17. A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein a history of obsolete clauses is maintained in said computer system by the step of: providing an alias file that cross references the obsolete clauses to corresponding replacement clauses.
16. A method for automatically generating documents by assembling a plurality of clauses selected from a library of clauses stored in a computer system, comprising the steps of: inputting said library of clauses into said computer system; assigning a rule set to each of said clauses, each rule set providing at least one rule that must be satisfied in order to include the clause associated therewith in a document; inputting said rule sets into said computer system; modifying the rule set for a clause when that clause has become obsolete to prevent the use of the obsolete clause in said document; inputting a replacement clause to said computer system for the obsolete clause; providing a rule set for said replacement clause; inputting a set of document parameters into said computer system defining subject matter to be contained in said document; testing each rule set in said computer system to identify those that are satisfied by said document parameters; retrieving the clauses to which the identified rule sets are assigned; and assembling the retrieved clauses into said document.