Patent ID: 8823960

Claim:
A setting value management apparatus which manages configuration data of a plurality of image forming apparatuses, the apparatus comprising: a memory configured to store configuration data defined for respective models of a plurality of image forming apparatuses or for respective image forming apparatuses; and a CPU coupled to the memory, wherein the CPU is programmed to provide: an acquisition unit configured to acquire configuration data of a first image forming apparatus from the memory; a determination unit configured to determine whether a value defined in the configuration data of the first image forming apparatus acquired by the acquisition unit exceeds a range settable for a function of a second image forming apparatus; and a generation unit configured to newly generate, when the determination unit determines that the value defined in the configuration data of the first image forming apparatus acquired by the acquisition unit exceeds the settable range, configuration data to implement an operation to be executed, based on the value defined in the configuration data of the first image forming apparatus, by combining at least one other function executable by the second image forming apparatus.