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Software Distribution
Use the BigFix Software Distribution applications to deploy software to endpoints across your network from a single location. Maintain control and visibility into software delivery and installation. Device owners can use the Self Service Application to manage software and other BigFix actions that are deployed to them as offers.
Self Service Application
Device Owners Guide
Self-Service Application main scenarios
Use the BigFix Self-Service Application (SSA) to run the following scenarios enhanced in Version 3.0.0.
Scenario 5: Pre-Message with confirmation message
This topic outlines Scenario 5, which describes the implementation of a confirmation message in SSA version 3.3.0 that appears after the user clicks the Run button. The confirmation message supports rich text formatting using various HTML tags, enhancing user interaction within the BigFix Console and Self-Service Application.

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BigFix 11 Lifecycle Documentation
Welcome to the BigFix Lifecycle documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix Lifecycle.
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Lifecycle overview
BigFix Lifecycle is single-agent, single-console technology that provides near real-time visibility into the state of endpoints.
Lifecycle guides in PDF format
Following is a list of links to the BigFix Lifecycle guides in PDF format:
Software Distribution
Use the BigFix Software Distribution applications to deploy software to endpoints across your network from a single location. Maintain control and visibility into software delivery and installation. Device owners can use the Self Service Application to manage software and other BigFix actions that are deployed to them as offers.
- Self Service Application
  - Installation and Configuration
  - Device Owners Guide
    - Managing BigFix Actions on Your Device
      Manage software installations and actions on your device using the Self-Service Application. This tool allows users to accept, snooze, or decline actions pushed by BigFix operators, view available software offerings, and track installation history. For troubleshooting, users can access notifications and retry failed installations as needed.
    - Self-Service Application main scenarios
      Use the BigFix Self-Service Application (SSA) to run the following scenarios enhanced in Version 3.0.0.
      - Scenario 1: Managing a software package as a new offer with target restart
        This scenario describes how you can manage in the BigFix Self-Service Application (SSA) the deployment of a new offer that requires a final restart of your target computer. It will be also described how you can postpone the activity, and within the defined activity deadline be ensured that the required restart action is performed.
      - Scenario 2: Managing an action with customized pre-message
        This scenario describes how you can manage an action in BigFix Self-Service Application (SSA) for which a pre-message is customized during the deployment. The action can be a required action or a suggested action.
      - Scenario 3: Managing a post action with customized post message
        This scenario describes how you can manage in the BigFix Self-Service Application (SSA) a post action showing a customized post message.
      - Scenario 4: Managing messages
        This scenario describes how in the BigFix Self-Service Application (SSA) you can manage the messages sent by the BigFix WebUI Administrator.
      - Scenario 5: Pre-Message with confirmation message
        This topic outlines Scenario 5, which describes the implementation of a confirmation message in SSA version 3.3.0 that appears after the user clicks the Run button. The confirmation message supports rich text formatting using various HTML tags, enhancing user interaction within the BigFix Console and Self-Service Application.
    - Support
      For more information about this product, see the following resources:
    - Notices
- Software Distribution User's Guide
  BigFix Software Distribution is a part of the Lifecycle Management suite, provides a consolidated, comprehensive solution to quickly deploy software throughout a network from a single, centralized location. This solution delivers cost-effective operational control and visibility to your software delivery and installation process.
OS Deployment
BigFix OS Deployment, which is part of the BigFix Lifecycle Management suite, provides a consolidated, comprehensive solution to quickly deploy new workstations and servers throughout a network from a single, centralized location. This solution saves time and money, enforces a standardized and approved image, and reduces risks associated with non-compliant or insecure configurations.
Remote Control
BigFix Remote Control application helps to communicate between different components, clients, and endpoints within BigFix environment.
Power Management
Use Power Management to control, monitor, and manage conservation policies in your deployment.
Application Control
BigFix Application Control 2.x lets IT administrators centrally manage and enforce application allowlisting on Windows endpoints using Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC). Built on BigFix, it delivers kernel-level execution control, deny-by-default policy enforcement, TPM-backed code signing, and compliance-ready audit reporting across the enterprise.
Server Automation
Server Automation provides powerful automation. You can use it to sequence automation actions in steps across multiple endpoints.
Virtual Endpoint Manager
HCL BigFix Virtual Endpoint Manager (VEM) enhances BigFix with centralized, unified endpoint management for hybrid cloud and data center environments, spanning virtual machines and physical endpoints. VEM delivers real-time endpoint visibility, policy-driven automation for configuration and compliance remediation, and consistent security controls to streamline IT operations, reduce risk, and strengthen regulatory compliance.
Profile Management
Profile Management is a WebUI-based feature of BigFix Lifecycle. It provides Security Administrators the capability to define and deploy security policies to Windows 10 and macOS devices.
BigFix Remediate
BigFix MCM

Scenario 5: Pre-Message with confirmation message

This topic outlines Scenario 5, which describes the implementation of a confirmation message in SSA version 3.3.0 that appears after the user clicks the Run button. The confirmation message supports rich text formatting using various HTML tags, enhancing user interaction within the BigFix Console and Self-Service Application.

Prerequisites for this scenario:

None.

SSA version 3.3.0, makes it possible to define a confirmation message that is displayed after the end-user first clicks Run on an action. The confirmation message supports rich text like the message description. This allows you to format the text in the field with the following HTML tags:

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Part 1: On BigFix Console

Show confirmation message before running action

Part 2 (on the BigFix Self-Service Application): The confirmation message is displayed when the user clicks on Run on both Action Detail and Multi-Selection bar as the screenshots below:

Confirmation Message in Action Details panel