Methods and printing system for configurable queue submission

A method for managing printing operations, the method comprising:

• generating a table having a plurality of variables derived from a configuration data file, wherein each of the plurality of variables includes a plurality of entries having a value of a plurality of values;
• selecting a variable from the table, wherein the variable is within the configuration data file;
• mapping the variable to a print ticket option;
• creating a print ticket for a print job, wherein the print ticket includes the print ticket option having the variable associated with a print file for the print job, wherein the print file matches a file type of the configuration data file;
• and
• printing a document for the print job using the print ticket, wherein a value is printed for the variable within the document according to the print ticket option.

A printing system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed using the processor, configures the printing system to
• import a configuration data file into a configurator, wherein the configuration data file includes a plurality of types of data;
• parse the configuration data file to define a plurality of variables using the configurator, wherein each variable corresponds to a type of data from the plurality of types of data and wherein the type of data has a plurality of values;
• generate a table having entries for each variable, wherein the entries for each variable are populated by one of the plurality of values for the type of data corresponding to the variable;
• select a variable from the table, wherein the variable is within the configuration data file;
• map the variable to a print ticket option;
• and
• create a print ticket for a print job, wherein the print ticket includes the print ticket option having the variable associated with a print file for the print job.