Method and system for automatically generating documents on the basis of an index

Method for the automatic generation of at least one document, in particular of the power of attorney type intended to authorise a proxy to perform an action on behalf of a principal, with the document containing a plurality of paragraphs displayed according to a layout, with said plurality of paragraphs and said layout being according to at least one first parameter and a second parameter, with the method implementing a database comprising at least:

• one base of layouts;
• one base of paragraphs;
• one base of pre-finalised documents in PDF format comprising a fixed frame, comprising predetermined paragraphs and layout, and at least one variable field;
• a list of values of said first parameter;
• a list of values of said second parameter, with each combination of values of said parameters forming a generation context;
• a static index that associates each generation context with a virtual document or with a pre-finalised document in PDF format of the base of pre-finalised documents in PDF format, with a virtual document comprising at least one pointer aiming for a determined layout of the base of layouts and a plurality of pointers concerning determined paragraphs of the base of paragraphs;
• method characterised in that it comprises:
• a step for selecting values of the first parameter and of the second parameter so as to form a generation context;
• a step for consulting the static index so as to obtain the virtual document or the pre-finalised document in PDF format associated with said generation context;
• in the case of a virtual document, a step for making a request in the database for layout and paragraphs pointed to by the virtual document obtained and a step for generating said document in an electronic format, containing the paragraphs returned by said request and the layout returned by said request,
• in the case of a pre-finalised document in PDF format, a step of key-entry into a data entry form, or a step of retrieving in another database, of the value of the variable field of said pre-finalised document in PDF format and a step of generating said finalised document in an electronic format.