A standardized configuration description generation method, a storage medium and a computer device

Abstract

The application provides a standardized configuration description generation method, a storage medium and a computer device, and the method comprises the following steps: (1) extracting basic configuration information defined in a configuration item from a configuration description of a vehicle model; (2) detecting whether the extracted basic configuration information all exists in a configuration dictionary, and if the detection result is yes, generating a standardized configuration description based on the extracted basic configuration information; the configuration dictionary is composed of feature groups constituting vehicle features, feature families under each feature group and feature value descriptions corresponding to the feature families. By automatically capturing the basic configuration information defined in the specified configuration item, the standardized configuration description is generated in the specified order and with the connection symbol, and the standardized conversion from the configuration definition to the configuration description is realized.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of product configuration, and provides a standardized configuration description generation method, a storage medium and a computer device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Configuration is a collection of functional features and physical features of a product, and a company defines the configuration of a product to constrain the appearance, features, functions and other information of the product, which is a key and important benchmark for the company in the process of collaborative product development and design of various departments; and the configuration description is an accurate description of the features of the product in language, and can intuitively reflect the differences between different configurations, so that various departments of the company can quickly obtain the configuration definition of the product for collaborative development. In a broad sense, the configuration description is the macro configuration definition of the company.

[0003] Under the current management situation of diversified configuration guided by customer demand, how to make the product configuration description of the company more accurate and concise to achieve the purpose of product development and order delivery poses a new challenge.

[0004] The existing configuration description is usually manually managed by configuration personnel, and the configuration is named manually, and then the configuration information is input. With the increase of the number of configurations, the management difficulty increases, the management efficiency is low, and errors are prone to occur. SUMMARY

[0005] In view of this, the present application provides a standardized configuration description generation method, which aims to improve the above problems.

[0006] Specifically, the technical scheme comprises the following:

[0007] On the one hand, the present application provides a standardized configuration description generation method, which comprises the following steps:

[0008] (1) extracting the basic configuration information defined in the configuration item from the configuration description of the vehicle type;

[0009] (2) detecting whether the extracted basic configuration information exists in the configuration dictionary, and if the detection result is yes, generating a standardized configuration description based on the extracted basic configuration information;

[0010] The configuration dictionary is composed of feature groups constituting vehicle features, feature families under each feature group, and feature value descriptions corresponding to the feature families.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present application, if the basic configuration information extracted from the configuration description is missing relative to the basic configuration information defined in the configuration item, a prompt that the standardized configuration description cannot be generated is output, and the type of the missing basic configuration information is prompted.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present application, if the basic configuration information does not exist in the configuration dictionary, a prompt that the standardized configuration description cannot be generated is outputted, and the basic configuration information inconsistent with the configuration dictionary is prompted.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, the basic configuration information defined in the configuration item includes a vehicle model, an engine model, a transmission model, a configuration version, an interior style, an exterior color and a sales area.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present application, after the standardized configuration description is formed in step (2), the standardized configuration description formed at present is compared with the existing standardized configuration description, and it is detected whether the standardized configuration description formed at present exists, if the detection result is no, a material number of the standardized configuration description formed at present is generated and saved.

[0015] One standardized configuration description corresponds to one material number.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present application, the material number is composed of a vehicle model code, a production year and a plurality of serial codes.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present application, a version number is assigned to each material number, when the standardized configuration description does not change and the extended configuration information changes, the material number remains unchanged and the version number of the material number is updated.

[0018] The configuration description is composed of the standardized configuration description and the extended configuration information, and the extended configuration information is the optional custom configuration description information.

[0019] In some embodiments of the present application, all the basic configuration information is arranged in a set order, and connected into the standardized configuration description through a specified connector.

[0020] On the other hand, the embodiments of the present application provide a storage medium storing a computer program, and the computer program is executed by a processor to realize the steps of the standardized configuration description generation method.

[0021] On the other hand, the embodiments of the present application provide a computer device including a processor and a storage medium storing program code, and the program code is executed by the processor to realize the steps of the standardized configuration description generation method.

[0022] The standardized configuration description generation method provided by the present application realizes the standardized conversion from configuration definition to configuration description by automatically grabbing the basic configuration information defined by the specified configuration item, and generating the standardized configuration description according to the specified order and connector symbol. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort on the basis of these drawings.

[0024] Figure 1 The flowchart of the standardized configuration description generation method provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0025] The above drawings have shown the specific embodiments of the present application, and more detailed description will be given in the following. These drawings and text description are not intended to limit the scope of the concept of the present application by any means, but to illustrate the concept of the present application to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in the following with reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0027] Unless otherwise defined, all the technical terms used in the embodiments of the present application have the same meanings as generally understood by those skilled in the art.

[0028] Figure 1 The flowchart of the standardized configuration description generation method provided by the embodiments of the present application, the method comprises the following steps:

[0029] (1) extracting the basic configuration information defined in the configuration item from the configuration description of the vehicle model;

[0030] (2) detecting whether the extracted basic configuration information all exists in the configuration dictionary, if the detection result is yes, generating the standardized configuration description based on the extracted basic configuration information.

