Method for defining a job ticket in a pre-press workflow system

1 . A method for defining a job ticket for a job in a pre-press workflow system, the method comprising the steps of:

defining an input channel for accepting at least one document by said pre-press workflow system and for performing a check of said at least one document; and

defining a job ticket for assembling said job from said at least one document and for processing said job by said pre-press workflow system;

wherein said job ticket definition comprises said input channel definition.

2 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of:

defining a second input channel; wherein said job ticket definition comprises said second input channel definition.

3 . The method according to claim 2 further comprising the steps of:

defining a first setting for said input channel;

defining a second setting for said second input channel, wherein said second setting is different from said first setting.

4 . The method according to claim 2 further comprising the steps of:

defining a first processing step for said input channel; and

defining a second processing step for said second input channel, wherein said second processing step is different from said first processing step.

5 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

checking a state of said job; and

stopping said input channel if said state is a particular predetermined state.

6 . The method according to claim 2 further comprising:

checking a state of said job; and

stopping said input channel if said state is a particular predetermined state.

7 . A data processing system for defining a job ticket for a job in a pre-press workflow system, the data processing system comprising:

means for generating an input channel definition by defining an input channel for accepting at least one document by the pre-press workflow system and for performing a check of said at least one document; and

means for generating a job ticket definition by defining the job ticket for assembling the job from said at least one document and for processing the job by the pre-press workflow system;

wherein said job ticket definition comprises said input channel definition.

8 . The system according to claim 7 further comprising an input device for inputting data for said job via said input channel.

9 . A computer program product for defining a job ticket for a job in a pre-press workflow system, the computer program product comprising:

first program instructions for defining an input channel for accepting at least one document by said pre-press workflow system and for performing a check of said at least one document; and

second program instructions for defining a job ticket for assembling said job from said at least one document and for processing said job by said pre-press workflow system;

wherein said job ticket definition comprises said input channel definition.

10 . (canceled)

11 . The computer program product according to claim 9 further comprising a computer readable medium wherein said first and second program instructions are recorded on said medium.

12 . The computer program product according to claim 9 further comprising third program instructions for defining a second input channel, wherein said job ticket definition comprises said second input channel definition.

13 . The computer program product according to claim 12 further comprising:

fourth program instructions for defining a first setting for said input channel; and

fifth program instructions for defining a second setting for said second input channel, wherein said second setting is different from said first setting.

14 . The computer program product according to claim 13 further comprising:

sixth program instructions for defining a first processing step for said input channel; and

seventh program instructions for defining a second processing step for said second input channel, wherein said second processing step is different from said first processing step.

15 . The computer program product according to claim 14 further comprising:

eighth program instructions for checking a state of said job; and

ninth program instructions for stopping said input channel if said state is a particular predetermined state.