Create multiple queues (in bulk)

If the number of print queues to be added is large, Plug and Print allows you to do this by importing a pre-formatted .csv file (sample_general.csv) in which the queues have been previously referenced.

Reference the print queues in the file sample_general.csv

To reference queues in the sample_general.csv file :

  1. in the Print queues interface, click on Create multiple queues;

  2. in the Import from CSV file interface, click on the Help tab;

  3. in the Sample list, select the sample_general.csv file, then click on Download;

  1. using a text editor or spreadsheet program, open the downloaded file.

  2. For each queue to be created, enter a line containing the following information (in quotation marks):

    • Name: enter the name of the queue;

    • Address: enter the queue address (FQDN or IP) which will be verified immediately after import;

    • Serverid: enter the identifier of the server on which the print queue is to be installed;

    • DisableTransfer: enter

      • true: to disable transfer (of the queue, from one server to another) ;

      • false: to enable transfer (of the queue, from one server to another);

        This parameter allows you to transfer a queue already declared on one server to another server by deleting the queue on the original server.

        If a queue already exists on one server and the queue has its name associated with another server, and transfer is not enabled, this is equivalent to creating 2 homonymous queues on 2 different servers.

    • ModelName: enter the name of the queue template;

    • DriverName: enter the name of the driver associated with the queue, after checking that the driver is referenced in Plug & Print;

    • DriverVersion: enter the version of the driver associated with the queue;

    • Location: specify the location of the print queue;

    • Group: specify the group of queues to which you wish to associate the queues created;

    • Print pool: specify the print pool in which you wish to integrate the queues created;

  • ISShared/ISPublished: check the box if the queue is shared.

  • ConfigDat: specify the name of a configuration queue (.dat) to be applied to the queues created, after checking that this configuration queue has been associated with a printer driver or model.

  • WES: specify the WES you wish to apply to created queues.

  • DisableWesPush: enter true to disable automatic WES installation on the queue;

  • Tags: enter one or more keywords associated with the printer model. These keywords will be used as filters when searching for printer models.

The queue name must be unique in order to distinguish all the queues depending on one server, with a uniqueness check applied to the Name + ServerId pair. However, the same queue name can be assigned to several queues dependent on different servers. Therefore, Plug and Print will not accept:
Queue A -Server 1
Queue A - Server1
but will accept
QueueA - Server 1
QueueA - Server 2

  1. save your completed queue in your workspace. 

Import the "sample_general.csv" file

  1. In the Print Files interface, in the right-hand sidebar, click on the button

  2. In the Import from CSV file box, under the Form tab, click on the button to fill in the Path field;

  3. browse your workspace to select the previously filled sample_general.csv file;

  4. In the list of formats, select the one that corresponds to the format of your file (depending on the separator character used in the .csv file). For sample_general.csv, this is the semicolon);

  5. check the box Do not import anything if errors are present to import the data only if they are completely correct: in this case, the slightest error in the .csv file interrupts the import. If the box is not checked, the correct data are imported and the erroneous data are reported.

  6. click on the Validate button to trigger the import.

     

→ A message informs about the result of the operation (success or failure).


→ In case of failure, the causes are specified so that you can correct your import file and repeat the operation successfully:

 

In addition, it is possible to monitor ongoing operations.