SmartConsole Extension - Easy deletion of disabled rules

[HeikoAnkenbrand]

Since deleting disabled rules always annoyed me, I created a SmarteConsole plugin.
It does the following:

- Shows all rules in SmartConsole that have set to disabled.
- Lets you select any of the disabled rules you want to delete.
- Generates the CLI commands for the Management Server to delete those rules.
   You only need to copy and paste the output into an SSH session on the SMS.
   

I deliberately did not automate the deletion directly in SmartConsole, to avoid accidental rule removal if the tool is misused.

Install Smart Console Extension:
https://www.checkpoint.tips/ex/disable.json

Versions:

1.0                   Basic version                                                                                       01/02/2026
1.1                   Public community version                                                                 01/05/2026
1.2                   Add layers and autoload                                                                    01/11/2026
1.3                   added "last modify date"                                                                   01/13/2026

[the_rock]

Excellent! Just tested it quickly in the lab, works as intended. AMAZING job, as always 🙌

[juergen_wollert]

Very cool Smart Console extension.
I deleted some of our disabled rules with it this morning. It really simplifies things.

Great job @HeikoAnkenbrand

[Lenhard]

Is this the same tool as this one?

SmartConsole Extension - Easy deletion of unused rules

[Bob_Zimmerman]

Might be nice to add the date the rule was last changed. That way, it's easy to tell the difference between rules which have been disabled for months versus rules which were disabled yesterday and which may need to be reenabled to fix an outage.

[HeikoAnkenbrand]

@Bob_Zimmerman 

Great idea with the date. I'll add it in the next version.

[HeikoAnkenbrand]

Hi @Bob_Zimmerman 

I integrated the date of the last change into the app and aligned the design with the Smart Console.

[HeikoAnkenbrand]

What's new in version 1.3:
- Bug fixes 
- Added "last modify date" 
- R82 compatible

[the_rock]

Ah, thats awesome!

[Simon136806]

Hi @HeikoAnkenbrand 

How can the Easy HTTS server you posted about be used to run the easy deletion of disabled rules extension?

(Re: Easy HTTPS Server - Check Point CheckMates)

I downloaded Disable.json and Disable.htm. The web server starts fine and I've loaded both files into the web server file repository, When I select Show Rules there is no action.

Management environment is MDM running R81.20.