Image forming system, print data management device, and method of controlling print data management device

摘要

An image forming system including a print data management device and an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus receiving print data associated with a print job from a print data management device, if the print data is associated with a first operation and the print data management device is in an enabled state, receiving the print data from an information processing apparatus, if the print data is associated with a second operation, receiving the print data from the information processing apparatus, if the print data management device is in a disabled state, printing the print data associated with the print job on a recording medium, generating history information relating to the print job, the history information including identification information identifying whether the print job that has been printed is associated with the first operation or the second operation, and transmitting the history information to the print data management device.

主权项

1. An image forming system comprising:
an image forming apparatus configured to,
print data associated with a print job on a recording medium,generate history information relating to the print job, the history information including identification information identifying whether the print job that has been printed is associated with a first operation or a second operation, andtransmit the history information; a print data management device configured to,
if the print job is associated with the first operation, generate log information associated with the print job, and provide the print data to the image forming apparatus, andif the print job is associated with the second operation, receive the history information from the image forming apparatus, and store the history information received from the image forming apparatus in a memory associated with the print data management device; and an information processing apparatus configured to,
generate the print data,transmit the print data to the print data management device, if the print data is associated with the first operation and the print data management device is in an enabled state,transmit the print data to the image forming apparatus, if the print data is associated with the second operation, andtransmit the print data to the image forming apparatus, if the print data management device is in a disabled state.