JPH1165784A - Print processing system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure the coincidence between the output order of data and the user's will by rearranging plural print data referring to the output order identification attribute data and printing out the print data in the order that is set according to the output order identification attribute data. SOLUTION: An attribute reference part 33 decides whether the output request given from a client device 10 has an attribute to which an output order is designated. If the output order identification attribute data are confirmed, the attributes of all data to be printed are checked. An order generation part 34 rearranges those data to be printed in the order of output data that is shown by the output order identification attribute data. Receiving the result of the data arrangement, a request management part 32 notifies an output control part 35 of the data in the order of their rearrangement. The part 35 changes the data into a format that is recognized by a printer 40 and transfers the data to the printer 40 while controlling the printer 40 based on the communication protocol of the printer 40. Then the printer 40 prints out the received data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a print processing system and a print processing method, and more particularly, to a print processing of a print data created by a document and drawing creating device or an image processing device, etc. The present invention relates to a print processing system and a print processing method for performing print output by controlling an order.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an environment in which a large amount of output is to be continuously executed using a print server or the like in a print control system for executing print processing, an output instruction is issued by including data to be output in a folder. Is generally performed, but even if the client making the output request sets the data to be output on the display or the like, the output order of the data in the folder will be the order of the data arriving at the printing device, Data output in the order intended by the user was not realized.

When a user sets a folder composed of a plurality of predetermined data for print output, the user creates a folder by designating data and forms a data set. The order does not always match the print output order in the print output device. This is because the order of transmission to the printing apparatus varies depending on the data amount, location, and the like of each data included in the folder, and the printing apparatus executes output in the order of arrival data.

[0004] Under such circumstances, after printing a large amount of output data, the user sorts each output sheet in an order intended by the user while checking the print contents manually, and finally outputs the data. The results needed to be generated.

[0005] A folder constituted by a plurality of data for which the user intends to execute print output contains various data such as, for example, document data, drawings, image data and the like, and the output paper size is also A3, A4. , B4, B
Often, a plurality of types of paper such as five are included.

As described above, if a large amount of print output is output on a plurality of types of data and a plurality of sizes of paper without any sequence control, the organization of the paper after output requires a huge amount of work. Also, it is difficult to find a printing error or the like.

[0007]

The print processing system of the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. In a print processing involving a large amount of print output, the output order of each data is determined by the user. Provided are a print output system and a print output method that can be matched with an intended one.

According to the print processing system and the print processing method of the present invention, the client that issues a print request defines the output order intended by the user as an attribute of each data,
Alternatively, the purpose is to control the print output order by specifying in advance the attribute attached to each data to reflect the attribute in the output order, and to obtain a print output that matches the user's intention. And

Further, the print processing system and print processing method of the present invention make it possible to confirm the confirmation of the print order output from the printing apparatus by displaying it on a display or on the output paper. An object of the present invention is to make it easy to confirm whether or not an output that matches an intention is executed.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a print processing system according to the present invention is a print processing system that outputs print data to a plurality of sheets and executes printing.
In a print processing system including a client device that issues a print request, a printing device that executes print output in accordance with the print request, and a print control device that controls the printing device, the client device may include a plurality of data items related to the print request. A print setting device comprising: an attribute setting unit that sets output order identification attribute data as attribute data of the attribute setting unit; and a request issuing unit that outputs the attribute data set with the output order identification attribute data in the attribute setting unit in response to a print request. Has an order generation unit for executing a rearrangement of a plurality of data items related to printing with reference to the output order identification attribute data, and the printing apparatus according to the output order identification attribute data under the control of the print control device. The printout is performed in the specified order.

Further, in the print processing system according to the present invention, the output order identification attribute data set in the attribute setting section is data constituted by selection designation of attribute data set in advance in each data. The output order is defined based on the attribute data set in the data and the designation of the attribute data in ascending or descending order.

Further, in the print processing system of the present invention, the output order identification attribute data is constituted by a plurality of different attribute data, and the setting of the output order is executed in accordance with the priority order among the plurality of different attribute data. Features.

Further, in the print processing system of the present invention, the output order identification attribute data set in the attribute setting section is user-defined attribute data added by a user definition, and based on the user-defined attribute data, The order is defined.

Further, in the print processing system of the present invention, the print control device has a default value which defines a preset output order, and the output order is set according to the default value. I do.

Further, the print processing system of the present invention has a file server for storing and holding print data, and data selected according to a print request output from the client device is extracted from the file server, and the printing device extracts the extracted data. Are executed in the output order set by the output order identification attribute data.

