Workflow management interface

1. A non-transitory article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

configuring one or more sets of rules within an input device to route print jobs to a plurality of workflows;

receiving a print job at the input device;

matching the print job with a first of a plurality of workflows based on a set of rules associated with the first workflow, where the rules can include any combination of filename pattern matching and matching of job attributes derived from meta-data files that may accompany print jobs; and

routing the print job to the first workflow.

2. The article of manufacture of claim 1 wherein the rules are configured using a graphical user interface (GUI).

3. The article of manufacture of claim 1 comprising the machine-readable medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to further perform operations comprising:

receiving a second print job at the input device;

matching the second print job with a second of a plurality of workflows based on a set of rules associated with the second workflow; and

routing the print job to the second workflow.

4. The article of manufacture of claim 3 comprising the machine-readable medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to further perform operations comprising transferring the second print job from the second workflow to the first workflow.

5. The article of manufacture of claim 1 wherein the input device performs job properties pattern matching to match print jobs with a workflow.

6. A print server, comprising a printing software product having:

a graphical user interface (GUI) to enable configuration of a set of rules to route print jobs to a plurality of workflows;

a plurality of workflows to which print jobs received at the print server are routed for processing; and

an input device to match each print job with one of the plurality of workflows based on a set of rules associated with each workflow and route the print jobs to the respective workflows and to perform rules matching to assign print jobs to a workflow, where the rules can include any combination of filename pattern matching and matching of job attributes derived from meta-data files that may accompany print jobs.

7. The print server of claim 6 wherein the input device comprises a configuration table to set rules to route specific types of print jobs to the plurality of workflows.

8. A computer system comprising:

a memory to store a printing software product, including:

a plurality of workflows to which print jobs received at the print server are routed for processing; and

an input device to match each print job with one of the plurality of workflows based on a set of rules associated with each workflow and route the print jobs to the respective workflows, wherein the input device performs rules matching in order to assign print jobs to a workflow, where the rules can include any combination of filename pattern matching and matching job attributes derived from meta-data files that may accompany print jobs;

a processor, coupled to the memory, to execute the printing software product; and

a display device to display a graphical user interface (GUI) for the printing software product to enable configuration of a set of rules to route print jobs to a plurality of workflows.

9. The computer system of claim 8 wherein the input device comprises a configuration table to set rules to route specific types of print jobs to the plurality of workflows.