SYSTEM, RELAY SERVER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM

A system in which an information processing apparatus, relay server apparatus, and management server apparatus are connected via the network, wherein the said information processing apparatus possesses a unit to send a request to merge files managed by the said management server to the said relay server apparatus, and the said relay server apparatus possesses a unit to receive the said merge request from the said information processing apparatus, to determine whether the merged file created based on the said merge request received using the said receiving unit is stored in the memory area of the said relay server apparatus, and to retrieve the said merged file from the said memory area if it is determined that the merged file is stored in the said memory area using the said determination unit solves the problem.