RAPID SOFTWARE REPORT DEVELOPMENT TOOL WITH AUTO DATABASE HANDLING AND MENU TOOL-BAR PLUG-IN FOR APPLICATION REPORT ACCESS

A method is provided for generating reports for a computer monitored or aided environment that has a server-side module, a client-side module and a database, the server-side module, client-side module and database being interconnected, The method includes creating a report layout, the report layout containing a predefined number of dynamic fields at predetermined positions; associating, at the server-side, each dynamic field with a data source; collecting, at the server-side, information for each dynamic field according to the associated data source; storing the information in the database; and displaying the information for each dynamic field on a display according to the report layout. The report layout is shared universally for the generation of a displayed report and a printed report.