Welcome
Web Reports Guide
Learn how the Web Reports feature extends the power of BigFix.
Administering the Program
The Administration section of the program lets you manage activities, filters, addresses, users, and databases.
User Management
The User Management page allows you to add, delete, and edit the properties of your web users.
Global User Options
This page is available from Administrator > User Management > Global User Options.

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.
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.
- Configuring Web Reports
  Web Reports is used whenever you want to view BigFix data that is spread over multiple databases in your deployment.
- Using the Program
  The Web Reports interface is simple and straightforward.
- Exploring
  The Explore Data section of the program allows you to look at data collected from your entire BigFix network to filter it, and to create reports.
- Reporting
  The Report List section of the program is accessed by clicking the appropriate tab from the top tab bar.
- Administering the Program
  The Administration section of the program lets you manage activities, filters, addresses, users, and databases.
  - Scheduled Activities
    The Schedule section allows you to run reports at a given time or when certain conditions are met.
  - Filter Management
    Filters are used to customize reports, allowing you to highlight any particular subset of the database.
  - Address Book
    The Address Book section allows you to configure the email server settings, and to edit your list of email addresses.
  - User Management
    The User Management page allows you to add, delete, and edit the properties of your web users.
    - Create Users
      How to create users.
    - Identity Provider Permissions
      How to specify the Identity Provider Permissions.
    - Manage Roles
      This page is available from Administration > User Management > Manage Roles.
    - Create Roles
      This page is available from Administration > User Management > Manage Roles > Create role.
    - Global User Options
      This page is available from Administrator > User Management > Global User Options.
    - Edit User
      When editing user accounts, different options are presented depending on whether you are editing your own settings or those of someone else.
  - Datasource Settings
    You can manage the datasources from which Web Reports aggregates information.
  - Errors
    This page is available by selecting Administration > Errors.
- Tasks for advanced users
  This section presents tasks unlikely to be needed by the typical user, but which can be of use to advanced users with specific customization needs.
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.

Global User Options

This page is available from Administrator > User Management > Global User Options.

It allows you to set some management parameters that are shared by all users.

From this interface, you can refine user rights for non-administrative users and console operators. Check the appropriate boxes to add and delete the specific permissions you want. The options include:

Allow non-admin users to:

Create and view scheduled activities. This is set to on by default. If it is turned off, the non-administrator user cannot view the schedule of activities.
View custom reports created by other non-admin users. This is set to on by default. Custom reports created by the administrator are always viewable.
View all filters. This is set to on by default. If turned off, non-administrative users can only view filters they have created themselves.
View background error messages. This is set to off by default. Turn it on if you want non-administrative users to view error messages.

Allow user restricted by Console operators to:

View all operators. This is set to on by default. If turned off, restricted Web Reports users cannot view other operators.
View all local analyses. This is set to on by default. If turned off, restricted Web Reports users cannot view analyses that were created by another non-master operator.

Password Complexity Rule:

You can also define the Password complexity, which specifies the minimum and maximum length of acceptable passwords. The default is to allow passwords between 6 and 256 characters. The password complexity rule is defined using a regular expression.
Below the rule is the text that is printed when a password is out of these bounds.

Passwords Remembered:

You can specify the number of unique new passwords that can be set for a user account before an old password can be reused.
The default value is zero (0). Setting the value to 0 disables the passwords remembered.

Click Save to record your global options.

After clicking Save, you are automatically redirected to a new page where you must perform again the current user authentication as described in Performing the reauthentication.