JP2001134423A - Method for outputting picture information of new system using interactive existing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for reproducing interface definition information between a new system and an interactive existing necessary at the time of linking the new system with the interactive existing system for constructing the new system using the existing system in a short period from existing system resource information. SOLUTION: A screen related information analyzing, editing, and generating function, and file related drawing displaying function 3 analyzes existing system information 4 having screen transition information, screen definition, and screen operation information, and extracts and temporarily stores the inter-screen transition information and each screen item information of the existing system as screen analytic information 5. Then, each extracted screen analytic information is edited by a terminal equipment 2, generated as new system screen information and to store into new system screen information 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for analyzing an existing system by using an electronic computer and regenerating information on the existing system. Analyze screen definition information, screen operation information, screen transition information) and generate new system interface information (screen definition information, screen operation information, screen transition information) required to utilize existing system assets from the new system How to do.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique, Japanese Patent Application No. 11-199872 is a means for generating screen transition information of an existing system. In this patent, it is a method of analyzing the screen definition of an existing interactive system, analyzing existing software assets such as source programs, and assisting in understanding and utilizing screen transitions, screen layouts, and program configurations of the existing interactive system.

[0003]

In the above prior art, the purpose is to output a screen transition diagram and screen information of an existing interactive system and to understand the existing system. Because it has not been analyzed from the screen definition such as the number of digits and the screen operation information for defining the key operation from the screen, in order to develop the interface information of the new system when constructing the new system, the screen definition document of the existing system must be further analyzed. In addition, developers had to manually design and create screen definition information and screen operation information.

[0004] In addition, if the screen definition document is not consistent, additional work such as checking the actual screen from a terminal device has been a serious problem.

An object of the present invention is to analyze the existing system assets based on new system screen interface information and screen transition information required at the time of maintenance management of the new system, which are required when linking the new system and the interactive existing system. It consists in generating by editing the result.

[0006]

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, according to the present invention, the screen transition information includes key operation screen operation information and a result of analysis of the position and the number of digits as each item definition on the screen. For the screen selected as the new system screen information generation target from the editable screen layout, edit the display position of the screen item, input / output category, screen item value, and screen transition key, Generate system screen layout, move, add,
Edit processing results such as deletion screen definition information of the new system,
By generating the screen information as screen operation information, a new system screen information, which has conventionally been created manually, is supported.

Further, when two or more screens are selected at the time of selecting a new system screen information generation target screen on the screen transition diagram, the screen items are reconfigured in the selected order, and the selected screens are integrated. Generate a new system screen layout. After the editing work of the combined screen layout is completed, the screen transition information changed by the integration of the screens is reflected in the screen transition diagram, and the screen transition information is output.

The new system screen transition information, screen definition information and screen operation information are stored in an external storage device, so that new system screen transition information and screen information can be stored in the external storage device instead of newly inputting existing system information. It has means for inputting definition information and screen operation information and newly editing the screen layout of the already edited new system, and further has screen transition information, screen definition information output to an external storage device,
By updating the screen operation information and displaying it on the display device as the latest file relation diagram, the relation between a plurality of types of files output to the external storage device is visually grasped.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for generating new system screen information by analyzing an existing interactive system according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for realizing the embodiment. . In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU having a sequential processing function based on a program, and executes the processing procedure of FIG. Reference numeral 2 denotes an interactive terminal having a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, which is used by an operator using the present system to input various instructions and display results to the operator. Reference numeral 3 denotes a program for realizing the processing procedure of FIG. 2, which is stored in the main memory. Reference numeral 4 stores existing system screen information to be generated for new system screen information. Reference numeral 5 stores screen item information which is a result of analysis and editing of existing system screen information. Reference numeral 6 denotes a file for storing new system screen information generated by the new system screen information generation function of the present embodiment.

Next, an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, a screen transition diagram is displayed on a terminal device by a known technique such as Japanese Patent Application No. 11-199872. Using this known technique, screen transition information of the existing interactive system is obtained (201) and stored in the existing system screen transition information table. The operator selects a screen on which new system screen information is to be created on the displayed screen transition diagram (20).
2). By specifying the screen definition information corresponding to the transaction / screen name of the selected screen and analyzing the screen definition information, the attributes such as the name, display position, type, and value of the screen item included in the screen are generated. It is stored in the system screen item table (203).

Next, each screen item in the existing system screen item table is displayed on the new system screen layout (2).
04). The attributes at the time of display of each item follow the information in the existing system screen item information storage table.

The screen transition key and the transition destination information specified by the transaction / screen name are stored in the existing system screen item table.

Next, each screen item in the existing system screen item information storage table is displayed on the new system screen layout. The attributes at the time of display of each item follow the information in the existing system screen item information storage table.

In order to define a new system interface, the operator performs editing operations such as changing the position of all screen items, adding and deleting fixed items, changing values, and setting default values for input items (205).

