Patent ID: 7127674

Claim:
A system for retrieving a main document with a reference to an insert document for inclusion in the main document comprising: a data storage mechanism that stores the main document with a formula that resolves to a reference to an insert document, the insert document including contents for the main document; a shared resource database, accessible by a plurality of clients of the system, that stores one or more insert documents that may be referenced within a main document; a document destination module that opens the main document and extracts the formula; a formula resolution module that resolves the formula to derive a value for the reference; a document retrieval module that uses the reference to retrieve the insert document; a document insertion module that inserts the insert document into the main document in a document location point specified, wherein the system enables a user to create and store a main document having a reference to an insert document, and wherein the document destination module enables a user to create a main document with a reference to an insert document and stores the main document with the reference separate from the insert document being referenced; and a formula definition module that enables a user to define a formula that resolves to a reference to an insert document to be included in the main document.