Patent ID: 8610920

Claim:
A system to view and configure one or more print job scenarios within a print system having a plurality of print engines, the system comprising: a preference module that allows a print system operator to select one or more preferences related to a print job in view of a job set and one or more limitations related to hardware within the print system; a rules component that creates one or more rules for use within the print system to output a hard copy based at least in part upon the preferences selected via the preference module; a scheduler that receives one or more rules from the rules component and configures the print system to execute the print job according to the preferences and/or the rules; and a visualizer that displays one or more windows during printing system operation providing the print system operator with a visual presentation of output parameters including print engines utilized and sheet routing within the print system for a plurality of disparate alternative complete print job scenarios for a print job, each print job scenario being associated with a print system configuration for the entire print job as configured by the scheduler, wherein the preferences and the rules can be edited.