Print production system, print production method, non-transitory storage medium storing print production program, and printing management server

A print production method using a system including an order-receiving server for managing ordering information for a print, and a printing management server for managing a print job for producing the print, wherein:

• the order-receiving server includes a computing unit configured to carry out a transmitting step of transmitting an electronic operation manual including the ordering information to the printing management server;
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• the printing management server includes a computing unit configured to carry out:
• a classifying step of classifying a plurality of items for identifying content of the print job to be carried out into specifiable items that can be specified uniquely according to the transmitted electronic operation manual, and unspecifiable items that cannot be specified uniquely according to the electronic operation manual;
• a generating step of generating job information descriptive of the print job by determining content of one or more unspecifiable items classified according to guidelines;
• and
• a storing step of storing the generated job information in association with a management identifier of the print job,
• wherein the printing management server further carries out:
• a reference storing step of storing template information or additional information concerning the unspecifiable items in a reference database;
• and
• wherein the generating job information comprises generating the job information by determining content of the unspecifiable items, on the basis of results of a search of the reference database, which is carried out under search conditions represented by a portion of the information included in the electronic operation manual.

A non-transitory storage medium in which a print production program is stored to be executed by a system including an order-receiving server for managing ordering information for a print, and a printing management server for managing a print job for producing the print, wherein:

• the print production program enables the order-receiving server, which includes a computing unit, to carry out a transmitting step of transmitting an electronic operation manual including the ordering information to the printing management server;
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• the print production program enables the printing management server, which includes a computing unit, to carry out:
• a classifying step of classifying a plurality of items for identifying content of the print job to be carried out into specifiable items that can be specified uniquely according to the transmitted electronic operation manual, and unspecifiable items that cannot be specified uniquely according to the electronic operation manual;
• a generating step of generating job information descriptive of the print job by determining content of one or more unspecifiable items classified according to guidelines;
• and
• a storing step of storing the generated job information in association with a management identifier of the print job,
• and the print production program further enables the printing management server to further carry out:
• a reference storing step of storing template information or additional information concerning the unspecifiable items in a reference database;
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• wherein the generating job information comprises generating the job information by determining content of the unspecifiable items, on the basis of results of a search of the reference database, which is carried out under search conditions represented by a portion of the information included in the electronic operation manual.

A printing management server for managing a print job for producing a print, comprising:

• an item classifier which includes a computing unit configured to classify a plurality of items for identifying content of the print job to be carried out into specifiable items that can be specified uniquely according to the received electronic operation manual, and unspecifiable items that cannot be specified uniquely according to the electronic operation manual;
• a job information generator which includes a computing unit configured to generate job information descriptive of the print job by determining content of one or more unspecifiable items classified by the item classifier according to guidelines;
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• a job information database for storing the job information that is generated by the job information generator in association with a management identifier of the print job,
• a reference database for storing template information or additional information concerning the unspecifiable items;
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• wherein the job information generator generates the job information by determining content of the unspecifiable items, on the basis of results of a search of the reference database, which is carried out under search conditions represented by a portion of the information included in the electronic operation manual.