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VMware DEM printer assignments — 10th Jun 2022

VMware DEM printer assignments

The script below creates a xml for each printer on a print server. Just replace the flex path and printer server place holders.

Refresh DEM and edit the assignment conditions and you’re done.

$PrintServer = '<unc path print server>'
$FlexPath = '\\<unc path dem config server>\general\FlexRepository\Printer\'
 
$Printers = Get-Printer -ComputerName $PrintServer | Where Name -ne 'Microsoft XPS Document Writer'
 
 
foreach($Printer in $Printers){
    [System.XML.XMLDocument]$XML = New-Object System.XML.XMLDocument
    [System.Xml.XmlWriterSettings] $XmlSettings = New-Object System.Xml.XmlWriterSettings
    [System.Xml.XmlWriter] $XmlWriter = [System.Xml.XmlWriter]::Create($XmlFile, $XmlSettings)
    [System.XML.XMLElement]$Root = $XML.CreateElement("userEnvironmentSettings")
   
    $XmlFile = $FlexPath + $Printer.Name + ".xml"
    $XmlSettings.Encoding = New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding($false)
   
    $XML.appendChild($Root)
 
    [System.XML.XMLElement]$Node1 = $Root.AppendChild($XML.CreateElement("setting"))
    $Node1.SetAttribute("type","Printer Mapping")
    $Node1.SetAttribute("async","1")
    $Node1.SetAttribute("remote","\\" + $PrintServer + "\" + $Printer.ShareName)
    $Node1.SetAttribute("default","1")
    $Node1.SetAttribute("label",$Printer.Name)
    $Node1.SetAttribute("undo","1")
   
    
    [System.XML.XMLElement]$Node2 = $Root.AppendChild($XML.CreateElement("conditions"))
 
   
    $XML.Save($XmlWriter)
}