Business support device, business support method, and business support program

Abstract

To alleviate a load of registration work of merchandise information including regulation information of merchandise.SOLUTION: An acquisition part acquires merchandise information which is a merchandise index, and in which regulation information showing regulation reasons are shown for each piece of merchandise is added. A conversion processing part refers to a regulation association storage part where the regulation information added with respect to each piece of merchandise of the acquired merchandise information and regulation information by the type which is dealt with by a business support device are associated and stored, and converts and processes the acquired regulation information of the merchandise into the regulation information by the type dealt with by the business support device. A display control part displays, on a display part, a registration screen in which merchandise information of each piece of merchandise is inputted, including the regulation information which is converted and processed by the type. Thereby, the merchandise information including the regulation information of the merchandise can be displayed on the registration screen inputted automatically, and a load of registration work of the merchandise information can be alleviated.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a business support device, a business support method, and a business support program.

Background Art

[0002] The aggregation information generation device disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-132790) presents fixture information stored in a fixture information storage unit in which a plurality of pieces of fixture information, which is information about fixtures, are stored, and a reception unit receives a selection of fixture information from a user who refers to this presentation. Then, an aggregation information generation unit generates fixture aggregation information, which is information in which the fixture information selected by the user is arranged based on a predetermined format. As a result, it is possible to easily generate aggregation information along a predetermined format.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Here, in the case of industries that handle a large number of products and products subject to shipping restrictions due to legal regulations, it is necessary to register and manage the product information of many products in a database together with legal regulation information. However, registering the product information of many products in the database while checking the legal regulation information has a problem that the workload of the operator increases.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a business support device, a business support method, and a business support program that can reduce the burden of registering product information including legal regulation information of products.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, a business support apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires product information which is a catalog of products and to which regulatory information indicating regulatory reasons is added for each product, and by referring to a regulatory association storage unit in which the regulatory information added to each product of the acquired product information and the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support apparatus are associated and stored, a conversion processing unit that performs conversion processing on the regulatory information of the acquired product into the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support apparatus, and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a registration screen in which product information of each product including the regulatory information subjected to the type of conversion processing is input.

[0007] In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, a business support method according to the present invention includes an acquisition step in which an acquisition unit acquires product information which is a catalog of products and to which regulatory information indicating regulatory reasons is added for each product, a conversion processing step in which a conversion processing unit performs conversion processing on the regulatory information of the acquired product into the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support apparatus by referring to a regulatory association storage unit in which the regulatory information added to each product of the acquired product information and the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support apparatus are associated and stored, and a display control step in which a display control unit causes a display unit to display a registration screen in which product information of each product including the regulatory information subjected to the type of conversion processing is input.

[0008] In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, a business support program according to the present invention causes a computer to function as an acquisition unit that acquires product information which is a catalog of products and to which regulatory information indicating regulatory reasons is added for each product, a conversion processing unit that performs conversion processing on the regulatory information of the acquired product into the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support apparatus by referring to a regulatory association storage unit in which the regulatory information added to each product of the acquired product information and the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support apparatus are associated and stored, and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a registration screen in which product information of each product including the regulatory information subjected to the type of conversion processing is input.

Advantages of the Invention

[0009] The present invention can reduce the burden of the registration work of product information including product regulatory information.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiment for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] Hereinafter, a business support apparatus according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As an example below, the business support apparatus of the embodiment will be described as a business support apparatus operated by an operator of a wholesaler in the medical industry. Note that the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment.

[0012] (Hardware Configuration) As shown in FIG. 1, the business support apparatus 1 of the embodiment includes a storage unit 2, a control unit 3, a communication interface unit 4, and an input / output interface unit 5. An input device 6 and an output device 7 are connected to the input / output interface unit 5. As the output device 7, a display unit such as a monitor device (including a home television), a printing device, or a speaker device corresponds. As the input device 6, in addition to a keyboard device, a mouse device, and a microphone device, a monitor device that realizes a pointing device function in cooperation with the mouse device can be used.

