Printing system and control method thereof

Abstract

In a printing system which feeds a sheet from a plurality of sheet storage units and prints an image on the fed sheet, and a control method thereof, when a sheet storage unit selected as a paper feed source does not store sheets of a size designated by a print job, and a sheet storage unit which stores sheets of the size designated by the print job does not exist in a group to which the selected sheet storage unit belongs, the user is notified of a sheet storage unit in the group as a sheet storage unit which should store sheets.

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         10 . A printing system that has a plurality of sheet storage units, and performs printing using sheets fed from the plurality of sheet storage units, comprising:
 a grouping unit configured to group sheet storage units of the plurality of sheet storage units such that there exist at least two groups;   a determining unit configured to determine, in a case where a size designated in a print job is not set to a sheet storage unit designated in the print job, whether the designated size is set to another sheet storage unit which belongs to a same group as the designated sheet storage unit;   a control unit configured to control, in a case where it is determined by the determining unit that the designated size is set to the other sheet storage unit, a sheet stored in the other sheet storage unit to be supplied; and   a selecting unit configured to select, in a case where it is determined by the determining unit that the designated size is not set to the other sheet storage unit, a sheet storage unit which belongs to the same group as the designated sheet storage unit, as a candidate of a sheet storage unit to which a sheet is to be supplied.   
     
     
         11 . The printing system according to  claim 10 , wherein, in a case where it is determined by the determining unit that the designated size is not set to the other sheet and a size set to the designated sheet storage unit can be changed, the selecting unit is configured to select the designated sheet storage unit as the candidate of a sheet storage unit to which a sheet is to be supplied. 
     
     
         12 . The printing system according to  claim 10 , further comprising a presenting unit configured to present the sheet storage unit selected by said selecting unit distinguishably from a sheet storage unit which is not selected by said selecting unit. 
     
     
         13 . The printing system according to  claim 12 , wherein said presenting unit presents the sheet storage unit selected by said selecting unit distinguishably from the sheet storage unit which is not selected by said selecting unit on a screen on which the plurality of sheet storage units are displayed. 
     
     
         14 . The printing system according to  claim 13 , wherein said presenting unit further presents a size of a sheet to be supplied on the screen. 
     
     
         15 . The printing system according to  claim 10 , further comprising a storing unit configured to store information for indicating whether a change of a size set to each of the plurality of sheet storage units is permitted or not, associating with each of the plurality of sheet storage units. 
     
     
         16 . The printing system according to  claim 10 , wherein the grouping unit groups the sheet storage units of the plurality of sheet storage units in accordance with an instruction from a user. 
     
     
         17 . The printing system according to  claim 10 , further comprising a receiving unit configured to receive the print job via a network. 
     
     
         18 . A printing method for a printing system that has a plurality of sheet storage units, and performs printing using sheets fed from the plurality of sheet storage units, the method comprising:
 grouping sheet storage units of the plurality of sheet storage units such that there exist at least two groups;   determining, in a case where a size designated in a print job is not set to a sheet storage unit designated in the print job, whether the designated size is set to another sheet storage unit which belongs to a same group as the designated sheet storage unit;   controlling, in a case where it is determined that the designated size is set to the other sheet storage unit, a sheet stored in the other sheet storage unit to be supplied; and   selecting, in a case where it is determined that the designated size is not set to the other sheet storage unit, a sheet storage unit which belongs to the same group as the designated sheet storage unit, as a candidate of a sheet storage unit to which a sheet is to be supplied.   
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is stored a computer-readable program which when executed causes a printing system that has a plurality of sheet storage units, and performs printing using sheets fed from the plurality of sheet storage units, to function as:
 a grouping unit configured to group sheet storage units of the plurality of sheet storage units such that there exist at least two groups;   a determining unit configured to determine, in a case where a size designated in a print job is not set to a sheet storage unit designated in the print job, whether the designated size is set to another sheet storage unit which belongs to a same group as the designated sheet storage unit;   a control unit configured to control, in a case where it is determined by the determining unit that the designated size is set to the other sheet storage unit, a sheet stored in the other sheet storage unit to be supplied; and   a selecting unit configured to select, in a case where it is determined by the determining unit that the designated size is not set to the other sheet storage unit, a sheet storage unit which belongs to the same group as the designated sheet storage unit, as a candidate of a sheet storage unit to which a sheet is to be supplied.