JP2018081607A - Information processing apparatus, information processing apparatus control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently perform a setup operation by dividing into a setting process to be executed before installing an information processing device and a setting process to be executed after installing an information processing device. In an information processing apparatus, each of a plurality of processes based on created setting instruction information includes a first process executed before installing the information processing device and a second process executed at an installation location. When the execution result of the classified first processing is stored, and when the execution result of the first processing is successful, the step of executing the setting instruction information is performed by the information processing apparatus. If the execution result of the classified first processing is not stored, or if the execution result of the first processing is not successful, the setting instruction information is executed. It is characterized in that it is determined that the step to be performed is the first step to be executed at the installation location, and the processing corresponding to the first or second step among the plurality of steps is executed. [Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a control method for the information processing apparatus, and a program.

  When newly introducing an information processing apparatus, for example, an image forming apparatus, setup work is required according to the usage environment of the customer. Because the setup work takes a lot of time, “multiple image forming devices are gathered in one place and pre-installation is performed in advance to perform setup work in advance, and final adjustment is performed individually after delivery to the customer” It is customary to carry out in two steps, “customer installation”.

In recent years, with the increase in the number of functions of image forming apparatuses, the cost for these setup operations tends to increase. Therefore, when performing the same setup work for multiple image forming apparatuses, necessary software and setting values are prepared in advance and processed according to the installation instruction information. In addition, a system for efficiently performing setup work has been proposed.
However, in these systems, it has been impossible to perform different setup operations for individual image forming apparatuses. In order to solve the above-described problem, Patent Document 1 provides a method in which setting information for each individual is prepared in advance, and appropriate individual setting information can be set with a simple operation.

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However, the method of Patent Document 1 is based on the premise that the setup work is completed in one process. As described above, the setup work often consists of two steps of pre-installation and customer installation. In that case, in the method of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to acquire the software and data necessary for the setup work each time in each process and to execute the automation program.
In particular, in the customer installation, the carrier of the image forming apparatus may perform the setup operation as it is, and it is difficult to apply software prepared in advance as in the previous installation.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to perform a setting process to be executed before installing the information processing apparatus and a setting process to be performed after installing the information processing apparatus. It is to provide a mechanism that can perform setup work efficiently.

The information processing apparatus of the present invention that achieves the above object has the following configuration.
A first process executed before installing the information processing apparatus, and a second process executed at the installation destination, each process comprising a plurality of processes based on the created setting instruction information. And a step of executing the setting instruction information when the execution result of the first process classified by the classification unit is stored and the execution result of the first process is successful. Is determined to be a second stage to be executed after the information processing apparatus is installed, and the execution result of the first process classified by the classification means is not stored, or the execution result of the first process is successful If not, first determination means for determining that the step of executing the setting instruction information is a first step executed at the installation destination, and the first of the plurality of steps based on the setting instruction information Until the first stage determined by It is characterized by having a execution means for executing processing corresponding to the second stage.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently execute the setup work by dividing the setting process to be executed before installing the information processing apparatus and the setting process to be executed after installing the information processing apparatus.

It is a figure explaining the structure of an information processing system. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus. FIG. 3 is a diagram for describing a software configuration in an information processing apparatus. It is a block diagram of the software which produces | generates a script. It is a figure which shows the script produced | generated by information processing apparatus. It is a software block diagram of a script execution program. It is a flowchart explaining the control method of information processing apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining the control method of information processing apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining the control method of information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the script produced | generated by information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows UI screen displayed on a display. It is a figure which shows UI screen displayed on a display.

Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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First, definitions of terms used in the present embodiment will be described.
“Pre-installation” refers to a setup operation in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses are gathered in one place and collected in advance before the image forming apparatus as an information processing apparatus is conveyed to a customer. In this embodiment, a process for performing a setup operation that can be performed before bringing the image forming apparatus into the customer, such as firmware update, application installation, and setting change, is referred to as pre-installation.

