JP2013196585A - Print data processing apparatus, print data processing program and print data processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accomplish a print data processing apparatus in which, when creating print data in a plurality of workflows, respectively, occurrence of mismatching among a plurality of print data items is prevented.SOLUTION: Matching processing is performed between output order definition data of a notification and output order definition data of a payment slip which are sort results of data to be used in two workflows, respectively (steps S110, S120). As a result of the matching processing, if a record of a page identification ID included only in the output order definition data generated in one workflow is present, the record of the page identification ID is deleted from the output order definition data (step S130). A record deletion result is outputted (step S140) and print data of the notification and the payment slip are generated in an arrangement order of records according to the output order definition data after deletion of mismatching record (step S150).

Description

  The present invention relates to a print data processing apparatus that performs processing for print data, and more particularly to a technique for performing a matching process for a plurality of print data generated in a plurality of workflows.

  In the past, forms such as property tax notices have been mailed from local governments to residents, and there is a need for a system that can create mails consisting of such forms in a short time, with high efficiency and at low cost. Yes. In general, a form is composed of a fixed part called background data and a variable part to which different contents are input for each individual. In the conventional workflow, after a fixed part is printed in advance by offset printing or the like, a variable part (address, address, data for each person, etc.) is additionally printed using a toner printer. Further, when the mailed item is a sealed letter, the sealed sealing process is performed by the sealed sealing machine while performing a matching process on a plurality of types of forms.

  In recent years, local governments have been increasingly outsourcing professional companies (data centers, printing companies, etc.) regarding the creation of forms for residents as described above. Also, with the progress of computerization of documents, systems for creating form data are generally provided with a function of outputting an electronic document in PDF (Portable Document Format).

  In relation to the present invention, Japanese Patent No. 4452929 discloses an invention relating to a printing electronic document creation system for creating a printing electronic document that is the basis of printed matter sent to a plurality of customers. Yes. According to this invention, in the electronic document creation system for printing, according to the content of the control data created independently of the content data related to the content of the printed matter, the customer group is added to the content data for each customer group corresponding to each customer. In accordance with the contents of the control data within the customer group, the customer group selection / reordering means for selecting and reordering the customer groups as necessary, and according to the contents of the control data. Organizing means is provided for organizing the content data collected for each customer group to create an electronic document for printing. Thereby, it becomes easy to make the printed matter sent to each customer the structure according to each customer's request. In addition, even if it becomes necessary to change the number of customers to be sent to after the creation of electronic documents for printing, or to change the contents of printed materials and the number of pages sent to each customer, it is easy to respond to those changes. It becomes.

Japanese Patent No. 4452929

  By the way, since the forms for residents contain highly confidential personal information, it is essential to enclose a plurality of types of forms in a sealed letter without error when mailed in a sealed letter. When multiple types of forms are composed of paper of different sizes or papers of different quality, it is necessary to create a plurality of data (for example, PDF files that are separate files, respectively) and print out each. . In this case, matching processing for a plurality of printed materials is performed by the encapsulating and sealing machine. Accordingly, it is necessary to create print data (for example, a PDF file) so that the order of records (for example, the order of IDs for identifying individuals) matches among a plurality of printed materials.

  Hereinafter, the property tax notice will be described as an example. The property tax notice includes two forms of different sizes called “notice” (notice in a narrow sense) and “payment” (see FIG. 19). As shown in FIG. 19, the notification form includes a “book page” on which an address and name are printed, a “detail page” on which a detailed breakdown is printed, and a “sharer page” on which information on a sharer is printed. ]. Some taxpayers may not have a sharer page. When creating a mail to be sent to the taxpayer, the size of the notice is different from the size of the payment. Therefore, the printed matter of the notice and the printed matter of the payment are created separately. Since the printed matter of notices and payment forms created using inkjet printers, etc. includes printed matter of multiple taxpayers, the printed matter is cut using an encapsulating sealing machine and the notices and payments are made for each taxpayer. A process of sealing the printed matter of the book in an envelope is performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 20, a printed matter of a notice and a printed matter of a payment note are input to the encapsulating sealer, and a package of them for each taxpayer is output from the encapsulating sealer.

  As described above, the printed matter of the notice form and the printed matter of the payment form are created separately. That is, in a system for creating form data for a property tax notice, a workflow for creating a printed matter of a notice (hereinafter referred to as “first workflow”) and a workflow for creating a printed matter of a payment slip. Two workflows (hereinafter referred to as “second workflow”) are executed. When data as shown in FIG. 21 is created in each of the first and second workflows, the order of records is the same between the two (order when focusing on taxpayers) All the data are sealed with a sealing machine. However, when data as shown in FIG. 22 is created in each of the first and second workflows, the order of records does not match between the two, so that all the data in the sealed sealing machine It is not possible to carry out the sealing process. Specifically, at least one of the data of “Mr. Sato” or the data of “Mr. Takahashi” is deleted and the sealing process is performed. By the way, a bar code is added to the printed matter as the execution result of each workflow so that the order of records can be checked (inspected). However, the above-described inconsistency in the order of arrangement, omission of essential records, and the like (hereinafter collectively referred to as “record inconsistency”) are detected for the first time during the enclosing sealing process. For this reason, when a record inconsistency is detected, a large rework occurs, which causes a heavy burden on the operator such as time loss and labor costs.

