Managing workflow in a commercial printing environment with high performance preflight at print service provider location

摘要

An integrated workflow for commercial printing with an automated preflight check at a print service provider location. The present invention provides a method, program product and system for managing workflow in a commercial printing environment including a designer location and a print service provider location, where the method comprises creating a press ready file at the designer location using updated device configuration information from the print service provider location, submitting the press ready file to the print service provider location via an electronic network, performing a preflight check of the press ready file at the print service provider location to identify errors in the press ready file that would prevent it from being produced at the print service provider location as designed at the designer location and initiating correction of the errors to ensure production substantially as designed and performing at least one of automated printing, finishing, packaging and shipping using the press ready file.