摘要 |
A print control apparatus which can prevent a user from being aware of a printed output product preparing process being not fully automated, and enable a print service provider to properly discriminate between automated processes and unautomated processes and also enable a user who actually performs a print process to complete a printed output product as intended without mistakes. A host computer 101 supplies a print job to a printer 102 capable of performing finishing processing on a printed output product. The host computer 101 receives an electronic original including setting items related to printing and finishing of predetermined document data. When the received electronic original is comprised of a plurality of document data files, it is determined which of setting items related to processes which are not permitted to be set in printing each of the document data files, from among the setting items contained in the electronic original.
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