Question on various parts

[neversaydie]

Another question.

Say I have a master document + multiple other documents. Multiple other documents can have their own styles, headers, footers, endnotes, numbering etc.

I upload multiple other documents to master document.
There will be addition of different parts, relationshipids and matching to main document/rels document etc.
For e.g. numbering.xml will have a different abstractNumId/NumId for same kind of hierarchy & bullet/number. To make sure that an uploaded document has it's original bullet style, I have to make sure that numbering.xml at master document is appended with another documents tag containing numid/abstractnumId/the bullet definition. And the numId/abstractNumIds need to be unique. If I append with a new id, I should use that in main document <w:numId w:val="x"/>

In a nutshell, for any parts related xml file, I should use the JAXB generated objects for corresponding elements or make reasonable size xml tag snippet and alter content of those files. Same as the way I play with Main document being compliant with openOfficeXml schemas.
If I wish to have fine grained API like addHeader(), addFooter(), updateNumbering(), I should write them. Is my synopsis correct?

[neversaydie]

Below is another helpful clarification from Jason:

Your synopsis is pretty right.

In Word, "master document" has a special meaning, as in master document / sub document. I'm assuming you don't mean that.

If you are trying to put bits of other documents into you master document, but preserve the original formantting, the following might be the answer:

http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/archi ... 41167.aspx