  The “extended program” refers to a program that can be installed later after a Java (registered trademark) application or the like. Extension programs include applications developed by 3rd vendors as well as in-house. “Script” refers to a text file that describes each process in order to automate the setup work.

“Customer installation” refers to final adjustment performed individually after the image forming apparatus is carried into the customer. In the present embodiment, a process for performing a setup operation that can only be performed by a customer, such as a communication test or activation of a specific application, is referred to as customer installation. The above is an explanation of terms. Other than the explanation here, terms will be explained as appropriate.
In the present embodiment, an embodiment in the case where the pre-installation and customer installation are automated together will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing system to which an information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is applied. Note that the information processing apparatus shown in the present embodiment includes an image forming apparatus, a printing apparatus, and a composite image processing apparatus.
In FIG. 1, an image forming apparatus 101 is a digital composite image forming apparatus that integrates a print function, a copy function, a facsimile function, and a transmission function (e-mail, FTP, etc.) and an image forming apparatus such as a printer, a scanner, and a facsimile. . Further, functions can be extended to the image forming apparatus 101 later by adding applications. The LAN 102 is a local area network. The image forming apparatus 101 can be connected to another image forming apparatus (not shown) and the Internet 103 via the LAN 102.

  The Internet 103 may be realized by a network such as a single wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), or an ad hoc network. The Internet 103 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of WANs, LANs, and ad hoc networks as required. In addition, the Internet in the present embodiment is an example, and may be another communication network or a combination of networks.

The external device 104 is an external device for executing a program for generating a script for automating setup work of the image forming apparatus 101. For example, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) can be considered.
In FIG. 1, the external device 104 is connected to the image forming apparatus 101 via the Internet 103, but may be connected within the intranet via the LAN 102 or may be offline.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the image forming apparatus illustrated in FIG.
In FIG. 2, the control unit 201 comprehensively controls the image forming apparatus 101.
The internal bus 202 connects hardware components. The CPU 203 executes a control program stored in the ROM 205. The HDD 204 is a non-volatile storage area and holds setting values, operation logs, and the like that control the image forming apparatus. The ROM 205 is a read-only nonvolatile storage area and holds a control program for the image forming apparatus 101.

  The RAM 206 is a work memory area for executing a program and is used as a temporary storage area. The RAM 206 is configured by a nonvolatile SRAM, FRAM (registered trademark), a volatile DRAM, or the like. A display I / F 207 connects the display 212 and the control unit 201. The operation unit I / F 208 connects the operation unit 213 and the control unit 201. The printer I / F 209 connects the printer 214 and the control unit 201. The scanner I / F 210 connects the scanner 215 and the control unit 201. A network I / F 211 is an interface unit for connecting to the LAN 102, and communicates with other image forming apparatuses (not shown) and the Internet 103 via the LAN 102. The display 212 displays error information and the like according to the user operation and the state of the image forming apparatus.

The operation unit 213 includes key input means, which are controlled by the CPU 203. The user gives various setting instructions for scanner reading and print output, and operation / stop instructions through key input. The operation unit 213 may be directly operated on the display 212 such as a touch panel, and is not particularly limited.
The printer 214 prints image data on a recording medium. Image data to be printed by the printer 214 is transferred from the control unit 201 to the printer 214 via the printer I / F 209. The scanner 215 reads an image on a document, generates image data, and transfers the image data to the control unit 201 via the scanner I / F 210.
The software configuration of the image forming apparatus 101 will be described with reference to FIG. Each component indicated by a square in FIG. 3 represents software.

  Each software of the image forming apparatus 101 is stored in the ROM 205 or the HDD 204 and executed by the CPU 203. Various information used at the time of execution is held in the RAM 206 or the HDD 204, and various information is exchanged between software functions. Further, communication with an external device is performed using the network I / F 211. Each software is described below.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a software configuration in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The extended program system service 304 is a program that runs on the extended program execution platform 302. The extended program system service 304 is a utility library that is useful for the extended program 305 and is provided from the system. The service can be used by calling the extended program system service 304 from the extended program 305.