[0031] The configuration dictionary is composed of feature groups constituting vehicle features, feature families under each feature group, and feature value descriptions corresponding to the feature families. The configuration description is input by configuration personnel, and the configuration descriptions input by different configuration personnel will be different. In order to standardize the configuration description, the configuration information defined in the configuration item is extracted from the configuration definition, and the standardized configuration description is formed based on the configuration information.

[0032] The basic configuration information defined by the configuration item in the application is generally key information, and the number and type of the basic configuration information can be modified according to user requirements. A plurality of basic configuration information is defined in the configuration item, and the basic configuration information exists in the configuration dictionary. All the basic configuration information is arranged in a set order, and is connected into a standardized configuration description by a specified connector.

[0033] In order to make the configuration description more flexible and convenient, the configuration description is composed of a standardized configuration description and extended configuration information. The extended configuration information is optional configuration description information, and is user-defined configuration information. The extended configuration information is connected with the standard configuration description through a specified order and a connector. The extended configuration information is generally located after the standard configuration description.

[0034] In the embodiment of the application, if the basic configuration information extracted from the configuration description is missing relative to the basic configuration information defined in the configuration item, the standardized configuration description cannot be generated. A prompt that the standardized configuration description cannot be generated is output, and the type of the missing basic configuration information is prompted.

[0035] If all the basic configuration information defined in the configuration item is extracted from the configuration description, it is detected whether all the basic configuration information exists in the configuration dictionary. If the basic configuration information does not exist in the configuration dictionary, the standardized configuration description cannot be generated. A prompt that the standardized configuration description cannot be generated is output, and the basic configuration information inconsistent with the configuration dictionary is prompted.

[0036] Taking the configuration description of a car as an example, the basic configuration information defined in the configuration item includes a vehicle type, an engine model, a transmission model, a configuration version, an interior style, an exterior color, and a sales area. If any one of the above seven basic configuration information is missing in the basic configuration information extracted from the configuration description, the standardized configuration description cannot be generated. After the seven basic configuration information defined in the configuration item is extracted from the configuration description, it is detected whether all the seven basic configuration information exists in the configuration dictionary. If one basic configuration information does not exist in the configuration dictionary, the standardized configuration description cannot be generated.

[0037] In the embodiment of the application, in order to uniquely identify each standardized configuration description, a material number is given to each standardized configuration description. One material number corresponds to one standardized configuration description. The material number is composed of a vehicle type code, a production year, and a plurality of serial codes. A mapping relationship between the material number and the standardized configuration description is constructed, or the material number is used as the beginning of each standardized description.

[0038] In the embodiment of the present application, after the standardized configuration description is formed in step (2), the current formed standardized configuration description is compared with the existing standardized configuration description to detect whether the current formed standardized configuration description already exists, if the detection result is yes, the current formed standardized configuration already exists and does not need to be saved, if the detection result is no, the material number of the current standardized configuration description is generated and saved.

[0039] In the embodiment of the present application, in the later use process, if the basic configuration information in the existing standardized configuration description is modified, a new standardized configuration description is formed and the corresponding material number is generated, if the basic information in the standardized configuration description is not modified but the extended configuration information is modified, since the standardized configuration description does not change but the configuration description under the material number changes, in order to realize the management of the full life cycle change history of the configuration description under the material number, a version number is given to each material number, when the standardized configuration description does not change but the extended configuration information changes, the version number of the material number is updated, if the version number before the update is ITEM ID(n) and the version number after the update is ITEM ID(n+1).

[0040] The product research and development department describes the product based on the physical characteristics and functional characteristics possessed by the product under the current technical conditions by using standardized language. The several standardized languages contain the collection of all characteristics possessed by the product. In order to facilitate the use of the standardized configuration language in the computer program, they are classified and managed, divided into three categories of characteristic group, characteristic family and characteristic value, and the characteristic group, characteristic cluster and characteristic value are coded according to the specified coding rules. When new technology is generated in the industry, the enterprise-level configuration dictionary can be expanded. Taking the configuration dictionary of the automobile industry enterprise as an example, the part of the configuration dictionary which has influence on the standardized configuration description is selected, as shown in the following table:

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[0043] Automatically capture the defined basic configuration information from the vehicle configuration description: "vehicle code" equals "A13T", "engine model" equals "E3T10", "transmission model" equals "018CHA", "configuration version" equals "luxury version", "interior style" equals "orange and black interior", "exterior color" equals "khaki white", "sales area" equals "Gulf", and automatically capture the defined extended configuration information from the vehicle configuration description: "option package" equals "heating package". When the above basic configuration information and extension configuration exist in the configuration dictionary, the generated configuration description is: A13T-E3T10-018CHA luxury version light-colored interior khaki white Gulf-22 model car.

