A PRINTING SYSTEM SUPPORTING UNATTENDED PRINTING AND A METHOD OF UNATTENDED PRINTING BY MEANS OF SAID PRINTING SYSTEM

摘要

The invention relates to a printing system for printing a plurality of print jobs, the printing system comprising a receiving unit for receiving the plurality of print jobs, a control unit for controlling a scheduling process and a printing process of the plurality of print jobs, a print unit for printing the plurality of print jobs, a plurality of supply holders for holding supply material needed to print the plurality of print jobs, and a user interface unit for communication to the operator of scheduled supply operator actions for printing the plurality of print jobs. Each of the scheduled supply operator actions is linked to one of the plurality of supply holders. The control unit comprises an establishing unit for establishing time period of unattended printing of the printing system, and a determination unit for determining scheduled supply operator actions per holder needed to be done before the time period of unattended printing starts. The user interface unit is configured to display the established time period of unattended printing and the determined supply operator actions per holder. The invention also relates to a method suitable for application in the printing system.