Job programming

Abstract

The invention relates to a computer implemented method of job programming comprising the steps of using a processor to assemble a printable file based on more than two reference pages of an input file and a plurality of print instructions; including printer readable instructions in the printable file to print more than one copy of a reference page of the more than two reference pages. The method further comprises grouping a first set of reference pages of the input file into a first group based on a first plurality of print instructions; using a processor to assemble a first part of the printable file based on the first group and the first plurality of print instructions; grouping a second set of reference pages of the input file into a second group based on a second plurality of print instructions; using a processor to assemble a second part of the printable file based on the second group and the second plurality of print instructions; including printer readable instructions in the printable file to direct printed pages corresponding to the printer readable instructions to print more than one copy of the reference page to a common stack, to direct printed pages corresponding to the first part of the printable file to the common stack and to direct printed pages corresponding the second part of the printable file to the common stack.

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