# PUBLISHCOLLATE System Variable [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [P](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/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. | | | | --- | --- | | 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. --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/P/PUBLISHCOLLATE%20System%20Variable--466279d6baec.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/P/PUBLISHCOLLATE%20System%20Variable--466279d6baec.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/P/PUBLISHCOLLATE%20System%20Variable--466279d6baec.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/P/PUBLISHCOLLATE%20System%20Variable--466279d6baec.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/P/PUBLISHCOLLATE%20System%20Variable--466279d6baec.md)