In a method for configuring documents for circulation, a document template and a plurality of field templates are created. The document template and the field templates are integrated to obtain an integrated document template. A workflow template is generated according to the integrated document template. A document entity is generated according to the integrated document template in response to a first user operation. The document entity is operated by a second user operation. A workflow entity derives from to the workflow template, the workflow entity including a plurality of node entities, and the node entities include a start node entity and an end node entity. The document entity is transferred from the start node entity to the end node entity according to the workflow entity. The method meets the requirements for general circulation of documents generated by a business with ever-increasing complexity.