  According to the electronic document creation system for printing disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent No. 4452929, it is easy to cope with the change of the destination and the change of the contents of the printed matter, but each is generated by a plurality of workflows. With respect to print data (a plurality of), it is not realized that the order of records is matched between a plurality of workflows. Japanese Patent No. 4452929 does not describe a creation method for control data created independently of content data.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it realizes a print data processing apparatus that does not cause inconsistency of records among a plurality of print data when print data is created in each of a plurality of workflows.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first printing for creating a printed matter corresponding to the first form data based on the first form data and the second form data respectively used in two different workflows. Print data processing apparatus for generating data for printing and second printing data for creating printed matter corresponding to the second form data,
First arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the first form data, and second arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the second form data; A record comparison means for performing matching processing of
Arrangement order data update means for performing data update on at least the second arrangement order data based on the result of the matching processing by the record comparison means,
The second print data is generated so that the record order is in accordance with the second order data after the data is updated by the order data updating unit.

According to a second invention, in the first invention,
The arrangement order data update means further updates the data about the first arrangement order data based on the result of the matching process by the record comparison means,
The first print data is generated so that the order of records is in accordance with the first order data after the data is updated by the order data update unit.

According to a third invention, in the first or second invention,
The arrangement order data update unit, as a result of the matching process by the record comparison unit, when there is a record of an identifier included in only one of the first arrangement order data or the second arrangement order data, It includes a record deleting means for deleting the record with the identifier from the arrangement order data including the record with the identifier.

According to a fourth invention, in the third invention,
It further comprises a deletion result output means for outputting information on the record of the identifier deleted by the record deletion means to the outside as a deletion result.

According to a fifth invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions,
Whether or not a mandatory record is missing when there is a record with an identifier included in only one of the first arrangement order data or the second arrangement order data as a result of the matching process by the record comparison means Further comprising missing record determination means for determining whether or not,
When it is determined that the essential record is missing by the missing record determination unit, the record deletion unit deletes the record of the identifier from the order data including the record of the identifier,
When it is determined by the missing record determination means that the essential record is not missing, the record with the identifier is not deleted.

According to a sixth invention, in any one of the first to fifth inventions,
The arrangement order data update means is a record of two identifiers that are included in both the first arrangement order data and the second arrangement order data and differ only in the arrangement order as a result of the matching process by the record comparison means. Is present, the order of the records of the two identifiers is the same between the first order data and the second order data.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first print for creating a printed matter corresponding to the first form data based on the first form data and the second form data respectively used in two different workflows. A print data processing program for generating data for printing and second printing data for creating printed matter corresponding to the second form data,
First arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the first form data, and second arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the second form data; A record comparison step that performs the matching process of
The CPU of the computer uses a memory to execute an arrangement order data update step for performing data update for at least the second arrangement order data based on the result of the matching process in the record comparison step,
The second print data is generated so that the record order is in accordance with the second order data after the data update in the order data update step.

In an eighth aspect based on the seventh aspect,
In the arrangement order data update step, data update is further performed on the first arrangement order data based on the result of the matching process in the record comparison step.
The first print data is generated so as to be in the order of records according to the first order data after the data update in the order data update step.

A ninth invention is the seventh or eighth invention, wherein
In the arrangement order data update step, as a result of the matching process in the record comparison step, when there is a record of an identifier included in only one of the first arrangement order data or the second arrangement order data, It includes a record deletion step of deleting the record with the identifier from the arrangement order data including the record with the identifier.

A tenth invention is the ninth invention,
It further includes a deletion result output step of outputting the information of the record with the identifier deleted in the record deletion step to the outside as a deletion result.

An eleventh aspect of the invention is any one of the seventh to tenth aspects of the invention,
Whether or not a mandatory record is missing when there is a record with an identifier included in only one of the first arrangement order data and the second arrangement order data as a result of the matching process in the record comparison step And further comprising a missing record determination step of determining whether or not
When it is determined that the required record is missing in the missing record determination step, the record with the identifier is deleted from the order data including the record with the identifier in the record deletion step.
When it is determined in the missing record determination step that the essential record is not missing, the record with the identifier is not deleted.

In a twelfth invention according to any of the seventh to eleventh inventions,
In the arrangement order data update step, as a result of the matching process in the record comparison step, records of two identifiers that are included in both the first arrangement order data and the second arrangement order data and differ only in the arrangement order Is present, the order of the records with the two identifiers is the same between the first order data and the second order data.

In a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, a first print for creating a printed matter corresponding to the first form data based on the first form data and the second form data respectively used in two different workflows. Print data processing method for generating data for printing and second printing data for creating printed matter corresponding to the second form data,
First arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the first form data, and second arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the second form data; A record comparison step that performs the matching process of
A sequence order data update step for performing data update for at least the second sequence data based on the result of the matching process in the record comparison step,
The second print data is generated so that the record order is in accordance with the second order data after the data update in the order data update step.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the data processing apparatus for generating the first print data and the second print data based on the first form data and the second form data, the first form The second sort order data is updated based on the result of the matching process between the first sort order data based on the data and the second sort order data based on the second form data. Therefore, it is possible to generate the first and second print data that do not include the inconsistent record even if the second form data includes the inconsistent record. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the big rework work by an inconsistent record being detected in the enclosure sealing process is suppressed.

