Lock/Unlock Printers in SAP
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To lock/unlock a group (or all) the printers, follow the steps mentioned below:
1. Call tcode SPAD
2. Click Utilities, For output devices, Export devices
3. Goto Import and Export of Device Descriptions and export the file to a local folder.(Mention the Path in the filed as C:\Documents and Settings3\Desktop\New Folder3.txt
Check (Tick mark) the following:
Frontend computer: Select
Operation - Export: Select
Options - Execute Export: Select
Options - Generate Log: Select
Options - Export Printer Configuration: Select
Output device: Give * for all the printers. If you want only the printers that start with S, you should give s*
4. Click the Execute button
5. Open the saved text file and replace all the PADISABLED values with = “X” (It should be displayed as - PADISABLED = "X")
6. Follow the same process and Import the file.
7. Save.
This will lock all the printers. To unlock, follow the same process and change the PADISABLED value to "".
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Title : Lock/Unlock Printers in SAP
