Printer control and document management system

An enterprise output management and information control system for managing report data generated at a work station and/or application server, said system comprising:

• a forms database storing a plurality of different forms each having a unique format of horizontal and vertical coordinate data, wherein the generated report data has a unique format of horizontal and vertical coordinate data selected from a plurality of horizontal and vertical coordinate report data:
• a configuration file storing a plurality of alteration configuration data files, one for each combination of report data and file formats;
• a report formatting module (a) analyzing the generated report data, (b) selecting one of the plurality of different forms from the forms database based upon the analyzation, (c) selecting one of the plurality of alteration configuration files based upon the unique formats of the generated report data and selected form, and (d) merging the generated report data with the selected form using the selected alteration configuration file to develop a final form document.

A document and information control system for managing data transmissions between pluralities of work stations and print devices, said system comprising:

• a system server in communication with each of the pluralities of work stations and print devices, the system server (a) receiving print jobs generated at the plurality of work stations, (b) translating the received print jobs into a format appropriate for a destined print device, and (c) routing the received print jobs in the appropriate format to the destined print device.