Management of document content processing using bi-directional communication

A computer-implemented method comprising computer-executable instructions, the method comprising:

• determining, by the computer, a status of a color management operation related to a given workflow relative to an upstream component;
• and
• communicating the status of the color management operation and parameters for the color management operation to at least one downstream component of the upstream component in the given workflow wherein the color management operation is performed by the upstream component,
• wherein, the determining a status of the color management operation and communicating the status of the color management operation are performed using metadata associated with the given workflow, the metadata comprising device-capable metadata defined as an XML schema and content-processing metadata providing for a bi-directional communication between the upstream component and the downstream component.

One or more computer readable memory storage devices comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing device to:

• determine, by the computing device, a status of a given management operation related to a given workflow relative to an upstream component, wherein the status of the given management operation comprises:
• at least one of disabling a color management in an operating system;
• and
• specifying that the color management be performed by a device;
• or
• specifying that the color management be performed by a device driver;
• and
• communicate the status of the given management operation to at least one further component that is downstream of the upstream component in the given workflow,
• wherein, determining the status of the given management operation and communicating the status of the given management operation are performed using metadata associated with the given workflow, the metadata comprising device-capable metadata defined as an XML schema and content-processing metadata providing for a bi-directional communication between the upstream component and a downstream component.