Document profile for generation of production ready documents in a commercial printing environment

摘要

A method, program product and system for generating a production ready document in a commercial printing environment including a designer location and a print service provider location, where the method comprises creating a file at the designer location using updated device configuration information from the print service provider location, selecting a document profile for the file from a plurality of document profiles available at the print service provider location, applying the selected document profile to the file and adjusting characteristics of the file, if necessary, to ensure that the file is a production ready document, submitting the production ready document to the print service provider location via an electronic network, and performing at least one of automated printing, finishing, packaging and shipping using the production ready document. Also, a method, program product and system for generating a production ready document in a commercial printing environment including a designer location and a print service provider location, where the method comprises selecting a document profile corresponding to a particular type of production project from a plurality of document profiles available at the print service provider location, creating a file at the designer location using the selected document profile and updated device configuration information from the print service provider location to ensure that the file is a production ready document, submitting the production ready document to the print service provider location via an electronic network, and performing at least one of automated printing, finishing, packaging and shipping using the production ready document.