[0013] The communication interface unit 4 is connected to a network 50 such as a wide area network such as the Internet or a private network such as a LAN (Local Area Network). A manufacturer-side terminal device 51 for medical products is connected to the network 50. Catalog data (an example of product information) including a regulatory classification (an example of regulatory information) indicating the regulatory type of the pharmaceutical product, such as dangerous goods, poisons, and controlled drugs, is stored in the manufacturer-side terminal device 51. The business support apparatus 1 of the embodiment accesses the manufacturer-side terminal device 51 at a predetermined timing to acquire catalog data, or acquires catalog data transmitted from the manufacturer-side terminal device 51 at a predetermined timing.

[0014] As the storage unit 2, for example, a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an SSD (Solid State Drive) can be used. In the storage unit 2, a catalog master 11, a regulatory association master 12, a regulatory classification master 13, a product master 14, etc., which are storage areas, are stored respectively.

[0015] The catalog master 11 is a storage area for storing the catalog data of each pharmaceutical product acquired from the manufacturer-side terminal device 51 as shown in FIG. 2. Specifically, the catalog master 11 stores the manufacturer product code, the manufacturer code, the product name, the unit of volume, and the regulatory classification, etc. included in the catalog data of each pharmaceutical product.

[0016] In the regulatory association master 12, as shown in FIG. 3, the manufacturer code, the regulatory classification (before conversion), and the regulatory classification (after conversion) are stored. This regulatory association master 12 is referred to when converting the regulatory classification used on the manufacturer side included in the catalog data to the regulatory classification used on the business support device 1 side of the embodiment.

[0017] The regulatory classification master 13 stores, as shown in FIG. 4, the regulatory classification of each pharmaceutical product used on the business support device 1 side of the embodiment and the regulatory name in association with each other. In the case of the example in FIG. 4, the regulatory name for the regulatory classification of "150" is "hazardous substances", and the regulatory name for the regulatory classification of "160" is "poisons, highly toxic substances".

[0018] The product master 14 is a storage area for storing the desired product data selected from the catalog data of each pharmaceutical product acquired from the manufacturer-side terminal device 51 as shown in FIG. 5. In the product master 14, as shown in FIG. 5, the product code, the product name, the unit of volume, the manufacturer part number, the manufacturer code, and the regulatory classification used on the business support device 1 side of the embodiment (the regulatory classification converted based on the regulatory association master 12 (see FIG. 3)) are stored.

[0019] (Functional Configuration of Business Support Device) Next, the control unit 3 executes the business support program stored in the storage unit 2, so that as shown in FIG. 1, the acquisition unit 21, the conversion processing unit 22, the storage control unit 23 function as the determination unit 24 and the display control unit 25. The display control unit 25 is an example of an output control unit.

[0020] The acquisition unit 21 acquires catalog data that is a catalog of pharmaceuticals, which is an example of a product, and to which regulatory information indicating regulatory reasons is added for each pharmaceutical.

[0021] The conversion processing unit 22 refers to a regulatory association master 13 (see FIG. 3), which is an example of a regulatory association storage unit in which the regulatory information added to each pharmaceutical in the acquired catalog data and the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support device 1 of the embodiment are associated and stored, and converts the regulatory information of the acquired pharmaceuticals into the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support device of the embodiment.

[0022] The display control unit 25 displays, via an output device 7, which is an example of a display unit, a registration screen input with product information of each product including the regulatory information subjected to the type conversion process.

[0023] The storage control unit 23 registers (stores) the catalog data of each pharmaceutical including the regulatory information subjected to the type conversion process as product data in a product master 14 (see FIG. 5).

[0024] The determination unit 24 determines whether or not the regulatory association master 13 (see FIG. 3), which is an example of a regulatory association storage unit, stores the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support device 1 of the embodiment for converting the regulatory information of the acquired pharmaceuticals.

[0025] When a discrimination result indicating that no regulatory information is added is obtained, the output control unit outputs a predetermined error message. In the case of the business support apparatus 1 of this embodiment, a display control unit 25 is provided as an example of the output control unit. In this case, when a discrimination result indicating that no regulatory information is added is obtained, the display control unit 25 displays a predetermined error message via the output device 7.

