An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit, a conversion unit, and a transmission unit. The determination unit determines information not to be transmitted in a step, which is managed according to a flow definition and is related to design information, if the step is a predetermined step. The conversion unit converts the design information by deleting the information determined by the determination unit from the design information or by converting the information determined by the determination unit into other information. The transmission unit transmits the converted design information to an external destination.