Administration of customized document production system and method

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of administrating production of a customized document, the method comprising:

• designing and enabling use of at least one intelligent template for the customized document;
• retrieving and customizing the at least one intelligent template for the customized document to create an intelligent document, including merging variable data with the at least one intelligent template and modifying a format of the at least one intelligent template to accommodate the variable data and create the intelligent document;
• producing the customized document based on the intelligent document;
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• monitoring at least one of designing and enabling use of the at least one intelligent template, retrieving and customizing the at least one intelligent template, and producing the customized document.

A system for administrating production of a customized document, the system comprising:

• an intelligent template design module adapted to facilitate design of at least one intelligent template for the customized document;
• an intelligent template enablement module adapted to enable use of the at least one intelligent template;
• an intelligent document creation module adapted to facilitate retrieval and customization of the at least one intelligent template for the customized document to create an intelligent document, including merging variable data with the at least one intelligent template and modifying a format of the at least one intelligent template to accommodate the variable data and create the intelligent document;
• a document production module adapted to produce the customized document based on the intelligent document;
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• an administration module adapted to monitor at least one of the intelligent template design module, the intelligent template enablement module, the intelligent document creation module, and the document production module.