Further, according to the print processing system of the present invention, the output order information of the data printed and output by the printing apparatus includes:
The print control apparatus is characterized in that the print order information is sent to the client apparatus and the output order information is displayed on an attached display in the client apparatus.

Further, the print processing system according to the present invention is characterized in that output order information of data printed and output by the printing device is displayed on an output sheet output by the printing device.

Further, the print processing method according to the present invention is a print processing method for outputting print data to a plurality of sheets and executing printing, wherein the client apparatus issues a print request and the printing apparatus executes print output in accordance with the print request. And a print processing method in a print processing system having a print control device for controlling the printing device, wherein the client device sets the output order identification attribute data as the attribute data of each of the plurality of data items related to the print request. A request issuing step of outputting the attribute data set in the output order identification attribute data in response to the print request in the attribute setting step; and in the print control device, referring to the output order identification attribute data, An order generating step of executing a data rearrangement, and a control of the print control device in the printing device. Characterized by a step of printing out the order in accordance with the output order identification attribute data and.

Further, in the print processing method of the present invention,
The attribute setting step includes a step of selecting and specifying attribute data that has been set in advance for each data, and a step of specifying the attribute data that has been set in advance for each data and specifying the attribute data in ascending or descending order. The output order of the plurality of data is defined by both steps.

Further, in the print processing method of the present invention,
The attribute setting step is a step of newly adding user-defined attribute data by user definition, and is characterized in that the output order of a plurality of data is defined based on the user-defined attribute data.

Further, in the print processing method of the present invention,
The print control device has a default value that defines a preset output order, and the output order is set according to the default value.

[0022]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a print processing system and a print processing method according to the present invention;

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the print processing system of the present invention. The print processing system of the present invention includes a client device 10, a file server 2,
0, a print server 30, and a printer 40. These components may be distributed on the same network, or, for example, the file server 20 and the print server 30 may be mixed in one and the same server. May be combined and configured as one device.

As an example of a flow in which printing is executed by the printer 40 in response to a print request from the client device 10, the client device 10 issues a print request to the print server 30, and the data to be printed is stored in a certain folder. A case where the file is managed by the file server 20 in a form included in the file server 20 will be described. In such a case, the designation of the output order is performed by the attribute setting unit 11 in the client device 10, and the issuance of the print request including the set attribute is performed by the request issuing unit 1 in the client device 10.
2 does.

It should be noted that it is also possible to send print request data to the print server 30 in accordance with a print request from the client device 10. In the following, print data is managed by the file server 20,
The case where the information is stored will be described.

In the file server 20, the request receiving unit 21 receives data reference requests from the client device 10 and the print server 30. Request receiving unit 2
The data reference request accepted by 1 is judged by the data management unit 22 that manages data existing in the memory 25 such as a hard disk to determine whether or not the data reference request can be referred to. The attribute reference unit 23 checks the attribute of the data. Note that the file server 20 shown in FIG. 1 includes an order generating unit 24 for rearranging the order of data, and this order generating unit executes the rearrangement of the order of data in response to a request from the data management unit 22. .

FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which the order generation unit and the attribute reference unit are provided in both the file server 20 and the print server 30, but these are configured in either one of the servers. Then, the transfer of the resulting information or data may be executed between the file server 20 and the print server 30.

In the print server 30, the request receiving unit 31 receives an output request from the request issuing unit 12 of the client device 10 and a data transfer from the request receiving unit 21 of the file server 20.

The request management unit 32 of the print server 30 manages the scheduling of output requests issued from the request issuing unit 12 of the client device 10 and received by the request receiving unit 31. For the first time when the output request becomes an output target, a request for data transfer corresponding to the output request is made from the request accepting unit 31 to the file server 20 and the print target held in the memory 25 of the file server 20. To get the data.

In the attribute reference section 33, the client device 10
It is determined whether or not the output request sent from has an attribute specifying the output order. If there is output order identification attribute data specifying the output order in the output request, the attribute is checked for all the data to be printed. The order generator 34 rearranges a plurality of data to be printed in the order of the output data indicated by the output order identification attribute data. Upon receiving the data rearrangement result, the request management unit 32 outputs the data to the output control unit 35 in the order of the rearranged data.
Notify the data. The output control unit 35 changes the received data to be printed and output to a format recognized by the printer 40, and transfers the data to the printer while controlling the printer 40 according to the communication protocol of the printer 40. The printer 40 prints out the transferred data.

Next, an example of the configuration of print data output order identification attribute data used to set the print data output order set by the attribute setting unit 11 of the client device 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

This attribute can be set for each output request made by the client device 10. As described in the above description of FIG. 1, the output request is made by the client selecting a plurality of predetermined data and directly transmitting the data to the print server 3.
0, or the extracted data is extracted from the file server 20 and the extracted data is transmitted to the print server 30.

The contents of the attributes of the output order identification attribute data for determining the output order shown in FIG. 2 will be described below.
In the setting of the data output order based on the attributes shown in FIG. 2, there is “mode” as an item for determining whether or not the output order is set and the mode of the setting. Hereinafter, the meaning of each setting of “mode” will be described.

[0034]

[Table 1] "Mode" indicates the type of output order setting.
Each has the following meaning. a. No: Does not rearrange the output order. b. Attribute order mode: The output order is rearranged based on the attributes attached to the data. c. User-defined order mode: rearranges the output order according to the order specified by the user. At the client device, the user selects one of these three settings.

[0035]

[Table 2] When the "attribute order mode" is designated, the actual attribute is designated in the next "attribute order mode". d. Output order attribute: Specifies the attribute for sorting. e. Orientation: Specifies the direction of sorting for the attribute (designated in ascending / descending order).

For example, the above d. Attributes that can be specified as output order attributes include size, name, data type, format, number of pages, date modified, last modified by, date created,
There are a creator, a state, a version number, a paper size, and the like.
These are attributes that are always attached to data. That is, an arbitrary attribute is selected from the attributes attached to the data, and the order is further determined by e. Specify ascending or descending order depending on the direction. For example, by specifying the paper size as the output order attribute, specifying the creation date and time in the order of larger or smaller paper size, setting to output from the oldest or newest creation date Is possible.

The above d. As the output order attribute, any number of attributes to be used can be specified, and the order of the specified attribute values indicates the priority of sorting. This is used to determine the order of the data when it is determined that certain data have the same attribute value when rearranging.

For example, both the size and the creation date are designated as the output order attribute, and the order is set to 1. Size, 2. If it is the creation date, the data is rearranged in order from the largest or the smallest, and if there is data of the same size, the order of the same size data is determined from the attribute of the creation date of each data Is done. Conversely, 1. Creation date, 2. When the output order identification attribute data is set as the size, first, the data is sorted according to the creation date of each data, and only when there is data on the same day, the size attribute data is referred and the same according to the size. The ordering of the creation date data is performed.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show the relationship between the attribute setting example when the user of the client device 10 sets the output order and the attribute of each data when making an output request from the client device 10. FIG. It is a thing.

When making a print request, the user of the client device 10 generates a set of a plurality of data to be printed as a folder. Generally, a folder contains a plurality of data, and when all of these data are to be output, an output request instruction is issued not to each data but to the folder. This means that the unit of the output request is for each folder. Therefore, an output order attribute designating the output order of the data in the folder is attached to the folder.

Each data is accompanied by a data attribute, and various attributes such as the size, name, data type, format, number of pages, date and time of change, last modified by, and creation date as described above are attached to each data. Sorting is performed with reference to this value. FIGS. 3 and 4 show examples in which three data, data A, data B, and data C, to be rearranged exist in the folder.

In FIG. 3, the attribute order mode is designated as the output mode setting "mode" selected by the client, and the attribute to be referred to is set to "creation date and time" and the direction is set to "ascending order". This means that the sorting is performed in the order of the creation date and time, and that the creation date and time are referenced from the plurality of attributes of each data, and that the sorting is performed in ascending order based on the reference result. .

In accordance with an output request accompanied by data that specifies the output order created by the client, values XXX of the creation date of data A, YYY of the creation date of data B, and ZZZ of the creation date of data C are referred to. The output order of the data A, B, and C is determined based on each of the data.

When the determination of the output order is performed in the file server 20 in FIG. 1, the attribute reference unit 23 refers to the attribute of each data, and the order generation unit 24 based on the referenced attribute. Is rearranged and transferred to the print server 30,
Printing is performed in the printer 40.

When the output order is determined in the print server 30 in FIG. 1, the attribute reference unit 33 refers to the attribute of each data, and generates the order based on the referenced attribute. The data is rearranged in the unit 34 and printing is performed in the printer 40.