  According to the second aspect, the first arrangement order data is updated based on the result of the matching process between the first arrangement order data and the second arrangement order data. Therefore, it is possible to generate the first and second print data that does not include the inconsistent record even if the first form data or the second form data includes the inconsistent record. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the big rework work by an inconsistent record being detected in the enclosure sealing process is suppressed more reliably.

  According to the third aspect, when there is a record with an identifier that is included in only one of the first sort order data and the second sort order data, the first record and the first record are deleted by deleting the record with the identifier. 2 print data is generated. For this reason, the identifier included in the first arrangement order data completely matches the identifier included in the second arrangement order data.

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, inconsistent record information is output to the outside as a deletion result. For this reason, the work burden due to the reworking of the worker is reduced as compared with the prior art.

  According to the fifth aspect, when the form data is composed of the essential record and the non-essential record, the corresponding record is deleted when the mandatory record is missing. Deletion processing is not performed for omissions. Therefore, even when the form data including the non-essential record is given to the print data processing apparatus, it is possible to generate the first and second print data that does not include the inconsistent record.

  According to the sixth invention, when there are two identifier data that are included in both the first arrangement order data and the second arrangement order data and differ only in the arrangement order, the two The first and second print data can be generated without deleting any record of the identifier.

  According to the seventh aspect, the same effect as that of the first aspect can be achieved in the print data processing program.

  According to the eighth aspect, the print data processing program can achieve the same effect as the second aspect.

  According to the ninth aspect, the same effect as that of the third aspect can be achieved in the print data processing program.

  According to the tenth aspect, the same effect as that of the fourth aspect can be achieved in the print data processing program.

  According to the eleventh aspect, the print data processing program can achieve the same effect as the fifth aspect.

  According to the twelfth aspect, the print data processing program can achieve the same effect as the sixth aspect.

  According to the thirteenth aspect, the same effect as that of the first aspect can be achieved in the print data processing method.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a printing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the inkjet printing apparatus in the said 1st Embodiment. It is a hardware block diagram of the print data processing apparatus in the said 1st Embodiment. It is a data flow figure regarding generation | occurrence | production of the data for printing of the notice document in the said 1st Embodiment. It is a data flow figure regarding the production | generation of the printing data of a payment note in the said 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the output order adjustment process in the said 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the output order adjustment process in the said 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the output order adjustment process in the said 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the output order adjustment process in the said 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the whole workflow regarding the production | generation of the printing data of the notice and the payment notice in a prior art example. It is a figure which shows the whole workflow regarding the production | generation of the printing data of the notification and payment notice in the said 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the output order adjustment process in the modification of the said 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the output order adjustment process in the modification of the said 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the output order adjustment process in the modification of the said 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the output order adjustment process in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the output order adjustment process in the said 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the 1st operation example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd operation example. It is a figure for demonstrating a property tax notice. It is a figure for demonstrating preparation of the mailing thing of property tax notice. It is a figure for demonstrating an enclosure sealing process. It is a figure for demonstrating an enclosure sealing process.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<1. First Embodiment>
<1.1 Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a printing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In this printing system, the property tax notification data (hereinafter referred to as “notification data”) and the property tax payment data (hereinafter referred to as “payment data”) created on a personal computer or the like. Based on the above, it is a system for creating a mailed item (a mailed item in which various forms are enclosed in an envelope) to be sent to the taxpayer. This system includes a print data processing apparatus 10, two inkjet printing apparatuses 20 (20 a and 20 b), and an enclosing sealing machine 30.

  The print data processing apparatus 10 receives notification form data INa and payment form data INb. The print data processing device 10 performs predetermined data processing based on the input data, thereby generating the print data Pa for the notification form and the print data Pb for the payment form. A detailed description of the print data processing apparatus 10 will be described later. In the present embodiment, the first form data is realized by the notification form data INa, and the second form data is realized by the payment form data INb.

  One of the two inkjet printing apparatuses 20 outputs the printed matter OUTa of the notice based on the printing data Pa of the notice, and the other inkjet printing apparatus 20b prints the payment slip. Based on the data Pb, the printed matter OUTb of the payment slip is output. Note that the printed products OUTa and OUTb here are various forms to be sent to a taxpayer, which are continuously printed on paper for a plurality of taxpayers. Output from the device 20 (20a and 20b). Although an example in which two inkjet printing apparatuses 20 are included in the system is described here, the single inkjet printing apparatus 20 has both a printed matter OUTa for a notice and a printed matter OUTb for a payment slip. May be output.

  The sealing and sealing machine 30 performs sealing and sealing processes such as cutting, paper folding, and sealing in envelopes on the printed matter OUTa and the printed matter OUTb of the payment slip output from the inkjet printer 20 (20a and 20b). Create a mailing item EN for each taxpayer.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the inkjet printing apparatus 20. The inkjet printing apparatus 20 includes a printing machine main body 200 and a print control apparatus 201 that is a control apparatus thereof. The printing machine main body 200 includes a paper feeding unit 21 that supplies printing paper, a base material 22 that is printing paper, a first drive roller 23 for transporting the base material 22 to the inside of the printing mechanism, and an inside of the printing mechanism. A plurality of support rollers 24 for transporting the base material 22, a print head 25 that performs printing by discharging ink onto the base material 22, a drying unit 26 that dries the base material 22 after printing, and a base material An inspection unit 27 that inspects the state of printing on the second printing roller 22, a second drive roller 28 for outputting the substrate 22 from the inside of the printing mechanism, and a paper winding unit 29 that winds up the substrate 22 after printing. I have. The print head 25 includes black ink nozzles 25k, cyan ink nozzles 25c, magenta ink nozzles 25m, and yellow ink nozzles 25y that respectively discharge black, cyan, magenta, and yellow inks.

