IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING BINDING PROCESSING MEANS CAPABLE OF EXECUTING BINDING PROCESS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BINDING PROCESSING MEANS

摘要

According to the present invention, printing data in a prescribed form including information for specifying a type of binding process and printing data in a prescribed form not including information for specifying the type of binding process are handled appropriately. Upon receipt of printing data in a prescribed form including information for specifying the type of binding process, control is implemented to subject printed matter to the specified type of binding process. Upon receipt of printing data in a prescribed form not including information for specifying the type of binding process, control is implemented to subject the printed matter to a pre-determined type of binding process.