1 ) A form-based user-configurable machine-implemented chemical process information system, the system comprising: a processes listing module that displays a list of processes; a process definition module responsive to the processes listing module wherein the process definition module comprises: a form displayed on a computer screen whereby a user can enter and save process definition information for a process or processes; and a process parameters listing module that displays a list of parameters employed to monitor the process or processes; a sampling points listing module that displays a list of sampling points for a process or processes; and a sampling points definition module responsive to the sampling points listing module wherein the sampling points definition module comprises: a form displayed on the computer screen whereby a user can enter and save sampling points definition information for the process or processes; and a sampling point parameters listing module that displays a list of sampling point parameters employed to collect information from the process or processes.