Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and recording medium

A method of processing information performed by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• reading, from a first memory, a model common function file defining one or more common functions that are common to a majority of a plurality of models of an image forming apparatus and one or more setting items corresponding to the common function, and one or more model specific function file defining a function specific to one of the plurality of models of the image forming apparatus and setting items corresponding to the model specific function;
• and
• combining the model common function file with the model specific function file to generate a combined function file.

A non-transitory, computer-readable recording medium storing a program that, when executed by one or more processors of an information processing apparatus, causes the processors to implement a method of processing information, comprising:

• reading, from a first memory, a model common function file defining one or more common functions that are common to a majority of a plurality of models of an image forming apparatus and one or more setting items corresponding to the common function, and one or more model specific function file defining a function specific to one of the plurality of models of the image forming apparatus and setting items corresponding to the model specific function;
• and
• combining the model common function file with the model specific function file to generate a combined function file.