Mass Locking & Unlocking Printers
If you need to mass lock printers in split second, here is a quick way to do so.
Steps
1. Go to txn SPAD -> Utilities -> For output device->Export devices and export the printers to a text file:
2. Click Generate button to start the export. You will get a Save As popup window to save the exported file and this is result screen once you save the file.
3. Edit your exported file in any text editor e.g. Notepad and change PADISABLED=”” to PADISABLED=”X” (this is the setting to disable the printers)
4. Re-import the printers. Go to txn SPAD -> Utilities -> For output device->Import devices. Select your modified file, select the values as shown and click Generate to import the printers.
5. All Printers are now locked now.
Hello,
I was just looking for these information and found it 🙂
Thanks a lot.
MoI
No worries, glad that it helps.
Regards,
Annie
Nice one Annie.
Regards,
Nick Loy
Nice blog Annie.
Regards
Ashutosh
Hi Annie,
Got an issue like this & resolved. This document helped.
Thanks
Sriram
Hi Annie ,
Really very simple and nice document !!
DO we have any sap note number for same !!.
Thanks ,
Abhi
Thanks Abhishek.
Do you mean is there any sap note number for this solution?
Regards,
Annie
Hello Annie,
It is real quick workaround and very helpful in support projects.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Ashish
Hi Annie,
Do you ever meet "all change undone" when importing the txt file? I tried many times but all failed to mass lock the printers.
Thank you.
Issued resolved. Do not modify the file in excel then make it txt file. Modify the content in txt directly.
Hi Philip,
Glad you resolved the issue yourself. Yes, always use text editor rather than office software to perform editing as the format often causes unnecessary problem.
Cheers.
Regards,
Annie
Hi Annie,
Thanks for a very quick and simple solution.
Works a treat!
Regards,
Sean.
Hi Annie,
great blog
Regards,
Kaushik G