Abstract: A heuristic method and system for document management are disclosed. A document management system may specify transaction constraints for various transaction types. The system may then receive a document containing information pertaining to a transaction. The information may be stored and transaction requirements based on a transaction constraint and the stored information may be determined. A representation of the transaction requirement may be presented to a transaction participant. Further, the system may send a notification to the transaction participant based on the transaction requirement. A document management system may include a document repository having an intelligent folder that can store a document, a constraint solver for determining document requirements, a graphical user interface, and a notification system.