  The extension program 305 is a program that operates on the extension program execution platform 302. The extension program 305 can access each module of the image forming apparatus 101 such as another extension program 305 and the RAM 205 only through the extension program execution platform 302 or the extension program system service 304.

  The scanner control unit 306 is a program that controls the scanner 215 via the scanner I / F 210. The printer control unit 307 is a program for controlling the printer 214 via the printer I / F 209. The above is the description regarding the software configuration.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of software that generates a script for automating the setup work in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
In FIG. 4, a script generation program 401 generates a script for automating the setup operation of the image forming apparatus 101. The script generation program 401 is executed on the external device 104. The script generated by the script generation program 401 is executed on the image forming apparatus 101 by a script execution program 601 described later. The UI control unit 402 provides a UI for operating the script generation program 401 and accepts an operator's operation. The process execution unit 403 performs various processes in accordance with instructions from the UI control unit 402. The script generation unit 404 generates a script (see FIG. 5) that can be executed by a script execution program 601 shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a script generated by the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
In FIG. 5, a script 501 is a script for automating setup work. Each process necessary for the setup work is described in the script 501 in units of commands, and is executed in order by the script execution program 601. In the script 501, a command executed at the front installation and a command executed at the customer installation are mixed. The script 501 is described in XML format as an example, but is not particularly limited thereto.

Reference numeral 502 denotes a command for downloading firmware. At the time of shipment from the factory, the firmware of the image forming apparatus 101 may not be the latest, so it is necessary to update the firmware during the setup operation. In command 502, the firmware is downloaded as a previous step. Reference numeral 503 denotes a command for updating the firmware. A command 503 is a command for applying the firmware downloaded by the command 502 to the image forming apparatus 101.
Reference numeral 504 denotes a command for issuing a license. Since the software applied to the image forming apparatus 101 is managed by a license, a necessary license is issued using the command 504. A command 505 is a command for downloading the extension program 305. The expansion program 305 scheduled to be installed in the image forming apparatus 101 is downloaded. A command 506 is a command for installing the extension program 305 in the image forming apparatus 101.

  A command 507 is a command for downloading a setting value applied to the image forming apparatus 101. Setting values applicable to the image forming apparatus 101 are filed in advance, and the setting value file is downloaded using the command 507. A command 508 is a command for applying a setting value to the image forming apparatus 101. A command 508 installs the setting value file downloaded by the command 507 in the image forming apparatus 101.

  Command 509 is a restart command. In some cases, it is necessary to restart after the setting value is reflected or the extension program 305 is installed. By using this command 509, the script execution program 601 automatically restarts the image forming apparatus 101.

  A command 510 is a command for changing the state of the extended program 305. Since the extension program 305 installed by the command 506 is not activated by default, it is explicitly activated by this command 510. Some expansion programs 305 require communication with a server device (not shown) or the like at the time of activation, and some of the expansion programs 305 are activated after being introduced to a customer.

  Command 511 is a temporary stop command. The script execution program 601 automates the setup work, but some processes may be performed manually. In such a case, this process 511 can be used to suspend the automation process. For example, a simple operation check may be performed after a firmware update. In this case, the operation check is performed after temporarily suspending the automation process using this command.

A command 512 is a command executed in the previous installation. By describing an identifier (here, “preSetup”) indicating the previous installation in the attribute of the command like the command 512, the script execution program 601 described later determines when executing the command.
In the previous installation, the above-described commands 502 to 511 are appropriately executed according to the destination.

  The command 513 is a command that is executed when a customer is installed. An identifier “onSiteSetup” indicating customer installation is described. There are cases where the customer starts some extension programs (510), and pauses or restarts (commands 511, 509) for simple operation confirmation. As a matter of course, these terms are only examples, and the description method is not particularly limited as long as the front installation and the customer installation can be identified.