[0044] From the configuration definition of a specific vehicle model, the configuration material numbers are "A13T2023001", "A13T2023002",..., "A13T2023999"; the generated configuration descriptions are "A13T2023001-A13T-E3T10-018CHA luxury version light-colored interior khaki white Gulf", "A13T2023002-A13T-E3T10-018CHA luxury version light-colored interior khaki white South and Central America", "A13T2023999-A13T-E4G15C-516MHB luxury version dark-colored interior khaki white Gulf", etc.

[0045] Take the material number composed of "vehicle code + four-year code + three-digit serial code" as an example; from the configuration definition of a specific vehicle model, the configuration material numbers are "A13T2023001", "A13T2023002",..., "A13T2023999"; the generated configuration descriptions are "A13T2023001-A13T-E3T10-018CHA luxury version light-colored interior khaki white Gulf", "A13T2023002-A13T-E3T10-018CHA luxury version light-colored interior khaki white South and Central America", "A13T2023999-A13T-E4G15C-516MHB luxury version dark-colored interior khaki white Gulf", etc.

[0046] Take the version number update of "A13T2023001-A13T-E3T10-018CHA luxury version light-colored interior khaki white Gulf" as an example, its extended configuration information is: the seat fabric is fabric, generate ITEM ID(n) associated with A13T2023001; when the configuration seat fabric changes from fabric to leather, generate ITEM ID(n+1) associated with A13T2023001; through the traceability of A13T2023001, the change history of its seat fabric can be obtained.

[0047] The embodiment of the present application further provides a storage medium which stores a computer program, and the computer program is executed by a processor to realize the steps of the standardized configuration description generation method.

[0048] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer device which comprises a processor and a storage medium which stores program code, and the program code is executed by the processor to realize the steps of the standardized configuration description generation method.

[0049] The standardized configuration description generation method provided by the present application has the following beneficial technical effects:

[0050] (1) The basic configuration information defined by the specified configuration item is automatically captured, and the standardized configuration description is generated according to the specified order and the connection symbol, so that the standardized conversion from the configuration definition to the configuration description is realized; meanwhile, each standardized configuration is given a unique material number, the material number is associated with the version number, and when the configuration information is changed, the version number corresponding to the material number is updated, so that the change history management of the whole life cycle of the configuration is realized.

[0051] (2) The standardized configuration description is quickly generated, and at the same time, the prompt information preset by the computer program is used to assist the configuration management personnel in checking the errors in the configuration description, so that the accuracy of the configuration management is improved.

[0052] (3) The standardized configuration description is transmitted and used between the BOM system, the MES system and the SAP system through the material number, so that the language of the research and development can be transmitted to the production downstream department according to the standardized and structured language.

[0053] Other embodiments of the present application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the present application disclosed herein. The present application is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptive changes of the present application following the general principles of the present application and including those expressly stated or implied herein. The specification and examples are to be regarded as exemplary only.

[0054] It should be understood that the present application is not limited to the precise construction that has been described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present application is limited only by the claims that follow.

Claims

1. A method of generating a standardized configuration description, characterized by, The method comprises the following steps: (1) extracting the basic configuration information defined in the configuration items from the configuration description of the vehicle model; (2) detecting whether the extracted basic configuration information all exist in the configuration dictionary, and if the detection result is yes, generating a standardized configuration description based on the extracted basic configuration information; The configuration dictionary is composed of feature groups constituting the vehicle features, feature families under each feature group, and feature value descriptions corresponding to the feature families; After the standardized configuration description is formed in step (2), the current formed standardized configuration description is compared with the existing standardized configuration description, and it is detected whether the current formed standardized configuration description is stored, and if the detection result is no, the material number of the current standardized configuration description is generated and saved; One standardized configuration description corresponds to one material number; The material number is composed of a vehicle model code, a production year, and a number of serial codes; Each material number is assigned a version number, and when the standardized configuration description does not change and the extended configuration information changes, the material number remains unchanged and the version number of the material number is updated; The configuration description is composed of the standardized configuration description and the extended configuration information, and the extended configuration information is the optional custom configuration description information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the standardized configuration description is generated by: If there is a missing of the basic configuration information from the configuration description relative to the basic configuration information defined in the configuration items, a prompt that the standardized configuration description cannot be generated is output, and the type of the missing basic configuration information is prompted.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the standardized configuration description is generated by: If there is basic configuration information that does not exist in the configuration dictionary, a prompt that the standardized configuration description cannot be generated is output, and the basic configuration information inconsistent with the configuration dictionary is prompted.

4. The method of claim 1 to 3, wherein The basic configuration information defined in the configuration items includes the vehicle model, the engine model, the transmission model, the configuration version, the interior style, the exterior color, and the sales area.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the standardized configuration description is generated by: All the basic configuration information is arranged in a set order and connected into a standardized configuration description by a specified connector.

6. A storage medium storing a computer program, characterized by The computer program is executed by the processor to realize the steps of the standardized configuration description generation method in any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. A computer device comprising a processor and a storage medium having stored thereon program code, characterized in that, The program code is executed by the processor to realize the steps of the standardized configuration description generation method in any one of claims 1 to 5.

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