Systems and methods for storing and retrieving data in a content management system

A system for storing and retrieving data in a content management computer system, the system comprising at least one server having a memory, a processor, and a network interface, said at one server being adapted to perform:

• configuring the memory, using the processor, to store a document having a plurality of versions, according to a configuration comprising:
• a plurality of topics, each topic being stored as an XML file and comprising content forming a portion of one or more of the versions of the document;
• a plurality of project maps, each project map corresponding to one of the plurality of versions of the document and including a reference to one or more buildable maps, each buildable map including a reference to one or more of the topics, directly or through a submap;
• receiving, via the network interface, a publication request for a selected one of the project maps;
• combining, using the processor, the referenced topics of the buildable maps of the selected project map to form a version of the document corresponding to the selected project map;
• and
• outputting, via the network interface, the formed version of the document to a document server.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions executed by a processor of at least one server of a computer system, the server having a processor, memory, and a network interface, the medium comprising instructions for causing the processor to perform:

• configuring the memory, using the processor, to store a document having a plurality of versions, according to a configuration comprising:
• a plurality of topics, each topic being stored as an XML file and comprising content forming a portion of one or more of the versions of the document;
• a plurality of project maps, each project map corresponding to one of the plurality of versions of the document and including a reference to one or more buildable maps, each buildable map including a reference to one or more of the topics, directly or through a submap;
• receiving, via the network interface, a publication request for a selected one of the project maps;
• combining, using the processor, the referenced topics of the buildable maps of the selected project map to form a version of the document corresponding to the selected project map;
• and
• outputting, via the network interface, the formed version of the document to a document server.