Using iFS

I have a project requirement and I want to validate that iFS can be used to implement it. THe requirements in brief as are follows.
I am supposed to develop a web based document management system.
I have to create a file system so that people from various departments can view and edit the documents and forward it to the next department to complete the chain of events.
The original document itself is a word document containing forms and questionnaires. I am supposed to provide a web interface for all the forms and fields and allow each department to modify it, save the modified copy and forward the copy to the next department etc..
I was initially planning to use HTML/Servlet/JSP until someone told me that Oracle iFS does most of what I wanted. My question is what do I have to do to present the document in HTML format? Do I have to write my own renderer? Are there samples of renderers etc. What is the best way for me to store the data (write my own parser or convert into XML format). Any suggestion would be appreciated.

You seem to be picking a strange solution. If your going to use Word to store the items you are working on a Browser based application does not make sense. A browser cannot edit a word document without Word being installed on the same computer as the browser. Also, when word is used to edit a file downloaded from a website the file is stored on the local hard drive and editied there. In order to upload the changes the file needs to be sent back to web server in some manner. Word cannot do this.
If you convert to HTML what are you going to use to edit the documents. Again the Browser will not allow you to save changes made.
If you want a Web based app, ditch word. Go with iFS, create custom content types for you survey's and capture information as XML
If not, consider using SMB or WebDAV in conjuction with Word. Both of these protocols will allow users to edit the documents with Word.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Luis:
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Ravi, I sorry, but I don't understand your questions. My comments are preceded with >>.
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