FIG. 6 is a software configuration diagram of the script execution program 601 executed on the image forming apparatus 101 shown in FIG.
In FIG. 6, a script execution program 601 is a program for executing the script 501 on the image forming apparatus 101. It is created as the aforementioned extended program 305 and operates on the image forming apparatus 101.
The UI control unit 602 performs control for accepting an operator's instruction and displaying the execution status of the script through the display 212. The script analysis unit 603 analyzes the script generated by the script generation program 401 described above, and classifies the processes in the script into those for pre-installation and for customer installation. The process execution unit 604 executes necessary processing according to the analysis result of the script analysis unit 603. The installation process determination unit 605 determines whether the installation process is the previous installation or the customer installation from the execution result of the previous installation. In the present embodiment, each process consisting of a plurality of processes based on the created setting instruction information (script illustrated in FIG. 5) is a first process (for pre-installation) that is executed before installing the information processing apparatus. And the second process executed at the installation site (customer installation process).

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. This example corresponds to the flow when the script execution program 601 determines whether the installation is a previous installation or a customer installation and executes only the corresponding processing. In FIG. 7, the installation process determination unit 605 starts from the step of confirming the existence of the execution result of the previous installation, and the process execution unit 604 ends at the step of uninstalling the script execution program 601. Further, it is assumed that the script execution program 601 is installed in the image forming apparatus 101 in advance, and the description of this flowchart is omitted for the installation flow. Furthermore, each step is realized by the CPU 203 executing a control program (software described above).

  S701 is a step in which the installation process determination unit 605 confirms the existence of the execution result of the previous installation. Specifically, at the time of starting the program, the installation process determination unit 605 checks the execution result of the immediately preceding setup work in order to determine whether the installation is a previous installation or a customer installation. If the installation process determination unit 605 determines that the execution result of the previous installation does not exist, the process proceeds to S703, and if it determines that the execution result exists, the process proceeds to S702.

  In S702, the installation process determination unit 605 confirms the execution result of the previous installation. Specifically, if the installation process determination unit 605 determines that the execution result of the previous installation has been successful, the process proceeds to S707 to perform customer installation, and if it has determined that it has failed, the previous process In order to re-execute the installation, the process proceeds to S703.

S703 is a step in which the process execution unit 604 executes a pre-installation process. Specifically, after acquiring the script 501 used in the setup operation, the script analysis unit 603 analyzes the script 501 and classifies the processes in the script into those for pre-installation and customer installation. The process execution unit 604 executes only the pre-installation process, and transitions to S704 after completion.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a UI screen displayed on the display 212 shown in FIG. This example is an example of a UI screen when executing the previous installation.
The worker searches for the script 501 generated by the script generation program 401 described above, and acquires and executes the script to be executed.
In FIG. 11, reference numeral 1101 denotes a text area for inputting an identifier for searching for the script 501. Reference numeral 1102 denotes a button for executing a script search.

The operator inputs an ID for identifying the script in the text area 1101 and presses the search button 1102 to acquire the target script 501. The acquisition method of the script 501 is not particularly limited here, but for example, a script managed by a server device (not shown) on the network may be acquired, or held in an external storage such as a USB memory. You may read what you have. As a matter of course, the screen is an example and is not limited thereto.
Returning to the description of FIG. 7, step S704 is a step in which the process execution unit 604 determines whether the result of the pre-installation process is successful or not. Specifically, the process execution unit 604 advances the process to S705 if it determines that all the results of the pre-installation process have been successful, and advances the process to S706 if it determines that the process has failed.

  In step S705, the process execution unit 604 determines whether there is a customer installation process in the script. If the process execution unit 604 determines in S704 that the previous installation process has succeeded and the customer installation process exists in the script, the process execution unit 604 needs to prepare for the next customer installation. Therefore, if the process execution unit 604 determines that the customer installation process exists in the script, the process proceeds to S706. If the process execution unit 604 determines that the process does not exist, the process proceeds to S709.

  In step S706, the process execution unit 604 stores the execution result of the customer installation process. The process execution unit 604 needs an execution result in S701 described above to determine whether the installation is a front installation or a customer installation. In step S706, the process execution unit 604 stores the execution result of the previous installation in, for example, the HDD 204, and ends this flowchart.

