Managing product configuration

A method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors, a document containing references to one or more files;
• identifying, by one or more processors, the references to the one or more files;
• identifying, by one or more processors, one or more storage locations associated with the referenced one or more files;
• annotating, by one or more processors, the document with the identified reference to the one or more files;
• receiving, by one or more processors, the document containing one or more annotations, wherein the one or more annotations are associated with one or more files;
• determining, by one or more processors, an annotation has been selected from the one or more annotations to access a particular file associated with the selected annotation;
• formatting, by one or more processors, content of the particular file associated with the selected annotation, wherein formatting allows for the content to be displayed in the received document;
• linking, by one or more processors, a first storage location for the particular file associated with the selected annotation to the received document;
• displaying, by one or more processors, the content of the particular file associated with the selected annotation in an overlaying window in the received document;
• determining, by one or more processors, an edit was performed to the content of the particular file;
• removing, by one or more processors, the content of the particular file with the edit from the display in the overlaying window in the received document;
• and
• storing, by one or more processors, the content of the particular file with the edit at the first storage location for the particular file.