  The print control apparatus 201 controls the operation of the printing press main body 200 configured as described above. When a print output instruction command is given to the print control apparatus 201, the print control apparatus 201 controls the operation of the printing press main body 200 so that the base material 22 is transported from the paper delivery unit 21 to the paper take-up unit 29. To do. In the process of transporting the base material 22, first, printing is performed by ejecting ink from the nozzles 25 k, 25 c, 25 m, and 25 y included in the print head 25, and then the base material 22 is dried by the drying unit 26. Finally, the inspection of the printing state is performed by the inspection unit 27.

<1.2 Configuration of Print Data Processing Device>
FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of the print data processing apparatus 10. The print data processing apparatus 10 includes a main body 110, an auxiliary storage device 120 such as a magnetic disk device, a display device 130 such as a CRT, input devices such as a keyboard 140 and a mouse 150, and a CD-ROM drive device (CD-ROM). Drive) 160. The main body 110 includes a CPU 111, a memory (RAM) 112, a display control unit 113, a disk interface unit 114, an input interface unit 115, a network interface unit 116, and a CD-ROM interface unit 117. Yes. A display device 130 is connected to the display control unit 113. An auxiliary storage device 120 is connected to the disk interface unit 114. An input device is connected to the input interface unit 115. A CD-ROM driving device 160 is connected to the CD-ROM interface unit 117. The print data processing apparatus 10 is connected to the LAN 40 by a network interface unit 116.

  A program P (hereinafter referred to as “print data processing program”) P for performing data processing for generating the printing data Pa and Pb is stored in the auxiliary storage device 120. When the operation of the print data processing apparatus 10 starts, the print data processing program P is read into the memory 112 via the disk interface unit 114. When the CPU 111 executes the print data processing program P read into the memory 112, data processing for generating print data Pa and Pb such as output order adjustment processing described later is executed.

  The print data processing program P is provided by being stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. That is, for example, the user purchases a CD-ROM 161 as a recording medium for the print data processing program P and loads it on the CD-ROM drive device 160, reads the print data processing program P from the CD-ROM 161, and reads the auxiliary storage device 120. To install. Alternatively, the print data processing program P sent via the LAN 40 may be received and installed in the auxiliary storage device 120.

<1.3 Data flow>
Next, a data flow relating to generation of print data Pa and Pb performed in the print data processing apparatus 10 will be described. In the present embodiment, the printing data Pa for the notification form is generated by executing the first workflow, and the printing data Pb for the payment form is generated by executing the second workflow. As described above, the printing data Pa and Pb for the notification form and the payment form are generated by two different workflows. By the way, in the present embodiment, a process for adjusting the arrangement order of records between the first workflow and the second workflow (hereinafter referred to as “output order adjustment process”) is performed. The result of the output order adjustment process is reflected in the generation of the printing data Pa and Pb. Here, “record arrangement order” means the record arrangement order in units of page identification IDs, which are identifiers for uniquely identifying taxpayers. In this description, a group of data for one page identification ID is one record.

<1.3.1 Notice>
FIG. 4 is a data flow diagram relating to generation of the printing data Pa for the notification form. The print data processing apparatus 10 includes a page identification ID extraction unit 11, a name identification processing unit 12, a postal code sorting processing unit 13, a page output unit 14, and a post-processing unit as functional components for executing the first workflow. 15. When the print data processing apparatus 10 generates the print data Pa for the notification form, first, the notification form data INa created by a personal computer or the like is given to the print data processing apparatus 10 as input data. The notification form data INa includes book page data 50x, specification page data 50y, and sharer page data 50z. Some taxpayers may not have the data 50z for the sharer page.

  The page identification ID extraction unit 11 extracts a page identification ID (an identifier for uniquely identifying a taxpayer) from each of the book page data 50x, the specification page data 50y, and the sharer page data 50z. As a result, a page identification ID list 51x for the reference page, a page identification ID list 51y for the specification page, and a page identification ID list 51z for the sharer page are generated. Further, the page identification ID extraction unit 11 extracts a zip code from the data 50x of the page. Thereby, the postal code list 52 is generated.

  The name identification processing unit 12 performs name identification processing using the three page identification ID lists 51x, 51y, and 51z. Here, the name identification process is a process for collecting data divided into three pages, that is, a reference page, a specification page, and a sharer page, for each taxpayer (for each page identification ID). By this name identification process, information on the acquisition source of the data constituting each record (for example, the page number, the specification page, and the sharer page for each page identification ID are specified in which file in which file) Record configuration data 53 in which information for the above is collected.

