクタ」と呼ぶ。)で結線される。このノードとコネクタとを総称してパーツと呼ぶ。
また、ノードには、以下の種類がある。
(1)開始および終了を示し、楕円形で表示されるノード。以下、開始を示すノードを、「開始ノード」と呼ぶ。
(2)処理を示し、矩形で表示されるノード。以下、「プロセス」と呼ぶ。
(3)分岐を示し、ひし形で表示されるノード。以下、「分岐ノード」と呼ぶ。なお、本実施形態においては、例示していないが、フローにおける処理の合流をひし形の合流ノードとしてフローチャートに表示させてもよい。
具体的には、新たなプロセスを追加するユーザの操作に、以下に示す2つの接続関係の処理の実行を設定しておく。
また、フローチャート描画装置1は、新たに入力されたプロセスの接続が終了した後、既存のパーツの大きさに合わせて自動で全体の整形を行う。このようにすることで、ユーザは、既存のパーツとのバランスを考えながら、追加したパーツのレイアウトを微調整する必要がなくなる(詳細は後記する)。
図1は、本実施形態に係るフローチャート描画装置1の構成例を示す機能ブロック図である。図1に示すように、フローチャート描画装置1は、CPU(Central Processing Unit)10と、メモリ部20と、記憶部30と、入出力部40とを含んで構成される。
また、入出力部40は、入力インタフェース41と出力インタフェース42とを備える。そして、入出力部40は、入力インタフェース41を介して、マウスやキーボード等の入力装置2からの情報の入力を受け付ける。また、入出力部40は、出力インタフェース42を介して、フローチャート描画装置1の処理結果であるフローチャートを、表示装置3のディスプレイ等に表示させる。
なお、この入力インタフェース41は、図示していない可搬型記憶デバイスと接続することができ、後記するフローチャート描画部200を実行させるプログラムが格納された可搬型記憶デバイスが接続されると、記憶部30に転送したり、メモリ部20へ直接記憶させるようにすることもできる。
ID301は、対象となるフローチャートの各パーツに一意に付される識別子である。
Type302は、パーツの種類を示し、開始ノード等を示す「Terminal」、コネクタ(矢印)を示す「Connector」、プロセスを示す「Process」、分岐ノードを示す「Branch」(不図示)等が格納される。
Name303は、パーツの名称を表す。なお、パーツの名称が付されていない場合は、「NONAME」が格納される。
なお、複数のフローの合流を示す合流ノードを、ひし形のノードとしてフローチャートに図示しない場合(矢印のみでフローの合流を示す)もあるが、その場合であっても、本実施形態におけるパーツ情報テーブル300の接続元パーツ304の項目に、複数の接続元パーツが設定されている場合には、仮想的に合流ノードが存在するものとしてノードグループ309の編成処理を行うようにしてもよい。
また、パーツ情報管理部202は、入力されたパーツがプロセスであり、そのプロセスの配置が、パーツ情報テーブル300に記憶されている既存のパーツであるコネクタまたはプロセスと重複するか否かを判定する。
また、パーツ情報管理部202は、入力されたプロセスが既存のプロセスと重複する場合には、入力されたプロセスと既存の重複したプロセスとを、並列に接続する「並接接続」を実行すると判定する。そして、パーツ情報管理部202は、パーツ情報テーブル300に分岐ノードを設定した上で、重複したプロセスと新たな入力されたプロセスとを並列に接続する。
次に、本実施形態に係るフローチャート描画装置1が行うフローチャート描画処理について説明する。
図4は、本実施形態に係るフローチャート描画装置1が行うフローチャート描画処理(順接接続)の流れを示すフローチャートである。なお、本実施例では、図5に示すように、図2で示したフローチャートのコネクタ(矢印)004に、プロセスC006がユーザにより配置されることにより、フローチャート描画装置1が、順接接続の処理を行うものとして説明する。
次に、図4のステップS108における表示位置調整処理(順接接続)について、図10を用いて説明する。図10は、本実施形態に係るフローチャート描画装置1の表示位置調整処理(順接接続)の流れを示すフローチャートである。
本実施例においては、上位のプロセスであるプロセスA003のcx値と下位のプロセスであるプロセスB005のcx値が同じであり、入力されたプロセスであるプロセスC006のcx値のみが異なるため、入力されたプロセスの重心位置308のcx値を、プロセスA003のcx値と同じ値に設定する。このステップS203の処理を終えた時点のパーツ情報テーブル300を図11に示し、この状態のフローチャートを図12に示す。図12に示すように、重心位置308のcx値が各プロセスにおいて同じ値となっている。