[0026] Note that, as the output control unit, an audio output control unit, a print control unit, or the like may be provided. When an audio output control unit is provided as the output control unit, the above-described error message is output as an audio message or electronic sound to the output device 7, which serves as a speaker device in this case. Thereby, an audio output corresponding to the above-described error message can be obtained. Further, when a print control unit is provided as the output control unit, the above-described error message is output as print data to the output device 7, which serves as a printing device in this case. Thereby, the above-described error message is printed and output on a sheet or the like.

[0027] Further, the discrimination unit discriminates whether the catalog data of the pharmaceutical product for which storage in the product master 14, which is an example of the storage unit, is specified is already stored in the product master 14. When a discrimination result indicating that the catalog data for which storage is specified is not yet stored in the product master 14 is obtained, the display control unit 25 displays a catalog data registration screen in which the catalog data of the pharmaceutical product including the regulatory information subjected to the type conversion process is automatically input to the corresponding input field via the output device 7, which is an example of the display unit.

[0028] Further, the display control unit 25 displays a list on the output device 7, which is an example of the display unit, of pharmaceutical products for which the type of regulatory information handled by the business support apparatus 1 of the embodiment for converting the obtained regulatory information of the product is not stored in the regulatory association master 12, which is an example of the regulatory information association storage unit.

[0029] The memory control unit 23 stores, in the product master 14 which is an example of the storage unit, the catalog data of the pharmaceuticals for which the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support device 1 of the embodiment has been input by the operator, including the regulatory information input by the operator, among the pharmaceuticals listed for display.

[0030] (Registration operation of catalog data in the comparative example) Here, the registration operation of the catalog data in the comparative example of the business support device 1 of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 6. As shown in FIG. 6, in the case of the comparative example, the latest catalog data is periodically provided from each pharmaceutical manufacturer, or catalog data corresponding to the difference from the catalog data provided in the past is provided.

[0031] Also, in the case of the comparative example, the clerical staff of the company using this catalog data makes a registration request for the necessary catalog data.

[0032] The registration staff of the company using the catalog data confirmed the catalog data for which registration was requested from the clerical staff of the company based on the catalog data provided from each pharmaceutical manufacturer, and manually registered it in the product master. In such a registration method, the registration staff of the company needs to manually register a large amount of catalog data. For this reason, there is a problem that the burden of the catalog data registration work increases.

[0033] In addition, although the regulatory classification of the pharmaceutical is added to the catalog data provided from each pharmaceutical manufacturer, the registration staff of the company needs to confirm whether the type of the added regulatory classification is the same as the regulatory classification used by the company while registering the catalog data. Such a confirmation operation of the regulatory classification also becomes a heavy burden on the registration work.

[0034] (Outline of the registration operation of catalog data in the business support device of the embodiment) On the other hand, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an overview of the catalog data registration operation in the business support apparatus 1 of the embodiment. As shown in this FIG. 7, in the case of the business support apparatus 1 of the embodiment, when the latest catalog data is periodically provided from each pharmaceutical manufacturer or catalog data corresponding to the difference of the catalog data provided in the past is provided, the conversion processing unit 22 converts the acquired catalog data into catalog data in a common format. The catalog data converted into this common format is collectively imported and registered (stored) in the catalog master 11 shown in FIG. 2.

[0035] As an example, when receiving an order for a received product, the display control unit 25 displays a product master registration screen. At this time, the display control unit 25 refers to the catalog master 11 to acquire catalog data including regulatory information and automatically inputs and displays it on the product master registration screen.

[0036] In addition, the conversion processing unit 22 refers to the regulatory association master 12 shown in FIG. 3 and converts the regulatory classification included in the catalog data into the regulatory classification of the type handled by the business support apparatus 1 of the embodiment. This converted regulatory classification is automatically input and displayed on the product master registration screen.

[0037] In addition, when performing such conversion processing of the regulatory classification, there may be a case where the regulatory classification corresponding to the regulatory classification included in the catalog data is not registered in the regulatory association master 12. In this case, the display control unit 25 displays a predetermined error message. In this case, the operator manually inputs the regulatory classification to the product master registration screen.