The editing work performed by the operator on each screen item on the new system screen layout screen is reflected in the new system screen item table. The editing result is stored as a new system screen definition information file and a screen control information file (206). When it is desired to continuously generate the screen definition information of the new system, the editing target screen is selected from the screen transition information (201) of the existing interactive system that has already been acquired.

Further, an association diagram of each definition file is generated from the generated new system screen definition information (208).

FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 show examples of analysis of the existing interactive system and generation of screen information.

FIG. 3 is a screen transition diagram in which a transaction name analyzed from existing system assets, screen transition information (301) in which key operation definition information is combined for each screen name, and a relationship between transactions and screen operations are displayed on a terminal device. (302), a screen (304) selected as a new system screen information generation target and a screen transition diagram (303). A related diagram for each transaction and each screen is displayed on the terminal device based on the screen transition information.

An operator selects an arbitrary screen on which a new system information is to be created on the screen transition diagram using an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse (202).

FIG. 4 shows existing system screen definition information (401) using a panel definition used when defining the screen configuration of an interactive screen on the main frame, display positions of items defined on the existing system screen, This is screen item information (402) obtained by analyzing the number of digits and the type.

Screen name MAP2 selected on the screen transition diagram
Analysis is performed on the screen definition information having the screen name (403) that matches with the screen definition information (203). Fixed value item defined by "CNSFLD" in screen definition information (405)
Analyzes the display position, color and value of the fixed value from
The display position and color of the input / output item are analyzed from the input / output item (406) defined by "D", and the screen item name (407)
Based on the item (404) defined in the screen item name (408) related to, the screen definition item length and the input / output division are analyzed and set in the existing system screen item information. The transition key operation information (409) of the corresponding screen MAP2 is generated from the existing system screen transition information. In order to display the transition key operation information on the terminal screen in the new system, the type is set as the “transition key” in the existing system screen item information (41).
0). At this time, the screen transition key is set as the item name so that the display position does not overlap with the screen item already set in the existing system screen item information.

In FIG. 5, a new system screen layout is displayed on a display device in accordance with the position and color attribute of each screen item information set in the existing system screen item information (2).
04). The editable existing system screen layout (501) generated from the existing system screen item information is displayed,
The editing work result is stored in the new system screen item information (503) from the new system screen layout (502) after the operator has performed the editing work. On the screen of each item, the fixed value displays the value (504), and the input / output item (505) and the transition key (506) display the item name. In the example, change of the value for the screen item (507), change of the position (50
8) Editing work such as adding a screen item (509) (2)
05), the change in the value in the new system screen item information (510) and the change in the position information (51)
1), it is reflected as addition of a screen item (512).

FIG. 6 shows the new system screen definition information (601), new system screen operation information (602), and new system screen item file (603) generated after the end of the editing operation.
It is. After the new system screen layout editing work is completed, new system screen information is generated and stored in the external storage device (6) as new system screen information (206). In this embodiment, the screen definition information is output as HTML by extracting each item of the new system screen item information (510) in the ascending order of the vertical axis and the horizontal axis of the position information. Also, the screen name stored in the existing system screen transition information (301),
The next startup transaction and the next display screen name are extracted, and the input / output item names are extracted from the new system screen item information (501) to generate new system screen operation information (602). Generated new system screen item information (510),
The new system screen operation information is stored in the external storage device (6) as new system screen information. The stored new system screen item information (510) and new system screen operation information (60)
2) From screen transition of transaction name, screen name,
The screen transition in key operation is grasped, and a new system screen transition diagram is generated (207).

In the cooperative operation between the new system and the existing system, the function of the interactive existing system is made to appear as an interface for inter-object communication, and the operation is performed from the new system built on the PC. There are various methods according to applications such as changing the screen configuration without making any changes to the system program. Regardless of which method is used, the new system,
Translation of the interface between existing systems is essential. By using the new system screen definition information and the new system screen operation information shown in FIG. 6, the task of constructing interface information for each screen of the new system, which has been manually created based on various specifications, has been reduced. Can be done.

FIG. 7 is a screen transition diagram (701) in which a plurality of screens are selected on the screen transition diagram (302) to create a new system screen integrating a plurality of screens.

FIG. 8 shows definition information (801) and (802) of existing system screens of a plurality of selected screens, screen layouts (803) and (804) of the existing system represented by the definition information, and This is the existing system screen item information (805). When creating new system screen information for multiple screens, as in the case of a single screen, the existing system screen definition information,
The existing system screen transition information is analyzed to generate the existing system screen item information (805). In this embodiment, the screen items of the existing system screen item information (MAP2) are analyzed,
Set MAP2 screen items to existing system screen item information (8
06), and adds the transition key of MAP2 to the existing system screen item information from the existing system screen transition information (807).
In the analysis of MAP3, similarly, the existing system screen item information is set (808) and (809) based on the existing system screen item information (MAP3) and the existing system screen transition information. The existing system screen item information is stored for each screen to be integrated in the new system.

