JPS63138455A - Object attribute list display processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily cope with change, etc., of object attribute names by compiling a list of necessary object attributes for display based on an object attribute control list in an input mode of object attributes. CONSTITUTION:The correspondence is secured by an object attribute control list 16 between the object attribute codes and the object attribute names that are identified by users. Thus the correction is required for the list 16 only when the object attribute names are added, changed and deleted. Then it is not required for each processing part executed by a processor 10 to be conscious of each concrete object attribute name. In other words, an object attribute list 17 is automatically corrected just by changing and adding data on the list 16 when the object attribute names are changed and added. Thus no change is needed for a program to be executed by the processor 10.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] In a data processing system that has various processing functions according to object attributes, an object attribute management book that associates object attribute codes with object attribute names is provided, and when inputting object attributes, By using the object attribute management list to edit and display a list of object attributes necessary for processing, it is possible to easily deal with changes in object attribute names, etc.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a data processing system that manages a collection of data such as Japanese documents, tables, graphs, etc. as objects, and in particular, when selecting object attributes, an object attribute list is displayed using an object) W property management list. The present invention relates to an object attribute list display processing method.

Recently, with the progress of office automation (OA), data processing equipment is no longer used to simply process Japanese documents or only perform spreadsheet processing (1 Japanese document processing, 1 spreadsheet processing, There is an increasing demand for integrated and complex processing functions that can launch a wide variety of processes as needed, such as graph processing. In order to standardize and standardize data, an effective approach is to specify processing for data, rather than specifying data for processing. The processing that can be executed depends on the type of object, that is, the object attributes.It is likely that such object attributes will need to be changed or added in the future, but it is possible to easily handle such changes. It is hoped that this will be possible.

(Conventional technology) FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the prior art.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, various types of data or processing program files 51 are mixed and stored on an external storage device 50 such as a magnetic disk device or a floppy disk device, and various types of processing can be performed as needed. It is done to start the program. Conventionally, an operator always has to be aware of what kind of files 51 are stored on the external storage device 50.For example, when processing Japanese document data, an operator starts a Japanese document processing program to process table data. When processing data, it was necessary to perform startup operations individually depending on the type of data and processing type, such as starting one spreadsheet processing program.

In order to be able to handle such startup operations in a unified manner, a conventional method has been considered in which the startup sequence of processing is determined by a program while determining the type of data selected and the type of processing to be executed. It is being

A collection of data such as Japanese documents, tables, graphs, etc. is called an object, and the information that identifies the type of each object is called an object attribute. When inputting object attributes, the object attribute information of the object to be processed is fixedly stored in the management program, and a list of object attributes is displayed.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Generally, the processing content depends on the object attributes.

The process startup sequence differs depending on the object attributes and the type of process to be executed. When multiple types of object attributes like this are mixed.

For example, if you want to search only for a specific object attribute, you need to specify that object attribute.

Therefore, it has been considered to display a list of object attributes as a menu, but according to the conventional method, information about all object attributes handled as processing targets is displayed on the object management program. Therefore, if there is a change or addition to the object attribute name handled as a processing target, the management program itself must be modified each time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a method that does not affect the structure of a program that manages objects even if object attribute names are changed in the future.

[Means for solving problems]

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the principle of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 10 is a processing device consisting of a CPU and memory, and 11 is an external storage device such as a magnetic disk device or a floppy disk device.

12-0 to 12-3 are objects each consisting of a collection of data; 13 is an object management file storing object management information; 14 is a display; 15 is an operation instruction menu having selection information regarding operation instructions; Object attribute management list, 17
Reference numeral 18 indicates an object attribute list which is a list of object attribute information to be processed; 18 indicates a process selection unit that selects a process that requires specification of object attributes; and 19 indicates an object attribute management list that searches the object attribute management list 16. A search unit 20 represents an object attribute list display unit that performs processing to display the object attribute list 17, and 21 represents an object processing unit that performs processing depending on each object attribute.

Each object 1 is a collection of data to be processed
2-0.12-1. ... is 2 Japanese documents.

The object attribute management list 16 has object attributes that indicate the types of objects such as tables, graphs, and line drawings.
An object attribute code, which is an internal identification code assigned in advance to identify the object attribute, and an object attribute name, which is a name by which the user identifies the object attribute, are registered in association with each other.

Each object 12-0. Management information such as object names, titles, object attributes, etc., is held in the object management file 13.9 The storage of object attribute information here is performed by object attribute codes.

The process selection unit 18 displays an operation instruction menu 15 on the display 14 and inputs selection information for a process related to the object. For example, when the process by the process selection unit 18 specifies a search for an object, it is necessary to display a list of object attributes to be searched.

The object attribute management book search unit 19 refers to the object attribute management book 16 when it becomes necessary to display a list of object attributes.

Extract object attributes for search.

The object attribute list display unit 20 edits the object attribute list 17 based on the object attributes and displays it on the display 14. Through this object attribute list 17, the object attribute specified by an input device such as a mouse is set as the object E property to be searched. That is, the object processing unit 21 that executes the search process obtains the object attribute code corresponding to the object attribute name selected in the object attribute list 17 from the object attribute management gl 16, and uses the same object attribute code in the object management file 13. Find an object with .

[Operation] Inside the system, object types are managed using object attribute codes, but this object attribute code and the object attribute name, which is the name that the user identifies, are associated with each other by the object attribute management book 16. It will be done.

