Work flow system, image processing apparatus, and control method for image processing apparatus

A work flow system capable of executing a work flow on the basis of work flow setting information indicating a processing content for combining a plurality of functions and executing the functions as a series of processing, the work flow system comprising:

• a first image processing apparatus;
• a second image processing apparatus;
• an obtaining unit configured to obtain function restriction information indicating a function whose execution is restricted among a plurality of functions provided to the first image processing apparatus;
• a function identification unit configured to, in a case where the work flow setting information indicates a processing content of a work flow executed by the first image processing apparatus and the second image processing apparatus collaboratively, identify a function executed by the first image processing apparatus and a function executed by the second image processing apparatus on the basis of the work flow setting information;
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• a decision unit configured to decide whether the work flow system restricts execution of the work flow based on the work flow setting information on the basis of the function restriction information obtained by the obtaining unit and the function executed by the first image processing apparatus and the function executed by the second image processing apparatus identified by the function identification unit.

A control method for an image processing apparatus capable of executing a work flow on the basis of work flow setting information indicating a processing content for combining a plurality of functions and executing the functions as a series of processing, the method comprising:

• obtaining function restriction information indicating a function whose execution is restricted among a plurality of functions provided to the image processing apparatus;
• identifying, in a case where the work flow setting information indicates a processing content of a work flow executed by the image processing apparatus and another image processing apparatus collaboratively, a function executed by the image processing apparatus and a function executed by the other image processing apparatus on the basis of the work flow setting information;
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• deciding whether execution of the work flow based on the work flow setting information is restricted on the basis of the obtained function restriction information and the identified function executed by the image processing apparatus and the identified function executed by the other image processing apparatus.

A storage medium storing a control program for instructing an image processing apparatus capable of executing a work flow on the basis of work flow setting information indicating a processing content for combining a plurality of functions and executing the functions as a series of processing to execute a control method, the method comprising:

• obtaining function restriction information indicating a function whose execution is restricted among a plurality of functions provided to the image processing apparatus;
• identifying, in a case where the work flow setting information indicates a processing content of a work flow executed by the image processing apparatus and another image processing apparatus collaboratively, a function executed by the image processing apparatus and a function executed by the other image processing apparatus on the basis of the work flow setting information;
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• deciding whether execution of the work flow based on the work flow setting information is restricted on the basis of the obtained function restriction information and the identified function executed by the image processing apparatus and the identified function executed by the other image processing apparatus.