Patent ID: 8693011

Claim:
An information processing apparatus that controls execution of jobs performed by a printing apparatus and by a post-processing apparatus that performs post-processing in which printed matter printed by the printing apparatus is used, the apparatus comprising: a storing unit configured to store post-processing step information including information about a post-processing apparatus used in a step of post-processing for a plurality of kinds of printed matter printed by the printing apparatus, and paper feed information indicating whether to feed paper face-up or face-down to the post-processing apparatus; a storage unit configured to store sheet feed/discharge information related to paper feed to the post-processing apparatus and paper discharge from the post-processing apparatus; an acquisition unit configured to acquire, on the basis of a plurality of jobs that designate the execution of printing with the printing apparatus and post-processing with the post-processing apparatus, post-processing step information for the post-processing apparatus designated by the plurality of jobs, and sheet feed/discharge information related to paper feed to the post-processing apparatus and paper discharge from the post-processing apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine, on the basis of the post-processing step information and the sheet feed/discharge information, whether to put the front of the printed matter discharged from the printing apparatus face-up or face-down with respect to each of a plurality of types of printed matter, and the order in which the plurality of jobs are to be executed in the post-processing; an edit unit configured to edit the plurality of jobs on the basis of the execution order and whether the front of the printed matter discharged from the printing apparatus is face-up or face-down as determined by the determination unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the plurality of jobs edited by the edit unit to the printing apparatus and the post-processing apparatus, wherein, in a case that there are a plurality of pages of the printed matter printed in a single job, and the sheet feed/discharge information indicates that the orientations of paper feed and discharge of the post-processing apparatus are different, the determination unit determines that an order of the pages of printed matter discharged from the printing apparatus is in forward order.