A document approval management system includes an image forming apparatus, a document management server, and a mail server, connected via a network. The image forming apparatus includes an image acquisition device, a character recognizer, a workflow information acquirer that acquires workflow information from character information recognized, a coded image creator that creates a coded image including the workflow information, a generator that generates an image with coded image, a workflow creator that creates a workflow of the image with coded image, an output device that outputs the image with coded image of the workflow to the document management server, an e-mail transmission device that transmits an e-mail accompanied with the coded image to an approver, an image forming device that forms the image with coded image on a recording sheet, and a signed image acquirer that acquires a signed image, when an approval receiver receives the approval.

An information processing system includes a storage storing flow information in association with first identification information, for each flow for executing a sequence of processes, the flow information defining second identification information and an execution order of the programs; a storage storing screen information in association with the first identification information for each flow; a transmitter for sending, to a device, the screen information associated with the first identification information, when a first request including the first identification information is received from the device; a receiver for receiving a second request including information relating to the electronic data specified by a user in the screen displayed on the device; an acquirer for acquiring the flow information associated with the first identification information; and an executor for executing the programs identified by the second identification information.

An image processing apparatus is configured to execute first image data process, second image data process, a first storing process to store process combination information including a first default parameter and a second default parameter, and a combination process. The combination process includes a first obtaining process of obtaining an alternative parameter including at least one of a first alternative parameter and a second alternative parameter, a first combination execution process of executing the first image data process in accordance with the first alternative parameter when the first alternative parameter is obtained, and a second combination execution process of executing the second image data process in accordance with the second alternative parameter when the second alternative parameter is obtained.

A display apparatus include: a displayer that displays on a screen at least one image used for an operation to instruct execution of processing under a predetermined condition; a preparation detector that detects preparation performed by a user for the processing; and a disabling unit that disables a non-target image used for an operation to instruct execution of non-target processing different from target processing corresponding to a result of detection of the preparation detector, the non-target image being of the at least one image displayed on the screen.

An information processing system includes a selection application activation unit that activates a selection application, which is an application selected by an operator, among applications stored in an image processing apparatus, and a specific application activation unit that activates a specific application in a case where there is a change in a state of the image processing apparatus, and does not activate the specific application in a case where there is a change in a state where the selection application is activated.

A document approval management system includes an image forming apparatus, a document management server, and a mail server, connected via a network. The image forming apparatus includes an image acquisition device, a character recognizer, a workflow information acquirer that acquires workflow information from character information recognized, a coded image creator that creates a coded image including the workflow information, a generator that generates an image with coded image, a workflow creator that creates a workflow of the image with coded image, an output device that outputs the image with coded image of the workflow to the document management server, an e-mail transmission device that transmits an e-mail accompanied with the coded image to an approver, an image forming device that forms the image with coded image on a recording sheet, and a signed image acquirer that acquires a signed image, when an approval receiver receives the approval.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions for a processor to perform a first and second processes. The first process comprises: generating first scan data; acquiring a first feature data set indicating features of the first scan data; selecting using the first feature data set as input data, one or more of target workflow parameter sets according to a selection procedure based on selection criteria indicated by selection criteria data; and executing a process on the first scan data according to one of the selected one or more target workflow parameter sets. The second process comprises: acquiring a workflow parameter set; generating second scan data; acquiring a second feature data set indicating features of the second scan data; and updating the selection criteria data to add the workflow parameter set to the target workflow parameter sets and to reflect the second feature data set in the selection criteria data.

An information processing system in which at least a server and an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus are connected via a network is provided. The server authenticates a user in response to a request for authentication from the image forming apparatus or the information processing apparatus, and stores an adapter registered in the information processing apparatus. The image forming apparatus obtains an adapter registered in the server and corresponding to the authenticated user and executes a process to be executed when the process is described in the obtained adapter and transmits, to the server, a result of the process. The server executes a process to be executed by the server when the process to be executed by the server is described in the obtained adapter and registers the result of the executed process.

An information processing apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium to execute a function based on settings of a plurality of setting items received on an input screen. The information processing apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium receiving an input of information indicating the function, determining a setting flow of the plurality of setting items corresponding to the function having received the input, based on dependent information indicating a dependency relationship of the plurality of setting items, and displaying a setting screen of at least one of the plurality of setting items corresponding to the function in the determined setting flow.

An information processing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit changes between a first setting and a second setting of a collaborative function, the second setting being different from the first setting, at least one of a display position of an image and display of connection between images, the image and the images each being associated with a function to be used for the collaborative function.