[0038] The product data including the regulatory classification displayed (or input) on the product master registration screen is registered (stored) in the product master 14 shown in FIG. 5 and used for invoice input of the received product.

[0039] (Details of the catalog data registration operation in the business support apparatus of the embodiment) Next, a detailed registration operation of catalog data in the business support device 1 of such an embodiment will be described. First, as an example, it is assumed that an operator designates an order input for a product. Thereby, the display control unit 25 displays, via the output device 7, an order details input screen exemplified in FIG. 8. On this order details input screen, there are provided an input field for the manufacturer product code of the pharmaceutical product and an input field for the manufacturer code of the manufacturer that manufactures and provides the pharmaceutical product. The operator inputs the manufacturer product code of the ordered pharmaceutical product and the manufacturer code of the manufacturer that manufactures and provides the ordered pharmaceutical product to this order details input screen, and operates the item number registration button 60.

[0040] When the item number registration button 60 is operated, the display control unit 25 displays, as exemplified in FIG. 9, an item number master maintenance screen corresponding to the above-described product master registration screen, via the output device 7. At this time, the display control unit 25 automatically inputs and displays the manufacturer product code and the manufacturer code input to the order details input screen shown in FIG. 8 in the input fields of the respective codes on the item number master maintenance screen as shown in FIG. 9.

[0041] In addition, the conversion processing unit 22 refers to the catalog master 11 shown in FIG. 2 based on the manufacturer product code and the manufacturer code input to the order details input screen, and detects the regulatory classification (= regulatory classification included in the catalog data), product name, and unit of volume corresponding to the manufacturer product code and the manufacturer code input to the order details input screen. Further, the conversion processing unit 22 refers to the regulatory association master 12 shown in FIG. 3 based on the manufacturer code input to the order details input screen and the regulatory classification detected from the catalog master 11. Then, the conversion processing unit 22 performs a conversion process on the regulatory classification (before conversion) used on the manufacturer side of the pharmaceutical product to the regulatory classification (after conversion) used on the business support device 1 side of the embodiment.

[0042] Specifically, when the manufacturer product code entered on the order details input screen is "1234567890" and the manufacturer code is "99", the conversion processing unit 22 refers to the catalog master 11 shown in FIG. 2 and detects the regulatory classification "1" as the regulatory classification corresponding to the pharmaceutical product. Further, the conversion processing unit 22 refers to the regulatory association master 12 shown in FIG. 3 based on the detected regulatory classification "1" and the manufacturer code "99", and detects the regulatory classification "150" as the regulatory classification used in the business support device 1 of the embodiment corresponding to the regulatory classification "1".

[0043] Furthermore, the display control unit 25 refers to the regulatory classification master 13 shown in FIG. 4 based on the regulatory classification used in the business support device 1 of the embodiment detected by the conversion processing unit 22, and detects the regulatory name of the regulatory classification used in the business support device 1 of the embodiment. In the case of this example, the display control unit 25 refers to the regulatory classification master 13 and detects the regulatory name "Dangerous Goods" as the regulatory name corresponding to the regulatory classification "150".

[0044] Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the display control unit 25 automatically inputs and displays on the part number master maintenance screen the manufacturer product code, the manufacturer code, the volume unit of the pharmaceutical product detected by the conversion processing unit 22, the product name (part number name), the regulatory classification "150" used in the business support device 1 of the embodiment generated by the conversion processing, and the regulatory name (regulatory classification name) such as "Dangerous Goods".

[0045] Thereby, by simply inputting the manufacturer code and the manufacturer product code of the pharmaceutical product, it is possible to display a part number master maintenance screen on which at least the manufacturer code, the manufacturer product code, the product name (part number name), the volume unit, the regulatory classification code used on the business support device 1 side of the embodiment, and the regulatory classification name, etc. are automatically input. For this reason, the operator can greatly reduce the trouble of manually inputting these data.