  The zip code sort processing unit 13 sorts (sorts) the record configuration data 53 by “zip code + page identification ID”. The order of records in the rearranged data is reflected in the order of records when output as the printed matter OUTa. Therefore, here, the data generated by the rearrangement by the postal code sorting processor 13 is referred to as “output order definition data”. However, the output order definition data 54 may be rewritten by the output order adjustment process. In the present embodiment, the first arrangement order data is realized by the output order definition data 54. Here, the sorting by “zip code + page identification ID” is performed. However, after sorting by the zip code, sorting by the page identification ID is performed in the set of records having the same zip code. You may be made to be.

  The page output unit 14 generates page data 56 based on the notification form data INa and the background page data 55 while referring to the output order definition data 54 after the output order adjustment processing. The order of records in the page data 56 is the same as the order of records in the output order definition data 54 after the output order adjustment processing. The post-processing unit 15 performs post-processing that adds a part such as a barcode to the page data 56. Thereby, the printing data Pa for the notification form is generated.

<1.3.2 Payment Form>
FIG. 5 is a data flow diagram relating to the generation of payment data Pb for payment. The print data processing apparatus 10 includes a page identification ID extraction unit 11, a zip code sort processing unit 13, a page output unit 14, and a post-processing unit 15 as functional components for executing the second workflow. Yes. When the print data processing device 10 generates the payment data Pb for the payment slip, first, the payment slip data INb created by a personal computer or the like is given to the print data processing device 10 as input data. The payment note data INb is composed only of payment note data 60 (in a narrow sense). In general, depending on the taxpayer, there may be no payment slip data 60. However, in the present embodiment, description will be made assuming that the payment slip data 60 is essential data for all taxpayers. The processing based on the assumption that the payment slip data 60 is non-essential data will be described in the second embodiment.

  The page identification ID extraction unit 11 extracts a page identification ID from the payment slip data 60. Thereby, the page identification ID list 61 for the payment notice is generated. Further, the page identification ID extraction unit 11 extracts a zip code from the payment slip data 60. Thereby, the postal code list 62 is generated.

  The zip code sort processing unit 13 sorts the page identification ID list 61 by “zip code + page identification ID”. The order of records in the rearranged data is reflected in the order of records when output as the printed matter OUTb. That is, the output order definition data 64 is generated by the rearrangement by the postal code sort processing unit 13. The output order definition data 64 may be rewritten by the output order adjustment process. In the present embodiment, the second arrangement order data is realized by the output order definition data 64. Similarly to the processing of the notice, the sorting by the page identification ID may be performed in the set of records having the same zip code after the sorting by the zip code.

  The page output unit 14 generates page data 66 based on the payment slip data INb and the background page data 65 while referring to the output order definition data 64 after the output order adjustment processing. The order of records in the page data 66 is the same as the order of records in the output order definition data 64 after the output order adjustment processing. The post-processing unit 15 performs post-processing that adds a part such as a barcode to the page data 66. Thereby, the payment data Pb for the payment slip is generated.

<1.4 Output order adjustment processing>
Next, output order adjustment processing in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of output order adjustment processing in the present embodiment. When the output order adjustment process starts, first, a sort result list that is a process result in the zip code sort processing unit 13 is acquired from both the first workflow and the second workflow (step S100). This sort result list is the output order definition data 54 and 64 described above. Next, the two sort result lists are compared, that is, the output order definition data 54 of the notification form and the output order definition data 64 of the payment form are compared (step S110). Specifically, a matching process is performed between the page identification ID included in the output order definition data 54 of the notice and the page identification ID included in the output order definition data 64 of the payment notice. Then, it is determined whether or not there is a mismatch of page identification IDs between the two (step S120). As a result, if an inconsistent record exists, the process proceeds to step S130, and if there is no inconsistent record, the output order adjustment process ends.

  In step S130, the process of deleting the inconsistent record, that is, the process of deleting the record of the page identification ID included only in the output order definition data generated in one workflow from the output order definition data is performed. For example, it is assumed that the output order definition data 54 and 64 of the notification form and the payment form are as shown in FIG. 7 at the time immediately after the rearrangement by the postal code sort processing unit 13. For convenience of explanation, FIG. 7 lists only page identification IDs included in each output order definition data (the same applies to FIGS. 8, 9, 13, 14, and 16). In this example, the records with the page identification IDs “1127” and “1153” are included only in the output order definition data 54 of the notice, and the records with the page identification IDs “1135” and “1149” are the output order of the payment slips. Only the definition data 64 is included. In this case, in step S130, the records with the page identification IDs “1127” and “1153” are deleted from the output order definition data 54 of the notice (see reference numerals 70 and 71 in FIG. 8), and the page identification ID is “1135. ”And“ 1149 ”are deleted from the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip (see symbols 72 and 73 in FIG. 8). As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the page identification ID included in the output order definition data 54 of the notice and the page identification ID included in the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip completely match.

  If rearrangement is performed only by zip code, two page identification IDs that are included in both output order definition data 54 and 64 and differ only in the arrangement order as shown in FIG. 9 may occur. In such a case, the record of one page identification ID (for example, “1153” in the example shown in FIG. 9) is deleted from both output order definition data 54 and 64. Therefore, processing assuming such a case (case where rearrangement is performed only by a zip code) will be described later as a modified example of the present embodiment.

