Making custom forms for a web-based environment was a tedious exercise, back in the day. Our team looked at the standard form, and mapped them to XML objects. We then had the XML store the value of the corresponding UI item (textbox, slider, radio buttons, etc.), allowing the XML document to be a representation of both form and data, requiring only a simple library to render the form in a web browser, and allow a user to update. This led to adding digital signatures and allowing for complete workflow systems to be created, forcing “Manager Co-Signatures” and more, based purely on rules determined within the form.