Multi-source electronic forms with concealed fields

摘要

Electronic multi-user forms are provided. The use of these forms may include displaying the forms to more than one user, receiving population data from one or more user, and selectively displaying the population data to each user. The population data may be displayed to the various users based on the security authorization of the user seeing the form. Upon completion of the form by the users, the form may be further completed and submitted for processing or approval.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
displaying a multi-user form to a first user, the multi-user form having a plurality of fields, some of the fields having a first confidentiality designation and some of the fields having a second confidentiality designation; receiving population data for one or more fields from a first user; populating one or more fields using the received first user population data; determining if a populated field has the first confidentiality designation or a different confidentiality designation; based on the determination, displaying fields, with population data from the first user, to a second user after determining, if the second user has authority to access populated fields having the determined confidentiality designation; identifying the authority to access confidential designations of a first user; identifying the authority to access confidential designation of a second user; using session information from the first user and session information from the second user to identify peers in a group necessary to complete form information; and providing a real-time alert flag on the form visible to a user that the user is seeking to improperly populate a field of the multi-user form.