Information processing apparatus and information processing method

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a memory storing a computer program; and

at least one processor executing the computer program in the memory to control the information processing apparatus to function as units comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive specification of a plurality of items and an instruction for generation of an integrated electronic document based on the plurality of items, wherein the plurality of items include a file and a folder which includes a plurality of files;

a display unit configured to, when the reception unit receives the instruction, display on a display a setting screen for receiving setting for a chapter structure of the integrated electronic document and setting for an order of material electronic documents;

wherein, if one of the plurality of items is a first folder, the display unit displays, as a chapter of the chapter structure of the integrated electronic document displayed in the setting screen, a chapter to which a name of the first folder is given and further displays, as a plurality of material electronic documents included in the displayed chapter to which the name of the first folder is given, first files included in the first folder, and

wherein, if one of the plurality of items is a second file, the display unit displays, as one chapter of the chapter structure of the integrated electronic document displayed in the setting screen, a chapter to which a name of the second file is given and further displays the second file as a material electronic document included in the displayed chapter to which the name of the second file is given, and

wherein the setting for the chapter structure of the integrated electronic document and the setting for the order of material electronic documents are instructed in a unit of material electronic document, and

a generation unit configured to generate the integrated electronic document based on the settings received via the setting screen.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the reception unit is configured to, in response to detection of a drop action of the plurality of items, determine to receive a specification of the plurality of items and an instruction for generation of an integrated electronic document based on the plurality of items.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a determination unit configured to determine whether to display the setting screen when the reception unit receives the instruction,

wherein the generation unit is configured to generate the integrated electronic document based on the settings received via the setting screen when the determination unit determines to display the setting screen, and to generate the integrated electronic document based on a predetermined setting when the determination unit determines not to display the setting screen.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the determination unit is configured to determine whether to display the setting screen based on a press state of a mouse and a key when the instruction is received and an attribute of the material electronic document.

5. An information processing method comprising:

receiving specification of a plurality of items and an instruction for generation of an integrated electronic document based on the plurality of items, wherein the plurality of items include a file and a folder which includes a plurality of files;

displaying, when the instruction is received, on a display unit, a setting screen for receiving setting for a chapter structure of the integrated electronic document and setting for an order of material electronic documents;

wherein, if one of the plurality of items is a first folder, the setting screen displays, as a chapter of the chapter structure of the integrated electronic document, a chapter to which a name of the first folder is given and further displays, as a plurality of material electronic documents included in the displayed chapter to which the name of the first folder is given, first files included in the first folder, and

wherein, if one of the plurality of items is a second file, the setting screen displays, as one chapter of the chapter structure of the integrated electronic document, a chapter to which a name of the second file is given and further displays the second file as a material electronic document included in the displayed chapter to which the name of the second file is given, and

wherein the setting for the chapter structure of the integrated electronic document and the setting for the order of material electronic documents are instructed in a unit of material electronic document, and

generating the integrated electronic document from the plurality of material electronic documents based on the setting received via the setting screen.

6. The information processing method according to claim 5 , further comprising determining to receive a specification of the plurality of items and the instruction for generation of an integrated document based on the plurality of items in response to detection of a drop action of the plurality of items.

7. The information processing method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

determining whether to display the setting screen when the instruction is received;

generating the integrated electronic document based on the settings received via the setting screen when displaying the setting screen is determined, and

generating the integrated electronic document based on a predetermined setting when not displaying the setting screen is determined.

8. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein determining whether to display the setting screen is executed based on a press state of a mouse and a key when the instruction is received and an attribute of the material electronic document.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to perform:

receiving specification of a plurality of items and an instruction for generation of an integrated electronic document based on the plurality of items, wherein the plurality of items include a file and a folder which includes a plurality of files;

displaying, when the instruction is received, on a display unit, a setting screen for receiving setting for a chapter structure of the integrated electronic document and setting for an order of material electronic documents,

wherein, if one of the plurality of items is a first folder, the setting screen displays, as a chapter of the chapter structure of the integrated electronic document, a chapter to which a name of the first folder is given and further displays, as a plurality of material electronic documents included in the displayed chapter to which the name of the first folder is given, first files included in the first folder, and

wherein, if one of the plurality of items is a second file, the setting screen displays, as one chapter of the chapter structure of the integrated electronic document, a chapter to which a name of the second file is given and further displays the second file as a material electronic document included in the displayed chapter to which the name of the second file is given, and

wherein the setting for the chapter structure of the integrated electronic document and the setting for the order of material electronic documents are instructed in a unit of material electronic document; and

generating the integrated electronic document based on the settings received via the setting screen.