FIG. 9 shows an existing system screen layout (901) generated in the order of item names on the existing system screen item information to be integrated, and an edited new system screen layout (902). As with the generation of new system screen information for a single screen, the attributes of each screen item in the screen item information are extracted and the new system screen layout is displayed. It is stored in item information, and a new system screen definition file, new system operation information file, and new system screen item file are generated. By using the new system screen transition definition file and the new system operation information file generated here, a new system that integrates multiple dialog screens of the existing system into one screen in a new system that operates in cooperation with the existing interactive system Analyzing existing system screen definition information and creating new system screen definition information, which were necessary when designing screens, understanding the existing system by editing the displayed existing screen layout, The work of creating the screen definition of the new system can be reduced. Further, by displaying the integrated screen transition diagram, it is possible to support the understanding of the newly constructed new system.

FIG. 10 shows a new system screen layout. For existing system screens for which new system screen information has already been generated, instead of creating new system screen item information by analyzing existing system screen information and screen definition information, enter a new system screen item file, It is possible to update the new system screen information. Enter the new system screen item file and enter the new system screen information (1
001), layout editing and screen item information output can be performed again on a screen on which analysis has been performed and layout editing and screen item information output have been performed.

FIG. 11 shows a screen information file relation diagram (1101) further generated from the new system screen definition information and a new system screen definition information editing screen (1108). The transaction name to be edited as the new system screen layout, the existing screen transition file (1102) related to the screen name, the existing system screen definition information (1103), the screen name and the screen definition information file name (1105), and the new A screen information file related diagram is generated from the system screen operation information file (1107) and the new system operation information (1106). By selecting a file displayed on the screen information file relation diagram, the definition information of the file is displayed in a displayable form. In this embodiment, the screen information file relation diagram (110
By selecting the new system screen definition information (1104) in 1), the new system screen definition information editing screen (11
06) is displayed, and the new system screen information file can be edited.

When constructing a new system that cooperates with a large-scale existing interactive system having a large number of screens, the number of screen information files necessary for cooperation between the old and new screens also increases. The display and display of this screen information file relation diagram allow the file management and editing work to be performed efficiently by displaying this file relation diagram.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, based on the screen transition information of the existing system and the screen definition information, the design support of the screen used on the new system, especially the new screen integrating the plural screens of the existing system. Integrated support for the construction of a new system that works in conjunction with the existing interactive system by creating a screen information file and managing the screen information file required for the system screen design, new system, and interface conversion between existing systems You can do it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system that analyzes an existing interactive system according to an embodiment and generates and outputs screen information.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure for analyzing existing screen information, generating, editing, and outputting new system screen information files and displaying a related diagram of a new system screen information file according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 shows an example of existing system screen transition information created by a known technique, a screen transition diagram displayed based on the existing system screen transition information, and a screen transition in which a new system screen information generation target screen is selected. FIG.

FIG. 4 shows an example of an existing system screen definition statement to be analyzed;
It is a figure which shows the existing system screen transition information and the existing system screen item information extracted by analyzing these.

FIG. 5 shows an existing system screen layout generated from existing system screen item information, a new system screen layout created by an operator performing editing work on the existing system screen layout, and a new system screen reflecting the new system screen layout. It is a figure showing an example of item information.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a new system screen definition information, a new system operation information, and a new system screen item file output by analyzing new system screen item information and new system screen definition information of an existing system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen transition diagram in which a plurality of new system screen information generation target screens are selected.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of screen layout and screen definition information of an existing system screen selected as a new system screen information creation target, and existing system screen item information created by analyzing the selected screen definition information. .

FIG. 9 shows an example of an existing system screen layout created from existing system screen item information, a new system screen layout obtained by changing the existing system screen layout, and a screen transition diagram display screen reflecting an existing system screen combination. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a new system screen layout obtained by further editing the edited new system screen layout.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen information file relation diagram further generated from new system screen definition information and a new system screen definition information editing screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... CPU, 2 ... Terminal device, 3 ... Main memory device, 4 ... Existing system information, 5 ... Existing system analysis information, 6 ... New system screen information.

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Ikuyo Umezawa 890 Kashimada, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture F-term in Hitachi System Co., Ltd. System Development Division 5B069 AA01 BA01 BA04 BB16 JA01 JA02 5B076 DB04 DC01 DC05 DE03

Claims (1)

[Claims] When constructing a new system using an existing interactive system, screen operation information defining screen transitions by operating a function key or an execution key in the interactive screen information of the existing system, and a configuration of the interactive screen are used. Analyzing the screen definition information defining the position and the number of digits of each item on the screen in defining, further creating the related information of the screen operation information and the screen definition information from the analyzed information, the new system A method characterized by generating interface information (screen operation information, screen definition information) in construction.