  After step S130 is completed, a process for outputting the information of the deleted page identification ID record as a deletion result to the outside is performed (step S140). As a method of outputting to the outside, display on the screen of the display device 130 (see FIG. 3) of the print data processing device 10 or output to paper by the printing device is employed. In step S150, the adjustment result of the output order is reflected in the first workflow and the second workflow. Specifically, the print data Pa of the notification form is generated so that the record order is in accordance with the output order definition data 54 after deletion of the inconsistent record, and the output order after deletion of the inconsistent record Payment print data Pb is generated so that the records are arranged in accordance with the definition data 64.

  In the present embodiment, a record comparison unit (record comparison step) is realized by steps S110 and S120, and an arrangement order data update unit (arrangement order data update step) and a record deletion unit (record deletion step) are executed by step S130. The deletion result output means (deletion result output step) is realized by step S140.

<1.5 Effect>
Conventionally, when a mail of a property tax notice is created, as shown in FIG. 10, the printed matter of the notice and the printed matter of the payment form are created by two workflows completely separated from each other. In contrast, according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the records are sorted (sorted) based on “zip code + page identification ID” in the notification workflow and the payment workflow. After that, a process for adjusting the output order between the two data is performed. Specifically, a matching process is performed between the output order definition data 54 of the notification generated in two different workflows and the output order definition data 64 of the payment notice, and the page identification included only in one of the output order definition data The record of ID is deleted from the output order definition data. For this reason, the page identification IDs included in the output order definition data of the two notification workflows and payment slips are completely the same. Thereby, the arrangement order of the records is completely the same between the printing data Pa for the notification and the printing data Pb for the payment. As a result, it is possible to generate print data that does not include an inconsistent record, and the fact that an inconsistent record is detected during the sealing process is eliminated. Further, in the present embodiment, information on inconsistent records is output as a deletion result. As described above, compared to the conventional method in which an inconsistent record is detected at the time of enclosing and sealing processing, the work load due to the rework of the operator is greatly reduced.

<1.6 Modification>
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the output order adjustment process in the modification of the first embodiment. In this modification, if it is determined in step S120 that an inconsistent record exists, the page identification in which inconsistency is included in both the output order definition data 54 of the notice and the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip. It is determined whether or not the order of the ID records is different (inconsistency as shown in FIG. 9) (step S122). When it is determined in step S122 that “inconsistency is a difference in arrangement order”, the process proceeds to step S124, and a process of adjusting the arrangement order of records is performed. Specifically, in step S124, processing for matching the order of inconsistent records in one output order definition data with the order of inconsistent records in the other output order definition data is performed. In the example illustrated in FIG. 9, for example, in the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip, the arrangement order of the record with the page identification ID “1153” and the record with the page identification ID “1151” is switched. In this modification, the order data update means (order data update step) is realized by steps S124 and S130.

  After completion of step S124, the process proceeds to step S150, and the adjustment result of the output order is reflected in the first workflow and the second workflow as described above. When there are a plurality of inconsistent records, the processing from step S122 to step S124 or step S140 is repeated. That is, when there are both a page identification ID record included only in one output order definition data and a page identification ID record having a different arrangement order as shown in FIG. 9, the processing of steps S130 and S140 and step S124 are performed. Both processes are performed.

  For example, it is assumed that the output order definition data 54 and 64 of the notification form and the payment form are as shown in FIG. 13 at the time immediately after the rearrangement by the postal code sort processing unit 13. In this example, the record with the page identification ID “1127” is included only in the output order definition data 54 of the notice, and the record with the page identification ID “1135” is included only in the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip. Yes. Also, records with page identification IDs “1151” and “1153” are included in both output order definition data 54 and 64, and their arrangement order is different. In this case, in step S130, the record with the page identification ID “1127” is deleted from the output order definition data 54 of the notification form (see reference numeral 74 in FIG. 14), and the record with the page identification ID “1135” is a payment slip. Are deleted from the output order definition data 64 (see reference numeral 75 in FIG. 14). In step S124, the arrangement order of the record with the page identification ID “1153” and the record with the page identification ID “1151” in the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip is switched (see reference numeral 76 in FIG. 14). ). As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, the page identification ID included in the output order definition data 54 of the notice and the page identification ID included in the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip completely match, including the arrangement order. .

  According to this modification, when there are two page identification IDs that are included in both the output order definition data 54 and 64 but differ only in the order of arrangement, for any record of these two page identification IDs. It is possible to generate the printing data Pa for the notification and the printing data Pb for the payment without deleting.

<2. Second Embodiment>
<2.1 Configuration>
Since the overall configuration, the configuration of the inkjet printing apparatus 20, the configuration of the print data processing apparatus 10, and the data flow are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted (see FIGS. 1 to 5).

  By the way, regarding the property tax notice, the notice needs to be sent to all taxpayers, but the payment notice may not be necessary depending on the taxpayer. This is because some taxpayers perform automatic transfers by financial institutions. Therefore, in this printing system, the notice record is an essential record, and the payment record is a non-essential record. According to the output order adjustment process in the first embodiment (see FIG. 6), if there is a page identification ID included only in the output order definition data 54 of the notice, the record of the page identification ID is stored. It is deleted from the output order definition data 54. In this case, mailings for taxpayers that do not require payment forms are not created. Therefore, in this embodiment, different processing is performed depending on whether or not the inconsistent record is an essential record. This will be described in detail below.

