1. An apparatus for managing electronically recorded document files, comprising: an input device for inputting by an operator; a virtual combination editor for editing a virtual combination object based on the information inputted in said input device, the virtual combination object denoting an object that has a first data region and virtually combining document files, wherein the first data region includes information for managing the document files to be virtually combined, including an order relation between the document files, and a setting position of the index object to be set immediately before or immediately after the virtually combined document file, or immediately before or immediately after a page constituting the document file; an index editor for editing an index object based on the information inputted in said input device, the index object denoting an object that has a second data region and manages at lest one or more document files included in the document files virtually combined by the virtual combination object or one or more pages constituting the document file, as a subgroup in the virtual combination object, wherein the second data region includes information on setting for processing the subgroup and a parameter according to the process setting; and a document file manager for managing and processing the document files based on information recorded in the virtual combination object and information recorded in the index object.
1. An apparatus for managing electronically recorded document files, comprising: an input device for inputting by an operator; a virtual combination editor for editing a virtual combination object based on the information inputted in said input device, the virtual combination object denoting an object that has a first data region and virtually combining document files, wherein the first data region includes information for managing the document files to be virtually combined, including an order relation between the document files, and a setting position of the index object to be set immediately before or immediately after the virtually combined document file, or immediately before or immediately after a page constituting the document file; an index editor for editing an index object based on the information inputted in said input device, the index object denoting an object that has a second data region and manages at lest one or more document files included in the document files virtually combined by the virtual combination object or one or more pages constituting the document file, as a subgroup in the virtual combination object, wherein the second data region includes information on setting for processing the subgroup and a parameter according to the process setting; and a document file manager for managing and processing the document files based on information recorded in the virtual combination object and information recorded in the index object. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein upon receipt of an operation command in units of index objects from said input device, the document file manager performs an operation, included in operations commanded by the operation command, on the document file or document files or a page or pages in the document file which are included in the subgroup defined by the index object.