Patent ID: 8209248

Claim:
A computer implemented method for creating and verifying legally enforceable financial documents with variable source data and testing the documents for compliance with applicable rules, the method comprising: creating a financial document from a framework database by populating the financial document with static data and with the variable source data, the static data and the variable source data obtained from at least two distinct sources, wherein the financial document is a SMARTDoc; creating an audit rule-set in an audit flow interface using preconfigured audit rules, wherein creating the audit rule set includes gathering legal rules and provider requirements used to construct the preconfigured audit rules, the legal rules and provider requirements including rules to test against organization business rules, organization processing and approval rules and legal rules, and wherein the audit flow interface including a common rules pane showing common rules, each of the common rules capable of being used in the audit rule-set, the audit flow interface further comprising an editor pane where the audit rules and relationships between the audit rules are displayed and edited by a user, and a properties pane where properties of specific rules are displayed, wherein the common rules pane, the editor pane and the properties pane are simultaneously displayed to the user; and testing the document to verify compliance with legal and financial standards by using the audit rule-set to determine whether the document complies with the applicable rules.