Information processing apparatus and print control method

A method for use with an apparatus that is capable of communicating with a printing device, the printing device comprising an operation unit configured to receive a user input and being capable of performing a printing function in which the printing device prints data after the user input is received by the operation unit, the method comprising:

• determining whether data to be printed has an attribute indicating that the printing function is to be performed to print the data;
• if it is determined that the data to be printed has the attribute indicating that the printing function is performed to print the data, notifying a user of information for identifying a plurality of printing devices including a printing device that has the printing function and a printing device that does not have the printing function together with information indicating whether or not each of the plurality of printing devices is capable of performing the printing function;
• enabling the user to select one of the plurality of printing devices;
• controlling the selected printing device to print the data in the printing function if the printing device that has the printing function is selected by the user;
• and
• notifying the user that printing of the data by the printing device selected by the user is not permitted, if the printing device that does not have the printing function is selected by the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by an apparatus that is capable of communicating with a printing device, the printing device comprising an operation unit configured to receive a user input and being capable of performing a printing function in which the printing device prints data after the user input is received by the operation unit, causes the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• determining whether data to be printer has an attribute indicating that the printing function is performed to print the data;
• and
• if it is determined that the data to be printed has the attribute indicating that the printing function is performed to print the data, notifying a user of information for identifying a plurality of printing devices including a printing device that has the printing function and a printing device that does not have the printing function together with information indicating whether or not each of the plurality of printing devices is capable of performing the printing function;
• enabling the user to select one of the plurality of printing devices;
• controlling the selected printing device to print the data in the printing function if the printing device that has the printing function is selected by the user;
• and
• notifying the user that printing of the data by the printing device selected by the user is not permitted, if the printing device that does not have the printing function is selected by the user.