Server device and setting information sharing method

A setting information sharing method comprising the steps of:

• changing setting information of a function shared with a client connected via a network;
• transmitting to the client a change notification of the setting information of the function when the setting information of the function has been changed by the step of changing the setting information;
• receiving from the client setting information of a function of the client corresponding to the setting information of the function which has been transmitted;
• comparing the changed setting information of the function with the setting information of the function of the client;
• creating a common file including the changed setting information of the function in the case where the changed setting information of the function and the setting information of the function of the client are different as a result of comparison at the step of comparing;
• and
• transmitting the created common file to the client
• wherein
• the common file includes setting information of the function for a plurality of different device types or for a plurality of different device manufacturers.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a processor cause a computer to perform a method comprising:

• changing setting information of a function shared with a client connected via a network;
• transmitting to the client a change notification of the setting information of the function when the setting information of the function has been changed by the change unit;
• receiving from the client device information of the client to which the change notification of the setting information of the function has been transmitted from the transmission unit;
• comparing the device information of the client received by the reception unit with device information of the server device;
• creating, based on a comparison result of the device information by the comparison unit, a common file including the changed setting information of the function;
• and
• transmitting to the client the common file created by the creation unit,
• wherein
• the common file includes setting information of the function for a plurality of different device types or for a plurality of different device manufacturers.