Workflow activities for suppression of documents inside of a print job

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for utilizing a workflow activity to suppress individual documents of a print job prior to printing. One embodiment is a workflow server that includes an interface and controller. The interface receives a print job that defines documents which each indicate an intended recipient for delivery. The controller directs devices of a print shop by following a print workflow that comprises an ordered set of activities to perform upon the documents. The controller also detects that the print job has reached a scheduled activity of the workflow for pulling documents from the print job based on criteria, identifies documents of the print job that match the criteria indicated by the activity, and removes the identified documents from the print data for the print job before the print job is printed, preventing printing of the identified documents.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a workflow server for a print shop, comprising:
an interface configured to receive a print job that defines documents which each indicate an intended recipient for delivery; anda controller, implemented by a processor and memory, configured to direct devices of a print shop by following a print workflow that comprises an ordered set of activities to perform upon the documents,wherein the controller is configured to detect that the print job has reached a scheduled activity of the workflow for pulling documents from the print job based on criteria in order to suppress the documents from printing, to identify documents of the print job that match the criteria indicated by the activity, and to remove the identified documents from print data for the print job before the print job is printed, thereby excising the identified documents from the print job to prevent the identified documents from printing at the print shop.