JPH06282367A - Data input method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To edit a file in accordance with each job without developing a job- classified program and to easily cope with the change of data items by extracting an editing item and a check item related to a selected menu from a definition table and inputting or checking data in accordance with these items. CONSTITUTION:A definition table 4 has editing items, to which data items required by the menu of an item select menu picture 2 are related, and true/false check items of input data to data items. An editing item and a check item related to the selected menu are extracted from the definition table 4 in accordance with this selected menu by a work station 8 and a data input picture editing processing 3. A user inputs data on a data input picture 7 in accordance with this editing item. The user checks input data in accordance with the extracted check item by a data check processing 6. As the result, file editing of each job is performed without a job-classified program.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to various data input methods using an information processing device such as a workstation (hereinafter referred to as WS), and more particularly to a data input method using a WS screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, due to the widespread use of WS, in-house distributed processing has been performed in offices in various fields.
At that time, an edit screen corresponding to each job is generated by a program for each job, data related to each job is input according to the generated edit screen, and data files are edited (input / update / delete / store). )It is carried out.

For example, a program corresponding to each work is developed such as "order management system" for the sales department, "payroll calculation system" for the accounting department, "personnel system" for the personnel department. There is.

Therefore, in general, it is necessary to develop a program for performing the following processing in correspondence with each business.

(1) An item-based selection menu corresponding to the work of each department or section is displayed on the WS screen.

(2) When the user selects an item to be edited from the item-by-item selection menu screen, the document file necessary for the work is displayed on the WS screen.

(3) With respect to the document file displayed on the WS screen, the user is required to input data of necessary items and edit the data.

(4) For each input item, for example, in a payroll system, the input data is checked according to the attribute of the input item such as "number of digits", and if there is an error, an error message is displayed on the WS screen. Output to.

(5) If there is no error, the data is stored by editing the file record according to the contents of the input item and writing it to the file.

[0010]

However, when a program for performing the above-described processing is developed corresponding to each business, the development cost becomes enormous and data items and attributes are changed. In that case, each program must be individually changed each time, and there is a problem that a lot of labor is required for maintenance.

An object of the present invention is to edit a file corresponding to each business without developing a program for each business, and to easily deal with a change of data item or the like. It is to provide a data input method.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a definition table having edit items for associating data items required by a menu and correct / wrong check items of input data to the data items. According to the selected menu, the edit item and the check item related to the selection menu are extracted from the definition table, data is input according to the extracted edit item, and the check item is further added. The input data is checked.

[0013]

According to the above means, first, a list of a plurality of menus to be processed is displayed on the screen. Therefore, when the user selects an arbitrary menu to be edited, the edit item and check item related to the selected menu are extracted from the table.

When a user inputs new or updated data according to the edited item, the input data is inspected according to the check item extracted from the table.

If the check items are not satisfied, an error message is displayed on the screen, and if satisfied, new or updated data is stored in the corresponding file.

Therefore, by defining edit items and check items for each work in the table, it is not necessary to create a program dedicated to each work, and when changing the data items, etc. This can be easily dealt with by changing only the check items.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

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

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an initial selection menu screen displayed when the system is started up. As shown in the drawing, for example, a menu showing a job-specific processing system such as a payroll calculation system, an inventory management system, and a personnel system is displayed. Is displayed.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an item selection menu screen for selecting a processing item in the processing system for each job selected on the selection menu screen 1, and as shown in the figure, for example, basic item input, attendance record input, and grade. Items such as changes are displayed.

Reference numeral 3 is a data input screen editing process for editing the data input to the item selected on the item selection menu screen 2.

Reference numeral 4 is a definition table in which various definition bodies are stored, and is composed of a screen selection definition table 41, a screen item table 42, a screen item definition table 43, and a check item table 44.

Reference numeral 5 is a data file in which various data are stored, and for example, data such as basic data 51, attendance record data 52, and payment record data 53 are stored.

Reference numeral 6 is a data check process for checking the attribute of the input data. If the attribute of the input data is OK, the content of the data file 5 is updated and NO.
If so, an error message is displayed on the data input screen 7.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the tables 41, 42, 43, 44.

