Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute information processing, the information processing comprising:

• receiving first identification information input from a user along with an instruction to update content of setting information using editing data;
• acquiring, from an external server device, the setting information corresponding to the first identification information from among plural pieces of setting information for controlling an operation of a device, the plural pieces of setting information being stored in the external server device;
• adding the first identification information to the acquired setting information to generate editing data;
• after the editing data is edited by the user and before importing the edited editing data, determining whether or not (i) the first identification information input from the user when receiving the instruction to update content of the setting information using the editing data and (ii) identification information added to the edited editing data match;
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• upon determining that (i) and (ii) match, importing the edited editing data and updating the content of the setting information stored in the external server device based on the edited editing data.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• receiving means for receiving first identification information input from a user along with an instruction to update content of setting information using editing data;
• acquiring means for acquiring, from an external server device, the setting information corresponding to the first identification information from among plural pieces of setting information for controlling an operation of a device, the plural pieces of setting information being stored in the external server device;
• adding means for adding the first identification information to the acquired setting information to generate editing data;
• determining means for determining, after the editing data is edited by the user and before importing the edited editing data, whether or not (i) the first identification information input from the user when receiving the instruction to update content of the setting information using the editing data and (ii) identification information added to the edited editing data match;
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• updating means for, upon determining that (i) and (ii) match, importing the edited editing data and updating the content of the setting information stored in the external server device based on the edited editing data.