Data collecting apparatus, data collecting method, and program

A data collecting method to be executed by a data collecting apparatus that is connected to a device via a network, the method comprising:

• collecting, by a processor programmed to perform as a collector, data from the device via the network based on collection setting information;
• converting a format of the collected data;
• outputting the collected data whose format is converted;
• managing, by a communication control circuitry, an addition to the collector of plug-in software containing setting support information including a parameter setting item for when data is collected from the device and outputting the data collected by the collector;
• providing the collection setting information from the communication control circuitry to the collector;
• managing, by process execution control circuitry, processing of the data outputted from the communication control circuitry;
• and
• receiving an input of the collection setting information by outputting screen information indicating an input screen for inputting of the collection setting information,
• wherein
• the receiving includes receiving the collection setting information that is set by a user adding in the input screen the setting value with respect to the parameter setting item, and
• the collection setting information includes information regarding the network to which the device is connected.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program, the program causing a computer connected to a device via a network to perform steps including:

• collecting, by a processor programmed to perform as a collector, data from the device via the network based on collection setting information;
• converting a format of the data collected;
• outputting the collected data whose format is converted;
• managing an addition to the collector of plug-in software containing setting support information including a parameter setting item for when data is collected from the device and outputting the data collected by the collector;
• providing the collection setting information to the collector;
• managing processing of the outputted data collected by the collector;
• and
• receiving an input of the collection setting information by outputting screen information indicating an input screen for inputting of the collection setting information,
• wherein
• the receiving includes receiving the collection setting information that is set by a user adding in the input screen the setting value with respect to the parameter setting item, and
• the collection setting information includes information regarding the network to which the device is connected.