Program for generating user-compatible business application data, recording medium containing the program, and user-compatible business application

A program for generating user-compatible business application data, comprising computer code for implementing the steps of:

• accepting entry of an input report, which is accompanied by time-related data, together with input of an identification code thereof, to a generating system, said input report including data regarding one or a plurality of items and having a format suitable for expressing results of user activities;
• storing the entered input report together with the identification code thereof in a database of said generating system in order to make said input report available for use in one or a plurality of application systems;
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• controlling said generating system so as to generate a folder, which includes data required by said application system in a format required by said application system, at a given timing prior to start of business processing in said application system, by selection or manipulation of an input report that has been stored in said database and of data contained in said input report without executing said business processing, and deliver the generated folder to said application system.

A system for generating user-compatible business application data, comprising:

• input report accepting means for accepting entry of an input report, which is accompanied by time-related data, together with an identification code thereof, the input report including data regarding one or a plurality of items and having a format suitable for expressing results of user activities;
• database control means for controlling a database so as to store the input report, which has been accepted by said input report accepting means, together with the identification code thereof in said database in order to make the input report available for use in one or a plurality of application systems;
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• folder generating/delivering means for generating a folder, which includes data required by the application system in a format required by the application system, at a given timing prior to start of business processing in the application system, by selection or manipulation of an input report that has been stored in the database and of data contained in the input report without executing the business processing, and delivering the generated folder to the application system.

A program for generating user-compatible business application data, comprising:

• a definition accepting program for controlling a computer so as to accept, and store in definition data storage means with regard to a folder to be applied to an application system, a folder data-item definition that specifies a data item contained in the folder, a report selecting definition that specifies an interval of a report to be used in creating a folder, type of report to be used in creating a folder and a report data item that is to be included in a report to be used in creating a folder, and a folder data generating definition that specifies how data of a data item of a folder is generated from data relating to a report;
• a report accepting program for controlling the computer so as to accept, and store in report storage means, a report having time data, a report-type code and data of one or a plurality of report data items;
• a report selecting program for controlling the computer so as to select, from among reports stored in said report storage means, a report, which is in line with at least any one condition, from among a report in line with a condition that time data falls within an interval specified by the report selecting definition, a report in line with a condition that the report possesses a report-type code of a type specified by the report selecting definition, and a report in line with a condition that the report possesses data of a report data item specified by the report selecting definition;
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• a folder data generating program for controlling the computer based upon data relating to the selected report so as to generate data of a data item of a folder, which has been specified by the folder data-item definition, in accordance with the folder data generating definition.

A program for generating user-compatible business application data, said program causing a computer to function as:

• definition data storage means for storing definition data that includes, with regard to a folder to be applied to an application system, a folder data-item definition that specifies a data item contained in the folder, a report selecting definition that specifies an interval of a report to be used in creating a folder, type of report to be used in creating a folder and a report data item that is to be included in a report to be used in creating a folder, and a folder data generating definition that specifies how data of a data item of a folder is generated from data relating to a report;
• report storage means for storing a report having time data, a report-type code and data of one or a plurality of report data items;
• report selecting means for selecting, from among reports stored in said report storage means, a report, which is in line with at least any one condition, from among a report in line with a condition that time data falls within an interval specified by the report selecting definition, a report in line with a condition that the report possesses a report-type code of a type specified by the report selecting definition, and a report in line with a condition that the report possesses data of a report data item specified by the report selecting definition;
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• folder data generating means for generating data of a data item of a folder, which has been specified by the folder data-item definition, in accordance with the folder data generating definition based upon data relating to the report by said report selecting means.

A definition accepting program for controlling a computer so as to:

• accept input of the following definitions from an input unit, with regard to a folder to be applied to an application system:
• a folder data-item definition that specifies a data item contained in the folder;
• a report selecting definition that specifies an interval of a report to be used in creating a folder, type of report to be used in creating a folder and a report data item that is to be included in a report to be used in creating a folder;
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• a folder data generating definition that specifies how data of a data item of a folder is generated from data relating to a report;
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• store the accepted folder data-item definition, report selecting definition and folder data generating defining in definition data storage means.

A recording medium on which the following programs have been recorded:

• a definition accepting program for controlling a computer so as to accept, and store in definition data storage means with regard to a folder to be applied to an application system, a folder data-item definition that specifies a data item contained in the folder, a report selecting definition that specifies an interval of a report to be used in creating a folder, type of report to be used in creating a folder and a report data item that is to be included in a report to be used in creating a folder, and a folder data generating definition that specifies how data of a data item of a folder is generated from data relating to a report;
• a report accepting program for controlling the computer so as to accept, and store in report storage means, a report having time data, a report-type code and data of one or a plurality of report data items;
• a report selecting program for controlling the computer so as to select, from among reports stored in said report storage means, a report, which is in line with at least any one condition, from among a report in line with a condition that time data falls within an interval specified by the report selecting definition, a report in line with a condition that the report possesses a report-type code of a type specified by the report selecting definition, and a report in line with a condition that the report possesses data of a report data item specified by the report selecting definition;
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• a folder data generating program for controlling the computer based upon data relating to the selected report so as to generate data of a data item of a folder, which has been specified by the folder data-item definition, in accordance with the folder data generating definition.

A system for generating user-compatible business application data, comprising:

• definition data storage means for storing definition data that includes, with regard to a folder to be applied to an application system, a folder data-item definition that specifies a data item contained in the folder, a report selecting definition that specifies an interval of a report to be used in creating a folder, type of report to be used in creating a folder and a report data item that is to be included in a report to be used in creating a folder, and a folder data generating definition that specifies how data of a data item of a folder is generated from data relating to a report;
• report storage means for storing a report having time data, a report-type code and data of one or a plurality of report data items;
• report selecting means for selecting, from among reports stored in said report storage means, a report, which is in line with at least any one condition, from among a report in line with a condition that time data falls within an interval specified by the report selecting definition, a report in line with a condition that the report possesses a report-type code of a type specified by the report selecting definition, and a report in line with a condition that the report possesses data of a report data item specified by the report selecting definition;
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• folder data generating means for generating data of a data item of a folder, which has been specified by the folder data-item definition, in accordance with the folder data generating definition based upon data relating to the report by said report selecting means.

A method of generating user-compatible business application data, comprising the steps of:

• providing definition data storage means and report storage means, said definition data storage means storing, with regard to a folder to be applied to an application system, definition data that includes a folder data-item definition that specifies a data item contained in the folder, a report selecting definition that specifies an interval of a report to be used in creating a folder, type of report to be used in creating a folder and a report data item that is to be included in a report to be used in creating a folder, and a folder data generating definition that specifies how data of a data item of a folder is generated from data relating to a report;
• and said report storage means storing a report having time data, a report-type code and data of one or a plurality of report data items;
• selecting, from among reports stored in said report storage means, a report, which is in line with at least any one condition, from among a report in line with a condition that time data falls within an interval specified by the report selecting definition, a report in line with a condition that the report possesses a report-type code of a type specified by the report selecting definition, and a report in line with a condition that the report possesses data of a report data item specified by the report selecting definition;
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• generating data of a data item of a folder, which has been specified by the folder data-item definition, in accordance with the folder data generating definition, based upon data relating to the selected report.