1. In a database system wherein a group of users have access to create and edit a plurality of documents stored in the database, a system for periodically clearing the database of stored document replication conflicts comprising: means for storing all documents involved in each of a plurality of replication conflicts; means for defining a prioritized sequence of predetermined attribute values to be applied to distinguish between the stored documents in each of said replication conflicts; and means for periodically applying said sequence of predetermined attribute values to said plurality of replication conflicts to resolve each conflict by eliminating all but one of the documents in said conflict for insufficient value of a predetermined attribute.