  S707 is a step in which the process execution unit 604 performs a customer installation process. Specifically, the process execution unit 604 executes only the customer installation process from the processes classified by the script analysis unit 603.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a UI screen displayed on the display 212 shown in FIG. This example is an example of a UI when executing customer installation.
In FIG. 12, 1201 is an identifier indicating a script to be executed at the customer installation. Reference numeral 1202 denotes a button for executing customer installation. At the time of customer installation execution, since the previous installation has already been completed, the script 501 used at the previous installation is used as it is.
Therefore, the worker only has to press the execution button 1202 as it is on the UI screen, and a complicated operation such as searching for the script again by the worker becomes unnecessary. As a matter of course, the screen is an example and is not limited thereto.
Here, returning to the description of FIG. 7, S708 is a step in which the process execution unit 604 confirms the execution result of the customer installation. If the process execution unit 604 determines that the customer installation execution result is successful, the process proceeds to S709. If the process execution unit 604 determines that the process is unsuccessful, the process ends.

In step S709, the process execution unit 604 uninstalls the script execution program 601. The script execution program 601 is a program used only for setup work.
Therefore, the process execution unit 604 uninstalls the script execution program 601 that is no longer necessary when the customer installation is successful and all the setup operations are completed. Then, after this step is completed, this process is terminated.
According to the present embodiment, it is possible to automate the pre-installation and customer installation processes as a series of setup operations only by first applying a script that collectively describes the pre-installation and customer installation processes.

[Second Embodiment]
This embodiment is an embodiment in the case where the customer installation is prevented from being mistakenly executed on the spot after the previous installation is completed in the first embodiment.
After the pre-installation process is completed, the customer installation process can be executed by executing the script execution program 601 again on the spot. Normally, this is not the case, but it may occur due to an operational error.
Note that the system configuration, hardware configuration, and software configuration of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. This example corresponds to the flow of the mechanism for preventing the customer installation process from being executed as it is at the site of the previous installation. Each step is realized by the CPU 203 executing a control program (software described above).

FIG. 8 starts from the step where the installation process determination unit 605 confirms the existence of the execution result of the previous installation, and ends at the step where the process execution unit 604 uninstalls the script execution program 601.
As in the first embodiment, it is assumed that the script execution program 601 is installed in the image forming apparatus 101 in advance, and the description of this flowchart is omitted for the installation flow. Since S801 to S806 are the same as S701 to S706 of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  S807 is a step in which the process execution unit 604 determines whether customer installation should be executed. As described above, customer installation is a process to be performed after the image forming apparatus 101 is carried into a customer. Therefore, in this step, it is determined whether or not customer installation may be performed. As the determination method, it is conceivable to use position information or date information.

For example, since the GPS information and the global IP address of the previous installation site can be registered in advance, if it is found from the position information that the site is the previous installation site, the customer installation is not executed.
In addition, since customer installation is often performed several days after completion of previous installation, a method of not executing on the completion date of previous installation is also conceivable.
If the process execution unit 604 determines that the customer installation can be executed as a result of the determination, the process execution unit 604 advances the process to S808. If the process execution unit 604 determines that the customer installation cannot be executed, the process ends.
Note that S808 to S810 are the same as S707 to S709 of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. As described above, it is possible to prevent the customer installation from being performed as it is at the previous installation site after the previous installation.

[Third Embodiment]
This embodiment is an embodiment in the case where the installation is performed by the customer installation if the process can be performed by the customer installation if the process of the previous installation fails.
The processing performed at the pre-installation site includes processing for setting the network setting of the image forming apparatus 101 for the customer environment. If the network setting is first set to the customer's environment, communication becomes impossible at the previous installation site, which may cause the previous installation to fail.
In such a case, there is a high possibility of success if the process is re-executed after first being brought into the customer. Therefore, even if the process has failed in the previous installation, if the customer can act, a method is provided to act on the customer's behalf. Since the system configuration, hardware configuration, and software configuration of this embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. This example corresponds to the flow when the script is rewritten to substitute for customer installation when the previous installation process fails. Each step is realized by the CPU 203 executing a control program (software described above). Since S901 to S902 are the same as S701 to S703 of the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.
S903 is a step in which the process execution unit 604 confirms the result of the previous installation stored in the HDD 204. If the process execution unit 604 determines that the result of the previous installation has failed, the process proceeds to S904 to determine whether the failed process can be performed by the customer, and if it is determined that the process has succeeded, This flowchart ends because there is no need for substitution at the customer.

  S904 is a step in which the process execution unit 604 determines whether or not the failed process can be performed by customer installation. Whether each process can be performed by customer installation is written in the script. The process execution unit 604 confirms the contents of the script 501, and determines whether or not the failed process can be performed by customer installation.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a script generated by the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. This example is a script example in which it is written whether or not customer substitution is possible.
In FIG. 10, a process 1001 is an example of a pre-installation process script that can be substituted by customer installation. The process execution unit 604 determines that, in the pre-installation process, “replaceable = true” written can be substituted by customer installation. Naturally, the wording and the description method are not limited to this.

Returning to the description of FIG. S905 is a step in which the process execution unit 604 rewrites the script of the corresponding process when the process failed in the previous installation and can be substituted by the customer installation. For example, when the process 1001 in FIG. 10 described above fails, the process can be performed again at the time of customer installation by rewriting “phase = onSiteSetup” as shown in process 1002. The flowchart ends at this step.
According to the present embodiment, when the process of the previous installation fails, if the process can be performed by customer installation, the setup work can be efficiently performed by rewriting and re-execution to the customer installation process. Can proceed.

  The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus read and execute the program This process can be realized. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

101 Image forming device
203 CPU
601 Script execution program

Claims (10)

An information processing apparatus,
Classifying means for classifying each process consisting of a plurality of processes based on the created setting instruction information into a first process executed before installing the information processing apparatus and a second process executed at the installation destination; ,
When the execution result of the first process classified by the classification unit is stored and the execution result of the first process is successful, the step of executing the setting instruction information sets the information processing apparatus. If it is determined as a second stage to be executed later and the execution result of the first process classified by the classification means is not stored, or if the execution result of the first process is not successful, the setting instruction First determining means for determining that the step of executing the information is a first step of executing at the installation site;
Execution means for executing processing corresponding to the first stage or the second stage determined by the first determination means among the plurality of steps based on the setting instruction information;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the execution unit executes the second process when an execution result of the first process is successful.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the execution unit stores the execution result of the first process in a storage unit. After the execution means executes the first process, the execution means comprises second determination means for determining whether the second process can be executed,
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second process is not executed after the first process is completed until the second determination unit determines that the second process can be executed. The information processing apparatus described. A third determination means for determining whether the execution result of the execution of the first process by the execution means is a process that can be executed instead of the second stage;
Of the processes in which the execution result of executing the first process by the third determining means is not successful, the first process determined to be able to be executed on behalf of the second stage is changed to the second process. Rewriting means to rewrite,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The said 2nd judgment means judges using GPS information whether it is in the state which can perform the said 2nd process after the said execution means performs the said 1st process. The information processing apparatus described.   The second determination unit determines whether the execution unit is ready to execute the second process after the execution unit has executed the first process or date information on which the first process has been executed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus includes an image forming apparatus, a printing apparatus, and a composite image processing apparatus. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus,
A classification process in which each process composed of a plurality of processes based on the created setting instruction information is classified into a first process executed before installing the information processing apparatus and a second process executed at the installation destination. ,
When the execution result of the first process classified by the classification step is stored and the execution result of the first process is successful, the step of executing the setting instruction information has installed the information processing apparatus If it is determined as a second stage to be executed later and the execution result of the first process classified by the classification means is not stored, or if the execution result of the first process is not successful, the setting instruction A first determination step of determining that the step of executing the information is a first step executed at the installation site;
An execution step of executing processing corresponding to the first step or the second step determined by the first determination step among the plurality of steps based on the setting instruction information;
An information processing apparatus control method comprising:   A program for causing a computer to execute the control method of the information processing apparatus according to claim 9.

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