Report management system

A method for generating reports comprising:

• displaying, by a computer system, an application with fields in a graphical user interface on a display system, wherein the application is used to perform transactions for an organization;
• identifying, by the computer system, a group of the fields displayed in the graphical user interface that are selectable for use in a group of the reports;
• displaying, by the computer system, a group of graphical indicators in association with the group of the fields in the graphical user interface;
• displaying, by the computer system, a selection area with a list of the group of the fields;
• receiving, by the computer system, a selection of a portion of the group of the fields made from user input to at least one of the group of the fields displayed in the graphical user interface on the display system or the list displayed in the selection area;
• creating, by the computer system, the group of the reports using the portion of the group of the fields;
• and
• storing the group of the reports in the graphical user interface on the display system, enabling performing an operation for the organization using the group of the reports.

A computer system comprising:

• a display system;
• and
• a report generator in communication with the display system, wherein the report generator displays an application with fields in a graphical user interface on the display system, wherein the application is used to perform transactions for an organization;
• identifies a group of the fields displayed in the graphical user interface that is selectable for use in a group of reports;
• displays a group of graphical indicators in association with the group of the fields in the graphical user interface;
• receives a selection of a portion of the group of the fields displayed in the graphical user interface in user input;
• creates the group of reports using the portion of the group of the fields;
• and sends the group of reports to an output device, enabling performing an operation for the organization using the group of reports.

A computer program product for generating reports, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable storage media;
• first program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for displaying an application with fields in a graphical user interface on a display system, wherein the application is used to perform transactions for an organization;
• second program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for identifying a group of the fields displayed in the graphical user interface that is selectable for use in a group of the reports;
• third program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for displaying a group of graphical indicators in association with the group of the fields in the graphical user interface;
• fourth program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for receiving a selection of a portion of the group of the fields displayed in the graphical user interface in user input;
• fifth program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for creating the group of the reports using the portion of the group of the fields;
• and
• sixth program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for sending the group of the reports to an output device, enabling performing an operation for the organization using the group of the reports.