Generating and managing a knowledge database

1 . A method for maintaining document continuity, the method comprising:

storing a first version of a document in a knowledge database;

generating, for the first version of the document, a first selectable icon on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computing device;

receiving a second version of the document;

storing the second version of the document in the knowledge database;

generating, for the second version of the document, a second selectable icon on the GUI;

receiving a first business decision associated with the second version;

linking the second version to the first business decision;

receiving a third version of the document;

generating, for the third version of the document, a third selectable icon on the GUI;

receiving a second business decision associated with the third version of the document;

identifying whether supporting documentation associated with the second business decision exists for the third version of the document;

responsive to the supporting documentation not existing, generating new supporting documentation for the third version of the document by identifying a user that has previously accessed the third version; and

linking the new supporting documentation to the third version of the document.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein storing the second version of the document includes maintaining the first version of the document in the knowledge database.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein linking the second version to the first business decision includes linking data within the second version to the first business decision.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein linking the data includes linking the data to a portion of the first business decision.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein storing the third version includes storing the third version without modifying the first version or the second version of the document.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying, on the GUI, the first version, the second version, the third version, the first business decision, the second business decision, and the new supporting documentation.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein storing the second version includes automatically storing the second version based on changes between the first version and the second version.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein storing the second version includes automatically linking the first business decision to the second version after the first business decision is completed.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein linking the second version to the first business decision includes providing correspondence information for a responsible person associated with the first business decision.

10 . A method for maintaining document continuity, the method comprising:

presenting, on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computing device, a first selectable icon of a first version of a document in a knowledge database, a second selectable icon of a second version of the document in the knowledge database, a third selectable icon of a third version of the document in the knowledge database, and a fourth selectable icon of a first business decision made using the second version of the document;

receiving a first selection of the first selectable icon;

presenting, on the GUI and based on the first selection, the first version of the document, wherein the first version is only accessible via the first selection;

receiving a second selection of the third selectable icon;

responsive to the second selection, identifying whether supporting documentation associated with a second business decision exists for the third version of the document;

responsive to the supporting documentation not existing, generating new supporting documentation for the third version of the document by identifying a user that has previously accessed the third version;

linking the new supporting documentation to the third version of the document; and

presenting, on the GUI, the new supporting documentation associated with the second business decision.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising presenting, on the GUI, quality assurance information.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein generating the new supporting documentation includes querying the user for information for the supporting documentation.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein generating the new supporting documentation includes identifying previous business decisions and generating the new supporting documentation based on the previous business decisions.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the second business decision includes a plurality of second business decisions and the new supporting documentation includes a plurality of new supporting documentations, and wherein linking the new supporting documentation to the third version includes linking the plurality of new supporting documentations to the third version of the document.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

presenting, on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a display, a first selectable icon of a first version of a document in a knowledge database, a second selectable icon of a second version of the document in the knowledge database, a third selectable icon of a third version of the document in the knowledge database, and a fourth selectable icon of a first business decision made using the second version of the document;

receiving a first selection of the first selectable icon;

presenting, on the GUI and based on the first selection, the first version of the document, wherein the first version is only accessible via the first selection;

receiving a second selection of the third selectable icon;

responsive to the second selection, identifying whether supporting documentation associated with a second business decision exists for the third version of the document;

responsive to the supporting documentation not existing, generating new supporting documentation for the third version of the document by identifying a user that has previously accessed the third version and using previous business decisions;

linking the new supporting documentation to the third version of the document; and

presenting, on the GUI, the new supporting documentation associated with the second business decision.