# PUBLISHCOLLATE System Variable
[GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [P](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/P/(P).md)
## Function Description:
The PUBLISHCOLLATE system variable is used to control whether it could be interrupted by other print tasks when plot sheet set, multiple pages files, or plot spool files.
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| Type | Integer |
| Saved in | User-setting |
| Initial value | 1 |
| Range | 0,1 |
## System Variable Value:
**0:**a published sheet set is processed one sheet at a time. Creating a single PLT file for each drawing. If the sheet set is published, the sheets might be interleaved with other plot task.
**1:** a published sheet set is processed as a single task. A multiple pages PLT file is created. If the sheet set is published, the sheets might be not interleaved with other plot task.
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## Other versions with matching text
[GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/P/PUBLISHCOLLATE%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/System%20Variables/P/PUBLISHCOLLATE%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/P/PUBLISHCOLLATE%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/P/PUBLISHCOLLATE%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/P/PUBLISHCOLLATE%20System%20Variable.md)