That is, the rearrangement may be performed in any one of the servers. For example, when the data to be printed is held in the memory 26 in the file server 20, the data server refers to the attributes of the data and sorts the data, and the data to be printed is transmitted from the client device 10 or the In the case where the data is not transferred from another storage unit to the print server 30, the data attributes are referenced and rearranged in the print server 30. As described above, FIG.
, The file server 20 and the print server 30 may be integrated, and the overlapping functions may be integrated into one.

In FIG. 4, the user-defined order mode is designated as the "mode". The user-defined order mode is not the setting of the data order based on the attribute value given to each data in advance as described above, but when the user makes an output request, adds an identifier that defines the output order to each data, This sets the output order. In such a user-defined order mode, sorting is performed based on an attribute value called a definition order set for each data in the folder. This value is
For example, it is represented by a numerical value indicating the order. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the order of definition of data A is 3, the order of definition of data B is 1,
Since the definition order of the data C is 2, the actual rearrangement order is “data B”, “data C”, and “data A”.

Next, the flow of the entire output request processing according to the present invention will be described. In the following description, it is assumed that the data rearrangement is not executed by the file server 20, but is executed by the print server 30.

First, the flow of processing between the client device 10, the file server 20, and the print server 30 will be described. When the client device 10 requests output by designating the output order of the data group included in the folder existing in the file server 20, the request issuing unit 12 of the client device 10 attaches the data to the file server 20. Request an attribute reference.

In the file server 20, in response to an attribute reference request from the client device 10, the data management unit 2
2 acquires the attribute of each data from the attribute reference unit 23 and returns it to the client device 10.

The attribute setting section 11 of the client device 10 selects an attribute as a sorting reference from an attribute group attached to each data, and sets the attribute as output order identification attribute data in the output request. Request issuing unit 12
Issues a request to the print server 30. In this case, a preset attribute attached to each data may be selected, or a new attribute for determining only the output order by the user may be added as a user-defined order attribute.

An output request for data for which the output order is set in the client device 10 is executed in folder units. However, if the attribute used as the sorting reference is in the user-defined order, it is necessary to set an attribute value indicating the order for the data before issuing a request to the print server 30. Request for attribute setting.

In the print server 30, when there is an output request from the client device 10, the request management unit 32 temporarily sets the request for scheduling management. This management is performed for each output request. At this time, the attribute reference of the output request is not performed. Attribute reference is performed for the first time for an output request for which output is actually permitted by the scheduling management.

When the attribute reference section 33 refers to an attribute, the type of the output request is confirmed. If the output request is not in units of folders, it is passed to the output control unit 35 as it is. If it is determined that the folder is a folder, the data contained in the folder needs to be imported from the file server 20.

In this case, the print server 30 may make a data request directly to the file server 20 without passing through the client device 10, and acquire all data included in the folder and an attribute group associated therewith.

The request management unit 32 of the print server 30 that has received the data causes the attribute reference unit 33 to check the mode of the output order attribute included in the output request attribute. If the mode is “no”, the data is sequentially passed to the output control unit 35 without performing anything about the output order. If a mode has been set, processing according to the set mode is further performed.

If the set mode is the "attribute order mode", the output order attribute and direction to be rearranged are subsequently referred to from the output request attribute. When the output order attribute can be referred to, this attribute value and the direction of ascending order or descending order are referred to from the data attribute attached to each data. When the attribute reference for all data is completed, the order generating unit 34 rearranges the data. If it is determined that certain data have exactly the same attribute value, the data is rearranged using the attribute of the next priority. The priority is expressed in the order of the attributes specified in the output order attribute. If the attribute values are still the same, the print server 30 follows the order received from the file server 20.

If the set mode is the "user-defined order mode", the data is sorted by referring to the value of the definition order attribute from the data attribute attached to each data.

When the rearrangement of all data is completed by the above processing, the request management section 32 outputs data to the output control section 35 in that order.

Output control unit 35 receiving data in output order
Changes the received data to be printed and output to a format recognized by the printer 40, and transfers the data to the printer while controlling the printer 40 according to the communication protocol of the printer 40. The printer 40 prints out the transferred data. In this way, a print output according to the output order reflecting the user's intention is obtained.

Next, FIG. 5 shows an example of actual rearrangement by the print processing apparatus of the present invention. In this example, a case is shown in which a folder composed of four pieces of data A, B, C, and D is printed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the output order is set as follows.
1. Sort by size, ascending order, The settings are made for two attributes of sorting by name and descending order. In the case where this setting is made, the output results of four data A, B, C, and D to be rearranged are shown.

