Document component management and publishing system

摘要

A document component management system for automatically generating customized documents for a number of individuals or entities based upon rules. Each customized document is customized for one of the individuals or entities based upon the applicable set of business rules. Users interface with the document component management system through a presentation layer. A data layer contains repositories for document components and published documents in one or more formats. An application layer interfaces the presentation layer with the data layer to create and maintain document components. User requests entered at the presentation layer are fulfilled by the application layer, which automatically retrieves document components, assembles documents in response to user requests and publishes assembled documents to the individuals. A copy of published documents are stored in the data layer.