Information processing system, information processing apparatus, method for processing information, and recording medium

A method for processing information used in an information processing system including at least one information processing apparatus that executes a plurality of programs, each of the programs performing a predetermined process, and that is coupled to at least one apparatus, the method for processing information comprising:

• storing, for one or more applications that perform a sequence of processes using electronic data,
• program identification information identifying at least one program from among the plurality of programs that performs each process of the sequence of processes,
• flow information defining an execution order of the at least one program, and
• app identification information identifying each application from among the one or more applications,
• for one or more application that perform a sequence of processes using electronic data, wherein the program identification information, the flow information, and the app identification information are stored in association with each other;
• receiving a selection of a selected application from among the one or more application by a user on a first screen displayed at a first apparatus from among the at least one apparatus coupled to the information processing system;
• generating flow information of the sequence of processes to be executed by the selected application using the program identification information and a user operation for defining the execution order;
• associating the generated flow information and the app identification information,
• storing the generated flow information and the app identification information for identifying the selected application that have been associated with each other in the memory;
• convert the electronic data to a predetermined data type, which can be accessed by the program corresponding to the selected application;
• execute the program from among the plurality of programs after converting to the data type, to perform the sequence of processes using the electronic data;
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• performing the sequence of processes based on the information related to the electronic data of the program identified by the program identification information and in accordance with the execution order as defined in the flow information upon receipt of a request including information related to the electronic data used for the sequence of processes and the app identification information from a second apparatus from among the at least one apparatus.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that cause an information processing apparatus that executes a plurality of programs, each of the programs performing a predetermined process, and that is coupled to at least one apparatus, to execute an information processing method comprising:

• storing, for one or more applications that perform a sequence of processes using electronic data,
• program identification information identifying at least one program from among the plurality of programs that performs each process of the sequence of processes,
• flow information defining an execution order of the at least one program, and
• app identification information identifying each application from among the one or more applications,
• for one or more application that perform a sequence of processes using electronic data, wherein the program identification information, the flow information, and the app identification information are stored in association with each other;
• receiving a selection of a selected application from among the one or more application by a user on a first screen displayed at a first apparatus from among the at least one apparatus coupled to the information processing system;
• generating flow information of the sequence of processes to be executed by the selected application using the program identification information and a user operation for defining the execution order;
• associating the generated flow information and the app identification information,
• storing the generated flow information and the app identification information for identifying the selected application that have been associated with each other in the memory;
• convert the electronic data to a predetermined data type that can be accessed by the program corresponding to the selected application;
• execute the program from among the plurality of programs after converting to the data type, to perform the sequence of processes using the electronic data;
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• performing the sequence of processes based on the information related to the electronic data of the program identified by the program identification information and in accordance with the execution order as defined in the flow information upon receipt of a request including information related to the electronic data used for the sequence of processes and the app identification information from a second apparatus from among the at least one apparatus.