JPH0352103B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION () Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the specification of items, and particularly to a method for arbitrarily specifying items such as slips.

() Technical background Items on the slip include customer classification, customer code,
There are many items such as department code, address, customer name, etc., and each slip has the necessary information filled out and stored in a file.

() Prior art and problems By the way, since there are many types of these items, when they are displayed on the screen, they are displayed on multiple screens. FIG. 1 shows a general item display. Each item is displayed on the screen page by page. For example, to specify one item from among these many items and display the necessary information about that item on the display, there is a method to specify the number of items from the first item (in this case, the customer classification item) at the beginning of the item. There are two methods: one is to specify the position of the item, and the other is to specify the item name (such as customer category) that is uniquely assigned to each item. However, these two methods have the following drawbacks. First, the former has the disadvantage that you don't know where the item name you want to specify is, so you have to display the screen one after another and forget what number it is, and even if you remember, you can't remember what it is. There is the hassle of having to be aware of which item to enter next, and the latter requires finding the specified item on the screen, recognizing the exact item name, and then specifying it, and having to remember the item name. It is troublesome and has the drawback of being prone to errors.

() Purpose of the Invention It is therefore an object of the present invention to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and provide easy item searching.

() Structure of the Invention The object is to provide: a storage device in which a sequential file having a plurality of records in which a plurality of items are arranged consecutively is stored; a display device; an input device; When at least one item is specified from a plurality of items arranged in the record using the input device, searching the storage device for the record in which the value of the specified item includes a desired value; In an item search display device comprising a search means for sending the searched information to the display device for displaying the searched information, the item name of the item in the record and the item number based on the order of arrangement of the items in the record are provided. means for storing an item definition body in which associated item information is continuously stored; The display position of the corresponding item name is calculated based on the values of and a first processing means that displays symbols such as alphanumeric characters indicating each row in correspondence with each column and each row, and a first processing means that displays symbols indicating each displayed column and each row corresponding to the display position of the item name to be searched. When an input is made from at least one input device and an item value is input corresponding to the item name for which the input is made, a second processing means calculates the position of the item in the record based on the symbol. and the search means searches the record for the item at the position calculated by the second processing means, and displays records including the item whose value corresponds to the input item value. This is achieved by an item search and display device characterized by the following.

() Examples of the invention Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is the item data that is displayed first, and a diagram similar to Figure 1 is displayed, 2 is the first processing unit that performs the processing on display screen 1, and 3 is the first processing unit that you want to search from 2. Specification screen for specifying items,
4 is a second processing section that performs the following operation according to the specification from the specification screen 3; 5 is a search processing section that searches the second processing section 4 for records that satisfy the conditional expression; 6 is a file; and 7 is a searched section. Screen displaying results, 8
is the item definition structure storage area.

First, a screen as shown in FIG. 1 is displayed on the display screen 1. Here, it is assumed that the item information to be searched is customer classification, postal code, and scheduled collection date. Then, when the user performs an operation (such as pressing an instruction button), the first processing unit 2 operates. The detailed processing of this first processing section is shown in FIG. First, the item numbers of the item names stored in the item definition storage section 8 in order are read. Next, divide the read item number by 4 to find the quotient and remainder. For example, since the item number of the customer category is '1', 1÷4=0 with a remainder of 1. The remainder is then converted to characters using the correspondence table. A conversion with a remainder of 1 becomes A. Also, add 1 to the quotient. When the quotient is 0, 0+1=1. Then, the converted character and (quotient + 1) are combined to create a symbol that is one identification symbol. For example, it will be like A1.

In this way, identification symbols are created for all items using the first processing unit 2, and the specification screen 3 is displayed. The designation screen 3 is a display of the processing results by the first processing section 3. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the item identification symbols are shown with letters horizontally and numbers vertically, so that each item is displayed in a combination of vertical and horizontal directions. For example, if the identification symbol of the customer category is A1 and is indicated by the first processing method, the item "Business Partner Class" is displayed in the horizontal A and vertical 1 area.

Below, the respective item names are arranged in a matrix.

Now, since the user knows the customer category, postal code, and scheduled collection date, look at the screen in Figure 4.
Check each location and use the matrix table to find the customer classification within the dotted line indicated by the arrow in Figure 4.
Since A1, A1=, the category the user wants to search is 0, so A=0, etc., is input from the input section such as a keyboard.

Then, when the next processing is instructed, the second processing method 4 is performed. This flow diagram is shown in FIG. The characters of the identification symbol input by the user within the dotted line are converted into numbers using a correspondence table (see Figure 3).

Then, subtract 1 from the number of the identification symbol, multiply it by 4, add the number from the correspondence table, and return to the original item number. The item number is
In step 5, all records satisfying the items to be searched are read from the file 6. In this case, records that satisfy all the items specified by the user are selected from the file 6. The selected information is displayed on the screen by 7 in the format shown in FIG. Looking at this screen, the user moves the screen by scrolling or the like until the item he or she needs appears on the screen.

In FIG. 4, the elements are arranged horizontally in order on a matrix, but they may also be arranged vertically.

() Effects of the Invention As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to select an item from a large number of names by scrolling the screen, etc., and to change the name by scrolling the screen. It has the advantage of being able to display several times as many items as the previous one, allowing for quick, easy, and accurate operations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a general item display, Figure 2 is an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a flowchart of the first processing method, Figure 4 is a designation screen diagram, and Figure 5 is a flowchart of the second processing method. be. In the figure, 1 is an item data display screen, 2 is a first processing section, 3 is a specification screen, 4 is a second processing section,
5 is a search section, 6 is a file, 7 is a display screen, and 8 is an item definition storage section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A storage device in which a sequential file having a plurality of records having information including a plurality of items is stored, a display device, an input device, and the input means. When at least one item is specified from a plurality of consecutive items arranged in the record, the storage device is searched for the record in which the value of the specified item includes a desired value, and the search is performed. In an item search display device comprising a search means for sending information to the display device for displaying information, the item name of the item in the record is associated with an item number based on the order of arrangement of the items in the record. means for storing an item definition body in which item information is successively stored; and a means that is activated by an instruction from the input device to continuously read out the item information from the item definition body and set the value to the item number. The display position of the corresponding item name is calculated based on the information, and the item name is displayed on the display device in a matrix format in which the item name is divided into a plurality of predetermined columns and a plurality of rows, and each column and each row are a first processing means for displaying symbols such as alphanumeric characters corresponding to each column and each row; and at least one symbol indicating each displayed column and each row corresponding to the display position of the item name to be searched. a second processing means for calculating the position of the item in the record based on the symbol when an input is made from the input device and an item value is input corresponding to the item name for which the input is made; The search means searches the record for the item at the position calculated by the second processing means, and displays records including the item whose value corresponds to the input item value. An item search display device characterized by: