A peripheral apparatus for processing at least one of a print, scan, copy, fax transmission and fax reception job, comprising: job managing means for managing, before completion of the processing of the job, attribute information showing an attribute which is used in processing the job and/or for managing information showing a processing situation of the job as management information of the job in association with job identification information for identifying the job; log managing means for managing, after completion of the processing of the job, the attribute information showing an attribute which was used in processing the job and/or for managing information showing a processing result of the job process as log information of the job in association with the job identification information, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: searching means for searching the management information managed by said job managing means for a job, corresponding to job identification information designated in a control command, and for searching the log information managed by said log managing means for a job corresponding to the job identification information designated in the control command; and transmitting means (b01, b07) for transmitting the attribute information and/or the information showing the processing situation found in the management information by said searching means to a display of the peripheral apparatus or to another apparatus (a01, a02, a03, a04) for display, or for transmitting the attribute information and/or information showing the processing result found in the log information found by said searching means to a display of the peripheral apparatus or to another apparatus (a01, a02, a03, a04) for display. job managing means for managing, before completion of the processing of the job, attribute information showing an attribute which is used in processing the job and/or for managing information showing a processing situation of the job as management information of the job in association with job identification information for identifying the job; log managing means for managing, after completion of the processing of the job, the attribute information showing an attribute which was used in processing the job and/or for managing information showing a processing result of the job process as log information of the job in association with the job identification information, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: searching means for searching the management information managed by said job managing means for a job, corresponding to job identification information designated in a control command, and for searching the log information managed by said log managing means for a job corresponding to the job identification information designated in the control command; and transmitting means (b01, b07) for transmitting the attribute information and/or the information showing the processing situation found in the management information by said searching means to a display of the peripheral apparatus or to another apparatus (a01, a02, a03, a04) for display, or for transmitting the attribute information and/or information showing the processing result found in the log information found by said searching means to a display of the peripheral apparatus or to another apparatus (a01, a02, a03, a04) for display. searching means for searching the management information managed by said job managing means for a job, corresponding to job identification information designated in a control command, and for searching the log information managed by said log managing means for a job corresponding to the job identification information designated in the control command; and transmitting means (b01, b07) for transmitting the attribute information and/or the information showing the processing situation found in the management information by said searching means to a display of the peripheral apparatus or to another apparatus (a01, a02, a03, a04) for display, or for transmitting the attribute information and/or information showing the processing result found in the log information found by said searching means to a display of the peripheral apparatus or to another apparatus (a01, a02, a03, a04) for display.