Digital processing systems and methods for dynamically updating documents with data from linked files in collaborative work systems
US11687216B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for automatically updating an electronic word processing document based on a change in a linked file and vice versa are disclosed. The systems and methods may involve accessing the electronic word processing document; identifying in the electronic word processing document a variable data element; accessing the external file identified in the link; pulling, from the external file, first replacement data corresponding to the current data; replacing the current data in the electronic word processing document with the first replacement data; identifying a change to the variable data element in the electronic word processing document; upon identification of the change, accessing the external file via the link; and updating the external file to reflect the change to the variable data element in the electronic word processing document.
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