Information processing apparatus and information processing method for creating workflow

A method for an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• displaying a creation screen for a creator to create a workflow by combining a plurality of function providers based on an operation, by the creator, of arranging the plurality of function providers in the creation screen, wherein the plurality of function providers includes a function provider having a setting interface to call a setting screen to perform a setting of a corresponding function, and an execution interface to execute the corresponding function;
• and
• automatically adding, without an operation by the creator for adding display information,
• the display information to the workflow displayed in the creation screen in a case where a setting interface of a function provider, which has been added to the workflow in the creating screen by the creator, refers to a result of an execution by an execution interface of a preceding function provider in the workflow,
• wherein the display information automatically added is information to display a message to prompt a user to standby during the execution by the execution interface of the preceding function provider included in the created workflow when the created workflow is executed by the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to cause an information processing apparatus to perform a method, the method comprising:

• displaying a creation screen for a creator to create a workflow by combining a plurality of function providers based on an operation, by the creator, of arranging the plurality of function providers in the creation screen, wherein the plurality of function providers includes a function provider having a setting interface to call a setting screen to perform a setting of a corresponding function, and an execution interface to execute the corresponding function;
• and
• automatically adding, without an operation by the creator for adding display information,
• the display information to the workflow displayed in the creation screen in a case where a setting interface of a function provider, which has been added to the workflow in the creating screen by the creator, refers to a result of an execution by an execution interface of a preceding function provider in the workflow,
• wherein the display information automatically added is information to display a message to prompt a user to standby during the execution by the execution interface of the preceding function provider included in the created workflow when the created workflow is executed by the user.