Digital processing systems and methods for group-based document edit tracking in collaborative work systems

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions configured to cause at least one processor to perform operations for enabling simultaneous group editing of electronically stored documents, the operations comprising:

• accessing a collaborative electronic document;
• linking a first entity and a second entity to form a first collaborative group;
• linking a third entity and a fourth entity to form a second collaborative group;
• receiving a first alteration by the first entity to the collaborative electronic document;
• tagging the first alteration by the first entity with a first collaborative group indicator;
• receiving a second alteration to the collaborative electronic document by the second entity;
• tagging the second alteration by the second entity with the first collaborative group indicator;
• receiving a third alteration to the collaborative electronic document by the third entity;
• tagging the third alteration by the third entity with a second collaborative group indicator;
• receiving a fourth alteration from the fourth entity to the collaborative electronic document;
• tagging the fourth alteration by the fourth entity with the second collaborative group indicator;
• and
• rendering a display of the collaborative electronic document, wherein:
• the rendered display includes a presentation of the first collaborative group indicator in association with the first alteration and the second alteration, and includes the second collaborative group indicator displayed in association with the third alteration and the fourth alteration,
• the displayed first collaborative group indicator in association with the first alteration and the second alteration includes a first instance of the first collaborative group indicator displayed in association with the first alteration, and a second instance of the first collaborative group indicator displayed in association with the second alteration, and
• the third alteration and the fourth alteration include a first instance of the second collaborative group indicator displayed in association with the third alteration and a second instance of the second collaborative group indicator displayed in association with the fourth alteration.

A method for enabling simultaneous group editing of electronically stored documents, the method comprising:

• accessing a collaborative electronic document;
• linking a first entity and a second entity to form a first collaborative group;
• linking a third entity and a fourth entity to form a second collaborative group;
• receiving a first alteration by the first entity to the collaborative electronic document;
• tagging the first alteration by the first entity with a first collaborative group indicator;
• receiving a second alteration to the collaborative electronic document by the second entity;
• tagging the second alteration by the second entity with the first collaborative group indicator;
• receiving a third alteration to the collaborative electronic document by the third entity;
• tagging the third alteration by the third entity with a second collaborative group indicator;
• receiving a fourth alteration from the fourth entity to the collaborative electronic document;
• tagging the fourth alteration by the fourth entity with the second collaborative group indicator;
• and
• rendering a display of the collaborative electronic document, wherein:
• the rendered display includes a presentation of the first collaborative group indicator in association with the first alteration and the second alteration, and includes the second collaborative group indicator displayed in association with the third alteration and the fourth alteration,
• the displayed first collaborative group indicator in association with the first alteration and the second alteration includes a first instance of the first collaborative group indicator displayed in association with the first alteration, and a second instance of the first collaborative group indicator displayed in association with the second alteration, and
• the third alteration and the fourth alteration include a first instance of the second collaborative group indicator displayed in association with the third alteration and a second instance of the second collaborative group indicator displayed in association with the fourth alteration.