Patent ID: 8305616

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a setting unit that sets (i) print setting information applied to a document upon printing and (ii) finishing information applied to a printed matter of the document; a designating unit that designates a first printing apparatus in order to execute the printing; a transmitting unit that, in the case where the first printing apparatus designated by the designating unit can execute a process regarding the finishing information set by the setting unit, transmits print data including the print setting information and the finishing information to the first printing apparatus; and a second designating unit that, in the case where the first printing apparatus cannot execute the process regarding the finishing information set by the setting unit, designates a second printing apparatus for executing the process regarding the finishing information, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the print data including the print setting information to the first printing apparatus and transmits the print data including the finishing information to the second printing apparatus.