18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the attributes are utilized in combination with: (i) at least one of the attribute types, (ii) at least one sub-type of the at least one attribute type, (iii) a content of at least one field in the at least one document; (iv) a type of at least one field in the at least one document; and (v) information derived from the at least one field in the at least one document.
17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising utilizing the attributes as criteria for at least one of searching, retrieving, reporting, and viewing the at least one document.