Image forming system, image forming apparatus, information processing apparatus, and recording medium having recorded control program

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a workflow storage portion that stores workflow information in which types and a sequence of operations to be executed by the image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus via a telecommunication line are written;
• a selection portion that enables a user to select workflow information of one workflow among the workflow information of plural workflows stored in the workflow storage portion;
• a workflow execution control portion that issues an instruction to each of the image forming apparatus and the information processing apparatus to execute operations written in the workflow information selected by the selection portion;
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• an image formation execution control portion that controls the imaging forming apparatus to operate according to the instruction from the workflow execution control portion.

An information processing apparatus, comprising:

• an application storage portion that stores various application programs executable on the information processing apparatus;
• an application execution portion that executes the application programs stored in the application storage portion;
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• an application execution control portion that controls the application execution portion to execute the application programs stored in the application storage portion according to an instruction from an image forming apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus via a telecommunication line.

A recording medium having stored a control program that causes a computer provided to an image forming apparatus to function as portions as follows:

• a selection and acceptance portion that accepts an input made by a user to select workflow information of one workflow among the workflow information of plural workflows, in each of which types and a sequence of operations to be executed by the image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus via a telecommunication line are written;
• a workflow execution control portion that issues an instruction to each of the image forming apparatus and the information processing apparatus to execute operations written in the workflow information selected and accepted by the selection and acceptance portion;
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• an image formation execution control portion that controls the image forming apparatus to operate according to the instruction from the workflow execution control portion.