com.apple.mcxprinting does not allow multiple printers...

[everetteallen]

Please provide the following information:

Name of App / Payload: com.apple.mcxprinting
Preference key(s) needing fixing: UserPrinterList

Description of problem(s) / error(s) with listed key(s): *ex. When X preference is configured, it does not *
Does not allow for multiple printers in UserPrinterList per
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/printing

Description of expected behavior:
Multiple printers should be able to be configured.

Applicable Documentation URL(s):
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/printing

How are you testing / deploying your profile?: ex. manual profile install, MDM, etc.
Both manually and via Jamf Pro MDM with XML and JSON versions.

[everetteallen]

@apizz
Actually this manifest does not create a profile that creates printers as expected. The User Printer List is an object that is, as best I can see, a Dictionary of Keys and Dictionaries. When I create a profile by hand using the example from apple ( https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/printing) I get:
<key>UserPrinterList</key> <dict> <key>WolfPrint_BlackAndWhite</key> <dict> <key>DeviceURI</key> <string>ipps://server.foo.edu/printers/WolfPrint-BlackAndWhite</string> <key>DisplayName</key> <string>WolfPrint_BlackAndWhite</string> <key>Location</key> <string>Black and White Follow Me Print Queue</string> <key>Model</key> <string>PaperCut-AirPrint</string> <key>PPDURL</key> <string>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everetteallen/remoteppd/main/AirPrint.ppd</string> <key>PrinterLocked</key> <false/> </dict> <key>WolfPrint_Color</key> <dict> <key>DeviceURI</key> <string>ipps://server.foo.edu/printers/WolfPrint-Color</string> <key>DisplayName</key> <string>WolfPrint_Color</string> <key>Location</key> <string>Color Follow Me Print Queue</string> <key>Model</key> <string>PaperCut-AirPrint</string> <key>PPDURL</key> <string>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everetteallen/remoteppd/main/AirPrint.ppd</string> <key>PrinterLocked</key> <false/> </dict> </dict>
This works.

What does not work is what the profile template creates:
<key>UserPrinterList</key> <array> <dict> <key>DeviceURI</key> <string>ipps://server.foo.edu/printers/WolfPrint-BlackAndWhite</string> <key>DisplayName</key> <string>WolfPrint_BlackAndWhite</string> <key>Location</key> <string>Black and White Follow Me Print Queue</string> <key>Model</key> <string>PaperCut-AirPrint</string> <key>PPDURL</key> <string>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everetteallen/remoteppd/main/AirPrint.ppd</string> <key>PrinterLocked</key> <false/> </dict> <dict> <key>DeviceURI</key> <string>ipps://server.foo.edu/printers/WolfPrint-Color</string> <key>DisplayName</key> <string>WolfPrint_Color</string> <key>Location</key> <string>Color Follow Me Print Queue</string> <key>Model</key> <string>PaperCut-AirPrint</string> <key>PPDURL</key> <string>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everetteallen/remoteppd/main/AirPrint.ppd</string> <key>PrinterLocked</key> <false/> </dict> </array>
Which makes Profile Create display correctly but produce a template that makes profiles macOS can not understand and thus ignores the entire UserPrinterList key.
See the 2 screen shots.