Printing system, control method, information processing apparatus, and medium

A first information processing apparatus comprising:

• at least one memory storing at least one first program;
• and
• at least one first processor, wherein the at least one first processor reads the at least one first program from the at least one first memory and executes it to perform:
• holding a print job;
• when an image forming apparatus connected to the first information processing apparatus executes the print job, obtaining a maximum print amount and a current print amount from a second information processing apparatus;
• determining whether a total of a print amount according to the print job and the current print amount exceeds the maximum print amount;
• and
• in a case where the total of the print amount according to the print job and the current print amount does not exceed the maximum print amount, causing the image forming apparatus to execute the print job, wherein
• the at least one first processor performs:
• obtaining a property to be used as the maximum print amount from the second information processing apparatus, and
• in a case where the property to be used as the maximum print amount is a unique property of the second information processing apparatus, the first information processing apparatus obtains a print amount using a calculation formula according to a condition under which the calculation formula is to be applied for calculating the maximum print amount and the current print amount from a common property which is in common with the second information processing apparatus.

A method of controlling a printing system including

• a first information processing apparatus configured to provide a first print service that stores a print job,
• a second information processing apparatus configured to provide a second print service connected with the first information processing apparatus, and
• an image forming apparatus connected with the first information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
• the second print service holding a maximum print amount and a current print amount per a user, and
• the first print service
• when the image forming apparatus executes the print job, obtaining the maximum print amount and the current print amount from the second print service
• determining whether a total of a print amount according to the print job and the current print amount exceeds the maximum print amount, and
• if the total of the print amount according to the print job and the current print amount does not exceed the maximum print amount, causing the image forming apparatus to execute the print job,
• wherein the first print service
• obtains a property to be used as the maximum print amount from the second print service, and
• in a case where the property used as the maximum print amount is a unique property of the second print service, the first print service obtains a print amount using a calculation formula according to a condition under which the calculation formula is to be applied for calculating the maximum print amount and the current print amount from a common property which is in common with the second print service.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon a program which, when loaded into a computer and executed, causes the computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

• a first information processing apparatus
• holding a print job;
• when an image forming apparatus connected to the first information processing apparatus executes the print job, obtaining a maximum print amount and a current print amount from a second information processing apparatus;
• determining whether a total of a print amount according to the print job and the current print amount exceeds the maximum print amount, and
• if the total of the print amount according to the print job and the current print amount does not exceed the maximum print amount, causing the image forming apparatus to execute the print job, wherein
• the first information processing apparatus performs:
• obtaining a property to be used as the maximum print amount from the second information processing apparatus, and
• in a case where the property to be used as the maximum print amount is a unique property of the second information processing apparatus, the first information processing apparatus obtains a print amount using a calculation formula according to a condition under which the calculation formula is to be applied for calculating the maximum print amount and the current print amount from a common property which is in common with the second information processing apparatus.