JPH08154111A - Method for preparing communication history flow chart - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily prepare a communication history flow chart by one preparation method even when the formats of recording communication procedures and communication history are different for a system provided with the plural communication procedures. CONSTITUTION: The communication history format retrieval means 5 of a data processor 2 acquires one record from the communication history information file 7 of a storage device 3 designated by an input device 1, retrieves a communication history format information file 8 based on a history ID allocated to the communication history information of the acquired record and acquires a communication history format matched with the history ID. In a communication history flow preparation means 6, a communication history flow is prepared based on the communication history format acquired by the communication history format retrieval means 5. At this time, characters designated by identifiers in the communication history format and arrows for indicating the flow of communication are displayed and imparted. The prepared communication history flow is outputted from an output device 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of creating a communication history flow chart, and more particularly to a method of creating a communication history flow chart corresponding to a plurality of communication procedures.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional communication history flow chart creation method is as follows.
Only the communication history flow diagram based on one communication procedure was created. For example, a device that stores the communication result and reads and records it as necessary, a device that displays only the data that meets the selection condition from the data read for each communication procedure, and the information that is read from the memory. There has been a device for displaying or displaying the communication results in the reverse order, and a device for storing or reading and displaying the communication results.
They all had to have the same set of procedures and recorded formats. Therefore, if the communication procedure or the recorded format is slightly different, the method of creating the communication history flow diagram must be determined again.

[0003]

In the above-described conventional communication history flow diagram creation method, since a communication procedure is specified and processed, a communication history flow diagram creation method is defined and applied for each communication procedure. There is a problem that it takes a lot of man-hours because it must be done.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication history flow diagram for a system having a plurality of communication procedures, even if the communication procedure and the format of recording the communication history are different from each other, with a single preparation method. It is to provide a method for creating a flow chart.

[0005]

A communication history flow diagram creating method of the present invention is a system for performing communication including a data processing device, a storage device, an input device, and an output device,
Communication history format information in which information for creating a communication history flow diagram corresponding to each of a plurality of communication procedures is accumulated in advance in the storage device, and communication history information of this communication is stored every time the system communicates. Is stored in the storage device, and the data processing device responds to the corresponding communication procedure from the communication history format information in accordance with a request for creating a communication history flow diagram specifying one of the plurality of communication procedures from the input device. This is a configuration in which information is read, a communication history flow chart is created using the communication history information, and the communication history flow chart is output from the output device.

The communication history flow diagram creating method of the present invention is as follows:
A file name of a file storing communication history information and a file name of a file storing communication history format information corresponding to the data specified by the data processing device in response to a request for creating a communication history flow diagram from the input device. May be

[0007]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

An embodiment to which the present invention is applied is an input device 1 such as a keyboard, a data processing device 2 which receives data input from the input device 1 and operates under program control.
The storage device 3 stores a file for storing communication history information and communication history format information, and an output device 4 such as a printer. Further, the data processing device 2 creates a communication history flow chart from the communication history format information retrieval means 5 for retrieving the communication history format information from the file name of the file input by the input device 1 and the retrieved communication history and format information. The communication history flow creating means 6 is provided. The storage device 3 stores a communication history information file 7 that stores communication history information indicating the communication history up to now, and a communication history format information file 8 that stores communication history format information corresponding to each communication procedure. The communication history format information file 8 stores in advance the history ID corresponding to each communication procedure, the position of necessary information, the name displayed at the time of flow output, the communication direction, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to which the present invention is applied.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. However, the names and reference numerals used in FIG.

First, in step (hereinafter referred to as S) 1, the file name of the file storing the communication history information and the file name of the file storing the corresponding communication history format information are designated from the input device 1. This designated file name is supplied to the communication history format search means 5 of the data processing device 2, and one record of communication history information is read from the communication history information file 7 in S2. Then S3
The communication history format information specified by the input device 1 is searched from the communication history format information file 8 and the communication history format information area corresponding to the history ID existing in the read record is set to the communication history format information in the storage device 3. Search from file 8. After the search, in S4, necessary information is taken out from the communication history information file 7 using the numerical value in the communication history format information as a subscript, and the communication history flow is created by the communication history flow creating means 6 according to the communication history format. Further, a detailed communication history flow is created by the detailed information instruction corresponding to the designated identifier specified in the communication history format information area in S5. Finally, in S6, an arrow line is output by displaying the communication direction in the communication history format information area.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the communication history information file in the storage device, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the communication history format information file in the storage device. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a communication history flow chart created from the data of FIGS. 3 and 4.

