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Abstract

A system and method for storage and management of multiple versions and context variants of documents in a multi-user environment is provided by a three-tiered content system/model for storage and a context resolution mechanism for retrieval. It utilizes three classes consisting of logical objects, physical objects, and components that contain administrative data associated with physical objects. The physical objects that belong to the same logical object (a collection) may be context specific variants (based on content, format, language, etc.) of each other, or related by a different criteria. The context resolution mechanism retrieves the most appropriate variant of an object through correlation of attributes of physical objects encapsulated by a particular logical object and attributes of a front-end client application. The system comprises a logical hyperlink mechanism that allows physical links between objects to be resolved at run-time. It also provides a check-in/-out control mechanism to allow simultaneous access to objects in a multi-user environment.

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