Automated generation of a query statement based on user selections received through a user interface

A system for automatically building a query statement for a database, the system comprising:

• an electronic processor configured to
• provide a user interface displayed by a display device, the user interface including a plurality of tabs, the plurality of tabs representing types of data fields included in the database;
• provide, within the user interface, a first list of a plurality of data fields included in the database;
• receive, via the user interface, a first selection of one of the plurality of data fields from the first list;
• receive, via the user interface, a second selection of a criterion for one of the plurality of data fields from the first list;
• automatically build the query statement for the database, wherein the query statement joins a plurality of tables included in the database based on the first selection and second selection and selects data elements from the plurality of joined tables based on the first selection where the data elements satisfy the second selection;
• execute the query statement on the database;
• and
• output results of executing the query statement for display within the user interface.