Patent ID: 8310712

Claim:
An image forming controlling apparatus for controlling an image forming apparatus, the image forming controlling apparatus comprising: a print instruction accepting portion to accept data and page setting information, the data including a plurality of pages, the page setting information including a page setting item which can be set on a page basis and having a parameter set for the page setting item for each of said plurality of pages; a setting information storing portion to store setting information in advance, the setting information associating a first parameter which can be set for said page setting item with at least one second parameter which can be set respectively for at least one subordinate item selected from among a plurality of option items which can be set for printing in said image forming apparatus; a command generating portion to generate, for each of said plurality of pages, a command to cause said image forming apparatus to perform printing, on the basis of the first parameter set for said page setting item in said accepted page setting information and said at least one second parameter associated with said first parameter by said stored setting information; an identification information acquiring portion to acquire identification information for identifying a storage portion which is included in said image forming apparatus and stores recording media for use in printing; and an extracting portion to extract, from among a plurality of pieces of said setting information, the setting information including the same first parameter as said first parameter set for said page setting item in said accepted page setting information; wherein said first parameter defined for said page setting item in said setting information specifies said identification information, and said setting information storing portion stores said plurality of pieces of setting information having corresponding ones of said first parameters for specifying said storage portion, said first parameters being different from each other.