Welcome
Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
Actions
Actions are scripts that run on selected targets. They are used to fix policy violation and security exposures and to run configuration steps. Fixlet, tasks, and baselines depend on actions to run their remediation mission.
Adding a comment
BigFix Console operators can make comments on most of the BigFix objects. This topic describes how to add a comment to an action.

BigFix Documentation Homepage
BigFix 11 Platform Documentation
Welcome to the BigFix Platform documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix.
Detailed system requirements
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Platform guides in PDF format
Following is a list of links to the BigFix Platform user guides in PDF format:
Common Criteria Certification
BigFix 10.0.1.41 complies with the requirements of the standard ISO/IEC 15408 (Common Criteria) v. 3.1 for the assurance level: EAL2
Getting Started
Use this section to become familiar with BigFix infrastructure and key concepts necessary to understand how it works.
HTTPS across BigFix applications
This topic describes how the SSL/HTTPS communication works in BigFix applications and links the tasks on how to configure it.
Installation Guide
Learn the system requirements, licensing and installation instructions, and how to configure and maintain BigFix.
Configuration Guide
Learn how to configure BigFix according to your needs.
Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
- Accessing the console
  The console is the visible face of BigFix, used by the operator to monitor and repair networked computers running the BigFix client.
- Fixlets and Tasks
- Actions
  Actions are scripts that run on selected targets. They are used to fix policy violation and security exposures and to run configuration steps. Fixlet, tasks, and baselines depend on actions to run their remediation mission.
  - Taking actions
    At the heart of the BigFix is the ability to take actions to apply policy or fix one or many computers. This topic describes how to do it.
  - Monitoring an action taken
    How you can keep track of the progression of the deployment of an action taken.
  - Viewing the details of an action run
    Follow the indications provided in this topic to see the details about an action that is being deployed.
  - Running commands on actions
    The commands you can run on actions and how to run them.
  - Adding a comment
    BigFix Console operators can make comments on most of the BigFix objects. This topic describes how to add a comment to an action.
  - Making an offer using a custom action
    Follow the instructions provided in this topic if you want to offer to users a set of downloads that they can select at their own discretion. This capability is also referred to as self-provisioning.
- Sites
- Domains
- Roles
- Client Computers
- Computer Groups
- Analyses
- Baselines
- Relays and Servers
- Activating the license counting process
  How to activate the license counting process.
- Displays and Reports
- Menus
- The Dialogs
- Disabling local operators on BigFix Console
  Starting from BigFix Version 10.0.8, you can decide to disable the local operators from logging into the BigFix Console, to use LDAP operators instead.
Asset Discovery User's Guide
Learn how BigFix Asset Discovery works.
Web Reports Guide
Learn how the Web Reports feature extends the power of BigFix.
BigFix Explorer Guide
Learn how the BigFix Explorer feature extends the power of BigFix.
WebUI User's Guide
Read this guide for an introduction to the WebUI tools, concepts, and terminology.
WebUI Administration Guide
Read this guide for information about installing and administering the WebUI.
Glossary
This glossary provides terms and definitions for the Modern Client Management for BigFix software and products.

Adding a comment

BigFix Console operators can make comments on most of the BigFix objects. This topic describes how to add a comment to an action.

Run these steps to create a comment for an action:

Click the Actions icon in the Domain Panel navigation tree.
Right-click an action and select Add Comment.
Type your comment into the dialog box that opens.

Similarly, you can attach comments to tasks, Fixlet, computers, and analyses. These comments can include keywords or operating notes. This is a freeform field, so you can make up your own rules for commenting.

To view an aggregated list of all comments, select View Recent Comments from the Tools menu.

This window displays a dialog list with all comments created to date in time and date order.

This dialog lists all the comments created to date, sorted by timestamp, with the most recent comments at the top. The name of the console operator responsible for the comment is listed next to the description. Each comment contains a link that opens the original object in the main window, allowing you to view the description and other aspects of the object.