System and method for providing forms on a user interface

A method for configuring a customized formset as a version of a role based formset for display on a user interface of a client computer, the client computer coupled by a network to a formset server, the customized formset described in a structured definition language, the method comprising the steps of:

• selecting the role based formset having generic definitions of form components for a plurality of different roles;
• selecting a customize overlay by the formset server for application to the role based formset, the customize overlay including role associated component definitions particular to a user functioning in at least one of the roles of the plurality of different roles, the role associated component definitions including at least one of addition or removal of said generic definitions of form components of the role based formset;
• and
• applying the role associated component definitions of the customize overlay to said generic definitions of form components of the role based formset for generating the customized formset, such that at least some of said generic definitions of form components are changed based on the role of the user associated with the customize overlay;
• wherein the customized formset is subsequently rendered on the user interface of the client computer.