Enterprise collaboration with reusable content

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the processor and having stored therein a series of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute a collaboration environment providing collaboration using reusable content by identifying a content item to be included in a first workspace of a plurality of workspaces of a collaboration environment, creating a first proxy representing the identified content item, the first proxy having a unique identifier within the first workspace, wherein the first proxy comprises a view of the first content item specific to the first workspace but without requiring the first content item to be replicated within the first workspace, and creating a mapping table record for the first proxy, the mapping table record linking the first proxy to the content item,
• creating a cross-reference table record for the first proxy, the cross-reference record identifying a relationship of the first proxy to another content item in the first workspace;
• receiving a selection of a content item to be accessed in the first workspace;
• searching the mapping table for a record of a proxy for the selected content item;
• determining based on searching the mapping table whether the selected content item is a new content item in the first workspace;
• in response to determining the selected content item is a new content item in the first workspace;
• creating a new proxy representing the identified content item, the new proxy having a unique identifier within the first workspace, wherein the new proxy comprises a view of the new content item specific to the first workspace but without requiring the new content item to be replicated within the first workspace;
• in response to determining the selected content item is not a new content item:
• accessing the selected content item through a proxy for the selected content item;
• determining whether to update the selected content item in the first workspace;
• and
• in response to determining to update the selected content item in the first workspace, updating the proxy, mapping table and the cross reference table of the selected content item;
• said proxy comprises a view of the first content item specific to the first workspace but without requiring the first content item to be replicated within the first workspace.

A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a series of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide collaboration using reusable content by:

• identifying a content item to be included in a first workspace of a plurality of workspaces of a collaboration environment;
• creating a first proxy representing the identified content item, the first proxy having a unique identifier within the first workspace, wherein the first proxy comprises a view of the first content item specific to the first workspace but without requiring the first content item to be replicated within the first workspace;
• and
• creating a mapping table record for the first proxy, the mapping table record linking the first proxy to the content item;
• creating a cross-reference table record for the first proxy, the cross-reference record identifying a relationship of the first proxy to another content item in the first workspace;
• receiving a selection of a content item to be accessed in the first workspace;
• searching the mapping table for a record of a proxy for the selected content item;
• determining based on searching the mapping table whether the selected content item is a new content item in the first workspace;
• in response to determining the selected content item is a new content item in the first workspace;
• creating a new proxy representing the identified content item, the new proxy having a unique identifier within the first workspace, wherein the new proxy comprises a view of the new content item specific to the first workspace but without requiring the new content item to be replicated within the first workspace;
• in response to determining the selected content item is not a new content item;
• accessing the selected content item through a proxy for the selected content item;
• determining whether to update the selected content item in the first workspace;
• and
• in response to determining to update the selected content item in the first workspace, updating the proxy, mapping table and the cross reference table of the selected content item;
• said proxy comprises a view of the first content item specific to the first workspace but without requiring the first content item to be replicated within the first workspace.