Patent ID: 8184309

Claim:
A printing apparatus having a plurality of functions, said apparatus comprising: an input unit configured to input a job; a storage unit configured to store the job inputted by said input unit; a designation unit configured to designate, in accordance with a user's instruction, one of the plurality of functions; a display unit configured to, if said designation unit designates a first function, display a plurality of jobs associated with the first function among jobs stored in said storage unit; a selection unit configured to, in accordance with a user's instruction, select one of the plurality of job displayed by said display unit; an execution unit configured to execute the job selected by said selection unit; a determination unit configured to, in accordance with a user's instruction, determine to inhibit the first function; an inhibition unit configured to, if said determination unit determines to inhibit the first function, inhibit the first function; an inquiry unit configured to, if said determination unit determines to inhibit the first function, automatically inquire of a user whether to delete jobs associated with the first function; and a deletion unit configured to, if the user reply to the inquiry by the inquire unit to delete jobs associated with the first function, delete jobs associated with the first function among jobs stored in said storage unit.