International Business Machines Corporation

Eric L Edeen

Robert M Kreuch

Michael R C Seaman

Roger G Bacalzo

Michael Seaman

Grace Smith

Described are techniques for providing a framework having a scanning control for selecting a batch of documents using configuration data and a process control for processing the batch of documents. Under control of the framework, the batch of documents is sent to a plurality of subscribed applications serially, wherein the batch of documents is selected based on a high key value stored in the configuration data, and wherein each of the subscribed applications subscribes with the framework to process a document type, and the stored high key value in the configuration data is updated for use in selecting another batch of documents.

Framework for continuous processing of a set of documents by multiple software applications

Methods, apparatus, and articles for creating a document revision history for a document imported into a first Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) from a second EDMS. Metadata and content from the second EDMS is 'mirrored' within the first EDMS to create an artificial or mirrored revision history of a document within the first EDMS. Doing so allows users of the first EDMS to access any version of a document and its history, as though the document had always existed on the first EDMS. Content may be stored onto the first EDMS or a reference to the content may be stored instead. Rules may be developed to resolve conflicts between different document versions in the first and second EDMS.

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Eric L Edeen