Notification method for a dynamic document system

摘要

A dynamic document template contains a set of queries. Each query may include a query scope. The query scope may refer to a content of a source document that is maintained in a document collection. A content rule is applied to monitor the template for a change. A notification event is triggered when a change to the document collection results in an invalid query scope in the template. A notification event may also be triggered when a change to the document collection results in valid query but the template needs to be refreshed. An additional notification event may be triggered if the template is modified so that the resulting template is either invalid or needs to be refreshed with different content from the collection.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
maintaining, in a processor-readable storage medium, a dynamic document template containing a plurality of queries, wherein each query includes a query scope and a context element, wherein the query scope refers to one or more source documents maintained in a document collection and the context element refers to content of the one or more source documents referred to by the query scope; defining, based upon a request received from a first user, a first content rule and a second content rule; applying the first content rule to monitor the document template and trigger an action if a second user changes the document template; applying the second content rule to monitor the document collection and trigger an action if a second user changes any of the source documents referred to by the query scope; in response to both the first content rule and the second content rule triggering an action indicating a change occurred to the document template and at least one of the source documents, determining whether the query scope and context element of each of the queries in the document template are valid; indicating, in response to determining a valid query scope and context element, a query to be valid; if any of the queries are invalid after the change, issuing a notification to the first user indicating an invalid query; receiving a change to one of the queries to result in a modified query; automatically accessing the document collection to determine whether the modified query is valid; and if the modified query is valid, automatically refreshing the document template, wherein refreshing the document template comprises displaying a dynamic document comprising at least a portion of the dynamic document template with the content of the one or more source documents, including the changed source document.