[0046] In addition, since the regulatory classification used by the manufacturer side can be automatically converted and displayed into the regulatory classification used by the business support device 1 in the embodiment, it is possible to prevent input errors of the regulatory classification by the operator and the like.

[0047] The product data including the product code, product name, unit of capacity, manufacturer product number, manufacturer code, and regulatory classification displayed on the product number master maintenance screen is registered (stored) in the product master 14 shown in FIG. 5 at the timing when the registration is specified by the operator. This product data is used for invoice input of the ordered product and the like.

[0048] (Manual input of regulatory classification) Here, the catalog data of the pharmaceutical product with the manufacturer product number "1234567892" and the manufacturer code "WK" shown in FIG. 11 has a regulatory classification of "3", but the regulatory classification used in the business support device 1 in the embodiment corresponding to this regulatory classification of "3" may not be registered in the regulatory association master 12 as shown in FIG. 3. That is, the regulatory classification used in the business support device 1 in the embodiment corresponding to the regulatory classification of the catalog data may not be registered in the regulatory association master 12. In this case, the above-described conversion process of the regulatory classification becomes difficult, and it becomes difficult to generate product data with the regulatory classification automatically input as shown in FIG. 12.

[0049] Therefore, the discrimination unit 24 discriminates whether or not the regulatory classification used in the business support device 1 of the embodiment corresponding to the regulatory classification of the catalog data is registered in the regulatory association master 12. And when the discrimination result that the regulatory classification used in the business support device 1 of the embodiment corresponding to the regulatory classification of the catalog data is not registered is obtained by the discrimination unit 24, the display control unit 25, for example, at the timing when the registration of the product master 14 of the product data with the uninput regulatory classification is specified by the operator, as shown in FIG. 13, for example, "The regulatory classification is not set. May I register it?" or an error message such as "Since the regulation classification is not set, it cannot be input", and a warning master maintenance screen displaying the manual input field of the regulatory classification is displayed on the output device 7. The operator manually inputs a desired regulatory classification (the regulatory classification used on the business support device 1 side of the embodiment) to the manual input field of the regulatory classification on this warning master maintenance screen and operates the "Register" button.

[0050] Thereby, the memory control unit 23 generates product data in which the manually input regulatory classification is automatically input to the input field of the regulatory classification of the product data illustrated in FIG. 12 and registers (stores) it in the product master 14. Thereby, even when the catalog data does not include the regulatory classification, it is possible to generate and register product data including the regulatory classification used on the business support device 1 side of the embodiment. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that product data in a state where the regulatory classification is not included is erroneously registered in the product master 14.

[0051] (Regulatory Association Missing Inquiry Operation) Next, when the above error message is displayed and the operator designates the registration of product data without manually inputting the regulatory classification, the memory control unit 23 registers product data with the regulatory classification blank as illustrated in FIG. 12 in the product master 14. In the business support device 1 of the embodiment, product data with the regulatory classification blank is later displayed in a list, and the regulatory classification of the desired product data can be manually input.

[0052] Specifically, when an operator specifies an operation to display a regulatory association leakage inquiry screen, the display control unit 25 refers to the product master 14 and detects product data in a state where the regulatory classification is blank. Then, the display control unit 25 displays on the output device 7 a regulatory association leakage inquiry screen in which the detected product data with a blank regulatory classification is listed, as shown in FIG. 14.

[0053] The operator selects desired product data from the product data listed on the regulatory association leakage inquiry screen. As a result, the display control unit 25 displays on the output device 7 a part number master maintenance screen having a manual input field for the regulatory classification, as shown in FIG. 13.

[0054] This part number master maintenance screen is a part number master maintenance screen for inputting the regulatory classification of the product data selected on the regulatory association leakage inquiry screen. Therefore, the operator manually inputs a desired regulatory classification to the part number master maintenance screen and operates the registration button. As a result, the storage control unit 23 generates product data in which the regulatory classification manually input to the part number master maintenance screen is input for the regulatory classification of the product data selected on the regulatory association leakage inquiry screen, and registers it in the product master 14.

