System and method for electronically managing composite documents

A method for managing documents, comprising:

• separating individual documents that have initially been attached together as a composite document;
• storing the individual documents;
• maintaining an association of the individual documents that have initially been attached together as the composite document;
• locating one of the individual documents;
• automatically notifying a user that the individual document located is associated with at least one other individual document, wherein the individual document located with the at least one other individual document were initially attached together as the composite document;
• applying a function to the individual document located;
• and
• optionally applying the function to the at least one other individual document associated with the individual document located.

A system for managing composite documents, the system comprising a host system, the host system including instructions to implement a method comprising:

• separating individual documents that have initially been attached together as a composite document;
• storing the individual documents:
• maintaining an association of the individual documents that have initially been attached together as the composite document;
• locating one of the individual documents;
• automatically notifying a user that the individual document located is associated with at least one other individual document wherein the individual document located and the at least one other individual document were initially attached together as the composite document;
• applying a function to the individual document located;
• and
• optionally applying the function to the at least one other individual document associated with the individual document located.

A computer program product for managing privileged documents, the computer program product comprising:

• a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:
• separating individual documents that have initially been attached together as a composite document;
• storing the individual documents:
• maintaining an association of the individual documents that have initially been attached together as the composite document;
• locating one of the individual documents;
• automatically notifying a user that the individual document located is associated with at least one other individual document, wherein the individual document located and the at least one other individual document were initially attached together as the composite document;
• applying a function to the individual document located;
• and
• optionally applying the function to the at least one other individual document associated with the individual document located.