Change Printer On Batch Job

A user has requested a printer change on a batch job (#4807) that only has a single step. I have used ZBMW to access the batch job details, and when I double click on the job step, I am taken to a screen with printing/archiving parameters but the fields are grayed-out and not able to be changed. This happens in both display and maintain mode for both 'active' and 'onice' jobs.
How can I go about making this change? Thanks.

What is ZBMW ?
The "normal" way to do that is go to SM37, then choose your job (must be in "Relased" status, then menu Job -> Change.
Then button Step, then select the program and press the change button.
In the next popup, press the "print specifications" button.
(By the way, I think you have posted this message into the wrong section

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