Debugging of Master Documents
AssigneeBusiness Integrity Limited
InventorPhilip Vasey
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Abstract
The present invention relates to debugging of document templates or master documents used in the automated generation of customised documents.
Claims14
A method for debugging a master document of the type used to generate customised documents in a document generation system in which a dynamic questionnaire is generated according to the mark-up of the master document, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying unexpected behaviour in a questionnaire generated from a master document;
- identifying a variable corresponding to those questions in the questionnaire for which unexpected behaviour occurs;
- and
- inspecting the master document for errors at one or more locations at which the identified variable occurs.
An electronic document generation system in which a master document is used to generate customised documents and in which a dynamic questionnaire is generated according to the mark-up of the master document, the system being arranged to enable debugging of the master document using the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying unexpected behaviour in the questionnaire generated from the master document;
- identifying a variable corresponding to those questions in the questionnaire for which unexpected behaviour occurs;
- and
- inspecting the master document for errors at one or more locations at which the identified variable occurs.
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