Abstract: A method and apparatus for generation of electronic documents, such as a merge utility, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the merge utility merges two types of documents at least one of which is first converted from a format that is not supported by an output device to one that is. In an embodiment, one document may contain information related to an overlay and the other may contain information related to a background. In an embodiment, the conversion is performed in a format that is supported by an output device.

Abstract: One embodiment in accordance with the invention relates to generating a completed unified data format template that includes data inserted from one or more data sources. Initially, an electronic template can be created using a template application (e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and the like). The electronic template is embedded with electronic placeholder coding related to data of one or more data sources. The layout of the electronic template can be converted into a unified layout format, wherein the electronic template includes the electronic placeholder coding. The data from the one or more data sources can be applied to the electronic placeholder coding of the unified layout format in order to generate the completed unified data format template.

Abstract: One embodiment in accordance with the invention relates to inserting data (e.g., XML data) from a database into an electronic template form that includes a table. Furthermore, each table can expand to fit any amount of inserted data and can also expand onto additional pages. The additional pages may have the format of supplemental pages that include the expanded table or that of duplicate pages that also include the other information (e.g., brief description of the table, letterhead, etc.) that was included on the first page. The font size and space can be calculated along with the line wrap for the supplemental page format or duplicate page format.

Abstract: One embodiment in accordance with the invention relates to inserting data into a fixed electronic template form. For example, any publicly provided template form (e.g., IRS Tax Form for a Business) that may be provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) can be filled in with the proper data (e.g., XML data) which may be stored and calculated by a database. Specifically, there is the reception of a fixed electronic form. Data is mapped to a field of the fixed electronic form. Based on this mapping, the data is then merged with the field of the fixed electronic form in order to generate a completed electronic form.

Abstract: One embodiment in accordance with the invention relates to generating a completed unified data format template that includes data inserted from one or more data sources. Initially, an electronic template can be created using a template application (e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and the like). The electronic template is embedded with electronic placeholder coding related to data of one or more data sources. The layout of the electronic template can be converted into a unified layout format, wherein the electronic template includes the electronic placeholder coding. The data from the one or more data sources can be applied to the electronic placeholder coding of the unified layout format in order to generate the completed unified data format template.

Abstract: One embodiment in accordance with the invention relates to inserting data (e.g., XML data) from a database into an electronic template form that includes a table. Furthermore, each table can expand to fit any amount of inserted data and can also expand onto additional pages. The additional pages may have the format of supplemental pages that include the expanded table or that of duplicate pages that also include the other information (e.g., brief description of the table, letterhead, etc.) that was included on the first page. The font size and space can be calculated along with the line wrap for the supplemental page format or duplicate page format.

Abstract: One embodiment in accordance with the invention relates to inserting data into a fixed electronic template form. For example, any publicly provided template form (e.g., IRS Tax Form for a Business) that may be provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) can be filled in with the proper data (e.g., XML data) which may be stored and calculated by a database. Specifically, there is the reception of a fixed electronic form. Data is mapped to a field of the fixed electronic form. Based on this mapping, the data is then merged with the field of the fixed electronic form in order to generate a completed electronic form.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generation of electronic documents, such as a merge utility, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the merge utility merges two types of documents at least one of which is first converted from a format that is not supported by an output device to one that is. In an embodiment, one document may contain information related to an overlay and the other may contain information related to a background. In an embodiment, the conversion is performed in a format that is supported by an output device.