Therefore, when adding, changing, or deleting an object attribute name, it is only necessary to modify the object attribute management 7I116. ! ! Each processing unit executed in 10 does not need to be aware of each specific object attribute name. In other words, when there is a change or addition to an object attribute name, the data in the object attribute management 7116 is changed or added. If an addition is made, the object attribute list 17 is automatically modified, so there is no need to change the program executed by the processing device 10.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of object attribute management, FIG. 3 is an example of an operation instruction display, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of processing in an embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment adopts the concept of specifying processing for a certain piece of data rather than specifying data. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the data to be processed is managed as an object, and the processing is performed according to the type of data.

Assigning object attributes.

In FIG. 2, 12 represents an object), 13 represents an object management file, and 16 represents an object attribute management list.

The object attribute management list 16 is a file that associates object attribute codes, which are internal identification codes of object attributes, with object attribute names, which are names identified by users. The object management file 13 is
For each object.

It has management information such as the object name of the object, the object attribute code related to the object, and the title given by the user to understand the contents of the object.

when adding new object attributes.

A new object attribute code and an arbitrarily assigned object attribute name are additionally registered in the object attribute management 'X16. Addition of such object attributes does not affect the program that manages the object, and there is no need to change the program.

For example, if the object attribute name "Japanese document" is to be changed to "document data" for convenience, it is only necessary to change the corresponding object attribute name in the object attribute management list 16.

This object attribute management i16 makes it easy to display the five object attribute names uniformly among each software program product, and also allows users to freely assign their own names to object attribute names. You will be able to do this.

Although not shown, in this embodiment, one of the object attributes is a "folder" attribute. A "folder" is a file that stores multiple types of documents in a paper file. It is used when a plurality of objects are collectively managed. In a "folder", the object management file 13 can be considered to be managed in multiple stages.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an operation instruction display displayed on the display when selecting an object and selecting a process. In FIG. 3, 40 represents a display screen, 41 represents a pull-down menu, and 42 represents an object list.

The object list 42, operation instruction menu 15, etc.
By so-called multi-window control.

It is displayed in a window dynamically set within the display screen 40.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, according to the object list 42,
The object attribute is "Japanese document".

An object with the title "Minutes" is first selected, and then from the pull-down menu 41.

"Basic" operation is selected.

Since the selected object attribute is "Japanese document 1", the processes corresponding to the object attribute of "Japanese document" are extracted, such as "End", "Common management information", "Security protection information", etc. - "Stylistic analysis" is displayed on the operation instruction menu 15.

For example, if the object attribute is "Table" and the title is "○
If the object "OO Sales Status" is selected for the first time, the 81I production instruction menu 15 will include:

Process types that can be executed only for "tables" are displayed.

In the pull-down menu 41, if 1, for example, "Edit" operation is selected instead of "Basic" operation, "
``Copy'' and ``Japanese Document'' object attributes.
An operation instruction menu 15 having selection items such as ``Move'', ``Delete'', and ``Change name j'' is displayed.

When the "Search" operation is selected in the pull-down menu 41, an object attribute name to be searched for is input. In particular, this search is necessary when the object attributes of subordinate objects do not appear directly in the object list 42, such as in the case of a "folder." This object attribute name is entered using the object attribute list 17 as shown in FIG.

Next, an example of processing according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. ■ to ■ in the following description correspond to processes ■ to ■ shown in FIG.

■ Display a pull-down menu 41 and object list 42 as shown in FIG. Note that the object list 42 is displayed based on the object management file 13 and object attribute management list 16.

■ Input selection information for objects and operations using the object list 42 and pull-down menu 41.

■ In the pull-down menu 41, "Determine whether or not the search J operation is selected. If it is another operation, execute the process corresponding to the operation.

■ When the "Search" operation is selected, the object attribute management list 16 is accessed and the object attributes necessary for the search are extracted.

(2) Edit the object attribute list 17 on the buffer based on the object attribute name obtained from the object attribute management 1116.

■ Display the edited object attribute list 17 on the display 14. Thereafter, an instruction for an object attribute is input, and a search process regarding the object attribute is executed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, even if the object attributes are diverse, the object attribute list can be
It becomes possible to display information regardless of the structure of the program, and it becomes possible to easily deal with changes and additions to object attribute names.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of object attribute management, FIG. 3 is an example of operation instruction display, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of processing in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows an explanatory diagram of the prior art. In the figure, 10 is a processing device, and 11 is an external storage device. 12-0 to 12-3 are objects, 13 is an object management file, 14 is a display, 15 is an operation instruction menu, 16ft object attribute management list, 17 is an object attribute list, 18 is a process selection section, 19 is object attribute management Reference numeral 20 represents a book search unit, 20 represents an object attribute list display unit, and 21 represents an object processing unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] There are multiple types of objects (12-0, 12-1,...) each consisting of a collection of data, depending on the type of data that is the content, and for each object, , in a data processing system that has a processing function that assigns and manages object attributes that indicate the type of the object, an object attribute code consisting of an internal identification code attached to identify the object attribute that indicates the type of the object, and each object attribute. an object attribute management list (16) for storing objects in association with object attribute names, which are names for identification by a user; and a process selection means (18) for selecting a process that requires specifying an object attribute for the object. , object attribute list display means for searching the object attribute management list (16) and displaying an object attribute list consisting of a list of object attribute names on a display in response to selection of a process that requires specification of object attributes; (19, 20) An object attribute list display processing method characterized by comprising: