1. A method, comprising: extracting metadata associated with at least one page and content of the at least one page of a print data language (PDL) file on a per page basis using a data processing apparatus; pre-configuring a plurality of page exception rules based on the metadata; automatically configuring page exception programming on a per page basis in response to evaluating said plurality of metadata against said plurality of page exception rules; automatically creating said page exception programming by evaluating a plurality of embedded device control instructions, thereby producing an integrated representation of said plurality of pages with respect to a particular print job; and displaying said at least one page from the plurality of pages extracted as an exception page on a graphical user interface (GUI) to provide an ability to edit the page to thereby assist a user in manually implementing page exception programming.