[0055] As a result, after registering the product data in the product master 14, it is possible to manually input a desired regulatory classification, and it is possible to prevent the inconvenience (regulatory association leakage) that product data with an uninput regulatory classification continues to be registered in the product master 14.

[0056] (Effect of the Embodiment) Today, for example, in a wholesaler in the medical industry, there is an operation of managing a large number of product codes and managing regulatory information such as highly toxic substances or pharmaceuticals for each product. Since such regulatory information, which is a product attribute, is related to sales restrictions to customers, it is necessary to register and manage it in the company's database.

[0057] However, since there are tens of millions of products, registering products manually would be extremely laborious. Also, even if all products are registered, most of them are products that are not used, so it is preferable to selectively register the products that will be used.

[0058] In addition, when registering products, it is necessary to register regulatory information as well. For this reason, the operator must register products while checking the regulatory information. However, if there is an omission in registering the regulatory information, there is a possibility that products may be sold in violation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, which is not preferable.

[0059] For these reasons, when the catalog data of a desired product is not stored in the storage unit 2 of the business support device 1 according to the embodiment, a registration screen for the catalog data is displayed, and the regulatory information attached to the catalog data is converted into the type of regulatory information handled by the business support device 1 and automatically input into the registration screen together with the catalog data.

[0060] As a result, the catalog data and regulatory information of the desired product can be selectively stored in the storage unit 2, and the operator's input work can be significantly reduced.

[0061] In addition, since the regulatory information attached to the catalog data is converted into the type of regulatory information handled by the business support device 1 and automatically input into the registration screen, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of omissions in registering the regulatory information and prevent the inconvenience of selling products in violation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law.

[0062] [Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) led by the United Nations] According to this embodiment, it is possible to contribute to improving business efficiency and promoting appropriate business judgment of the company, so it is possible to contribute to Goals 8 and 9 of the SDGs.

[0063] In addition, according to this embodiment, it is possible to contribute to reducing waste loss and promoting paperless and digitalization, so it is possible to contribute to Goals 12, 13, and 15 of the SDGs.

[0064] In addition, according to this embodiment, since it can contribute to strengthening control and governance, it becomes possible to contribute to Goal 16 of the SDGs.

[0065] [Other Embodiments] In addition to the above-described embodiments, the present invention may be implemented in various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims.

[0066] For example, among the processes described in the embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or all or part of the processes described as being manually performed can be automatically performed by a known method.

[0067] In addition, regarding the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including parameters such as registered data and search conditions for each process, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and the drawings, they can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

[0068] Regarding the business support device 1, each component shown in the figure is a functional concept, and it is not necessarily physically configured as shown in the figure.

[0069] For example, regarding the processing functions provided by the business support device 1, particularly each processing function performed by the control unit 3 and the control unit 3, all or any part of them may be realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including programmed instructions for causing the information processing device to execute the processing described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the business support device 1 as necessary. That is, in a storage unit such as a ROM or an HDD, a computer program for giving instructions to the CPU in cooperation with the OS and performing various processes is recorded. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM and constitutes the control unit 3 in cooperation with the CPU.

[0070] Also, the business support program of this business support device 1 may be stored in another server device connected to the business support device 1 via an arbitrary network, and all or part of it can be downloaded as necessary.

[0071] Also, the business support program for executing the processes described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, or may be configured as a program product. Here, this "recording medium" includes any "portable physical medium" such as a memory card, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, an SD (Secure Digital) card, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (registered trademark) (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), an MO (Magneto-Optical Disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and a Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc, etc.

[0072] Also, the "program" is a data processing method described in any language or description method, regardless of the form such as source code or binary code. Note that the "program" is not necessarily limited to being configured singly, and also includes those that are distributedly configured as a plurality of modules or libraries, or those that achieve their functions in cooperation with other separate programs typified by an OS. Regarding the specific configuration, reading procedure, and installation procedure after reading for reading the recording medium in the business support apparatus 1 shown in the embodiment, well-known configurations and procedures can be used.

[0073] The storage unit 2 is a storage means such as a memory device such as a RAM or a ROM, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, and an optical disk, and stores various programs, tables, databases, and web page files used for various processes and website provision.

