Patent ID: 8290842

Claim:
A method of managing a benefits plan comprising a plurality of features, the method comprising: receiving from a user interface generated by a processor a configuration of a content of the benefits plan, wherein the configuration is generated by a provider of the benefits plan before the benefits plan is offered to a participant of the benefit plan; wherein the benefits plan comprises a plurality of plan elements and a plurality of relationships between the plurality of plan elements, and the configuration defines the plurality of features using the plan elements and the relationships; validating the benefits plan by the processor by comparing the plan elements and the relationships to at least one template, wherein the validation comprises determining if all required relationships between plan elements have been correctly configured; and displaying by the processor a tabular user interface indicating the validity of the relationships, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of rows of plan elements and a plurality of columns of plan elements, the plurality of rows and columns forming a plurality of intersections, wherein each intersection defines a first relationship between corresponding row and column plan elements; wherein the user interface comprises a first graphical indicator within an intersection that indicates a result of the validation for the corresponding relationship defined by the intersection; wherein the benefits plan is validated before being offered to the participant of the benefits plan.