Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and storage medium storing program for determining an abnormality based on manufacturing data

A data processing method comprising:

• dividing estimation results of manufacturing conditions of a plurality of cause candidates for a specific status of a product to be analyzed into a first group based on first relationship data as a relationship between a plurality of first manufacturing conditions as a plurality of manufacturing conditions of the product recorded during the analysis;
• dividing the estimation results of the manufacturing conditions of the plurality of cause candidates into a second group based on second relationship data as a relationship between a plurality of second manufacturing conditions corresponding to the first manufacturing conditions and different from the first manufacturing conditions;
• and
• generating visualization data for displaying the estimation results based on a change in manufacturing condition relationship between the first group and the second group;
• wherein the method further comprises:
• dividing cause candidate manufacturing conditions belonging to the first group into large groups each including:
• a representative cause candidate manufacturing condition,
• a first small group as a group of manufacturing conditions that have not changed a strength of the relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition,
• a second small group as a group of manufacturing conditions that have increased the strength of the relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition,
• a third small group as a group of manufacturing conditions that have decreased the strength of the relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition,
• generating the visualization data for each of the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition, the first small group, the second small group, and the third small group, and
• displaying, on a display, estimation results of manufacturing conditions of a plurality of cause candidates for a specific status of the product, based on the visualization data,
• wherein displaying the estimation results comprises displaying, on the display:
• a representative information display region for displaying information about the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition,
• a first information display region for displaying information about the manufacturing conditions of the first small group which have not changed the strength of the relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition, wherein, in the first information display region, a first GUI (graphical user interface) element is displayed that links to the information about the manufacturing conditions of the first small group such that the information about the manufacturing conditions of the first small group is hidden in the first information display region and is displayed upon operation of the first GUI element;
• a second information display region for displaying information about the manufacturing conditions of the second small group that have increased the strength of relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition, wherein, in the second information display region, a second GUI (graphical user interface) element is displayed that links to the information about the manufacturing conditions of the second small group such that the information about the manufacturing conditions of the second small group is hidden in the second information display region and is displayed upon operation of the second GUI element;
• and
• a third information display region for displaying information about the manufacturing conditions of the third small group that have decreased the strength of relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition, wherein, in the third information display region, a third GUI (graphical user interface) element is displayed that links to the information about the manufacturing conditions of the third small group such that the information about the manufacturing conditions of the third small group is hidden in the third information display region and is displayed upon operation of the third GUI element;
• and
• wherein the first, second, and third information display regions are displayed in different display modes so as to be visually distinguishable from one another.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer-readable data processing program for causing a computer to execute:

• dividing estimation results of manufacturing conditions of a plurality of cause candidates for a specific status of a product to be analyzed into a first group based on first relationship data as a relationship between a plurality of first manufacturing conditions as a plurality of manufacturing conditions of the product recorded during the analysis;
• dividing the estimation results of the manufacturing conditions of the plurality of cause candidates into a second group based on second relationship data as a relationship between a plurality of second manufacturing conditions corresponding to the first manufacturing conditions and different from the first manufacturing conditions;
• and
• generating visualization data for displaying the estimation results based on a change in manufacturing condition relationship between the first group and the second group;
• wherein the processing program further causes the computer to execute:
• dividing cause candidate manufacturing conditions belonging to the first group into large groups each including:
• a representative cause candidate manufacturing condition,
• a first small group as a group of manufacturing conditions that have not changed a strength of the relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition,
• a second small group as a group of manufacturing conditions that have increased the strength of the relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition,
• a third small group as a group of manufacturing conditions that have decreased the strength of the relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition,
• generating the visualization data for each of the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition, the first small group, the second small group, and the third small group, and
• displaying, on a display, estimation results of manufacturing conditions of a plurality of cause candidates for a specific status of the product, based on the visualization data,
• wherein displaying the estimation results comprises displaying, on the display:
• a representative information display region for displaying information about the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition,
• a first information display region for displaying information about the manufacturing conditions of the first small group which have not changed the strength of the relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition, wherein, in the first information display region, a first GUI (graphical user interface) element is displayed that links to the information about the manufacturing conditions of the first small group such that the information about the manufacturing conditions of the first small group is hidden in the first information display region and is displayed upon operation of the first GUI element;
• a second information display region for displaying information about the manufacturing conditions of the second small group that have increased the strength of relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition, wherein, in the second information display region, a second GUI (graphical user interface) element is displayed that links to the information about the manufacturing conditions of the second small group such that the information about the manufacturing conditions of the second small group is hidden in the second information display region and is displayed upon operation of the second GUI element;
• and
• a third information display region for displaying information about the manufacturing conditions of the third small group that have decreased the strength of relationship with the second group including the representative cause candidate manufacturing condition, wherein, in the third information display region, a third GUI (graphical user interface) element is displayed that links to the information about the manufacturing conditions of the third small group such that the information about the manufacturing conditions of the third small group is hidden in the third information display region and is displayed upon operation of the third GUI element;
• and
• wherein the first, second, and third information display regions are displayed in different display modes so as to be visually distinguishable from one another.