Next, a specific example of creating a communication history flow chart will be described with reference to FIGS.

From the input device 1, the file name of the communication history information file 7 in which the communication history information shown in FIG. 3 is stored as the input information, and the communication history format information file 8 in which the communication history format information shown in FIG. 4 is stored. It is assumed that the file name of and is specified. The communication history information file 7 in FIG. 3 is shown by converting the communication history information (binary format) into characters and editing it for easy viewing. In the communication history format information file 8 of FIG. 4, a history ID 41 starting with "//" and identifiers 42 to 47 for outputting detailed information starting with "/" are designated. Identifier W4
2, N43 indicates the output format of the history information. N designation outputs the information of the designated column in the communication history to a specific position, and W designation outputs the information together with the designated character to a specific position. I shall. The identifier 44 indicates the communication direction between the own module and the upper and lower modules ("
<S ”indicates communication from the own module to the upper module,“> S ”indicates communication from the upper module to the own module,“ S> ”indicates communication from the own module to the lower module, and“ S <”indicates communication from the lower module to the own module). The history ID 41 of the history format information file 8 is referred to when searching the communication history format information file 8 using the history ID in the communication history information file 7 as a key.

For example, when the valid information record 31 is read, the history ID starting with "//" is searched from the communication history format information file 8 using the history ID "T4TS" 32 as a key. If the history ID does not appear before "// EOD", the communication history information is not output. This is the process of S3 shown in FIG.

After the search, the communication history flow is created based on the designation of the identifier for outputting the detailed information described in the communication history format information file 8 of the corresponding history ID. The identifier 45 for outputting the detailed information in the communication history format is used to obtain the information that the history information 33 of 4 bytes from the 12th byte of the history ID "T4TS" in the communication history information file 7 is output, and FIG. The output result image 53 is output as shown. Since this information is W designation, the designated character 46 and the history information 33 are output like the output result image 52. Also history I
As the operation content of D "T4TS", 47 in the communication history format information is output as the output result image 51 shown in FIG. This is the processing of S4 and S5 shown in FIG.

Further, since the communication direction display 44 is "<S", an arrow line is output as a communication direction from the own module to the upper module as an output result image 54 shown in FIG. This is the process of S6 shown in FIG.

Similarly, the communication history flow as shown in FIG. 4 is output. By changing the identifier for outputting the history ID indicated by "//" and the detailed information indicated by "/" in the communication history information format file 8 by performing the above operation, The communication history flow can be created without changing the data processing device 2 shown, even if the communication procedure or the format in which the communication history is recorded is different.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the communication history format information in which the information for creating the history flow chart of communication corresponding to each of a plurality of communication procedures is accumulated is stored in the storage device in advance. Each time the system communicates, the communication history information of this communication is stored in the storage device, and the data processing device specifies one of a plurality of communication procedures from the input device in accordance with a request for creating a communication history flow diagram. By reading the information for the corresponding communication procedure from the format information, creating a communication history flow diagram using the communication history information, and outputting it from the output device, the communication procedure and communication history can be set for systems with multiple communication procedures. There is an effect that the communication history flow chart can be easily created by one creating method even if the formats for recording the are different.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the operation of one embodiment to which the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a communication history information file in a storage device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a communication history format information file in a storage device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a communication history flow chart created from the data of FIGS. 3 and 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Device 2 Data Processing Device 3 Storage Device 4 Output Device 5 Communication History Format Information Retrieval Means 6 Communication History Flow Creating Means 7 Communication History Information File 8 Communication History Format Information File

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A system for performing communication including a data processing device, a storage device, an input device and an output device, wherein a communication history flow chart corresponding to each of a plurality of communication procedures is created in advance in the storage device. Communication history format information in which information for performing communication is stored, communication history information of this communication is stored in the storage device each time the system communicates, and the data processing device stores the plurality of communications from the input device. In accordance with a request for creating a communication history flow chart that specifies one of the procedures, information for the corresponding communication procedure is read from the communication history format information, a communication history flow chart is created using the communication history information, and the output is made. A method for creating a communication history flow diagram, which is characterized by outputting from a device. 2. The data designated by the data processing device for requesting to create a communication history flow chart from the input device stores a file name of a file storing communication history information and corresponding communication history format information. The method for creating a communication history flow diagram according to claim 1, wherein the file name is a file name.