次に、本実施形態に係るフローチャート描画装置1が、ユーザにより入力された新たなプロセスが既存のプロセスに重なるように配置された場合のフローチャート描画処理(並接接続)について説明する。
フローチャート描画装置1は、プロセスA003と接続する上位のコネクタ002に分岐ノードが重ねられた場合、プロセスA003以降のパーツを分岐ノードの左側に配置し、分岐ノードの右側には新たなプロセスを加える。そして、新たに入力された分岐ノードを後記する図17に示すように、プロセスA003と同じ重心位置308に配置し直すことで、以下に説明する並接接続の処理を行い、図21に示すような処理結果のフローチャートを表示させることができる。
なお、順接接続では、新たに入力されたパーツがプロセスであり、入力されたプロセスが既存のコネクタと重複することで、フローチャート描画装置1が、順接接続の処理を行うと判定する。一方、入力されたパーツが分岐ノードであり既存のコネクタと重複する場合には、フローチャート描画装置1は、並接接続の処理を行うと判定し、ユーザが図14(a)に示す操作をした場合と同様の結果が得られる。
次に、図15のステップS305における表示位置調整処理(並接接続)について図18を用いて説明する。図18は、本実施形態に係るフローチャート描画装置1の表示位置調整処理(並接接続)の流れを示すフローチャートである。この表示位置調整処理(並接接続)において、フローチャート描画装置1は、分岐ノードを挿入し、その挿入した分岐ノードを中心として、その分岐ノードより下位において接続するパーツを左右対称となるように配置する。以下、具体的に説明する。
具体的には、フロー位置計算部203は、まず、開始ノード001とプロセスA003とを接続するコネクタ002の高さ(h値)「40」を記憶する。そして、フロー位置計算部203は、プロセスA003およびプロセスC006の重心位置(cy値)を、分岐ノード007の重心位置(cy値)から、記憶したコネクタの高さ(h値)「40」と自身の寸法307の高さ(h値)の2分の1の値(ここでは「10」)とを加えた分(つまり「50」)下方に位置するように決定する。
具体的には、フロー位置計算部203は、ステップS403で特定した調整対象パーツのうち、ステップS402で特定したプロセスの下位に位置するパーツの重心位置(cy値)を、それぞれ「50」下方に位置するように決定する。
そして、フロー位置計算部203は、ステップS402で特定した2つのプロセスと、分岐ノード007とを接続するコネクタの位置を特定する(ステップS408)。
なお、図22のパーツ情報テーブル300において、追加された2つのコネクタである、コネクタ008とコネクタ009の重心位置308を、各コネクタの線を直角に曲げた角に位置するように設定している。これは、ユーザにより既存のプロセスの下方に新しいパーツが追加されたとき、フロー位置計算部203が、角の位置から計算することで、左右均等、上下均等の位置計算を容易にするためである。ただし、これは一例にすぎず、本来の重心位置の計算値を設定してもよく、パーツの配置を整理し、左右均等、上下均等の位置計算が可能であればよい。
次に、図4および図15のステップS109で実行されるノードグループ整形処理について、分岐ノードを含む既存のフローチャートに、並接接続の処理を行う実施例を用いて説明する。本実施例では、図23に示すように、分岐ノード(分岐ノードE003)を含む既存のフローチャートのプロセスA007に、新たにプロセスC012を重ねる並接接続の操作がユーザにより行われるものとして説明する。
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- フローチャートを構成する、複数のノードと前記複数のノード間を接続し前記ノードの処理手順を示すコネクタとの表示位置を調整し、表示装置に表示させるフローチャート描画装置であって、
前記ノードおよび前記コネクタの前記表示位置を示す座標情報、並びに、前記ノードと前記コネクタとの接続情報を含むパーツ情報が記憶される記憶部と、
入力装置から前記フローチャートに追加されるノードに関する情報の入力を受け付けるデータ入力部と、
前記入力されたノードの表示位置と、前記フローチャートを構成する前記コネクタの表示位置とが重複するか否かを前記パーツ情報に基づき判定し、前記入力されたノードが前記コネクタと重複すると判定した場合に、前記重複したコネクタと接続する上位のノードと下位のノードとの間に、前記入力されたノードを挿入するように、前記ノード間の接続関係を決定し、
前記入力されたノードと前記上位のノードとを接続するコネクタ、および前記入力されたノードと前記下位のノードとを接続するコネクタを、前記フローチャートの前記パーツ情報に新たに設定するパーツ情報管理部と、
前記上位のノードの表示位置を基準として、前記入力されたノード、前記下位のノード、前記入力されたノードと前記上位のノードとを接続するコネクタ、および、前記入力されたノードと前記下位のノードとを接続するコネクタの表示位置を決定するフロー位置計算部と、
前記決定した表示位置に基づき、前記フローチャートを前記表示装置に表示させるフロー表示部と、
を備えることを特徴とするフローチャート描画装置。 - 前記パーツ情報管理部は、
前記入力されたノードの表示位置と、前記フローチャートを構成する前記ノードの表示位置とが重複するか否かを前記パーツ情報に基づき判定し、前記入力されたノードが前記ノードと重複すると判定した場合に、処理のフローを分岐させる分岐ノードを、前記フローチャートの前記パーツ情報に新たに設定し、前記新たに設定した分岐ノードの分岐先として、前記入力されたノードおよび前記重複したノードを設定し、
前記フロー位置計算部は、
前記設定した分岐ノードを基準として、前記入力されたノードおよび前記重複したノードを均等に配置するように表示位置を決定すること
を特徴とする請求の範囲第1項に記載のフローチャート描画装置。 - 前記フロー位置計算部は、
前記分岐ノードの分岐先となる、当該分岐ノードの下位に位置する前記ノードおよび前記コネクタの集合それぞれをノードグループとして設定し、前記ノードグループを構成する各ノードおよび各コネクタの表示位置の前記座標情報を前記パーツ情報から取得し、前記ノードグループを構成する各ノードおよび各コネクタを含む最小の矩形を、前記ノードグループそれぞれについて計算し、
前記計算したノードグループの矩形が他のノードグループの矩形と重複する場合に、前記分岐ノードの表示位置を基準として、前記重複した前記ノードグループの表示位置を変更すること
を特徴とする請求の範囲第2項に記載のフローチャート描画装置。 - フローチャートを構成する、複数のノードと前記複数のノード間を接続し前記ノードの処理手順を示すコネクタとの表示位置を調整し、表示装置に表示させるフローチャート描画装置のフローチャート描画方法であって、
前記フローチャート描画装置は、
前記ノードおよび前記コネクタの前記表示位置を示す座標情報、並びに、前記ノードと前記コネクタとの接続情報を含むパーツ情報が記憶される記憶部を備えており、
入力装置から前記フローチャートに追加されるノードに関する情報の入力を受け付けるステップと、
前記入力されたノードの表示位置と、前記フローチャートを構成する前記コネクタの表示位置とが重複するか否かを前記パーツ情報に基づき判定し、前記入力されたノードが前記コネクタと重複すると判定した場合に、前記重複したコネクタと接続する上位のノードと下位のノードとの間に、前記入力されたノードを挿入するように、前記ノード間の接続関係を決定するステップと、
前記入力されたノードと前記上位のノードとを接続するコネクタ、および前記入力されたノードと前記下位のノードとを接続するコネクタを、前記フローチャートの前記パーツ情報に新たに設定するステップと、
前記上位のノードの表示位置を基準として、前記入力されたノード、前記下位のノード、前記入力されたノードと前記上位のノードとを接続するコネクタ、および、前記入力されたノードと前記下位のノードとを接続するコネクタの表示位置を決定するステップと、
前記決定した表示位置に基づき、前記フローチャートを前記表示装置に表示させるステップと、
を実行することを特徴とするフローチャート描画方法。 - 前記入力されたノードの表示位置と、前記フローチャートを構成する前記ノードの表示位置とが重複するか否かを前記パーツ情報に基づき判定し、前記入力されたノードが前記ノードと重複すると判定した場合に、処理のフローを分岐させる分岐ノードを、前記フローチャートの前記パーツ情報に新たに設定し、前記新たに設定した分岐ノードの分岐先として、前記入力されたノードおよび前記重複したノードを設定するステップと、
前記設定した分岐ノードを基準として、前記入力されたノードおよび前記重複したノードを均等に配置するように表示位置を決定するステップと、
をさらに実行することを特徴とする請求の範囲第4項に記載のフローチャート描画方法。 - 前記分岐ノードの分岐先となる、当該分岐ノードの下位に位置する前記ノードおよび前記コネクタの集合それぞれをノードグループとして設定し、前記ノードグループを構成する各ノードおよび各コネクタの表示位置の前記座標情報を前記パーツ情報から取得し、前記ノードグループを構成する各ノードおよび各コネクタを含む最小の矩形を、前記ノードグループそれぞれについて計算し、
前記計算したノードグループの矩形が他のノードグループの矩形と重複する場合に、前記分岐ノードの表示位置を基準として、前記重複した前記ノードグループの表示位置を変更すること
を特徴とする請求の範囲第5項に記載のフローチャート描画方法。 - 請求の範囲第4項ないし請求の範囲第6項のいずれか1項に記載のフローチャート描画方法をコンピュータの実行させるためのプログラム。
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