Information processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium for file distribution to servers

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing, the computer being accessible to a memory that stores server information in which servers are associated with confidentiality information and charge information, the process comprising:

• obtaining an electronic file;
• obtaining attribute information including confidentiality information about the electronic file;
• displaying, in accordance with the server information and the attribute information, a server satisfying a confidentiality level that is adequate to save the electronic file and the charge information about the server;
• and
• determining a size of the electronic file and whether a storage space corresponding to the size would be made available on the server by removing an existing file from the server.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a memory that stores server information in which servers are associated with confidentiality information and charge information;
• and
• at least one hardware processor configured to implement:
• an electronic file obtaining unit that obtains an electronic file;
• an attribute information obtaining unit that obtains attribute information including confidentiality information about the electronic file;
• controlling a display to display, in accordance with the server information and the attribute information, a server satisfying a confidentiality level that is adequate to save the electronic file and the charge information about the server;
• and
• a saving unit that, in a case where the server, for which the confidentiality level that is adequate to save the electronic file obtained by the electronic file obtaining unit is set, does not have space available for saving the electronic file, if the space for saving the electronic file becomes available on the server by moving an existing electronic file saved on the server to another server, saves the electronic file on the server after moving the existing electronic file to the other server,
• wherein the attribute information includes a storage period over which the electronic file is stored as a confidential document, and
• wherein in a case where the server, for which the confidentiality level that is adequate to save the electronic file obtained by the electronic file obtaining unit is set, does not have space available for saving the electronic file, the saving unit moves an existing electronic file saved on the server and having a storage period that has expired to another server for which a user has performed a set up procedure, or newly performs a set up procedure for a server and moves the existing electronic file having a storage period that has expired to the server for which the set up procedure has been newly performed.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a memory that stores server information in which servers are associated with confidentiality information and charge information;
• and
• at least one hardware processor configured to implement:
• an electronic file obtaining unit that obtains an electronic file;
• an attribute information obtaining unit that obtains attribute information including confidentiality information about the electronic file;
• controlling a display to display, in accordance with the server information and the attribute information, a server satisfying a confidentiality level that is adequate to save the electronic file and the charge information about the server;
• a processing unit that, in a case where the server, for which the confidentiality level that is adequate to save the electronic file obtained by the electronic file obtaining unit is set, does not have space available for saving the electronic file, processes and makes the electronic file smaller so as to be saved on the server,
• wherein in a case where a plurality of servers, for each of which the confidentiality level that is adequate to save the electronic file obtained by the electronic file obtaining unit is set, are present, but none of the servers have space available for saving the electronic file, the processing unit performs a process of dividing the electronic file so as to be saved on the servers.