Image forming apparatus, method for controlling image forming apparatus, printing system, and method for controlling printing system

The invention discloses an image forming apparatus and a control method thereof, and a printing system and a control method thereof. The image forming apparatus cannot perform control according to a setting environment of the image forming apparatus and/or a user right of a logged-in user when it is determined whether printing is possible on a cloud service having a review function. One aspect of the present invention is an image forming apparatus capable of communicating with a system having a review function. After transmitting data information as a review target to the system, the image forming apparatus receives a review result and is caused to operate according to a predetermined operation corresponding to the received review result. 公开了图像形成装置及其控制方法和打印系统及其控制方法。图像形成装置不能在具有审查功能的云服务上确定了是否可打印时根据图像形成装置的设置环境和/或登录用户的用户权限来执行控制。本发明的一方面是一种能够与具有审查功能的系统通信的图像形成装置。在将作为审查目标的数据信息发送给系统之后，图像形成装置接收审查结果并被使得根据与接收到的审查结果对应的预定操作来运转。