System and method for embedding report descriptors into an xml string to assure report consistency

A system comprising:

• a computer processor and computer storage device operable to:
• store and maintain a plurality of report construct descriptors, the report construct descriptors for use in a plurality of sections in a plurality of reports generated by the system, the reports comprising a report type and a report subject;
• generate a pseudo random number seed for use in selecting a first subset of the report construct descriptors for the plurality of reports on a first report subject;
• store the pseudo random number seed in the computer storage device;
• retrieve the first subset of report construct descriptors for the plurality of reports on the first report subject based on the pseudo random number seed and subsequently generated random numbers;
• place the retrieved first subset of report construct descriptors into an XML string;
• and
• generate two or more reports relating to the first report subject using the first subset of report construct descriptors in the XML string;
• wherein the two or more reports comprise at least two different report types, and wherein each common section among the two or more reports comprises the same report construct descriptors.

A method comprising:

• storing and maintaining in a computer storage device a plurality of report construct descriptors, the report construct descriptors for use in a plurality of sections in a plurality of reports, the reports comprising a report type and a report subject;
• generating a pseudo random number seed for use in selecting a first subset of the report construct descriptors for the plurality of reports on a first report subject;
• storing the pseudo random number seed in the computer storage device;
• retrieving the first subset of report construct descriptors for the plurality of reports on the first report subject based on the pseudo random number seed and subsequently generated random numbers;
• placing the retrieved first subset of report construct descriptors into an XML string;
• and
• generating two or more reports relating to the first report subject using the first subset of report construct descriptors in the XML string;
• wherein the two or more reports comprise at least two different report types, and wherein each common section among the two or more reports comprises the same report construct descriptors.

A computer readable storage device comprising instructions that when executed by a processor execute a process comprising:

• storing and maintaining in a computer storage device a plurality of report construct descriptors, the report construct descriptors for use in a plurality of sections in a plurality of reports, the reports comprising a report type and a report subject;
• generating a pseudo random number seed for use in selecting a first subset of the report construct descriptors for the plurality of reports on a first report subject;
• storing the pseudo random number seed in the computer storage device;
• retrieving the first subset of report construct descriptors for the plurality of reports on the first report subject based on the pseudo random number seed and subsequently generated random numbers that are generated as a function of the pseudo random number seed;
• placing the retrieved first subset of report construct descriptors into an XML string;
• and
• generating two or more reports relating to the first report subject using the first subset of report construct descriptors in the XML string;
• wherein the two or more reports comprise at least two different report types, and wherein each common section among the two or more reports comprises the same report construct descriptors.