A control system configured to use a database and a data storage area includes a control device for controlling a process executed on an object; and an image processing device arranged in association with the control device for taking an image of the object and processing image data acquired from taking the image of the object. The control device and the image processing device may work independently or collaboratively to send the database at least one of an attribute value or results information, and designation information in association with each other for the same object, the attribute value managed by the control device and corresponding to any attribute defined in the database, the results information representing a process result from the image processing device, and the designation information specifying a storage destination in the data storage area for the image data acquired from taking an image of the object.