Patent ID: 8319980

Claim:
An information processing apparatus which is connected to an image forming apparatus and transmits, to the image forming apparatus, electronic data via a hot folder which sets attribute information defining output processing to be executed by the image forming apparatus, comprising: a holding unit configured to hold, in association with the hot folder, information about an operation of the information processing apparatus upon detecting a change in the processing contents; a detection unit configured to detect the change in processing contents executable by the image forming apparatus, independently of the timing of putting electronic data in the hot folder; a determination unit configured to determine whether the image forming apparatus can execute output processing complying with the attribute information by comparing the changed processing contents with the attribute information set in the hot folder; and a control unit configured to control the operation of the information processing apparatus on the basis of the information about the operation held in association with the hot folder which sets the attribute information determined by said determination unit not to allow the execution; wherein the control unit changes an icon display of the hot folder based on the result of the determination which is performed by the determination unit when the detection unit detects the change; and wherein when processing of changing the attribute information determined by said determination unit not to allow the execution, to attribute information that allows execution by the image forming apparatus with the changed processing contents, is set as the information about the operation of the information processing apparatus, said control unit controls to change the attribute information to attribute information that allows the execution upon determination by said determination unit.