Template-based installation of workflow systems in a print shop environment
US8526044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1275
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for installing workflow servers for a print shop. One embodiment is a system that installs a workflow server for a print shop. The system accesses installation templates, configured for different categories of print shop, that describe a set of print shop resources expected to exist at the category of print shop. The system also installs workflow server software on a computer system of a print shop. During the installation, the system determines a category for the print shop, selects an installation template that matches the category of the print shop, and performs a dialogue of queries with a user to determine which resources of the set of print shop resources identified by the installation template are available to the print shop, wherein the dialogue excludes queries for print shop resources that are not in the set of print shop resources described by the installation template.
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