In FIG. 2, (1) the following contents are defined in the screen selection definition table 41. a. Selection number 411 b. Screen name 412 c. Screen group number 413 (2) The following contents are defined in the screen item table 42. a. Screen group number 421 b. Screen determination condition 422 c. Item group number 423 (3) The following contents are defined in the screen item definition table 43. a. Item group number 431 b. Screen item name 432 c. File symbol name 433 d. File item number 434 e. Check item number 435 (4) The following contents are defined in the check item definition table 44. a. Check item number 435 b. Check item 442 c. Message ID 443 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the data stored in the data file 5. In this embodiment, for example, a “payroll calculation system” used in the accounting section is assumed, and the basic file 51 has Name 511, Name 512, Grade 513,
The department 514 and the like are stored.

In the attendance record file 52, the name number 511, the date 522, the overtime 523, the number of holidays 526,
Data such as absentee attendance 527 is stored.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the data input screen editing process.

The data input screen editing process will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4. First, when the system is started up, a selection menu screen 1 for each business is displayed. When "2. Payroll system" used in the accounting department is selected from the selection menu screen 1, an item selection menu screen 2 of the payroll system is displayed.

Next, when "Attendance record input" of "Selection number 2" is selected (step 401), the screen group number "21," which constitutes "Attendance record input" in the screen selection definition table 41 is selected. 22, 23 "is read (step 402).

Next, this screen group number "21,2"
2, 23 "reads the screen determination condition 422 and the item group number 423 corresponding to the screen group number" 21, 22, 23 "in the screen item table 42 (step 403).

Here, the screen determination condition 422 is "grade 40 or higher" and the item group number 423 is A1, A.
2, A3, B1, C1, C2, C3, D1, D2, D3
Is read.

Next, when the name number 511 ("180089" in this example) is input as the update key, the basic file 51 in the data file 5 is read first (step 404).

The contents of this basic file 51,
Screen item table 42 read in step 403
Are compared, and the item number group 423 corresponding to the screen determination condition 422 is determined (step 405).

In this example, since the grade of the name number "180089" is "32" and less than "40", the screen item of "number 22" in the screen group number 413 is not the object of editing, and the item Group numbers A1, A2, A3, B
Items 1, D1, D2, and D3 are determined as items to be edited.

When the item group number 423 to be edited is determined in this way, the contents of the screen item definition table 43 are read using this item group number 423 as a search key (step 406). Then, the contents of the basic file 51 and the attendance record 52 in the data file 5 are edited according to the contents of the screen item definition table 43 (step 407), and the edited contents are output to the screen (step 408).

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the data check process.

In FIG. 5, first, each item on the data input screen 409 for which the editing process has been completed is read (step 501), and the check item number 435 of the screen item definition table 43 is used as a search key to create the check item definition table 4
The contents of 4 are read (step 502).

Each item on the data input screen 409 is checked according to the check item 442 of the check item definition table 44 (step 503).

If the check result is NG (step 50)
4), message ID of check item definition table 44
The error message displayed by 443 is the data input screen 409.
Is output to (step 505).

If the check result is OK (step 506), the contents updated on the data input screen 409 by the file symbol name 433 and the file item number 434 of the screen item definition table 43 are the corresponding data file 5 (In this case, the attendance record file 52) is written in the corresponding item "year / month 522", "overtime 523", etc. (step 507).

As described above, by storing in advance the edit items and the check items for associating the data in the definition table 4, the menu items displayed on the screen can be displayed without developing a program for each job. Can be edited.

Moreover, when changing data items, etc.,
This can be easily dealt with by changing only the edit item and the check item that relate the data.

[0044]

As described above, according to the present invention, a definition table having an edit item for associating a data item required by a menu and a check item for correctness of input data to the data item is provided, and the selected menu is selected. According to the above, the edit item and the check item related to the selection menu are extracted from the definition table, data is input according to the extracted edit item, and the input data is checked by the check item. Therefore, it is possible to input data corresponding to each business without developing a program for each business, and it is possible to easily deal with a change in data item or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of various definition tables according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a data file according to an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of data input screen editing processing in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of data check processing in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Selection menu screen, 2 ... Item selection menu screen, 3
Data input screen editing process, 4 definition table, 5 data file, 6 data check process, 7 data input screen, 8 WS (workstation).

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A menu displayed on the screen is selected,
In the data input method for inputting data, a definition table having edit items that associate the data items required by the menu and check items for correctness of the input data to the data items is provided, and the above definition is provided according to the selected menu. The edit item and the check item related to the selection menu are extracted from the table, data is input according to the extracted edit item, and the input data is checked by the check item. Data entry method.