26. The computer readable medium of claim 25 , wherein linking at least one XML element in the document to corresponding data fields in the database further comprises: providing a list of XML elements contained in the document; providing a list of data fields established for linking to corresponding XML elements in the document; selecting an XML element from the list of XML elements; selecting a data field from the list of data fields for linking the selected data field to the selected XML element; and upon selection of the data field from the list of data fields for linking the selected data field to the selected XML element, linking the selected data field to the selected XML element.
25. The computer readable medium of claim 24 , prior to linking at least one XML element in the document to corresponding data fields in the database, selecting the document from a document library containing documents annotated with the at least one XML element and the document associated with the database, the data base containing data fields established for linking to the at least one XML element.