selection of the one or more options provided by the user generates a descriptor identifying the selected options provided by the user and associates the descriptor with the form template application_number US 64378006 A description embodiments of the present invention reduce the complexity of form configuration by allowing a restricted set of simple modification options to be pre configured for individual form templates e g data structures that define how subsequent forms based on the templates are to be generated and utilized the subsequent configuration of the individual form templates is greatly simplified because it is governed by these simple pre configured modification options fig1 portrays a design time 100 and run time 105 configuration environment in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention the design time environment 100 may operate in accordance with the steps of fig2 and the run time environment 105 may operate in accordance with the steps of fig3 the design time environment 100 allows for modification options to be configured in connection with a form template and the run time environment 105 allows for the configuration of the form template in accordance with the configured modification options in connection with the design time configuration environment 100.