<2.2 Output order adjustment processing>
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of output order adjustment processing in the present embodiment. For steps S200, S210, and S220, the same processing as in steps S100, S110, and S120 in the first embodiment is performed (see FIG. 6). As a result of the determination in step S220, if an inconsistent record exists, the process proceeds to step S230, and if there is no inconsistent record, the output order adjustment process ends.

  In step S230, regarding the inconsistent record detected by comparing the two sort result lists, it is determined whether or not the essential record (notice record record) is missing. As a result, if it is determined that the essential record is missing, the process proceeds to step S240, and if it is determined that the essential record is not missing, the output order adjustment process ends. Specifically, if the page identification ID included only in the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip is present, the essential record is missing, and the process proceeds to step S240. In step S240, a process of deleting the inconsistent record, that is, a process of deleting the record of the page identification ID included only in the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip from the output order definition data 64 is performed. Thereafter, in steps S250 and S260, processing similar to that in steps S140 and S150 in the first embodiment is performed (see FIG. 6). Note that if there are both inconsistent records with missing mandatory records and missing non-essential records, only those with missing mandatory records from step S240. Processing up to step S260 is performed.

  For example, it is assumed that the output order definition data 54 and 64 of the notification form and the payment form are as shown in FIG. 7 at the time immediately after the rearrangement by the postal code sort processing unit 13. In this case, the records with the page identification IDs “1135” and “1149” are deleted from the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip (see reference numerals 77 and 78 in FIG. 16) in step S240. On the other hand, the records with the page identification IDs “1127” and “1153” are not deleted from the output order definition data 54 of the notification form because only the non-essential records are missing (reference numerals in FIG. 16). 79, 80).

  In the present embodiment, a record comparison unit (record comparison step) is realized by steps S210 and S220, a missing record determination unit (missing record determination step) is realized by step S230, and a sequence order data update unit by step S240. (Arrangement order data update step) and record deletion means (record deletion step) are realized, and deletion result output means (deletion result output step) is realized by step S250.

<2.3 Effects>
According to the present embodiment, when a plurality of input data (notification data and payment data in this description) are configured by a mandatory record and a non-essential record, the lack of the mandatory record is dealt with. Record deletion processing is performed, but deletion processing is not performed for missing non-essential records. For this reason, even if there is something unnecessary for some taxpayers, such as a payment notice for property tax notices, an inconsistent record is detected before the enclosing and sealing process is performed. It is possible to generate print data that does not include.

  As in the modified example of the first embodiment, a step of determining whether “inconsistency is a difference in the order of arrangement” is provided between step S220 and step S230. When two page identification IDs that are included in the definition data 54 and 64 and differ only in the arrangement order exist, the arrangement order of the records may be adjusted. Thereby, the same effect as the modification of the first embodiment can be obtained.

<3. Operation example>
Hereinafter, an operation example of this printing system will be described.

<3.1 First operation example>
FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the first operation example. In the first operation example, two inkjet printing apparatuses 20a and 20b are prepared, one of the inkjet printing apparatuses 20a outputs a printed matter OUTa of a notice, and the other inkjet printing apparatus 20b outputs a printed matter OUTb of a payment slip. Is output. In this operation example, after the output order definition data 54 of the notification form and the output order definition data 64 of the payment form are respectively generated, the output order adjustment process is performed using the two output order definition data 54 and 64. . The result of the output order adjustment process is reflected in both output order definition data 54 and 64. Thereafter, in the first workflow, the print data Pa is generated with reference to the output order definition data 54 after the output order adjustment process, and in the second workflow, the output order definition data 64 after the output order adjustment process is referred to. Thus, print data Pb is generated. That is, in both the first workflow and the second workflow, print data is generated with reference to the output order definition data after the output order adjustment processing.

  As described above, in the first operation example, the result of the output order adjustment processing is reflected in the print data Pa of the notification form and also in the print data Pb of the payment form. Therefore, the first operation example can be adopted in both the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

<3.2 Second operation example>
FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the second operation example. In the second operation example, one inkjet printing apparatus 20 is prepared, and the inkjet printing apparatus 20 outputs a printed matter OUTa as a notice and a printed matter OUTb as a payment slip. In this operation example, in the first workflow, when the output order definition data 54 is generated by the rearrangement by the zip code sort processing unit 13, the print data Pa is generated using the output order definition data 54 as it is. Done. Therefore, the result of the output order adjustment process is not reflected on the printing data Pa of the notification form. In the second workflow, output order adjustment processing is performed using the output order definition data 54 of the notification form and the output order definition data 64 of the payment form. The result of the output order adjustment process is reflected in the output order definition data 64 of the payment slip. Then, the print data Pb is generated with reference to the output order definition data 64 after the output order adjustment processing. Therefore, the result of the output order adjustment process is reflected on the printing data Pb for the payment slip.

  As described above, in the second operation example, the result of the output order adjustment process is reflected only for the printing data Pb of the payment slip. Therefore, in the first workflow, the record of the page identification ID included only in the output order definition data 54 of the notice is not deleted. For this reason, in the said 1st Embodiment, this 2nd example of operation cannot be employ | adopted. However, in the second embodiment, even if there is a page identification ID record included only in the output order definition data 54 of the notice, it is a non-essential record that is missing. There is no need to delete the record of the identification ID in the first workflow. Therefore, in the second embodiment, the second operation example can be adopted.

