Methods and systems for creating document schema

A system for creating document schema, the system comprising:

• a memory storage for maintaining a database;
• and
• a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
• receive schema corresponding to meta-data associated with a document;
• store the schema in the document;
• store the meta data in the document
• store the schema at a first location, the schema stored at the first location being changeable independent of the schema stored in the document;
• create a first hash of the schema stored in the document;
• store the first hash in the document;
• determine that the schema stored at the first location has changed if a second hash of the schema stored at the first location is different from the first hash of the schema stored in the document;
• and
• change an instance of the schema stored at a second location to reflect the schema stored in the document, wherein the instance of the schema comprises a copy of a previous version of the schema.

A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for creating document schema, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

• on a server, storing a schema corresponding to meta-data associated with a document on a client computing device;
• creating a server hash of the schema, the server hash being associated with a version of the meta-data;
• storing the server hash of the schema;
• receiving a client hash corresponding to the schema, wherein the client hash indicates a current version of the schema stored on the client computing device;
• comparing the server hash with the client hash;
• based on comparing the server hash with the client hash, determining that the schema has changed;
• updating the schema stored on the server to reflect the schema stored on the client computing device;
• and
• storing the current version of the schema on the server.