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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakeshi Kogure, Atsushi Ikeda, Hiroaki Koike, Naoto Sasagawa
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An image forming apparatus stores, for an application, a meta file including a setting data version and a setting data compatible version in a storage as information about the application. In a case where setting data of the application is to be imported, an application management unit of the image forming apparatus determines whether to allow import of the setting data as an import target by using a version of the setting data, a setting data version that is stored as the information about the application corresponding to the setting data as the import target, and a setting data compatible version, and determines whether to allow import of the setting data as the import target.
An information processing apparatus in which an application can be installed and executed, the information processing apparatus comprising:
A control method of an information processing apparatus in which an application can be installed and executed, and including a storage unit that stores, for the application, first version information indicating a setting data version of the application and second version information by which a setting data version compatible with the application can be specified, as information about the application, the control method comprising:
A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors executes a control method of an information processing apparatus in which an application can be installed and executed, and including a storage unit that stores, for the application, first version information indicating a setting data version of the application and second version information by which a setting data version compatible with the application can be specified, as information about the application, the control method comprising:
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