Incompatible setting processing apparatus, incompatible setting processing method, and computer program product

An incompatible setting processing method comprising:

• displaying, on a display unit, a setting screen for setting options of a plurality of setting items;
• extracting, for each of the options of each of the setting items, a first option that is an option of a setting item satisfying an incompatible setting condition on a basis of incompatible setting condition information that associates incompatible setting conditions for the options of the setting items with display character strings indicating the respective incompatible setting conditions;
• receiving an operating input and selecting an option of each setting item in the setting screen in accordance with the operating input;
• prohibiting selection of the first option at the selecting;
• and
• acquiring, from the incompatible setting condition information, a display character string associated with the incompatible setting condition corresponding to the first option, selection of which at the selecting has been prohibited and displaying the display character string on the display unit.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing an information processing program, the program causing a computer to function as:

• an extracting unit that extracts, on a basis of incompatible setting condition information that associates incompatible setting conditions for options of a plurality of setting items with display character strings indicating the respective incompatible setting conditions, a first option that is an option of a setting item satisfying an incompatible setting condition for each of the options of each of the setting items;
• a prohibiting unit that, in a setting screen that is displayed by a display unit and is for setting the options of the setting items, prohibits selection of the first option by an input unit that receives an operating input and selects an option of each setting item in accordance with the operating input;
• and
• a display control unit that acquires, from the incompatible setting condition information, a display character string associated with the incompatible setting condition corresponding to the first option, selection of which by the input unit is prohibited, and displays the display character string on the display unit.