Management apparatus, information processing apparatus, method for controlling management apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with a management apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the management apparatus, a request to obtain individual data and common data to be set along with identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus;
• an acquisition unit configured to obtain a list of individual data sent back from the management apparatus;
• a selection unit configured to select individual data to be set from the obtained list of individual data;
• a reply unit configured to send back information for identifying the selected individual data to the management apparatus;
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• a reflection unit configured to perform initial setting based on individual data and common data obtained from the management unit.

A method for controlling a management apparatus configured to communicate with a plurality of information processing apparatuses, the method comprising:

• generating common data to be set into the plurality of information processing apparatuses in common and individual data to be individually set into any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses, in such a manner that the common data and the individual data are associated with an installation location, identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus to be set being not finalized for the any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses;
• registering and managing the generated common data and the generated individual data in a storage unit;
• receiving an acquisition request for data to be set from any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses along with identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus;
• sending back a list of individual data registered to the information processing apparatus from which the acquisition request is received;
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• distributing individual data on which a setting location is finalized and the common data to the information processing apparatus from which the acquisition request is received, based on information for identifying any pieces of individual data notified from the information processing apparatus.

A method for controlling an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with a management apparatus, the method comprising:

• transmitting, to the management apparatus, a request to obtain individual data and common data to be set along with identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus;
• obtaining a list of individual data sent back from the management apparatus;
• selecting individual data to be set from the obtained list of individual data;
• sending back information for identifying the selected individual data to the management unit;
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• performing initial setting based on individual data and common data obtained from the management unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as:

• a generation unit configured to generate common data to be set into a plurality of information processing apparatuses in common and individual data to be individually set into any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses, in such a manner that the common data and the individual data are associated with an installation location, identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus to be set being not finalized for the any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses;
• a management unit configured to register and manage the generated common data and the generated individual data in a storage unit;
• a first reception unit configured to receive an acquisition request for data to be set from any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses along with identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus;
• a reply unit configured to send back a list of individual data registered to the information processing apparatus from which the acquisition request is received;
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• a distribution unit configured to distribute individual data on which a setting location is finalized and the common data to the information processing apparatus from which the acquisition request is received, based on information for identifying any of pieces of individual data notified from the information processing apparatus.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as:

• a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the management apparatus, a request to obtain individual data and common data to be set along with identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus;
• an acquisition unit configured to obtain a list of individual data sent back from the management apparatus;
• a selection unit configured to select individual data to be set from the obtained list of individual data;
• a reply unit configured to send back information for identifying the selected individual data to the management apparatus;
• and
• a reflection unit configured to perform initial setting based on individual data and common data obtained from the management unit.