Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus including data processing components for processing data, a workflow execution unit for requesting the data processing components to process the data according to a workflow defining processes to be executed to process the data and an order of the processes, and a processing component selection unit, the method comprising:

• a reception step, performed by the workflow execution unit, of receiving the data, a workflow identifier indicating the workflow, and identification information for identifying an undefined process not defined in the workflow;
• and
• a request step, performed by the processing component selection unit, the request step comprising the steps of:
• receiving a request to execute the undefined process from the workflow execution unit, the request including the identification information for identifying the undefined process,
• searching a list for the identification information, the list associating the identification information with one of the data processing components for executing the undefined process, and
• if the identification information is found in the list, requesting the workflow execution unit to request the one of the data processing components associated with the identification information to process the data.