16. The method of claim 15 further comprising creating references in an index to the electronic files in the data store responsive to the indexing data to enable subsequent access to the files by a user application using the index.
15. A computer-implemented method for integrating electronic files into a data store responsive to descriptions of the files, the method comprising: receiving from a batch generator the electronic files and the descriptions of the files, the descriptions descriptive of attributes of the electronic files, the electronic files and description generated responsive to a set of. input documents and a specification comprising instructions for describing the files and syntax rules for the descriptions; locating the electronic files on a storage medium based on location information contained within the descriptions; copying the electronic files into the data store; extracting indexing data associated with the electronic files from the descriptions of the electronic files; and indexing the electronic files in the data store responsive to the indexing data extracted from the descriptions of the electronic files.