System and method for managing dynamic content assembly

1 . A method for managing dynamic assembly of content in a document, comprising:

parsing a document to find at least one link;

resolving the at least one link against a DCAM Repository resulting in a resolved link to content;

assembling the resolved link to content into the document.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further including profiling the link when the link is resolved.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further including processing data merge queries.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further including determining link type of the at least one link.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein if the link is a navigation link, updated markup is inserted into the document.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein if the link is an embedding of content, the method further includes embedding the content into the document.

7 . A method for managing dynamic assembly of content, comprising:

determining an access point, the access point invoking a dynamic content assembly request;

selecting one of a plurality of contents for assembly from the access point; and

assembling said contents dynamically based on rules; and

making said dynamically assembled content available from said access point.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the access point is the start point of a relationship arc.

9 . A method for managing creation of links between and within content modules, comprising:

determining first and second end points, the first end point being a start of a relationship arc and the second end point being an end of a relationship arc;

creating a relationship arc;

indicating an appropriate audience for the relationship arc; and

dynamically resolving the relationship arc based on the audience.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein determining end points and creating a relationship arc further comprise:

determining possible end points based on rules;

capturing metadata about each possible end point based on rules; and

validating the end points used within a document or system.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein possible end points are found using a navigation mechanism for finding end points.

12 . A method for dynamically assembling documents, comprising:

entering a target with assembly rules;

entering a link that points to the target; and

resolving the link into content.

13 . A system for managing dynamic content assembly, comprising:

a server tier comprising a database bound to a server application, the database including linking information;

a client tier enabling a user to create, delete and manage links; and

a transport tier for communicating between the server tier and the client tier.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the server application includes logic for interacting with the database.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the transport tier is a SOAP transport layer.