A control method of an information processing apparatus on which an expansion application configured to expand a function of print data generation software configured to generate print data runs, is provided. The control method comprises obtaining attribute data on a printing apparatus, the attribute data being output from the printing apparatus, obtaining data indicating a print function, and adding information related to a specific function based on attribute information included in the obtained attribute data if information indicating the specific function is not included in the obtained data indicating the print function. A setting screen including a setting item of the specific function is displayed based on the added information related to the specific function.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire work instruction information stored in a specific folder and target information that is a target of image formation and that corresponds to the work instruction information; change an order of the acquired work instruction information such that the target information corresponding to the work instruction information are subjected to the image formation in a predetermined order; and perform a process of sequentially storing the work instruction information the order of which is changed in a target folder from which an image forming apparatus takes information that is the target of the image formation.

A method of processing print jobs on a printing substrate processing machine by using a computer, includes creating a data model for the computer with parameters for an unusable print/set-up time prediction on the basis of global print jobs and printing machine data, training the data model on the basis of global and/or local print jobs and printing machine data by using the computer, and defining ease-of-use criteria by an operator. The trained data model for the computer is used to predict the number of unusable prints during set up and set-up time of the printing substrate processing machine. The order of the processing of the print jobs is optimized on the basis of the predicted number of unusable prints during set-up and the predicted set-up time by using the computer.

Systems and methods are provided for address verification support. One embodiment includes a print server. The print server includes an interface that receives a print job comprising multiple mail pieces which each include an address of record from a client, and a controller that processes the print job according to a first workflow of the print server accessible by a first set of operators, detects address anomalies within the mail pieces by accessing an address verification system of a delivery entity, generates a second workflow that is for handling a mail piece having an address anomaly and is accessible only by a second set of operators distinct from the first set of operators, and confirms that the address of record for the mail piece in the second workflow has been updated based on input from the second set of operators.

Provided is a production printing system that enables more efficient and flexible processing. The production printing system X processes variable data for production printing. A variable document creation unit creates a variable document with a condition set for each record. A subset integration unit collects records of same type in any one or any combination of prepress, printing, post-processing, and output destination as a subset according to the condition set for each record of the variable document created by the variable document creation unit. A job ticket creation unit creates a job ticket corresponding to the subset collected by the subset integration unit. A variable processing unit performs processing of the job by the job ticket created by the job ticket creation unit.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: specify a quality required for a print medium included in a product for which an instruction for production on a specific production line among plural production lines is given; and perform a control such that one inspection apparatus having an inspection accuracy according to the quality performs an inspection of the print medium, the one inspection apparatus being included in plural inspection apparatuses provided on the plural production lines.

An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive order data for a printed product, and content data for the order data, and a control unit configured to perform control in such a manner as to perform production of the printed product. The order data for the printed product and the content data for the order data are received at different timings. The receiving unit further receives finalized information about the content data. The control unit performs control in such a manner as to perform production of the printed product based on the order data, the content data and the finalized information.

An information processing system includes a processor configured to: acquire work information that is information about work performed on a device that performs a process on a recording medium by a worker who performs the work on the device; acquire processing information that is information about the process; and determine a content of evaluation information that is information about evaluation of the work performed by the worker and is to be associated with the work information, based on the acquired processing information.

An information processing system includes a program and an output system. The program causes an information processing device to function as a first communication unit configured to transmit, to the output system, an output request of data, and to receive, from the output system, identification information for identifying the output request of the data. The output system includes a processing control unit configured to acquire the identification information issued for the output request of the data in response to the output request from the information processing device, a second communication unit configured to transmit, to the information processing device, the identification information acquired by the processing control unit, and a third communication unit configured to transmit, to an output device, the data acquired from a storage destination associated with the identification information, upon receiving from the output device the output request of the data with the identification information being designated.

Methods, systems, and software are disclosed for a create-to-print document solution. A main processor generates individualized bespoke print material by receiving transmitted customizable third-party data and user input data, comprising, at least in part, project metadata. The third party data and user input data are integrated at the processor to create a plurality of customizable user templates and content.