Method and system for flexible creation and publication of forms

A system for creating an electronic form for publication thereof, said system comprising:

• a first user interface to allow a user to specify fields and allowed values for said fields within said electronic form, wherein said electronic form is modeled after format information specified by an entity;
• a second user interface coupled to said first user interface to allow a user to fill in said electronic form with data to create a populated form;
• a form generator coupled to said second user interface for automatically creating an electronic message compliant with said format information based on said populated form;
• and
• a transmitter coupled to said form generator for transmitting said electronic message to said entity for publication thereof by said entity.

A computer-useable medium having computer-readable program code stored thereon for creating an electronic form for publication thereof, said method comprising:

• responsive to first user input, allowing a user to create said electronic form using a form-creating user interface wherein said form-creating user interface is operable to allow said user to specify fields and allowable values for said fields within said electronic form, wherein said electronic form is modeled after format information specified by an entity;
• responsive to second user input, allowing a user to fill in said electronic form with data to create a populated form;
• automatically creating an electronic message compliant with said format information based on said populated form;
• and
• transmitting said electronic message to said entity for publication thereof by said entity.