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.
Scheduled Activities
The Schedule section allows you to run reports at a given time or when certain conditions are met.

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.
    - Creating Scheduled Activities
      A scheduled activity creates a report or an alert on a specified schedule.
  - 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.
  - 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.

Scheduled Activities

The Schedule section allows you to run reports at a given time or when certain conditions are met.

The report results can then be emailed to you or archived for later viewing. This allows you, for example, to receive automatic updates of critical Fixlet messages via email, or to regularly back up audit reports.

When you open this page, a list of your currently scheduled reports is opened. Click Create Scheduled Activity to add to the list.

Below the create link are some buttons. These are grayed out until you select one or more activities in the list below. The buttons include:

Edit: Allows you to edit the properties of the scheduled activity.
Enable: Allows the selected activity to perform on schedule. Used to reactivate an activity that you previously disabled.
Disable: Prevents the activity from running until enabled again. This allows you to preserve the functions of an activity without actually running it.
Delete: Deletes the selected (checked) activities.

You can select the items in the list by individually clicking them. You can also use the links at the top of the list to Select All or None.

The list has several columns, including:

Name: The name of the activity, derived from the underlying report.
ID: An incremental number assigned to each activity when it is created.
Creator: The name of the activity author.
Type: The type, either report or alert.
Options: Describes the action, either email, archive, or custom.
Start Time:The starting time of the activity, which is typically when you created it.
Expire Time: The ending time of the activity, if you set one. Otherwise, it is open-ended and this column displays None.
Next Time: The time when the activity runs next, unless the activity has been disabled.
Period: The time period between scheduled activities. This can be any time from one minute to two years.