Is it possible to build a master document made up of separate sub-documents that are stored in different folders?

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patrickb

In Word, you can create a master document that contains links to sub-documents. When the master document is opened or printed, it pulls the content from the sub-documents and creates a single document. One of the issues with this is that the sub-documents have to be all in the same folder. I also think that the links cannot be relative links. Is something like this possible in Alfresco, where the sub-documents reside in different folders or perhaps in a different site?

afaust

It certainly depends on the type of document and client application that you work with. If such a client application is able to include references to other documents that may be stored on a server in an arbitrary location and pull them when necessary (maybe via CMIS) then this is possible. Off the top of my head I know none...

There are also other types of solutions aimed at componizing document creation. One such is called "Componize" and is a solution to build complex documents / artifacts out of smaller fragments / parts, or in your terms a "master document" out of "sub documents".