Method for automatically activating and deactivating one or more individual, parallel, strapping(s) (U), that is to say a strapping plane ( U" ), in a baling press, in particular a baling channel press, in which method the strapping medium is in particular stocked in the form of virtually endless supply reels at the baling press, characterised in that , A) for the deactivation of an individual strapping (for example Dv1), - the loop (S) for this strapping, said loop consisting of two strands (200a, b) that are joined together by a front connection , is automatically severed, in particular in its front region, at least once at at least one severing position (TP) that is positioned at the press channel in such a way - that the two individual strands (200a, b) produced as a result of the severing each have an excess length (Üa, b) in a forward direction beyond the binding plane (A") which is sufficient to achieve that, when one strand is later transferred to the other strand along the binding plane (A"), the two strands (200a, b) reach one another again and can be automatically joined together, and, B) for the activation of an individual strapping (for example Uv1), - one strand is transferred to the other strand for this strapping along the binding plane (A") over a transfer distance (VS), and the two strands (200a, b) are automatically joined together again. A) for the deactivation of an individual strapping (for example Dv1), - the loop (S) for this strapping, said loop consisting of two strands (200a, b) that are joined together by a front connection , is automatically severed, in particular in its front region, at least once at at least one severing position (TP) that is positioned at the press channel in such a way - that the two individual strands (200a, b) produced as a result of the severing each have an excess length (Üa, b) in a forward direction beyond the binding plane (A") which is sufficient to achieve that, when one strand is later transferred to the other strand along the binding plane (A"), the two strands (200a, b) reach one another again and can be automatically joined together, and, - the loop (S) for this strapping, said loop consisting of two strands (200a, b) that are joined together by a front connection , is automatically severed, in particular in its front region, at least once at at least one severing position (TP) that is positioned at the press channel in such a way - that the two individual strands (200a, b) produced as a result of the severing each have an excess length (Üa, b) in a forward direction beyond the binding plane (A") which is sufficient to achieve that, when one strand is later transferred to the other strand along the binding plane (A"), the two strands (200a, b) reach one another again and can be automatically joined together, B) for the activation of an individual strapping (for example Uv1), - one strand is transferred to the other strand for this strapping along the binding plane (A") over a transfer distance (VS), and the two strands (200a, b) are automatically joined together again. - one strand is transferred to the other strand for this strapping along the binding plane (A") over a transfer distance (VS), and the two strands (200a, b) are automatically joined together again. <EOS>