View Application Control Endpoint Details in BigFix Web Reports v2.x

This deprecated task describes how to use BigFix Web Reports to view a read-only overview of all Application Control managed endpoints. The report provides three tabs: the Managed Devices tab lists all managed endpoints with property and OS filtering and CSV export; the Policy Details tab shows the WDAC rules assigned per endpoint; and the Event Details tab displays all events executed on each endpoint.

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Important:
This task is deprecated and will be removed from BigFix Application Control v2.x in near future.
Learn how to use BigFix Web Reports to view a read-only overview of all the Application Control managed endpoints.

As an administrator, you can use the BigFix Web Reports to see a holistic, read-only view of all the endpoints of your enterprise which have BigFix Application Control installed on them.

Follow the steps below to view details from BigFix Web Reports:

Procedure

  1. Login to BigFix Web Reports.
  2. On the Web Reports home page, select the Report List tab and click BigFix Application Control v2.0.
    Figure 1. BigFix Web Reports — Report List Tab Showing BigFix Application Control v2.0 Report Entry

    BigFix Web Reports home page showing the Report List tab with the BigFix Application Control v2.0 report entry selected, which opens the three-tab endpoint overview displaying Managed Devices, Policy Details, and Event Details for all Application Control managed endpoints in the enterprise.
  3. On the BigFix Application Control pane, you will see the following 3 tabs:
    Figure 2. BigFix Web Reports — BigFix Application Control v2.0 Report Showing Three Tabs: Managed Devices, Policy Details, and Event Details

    BigFix Web Reports showing the BigFix Application Control v2.0 report pane with three tabs: Managed Devices (lists all managed endpoints with property and OS filtering options and CSV export), Policy Details (shows WDAC rules assigned per endpoint), and Event Details (displays events executed on each managed endpoint).
    1. Managed Devices
      All the managed endpoints will be listed in this tab in a tabular format. You can filter the managed devices lists using endpoint/BigFix properties. There are two features on this tab: Configuration Options & Export CSV.
      • Configuration Options
        This feature lets you add properties or settings that you can use to filter the list of managed devices. We can broadly divide this feature into 3 parts:
        • The first row has a Search field, an OS Filter & Group Filter to filter the list of managed devices.
        • Next rows have the Add Property and the Add Setting fields. Start typing in the fields to get a list of properties or settings and click Add Property or Add Setting button as applicable.
        • The last row has the Rows per page drop-down where you can set the number of managed devices that are displayed on a page.
      • Export CSV
        This feature will export the list of managed devices in CSV format to your machine.
    2. Policy Details
      This tab will display the list of managed devices with rules assigned to them. Select an endpoint or device name from the Computers column and the Rules assigned to <device_name> column will display all the rules assigned to the endpoint. Selecting a specific rule from it will populate the Rule details column.
      Figure 3. BigFix Web Reports — Policy Details Tab Showing WDAC Rules Assigned to a Selected Endpoint

      BigFix Web Reports Policy Details tab showing the Computers column listing managed endpoints, the Rules assigned to device_name column displaying all WDAC rules applied to the selected endpoint, and the Rule details column populated with the specific rule attributes when a rule is selected.
    3. Event Details
      This tab will display the list managed devices with all the events executed on them. Select an endpoint or device name from the Computers column and the Events on the selected computers column will list all the events of the endpoint. Selecting a specific event from it will populate the Event details column.
      Figure 4. BigFix Web Reports — Event Details Tab Showing WDAC Events Executed on a Selected Endpoint

      BigFix Web Reports Event Details tab showing the Computers column listing managed endpoints, the Events on the selected computers column displaying all WDAC events executed on the selected endpoint, and the Event details column populated with the specific event attributes when an event entry is selected.