[0074] Further, the business support device 1 may be configured by an information processing device such as a known personal computer device or a workstation, or may be configured by an information processing device to which an arbitrary peripheral device is connected. Further, the information processing device may be realized by implementing software (including programs or data, etc.) that realizes the processing described in the present embodiment.

[0075] Furthermore, the specific form of the distribution and integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in arbitrary units according to various additions or according to the function load. That is, the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined and implemented, or the embodiments may be selectively implemented.

Industrial Applicability

[0076] The present invention is suitable for supporting the product registration business in industries that need to manage products with a large number of product counts and shipping restrictions, or industries that obtain catalog information from manufacturers.

Explanation of Signs

[0077] 1 Business support device 2 Storage unit 3 Control unit 4 Communication interface unit 5 Input / output interface unit 6 Input device 7 Output device 11 Catalog master 12 Regulatory association master 13 Regulatory classification master 14 Product master 21 Acquisition unit 22 Conversion processing unit 23 Storage control unit 24 Discrimination unit 25 Display control unit 50 Network 51 Manufacturer-side terminal device 60 Part number registration button

Claims

1. An acquisition unit that acquires product information, which is a catalog of products, and to which regulatory information indicating regulatory reasons is added for each product; A conversion processing unit that performs conversion processing on the regulatory information of the acquired product into the type of regulatory information handled by the business support device by referring to a regulatory association storage unit in which the regulatory information added to each of the products of the acquired product information and the type of regulatory information handled by the business support device are associated and stored; A display control unit that displays, on a display unit, a registration screen for inputting the product information of each product, including the regulatory information subjected to the type of conversion processing; A business support device having the above.

2. Further comprising a storage control unit that stores, in a storage unit, the product information of each product, including the regulatory information subjected to the type of conversion processing; The business support device according to claim 1, characterized in that.

3. A determination unit that determines whether or not the type of regulatory information handled by the business support device for converting the regulatory information of the acquired product is stored in the regulatory association storage unit; An output control unit that outputs a predetermined error message when a determination result indicating that the regulatory information is not added is obtained; further comprising. The business support device according to claim 2, characterized in that.

4. The determination unit determines whether or not the product information of the product for which storage in the storage unit is designated has already been stored in the storage unit; When a determination result indicating that the product information for which storage is designated has not been stored in the storage unit is obtained, the display control unit displays, on the display unit, a registration screen for the product information of the product, including the regulatory information subjected to the type of conversion processing, with the product information automatically input into the corresponding input field; The business support device according to claim 3, characterized in that.

5. The display control unit displays, on the display unit, a list of products for which the type of regulatory information handled by the business support device for converting the regulatory information of the acquired product is not stored in the regulatory association storage unit; The storage control unit stores, in the storage unit, the product information of the product for which the type of regulatory information handled by the business support device has been input by an operator among the products displayed in the list, including the regulatory information input by the operator; The business support device according to claim 4, characterized in that.

6. An acquisition step in which an acquisition unit acquires product information that is a catalog of products and to which regulatory information indicating regulatory reasons is added for each of the products; A conversion processing step in which a conversion processing unit refers to a regulatory association storage unit in which the regulatory information added to each of the products of the acquired product information and the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support device are stored in association with each other, and converts the regulatory information of the acquired product into the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support device; A display control step in which a display control unit displays, on a display unit, a registration screen input with the product information of each of the products including the regulatory information subjected to the type conversion processing; A business support method having the above.

7. A computer is configured to: function as an acquisition unit that acquires product information that is a catalog of products and to which regulatory information indicating regulatory reasons is added for each of the products; function as a conversion processing unit that refers to a regulatory association storage unit in which the regulatory information added to each of the products of the acquired product information and the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support device are stored in association with each other, and converts the regulatory information of the acquired product into the regulatory information of the type handled by the business support device; function as a display control unit that displays, on a display unit, a registration screen input with the product information of each of the products including the regulatory information subjected to the type conversion processing; A business support program characterized by the above.

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