Each data of the folder in which four data exist is first classified according to the priority order. Size: ascending order,
Is performed, and then 2. The names are sorted in descending order. The client device includes: size:
The following setting is performed as an output order setting in the case of instructing rearrangement in ascending order.

[0064]

[Table 3] Size: Sort in ascending order "Mode": Attribute order mode "Output order attribute": Size "Direction": Ascending order

Further, the above 1. Size: Select "Name" as the order identification attribute data of the priority following the ascending order,
2. When sorting is performed in the name: descending order, the client device performs the following setting as the output order setting.

[0066]

[Table 4] Name: Sort in descending order "Mode": Attribute order mode "Output order attribute": Name "Direction": Descending order

The example of FIG. 5 shows a case where there are settings for these two attributes. Since the setting order of the output order attribute indicates the priority, the sorting is performed as follows. Size, 2. It will be done in order of name. 1. Is arranged in ascending order of the size value. As a result, since B and D have the same attribute value of 15k, only the data of B and D are used. Is applied. 2. Is to arrange the names in descending order, and as a result, the order is C, D, B, A.

When the output order is set by designating the attribute attached to the data for which a print request is made, one or more of a plurality of attributes can be selected. Priority is set among all the attributes as in the example of. In addition, the priority order and the direction are set in advance by default. For example, in the example of FIG. size:
Even when the user specifies only the output order in ascending order, the order is determined according to the priority order of the attributes set by default. Data B and D that cannot be ordered depending on the size
Are executed according to the "attribute" and "direction" set as defaults.

The above default value may be rewritten as needed at the time of output based on the previous print request, for example, or may have a fixed configuration.

According to the print processing apparatus and the print processing method of the present invention, the data is ordered by the order identification attribute data as described in the above embodiment, and as a result, the print output reflecting the user's intention is output. Becomes possible.

Further, the print processing system of the present invention notifies the client of how the output has been made by displaying it on the display of the client device so that the client can grasp the final output order. Alternatively, a configuration may be employed in which the output order can be confirmed by printing the output order on each of a plurality of output sheets output from the printing apparatus with, for example, a page number. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the print processing system of the present invention having such a configuration will be described.

The order generation unit 34 of the print server 30 stores the output order determined by the output order identification attribute data in advance as one of the new attributes of the output request on a storage medium such as a disk, and stores it in the request management unit. The update is performed in response to a response indicating that the data from S.32 has been output.

When a failure occurs during the development of a certain data image or when only certain data is cancelled, information from the request management unit 32 or the output control unit 35 of the print server 30 indicates that a problem has occurred. , The order generation unit 34 determines the order again, and updates the value stored on the disk at the determined stage. By the above processing, the latest output scheduled order and output result are always stored on the disk.

Further, one of the attributes when a user issues an output request is provided with an attribute of whether or not to output a sheet in which the final output order is described. If this attribute is specified, the request management unit 32 is notified of this by the attribute reference unit 33, and when the output of all data is completed, the output result saved on the disk is sent from the order generation unit 34. The output request is received and passed to the output control unit 35 as one output request. As a result, the client device 10 can grasp the final output order.

The output order when there is no client instruction for the output order attribute may be configured to follow the default value on the print server, and the default value on the print server can be changed by rewriting. May be adopted. For example, when the attribute reference unit 33 of the print server 30 performs printing on data for which no output order attribute value is specified,
By referring to the default value for each attribute managed by the print server 30 in advance, the default value can be overwritten and printed out by the printer 40 in the output order based on this value.

If the file server 20 has the order generating unit 24, the print server 30 does not determine the order, and the data may be acquired in that order by leaving it to the file server 20. Print server 30
In the method of determining the order on the side, since the order is determined after all the data included in the folder is taken, it takes time until the first data is output. On the other hand, if the data is determined in the file server 20 and the data is taken in the order, the data can be output from the printer as it is, which is effective in performance.

Further, it is possible to mix the attribute order mode and the user-defined order mode. For example, when an output request is made for a folder in which a plurality of folders including a plurality of data exist, the processing order of the folders can be defined by the user, and the output order of the data included in the folder can be performed in the attribute order. The reverse setting is also possible.

[0078]

As described above, according to the print processing system of the present invention, when executing the print processing, the print order is set, and the print is executed in accordance with the rearranged order based on the result. This eliminates the necessity of rearranging the data after printing of a plurality of data, which is conventionally performed, and provides a print result in an output order that matches the user's intention.

