Automatically editing print job based on state of the document to be printed

A method for processing print jobs implemented on a print system, the system comprising a server which executes a workflow and a client which executes an editor program, the method comprising:

• by the client,
• (a) receiving a user selection of a workflow to be executed by the server for a document;
• (b) editing the document by the editor program, including emulating a function of the selected workflow using a plug-in program corresponding to the selected workflow;
• (c) outputting the edited document, the edited document having associated data that specifies the plug-in program used for emulation in step (b);
• by the server,
• (d) obtaining a print job to be input to a present workflow, the print job including the edited document and an associated job ticket;
• (e) based on the associated data of the edited document, determining whether the plug-in program used for emulation when the document was edited by the editor program is consistent with the present workflow;
• (f) when it is determined that the plug-in program used for emulation when the document was edited by the editor program is not consistent with the present workflow, notifying the determination result to a user;
• and
• (g) when it is determined that the plug-in program used for emulation when the document was edited by the editor program is consistent with the present workflow, submitting the print job to a printing device to be printed.

A method for processing print jobs implemented on a client which executes an editor program, the client being connectable to a server which executes a workflow, the method comprising:

• (a) receiving a user selection of a workflow to be executed by the server for a document;
• (b) editing the document by the editor program, including emulating a function of the selected workflow using a plug-in program corresponding to the selected workflow;
• and
• (c) outputting the edited document, the document having associated data that specifies the plug-in program used for emulation in step (b).

A method for processing print jobs implemented on a server which executes a workflow comprising:

• (a) obtaining a print job to be input to a present workflow, the print job including a document and an associated job ticket, the document having associated data that specifies a plug-in program that was used for emulation when the document was edited;
• (b) based on the associated data of the edited document, determining whether the plug-in program used for emulation when the document was edited is consistent with the present workflow;
• (c) when it is determined that the plug-in program used for emulation when the document was edited is not consistent with the present workflow, notifying the determination result to a user;
• and
• (d) when it is determined that the plug-in program used for emulation when the document was edited is consistent with the present workflow, submitting the print job to a printing device to be printed.