Managing workflow in a commercial printing environment with pre-submittal high performance preflight

摘要

An integrated workflow for commercial printing with an automated, pre-submittal preflight check. 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 including performing an automated preflight check of the press ready file to identify errors in the press ready file, submitting the press ready file to the print service provider location via an electronic network and performing at least one of automated printing, finishing, packaging and shipping using the press ready file.