Further, according to the print processing system and the print processing method of the present invention, when the print order is set, the attribute attached to the print data is selected and specified, so that the print order based on the attribute data can be specified. It is possible, and it is possible to set the output order with a simple configuration of specifying various attributes that exist conventionally.

Further, according to the print processing system and the print processing method of the present invention, when the print order is set, the user records an arbitrary order in an attribute called “user setting” as an attribute value of data. A unique order can be set, and the user can set an arbitrary order.

Further, according to the print processing system and the print processing method of the present invention, the print order output from the printing device is displayed on the display of the client device for confirmation, or is displayed on the actually output paper. This makes it possible to check whether or not an output that matches the user's intention is actually being executed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a print processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an output order attribute in the print processing system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a relationship between a print request and a data attribute of each data in the print processing system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating a relationship between a print request and a data attribute of each data in the print processing system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a relationship between a print request and an output example of each data in the print processing system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Client apparatus 11 Attribute setting part 12 Request issuing part 20 File server 21 Request receiving part 22 Data management part 23 Attribute reference part 24 Order generation part 25 Memory 30 Print server 31 Request reception part 32 Request management part 33 Attribute reference part 34 Order generation Unit 35 output control unit 40 printer

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A print processing system for outputting print data to a plurality of sheets and executing printing, comprising: a client device for issuing a print request; a printing device for executing print output in accordance with the print request; and control of the printing device. A print control device for performing the printing, wherein the client device sets an output order identification attribute data as attribute data of each of a plurality of data items related to the print request; and an output order in the attribute setting unit. A request issuing unit that outputs attribute data set with identification attribute data in response to a print request, wherein the print control device sorts the plurality of data items related to the printing by referring to the output order identification attribute data The printing device performs printing in the order according to the output order identification attribute data under the control of the printing control device. Print processing system and outputs. 2. The output order identification attribute data set by the attribute setting unit is data configured by selecting and specifying attribute data set in advance for each data.
2. The print processing system according to claim 1, wherein the output order is defined based on the attribute data set in advance for each data and designation of the attribute data in ascending order or descending order. 3. The output order identification attribute data according to claim 2, wherein the output order identification attribute data includes a plurality of different attribute data, and the output order is set in accordance with a priority order among the plurality of different attribute data. Print processing system. 4. A configuration in which the output order identification attribute data set in the attribute setting unit is user-defined attribute data added by user definition, and the output order is defined based on the user-defined attribute data. The print processing system according to claim 1, wherein 5. The print control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print control apparatus has a default value defining a preset output order, and the output order is set according to the default value.
The print processing system according to the above. 6. The print processing system includes a file server that stores print data, wherein data selected according to a print request output from the client device is extracted from the file server, and printing of the extracted data is performed. 6. The print processing system according to claim 1, wherein the print processing is executed in the printing apparatus in an output order set by the output order identification attribute data. 7. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein output order information of the data printed and output by said printing apparatus is sent from said print control apparatus to said client apparatus, and said output order information is displayed on an attached display in said client apparatus. The print processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: 8. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output order information of the data printed and output by the printing apparatus is displayed on an output sheet output by the printing apparatus. Print processing system. 9. A print processing method for outputting print data to a plurality of sheets and executing printing, wherein the client apparatus issues a print request, the printing apparatus executes print output in accordance with the print request, and controls the printing apparatus. A printing control method for a print processing system having a print control device that performs printing. In the client device, an attribute setting step of setting output order identification attribute data as attribute data of each of a plurality of data items related to a print request; A request issuing step of outputting the attribute data set with the output order identification attribute data in response to the print request in the step, and in the print control device, referring to the output order identification attribute data, An order generating step of performing a rearrangement; Print processing method characterized by having a step of printing out the order in accordance with the output sequence identification attribute data under the. 10. The attribute setting step is a step of selecting and specifying attribute data set in advance for each data, and specifying the attribute data set in advance for each data and specifying an ascending order or a descending order for the attribute data. 10. The print processing method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of: defining the output order of the plurality of data items by the two steps. 11. The attribute setting step is a step of adding user-defined attribute data according to a user definition, and an output order of a plurality of data is configured to be defined based on the user-defined attribute data. Claim 9
Print processing method as described. 12. The print processing according to claim 9, wherein the print control device has a default value that defines a preset output order, and the output order is set according to the default value. Method.