A document processing apparatus according to the present invention capable of changing a layout dynamically in accordance with data to be laid out, comprises a template holding unit which holds a template having a region for which an extraction condition is set to extract the data to be laid out from a database and lay out the data; an acquisition unit which acquires, from the database, the data to be laid out, which satisfies the extraction condition set for the region in the template held by said template holding unit; and a layout unit which lays out, in the region, at least one of the data to be laid out, which are acquired by said acquisition unit.