Document management apparatus, storage medium storing program for document management apparatus, and method for managing documents

A computer-readable storage medium storing a document management program used to direct a computer to perform a process of managing document file data, comprising:

• an acquiring process of acquiring the document file data, and document file related data as data relating to the document file data;
• a review period setting process of setting a period in which the document file data is reviewed based on a significance segment set depending on significance of the document file data as a data item in the document file related data;
• a first determining process of determining based on the review period whether or not a review date on which the document file data is to be reviewed has come;
• and
• a first notifying process of prompting a user to review the document file data according to the first determining process.

A document managing method for managing document file data, comprising:

• acquiring the document file data, and document file related data as data relating to the document file data;
• setting a period in which the document file data is reviewed based on a significance segment set depending on significance of the document file data as a data item in the document file related data;
• determining based on the review period whether or not a review date on which the document file data is to be reviewed has come;
• and
• prompting a user to review the document file data according to the determination result.