Systems and Methods for Creating and Maintaining a Customized Version of a Master Document

摘要

Methods for managing updates to customized documents and customized master documents including customized specification documents include receiving an update containing updated information for inclusion in a previously customized specification document, determining whether the updated information of the update impacts a customized portion of the previously customized specification document, and selectively merging the updated information with the previously customized specification document to generate a new customized specification document. The update and/or any impacted customizations may be presented to a user to permit the user to provide input into how the updated information and the previously customized specification document should be merged to generate the new customized specification document. Metadata regarding customizations of the previously customized specification document and metadata regarding any updates incorporated into the new customized specification document may be tracked and stored with the customized specification documents to facilitate merging of the updates and the customized information.