Document production in a distributed environment

摘要

A method for managing document production over a computer network. It is envisioned that the method will be implemented in a computer program product distributed across two or more computing devices. The product includes computer readable instructions for capturing a document production request and generating a user interface having user accessible controls for associating selected services and related options with the production request. The product merges the production request, the selected services, and related options into a production plan and delivers that plan to one or more selected document production devices. In varying embodiments, the product also generates user interfaces for choosing production devices for providing the selected services and for managing production plans.