IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

A first class image forming apparatuses includes a specific sensor that measures a specific device status, and automatically edits setting data on the basis of a measurement value of the specific sensor. A second class image forming apparatuses does not include such a specific sensor. In a management server, a machine group managing unit sets a machine group that includes (a) at least one first class image forming apparatus and (b) at least one second class image forming apparatus, a sensor value collecting unit collects a measurement value of the specific sensor from the first class image forming apparatus that belongs to the machine group, and a setting data applying unit generates setting data for the second class image forming apparatus that belongs to the machine group on the basis of the collected measurement value, and applies the generated setting data to the second class image forming apparatus.