<4. Other>
In each of the above embodiments, generation of print data related to the property tax notice has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. Based on the two form data respectively used in two different workflows, if you want to generate two print data corresponding to each of the two form data, various forms other than the fixed asset tax notice The present invention can also be applied to the generation of print data.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Print data processing apparatus 11 ... Page identification ID extraction part 12 ... Name collation processing part 13 ... Zip code sort processing part 14 ... Page output part 15 ... Post-processing part 20 ... Inkjet printing apparatus 30 ... Enclosed sealing machine 54 ... Notification Output order definition data 64 ... Output order definition data of payment form INa ... Notification form data INb ... Payment form data Pa ... Notification form print data Pb ... Payment form print data OUTa ... Notification form printout OUTb ... Payment form Printed matter

Claims (13)

Based on the first form data and the second form data respectively used in two different workflows, the first print data and the second data for creating a printed matter corresponding to the first form data A print data processing device for generating second print data for creating a printed matter corresponding to the form data,
First arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the first form data, and second arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the second form data; A record comparison means for performing matching processing of
Arrangement order data update means for performing data update on at least the second arrangement order data based on the result of the matching processing by the record comparison means,
2. The print data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second print data is generated so that the record order is in accordance with the second order data after the data is updated by the order data update unit. The arrangement order data update means further updates the data about the first arrangement order data based on the result of the matching process by the record comparison means,
2. The data for printing according to claim 1, wherein the first print data is generated so as to be in the order of records according to the first order data after the data is updated by the order data update unit. Print data processing device.   The arrangement order data update unit, as a result of the matching process by the record comparison unit, when there is a record of an identifier included in only one of the first arrangement order data or the second arrangement order data, The print data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a record deletion unit that deletes the record with the identifier from the arrangement order data including the record with the identifier.   The print data processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a deletion result output unit that outputs information of a record having an identifier deleted by the record deletion unit to the outside as a deletion result. Whether or not a mandatory record is missing when there is a record with an identifier included in only one of the first arrangement order data or the second arrangement order data as a result of the matching process by the record comparison means Further comprising missing record determination means for determining whether or not,
When it is determined that the essential record is missing by the missing record determination unit, the record deletion unit deletes the record of the identifier from the order data including the record of the identifier,
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the essential record is determined not to be missing by the missing record determination unit, the record with the identifier is not deleted. 6. The print data processing apparatus described.   The arrangement order data update means is a record of two identifiers that are included in both the first arrangement order data and the second arrangement order data and differ only in the arrangement order as a result of the matching process by the record comparison means. 6. If any one of the two identifiers exists, the arrangement order of the records of the two identifiers is the same between the first arrangement order data and the second arrangement order data. A print data processing apparatus according to claim 1. Based on the first form data and the second form data respectively used in two different workflows, the first print data and the second data for creating a printed matter corresponding to the first form data A print data processing program for generating second print data for creating a printed matter corresponding to the form data;
First arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the first form data, and second arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the second form data; A record comparison step that performs the matching process of
The CPU of the computer uses a memory to execute an arrangement order data update step for performing data update for at least the second arrangement order data based on the result of the matching process in the record comparison step,
The print data processing program, wherein the second print data is generated so that the records are arranged in accordance with the second arrangement data after the data update in the arrangement data update step. In the arrangement order data update step, data update is further performed on the first arrangement order data based on the result of the matching process in the record comparison step.
The first print data is generated so as to be in the order of records in accordance with the first order data after the data is updated in the order data update step. Print data processing program.   In the arrangement order data update step, as a result of the matching process in the record comparison step, when there is a record of an identifier included in only one of the first arrangement order data or the second arrangement order data, 9. The print data processing program according to claim 7, further comprising a record deletion step of deleting the record with the identifier from the arrangement order data including the record with the identifier.   The print data processing program according to claim 9, further comprising a deletion result output step of outputting information on the record of the identifier deleted in the record deletion step to the outside as a deletion result. Whether or not a mandatory record is missing when there is a record with an identifier included in only one of the first arrangement order data and the second arrangement order data as a result of the matching process in the record comparison step And further comprising a missing record determination step of determining whether or not
When it is determined that the required record is missing in the missing record determination step, the record with the identifier is deleted from the order data including the record with the identifier in the record deletion step.
11. The method according to claim 7, wherein when it is determined in the missing record determination step that the essential record is not missing, the record with the identifier is not deleted. The print data processing program described.   In the arrangement order data update step, as a result of the matching process in the record comparison step, records of two identifiers that are included in both the first arrangement order data and the second arrangement order data and differ only in the arrangement order 12, wherein the arrangement order of the records of the two identifiers is the same between the first arrangement order data and the second arrangement order data. 12. The print data processing program according to any one of claims. Based on the first form data and the second form data respectively used in two different workflows, the first print data and the second data for creating a printed matter corresponding to the first form data A print data processing method for generating second print data for creating a printed matter corresponding to the form data;
First arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the first form data, and second arrangement order data indicating the arrangement order of records in identifier units for the second form data; A record comparison step that performs the matching process of
A sequence order data update step for performing data update for at least the second sequence data based on the result of the matching process in the record comparison step,
The print data processing method, wherein the second print data is generated so that the records are arranged in accordance with the second arrangement order data after the data update in the arrangement order data update step.

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