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WebUI User's Guide
Read this guide for an introduction to the WebUI tools, concepts, and terminology.
Meet the WebUI
Take a quick tour of the WebUI screens, controls, and workflow.
WebUI Work flow and Deploy Sequence
To deploy means to dispatch content such as applications, modules, updates, and patches to one or more endpoints. For example, by deploying a software package, you install selected software on targeted endpoints. BigFix WebUI enables you to configure the content and the target devices to create a deployment, save the deployment configurations to reuse it as necessary, and monitor the deployment status. The workflow including all the steps, processes, and activities that are required to create a deployment is collectively called as the Deploy Sequence.

WebUI User's Guide
Read this guide for an introduction to the WebUI tools, concepts, and terminology.
- Welcome
  Welcome to BigFix WebUI. The WebUI delivers a powerful set of functions for BigFix operators. It simplifies BigFix workflows, speeds access to data, and improves flexibility, visibility, and performance.
- Meet the WebUI
  Take a quick tour of the WebUI screens, controls, and workflow.
  - Overview Page
    The WebUI Overview provides a summary of your environment. Its interactive charts and rich set of links make it easy to move quickly to areas that require immediate attention.
  - Navigation Bar
    Use the navigation bar to access the Overview, Device, and Deployment pages as well as to access different applications under Apps.
  - Grid view
    View all the properties in an interactive table where you can customize the columns.
  - List view
    List views show your BigFix environment in directory form: a flexible, searchable index.
  - Document view
    The WebUI’s document views present detailed information about a particular device, deployment, or piece of content. Use document navigation links to drill down into the data on associated views. The diagram shows a patch document.
  - Filters and Search Tools
    Use the WebUI filters to reduce a long list to a short list of specific items.
  - Text Search
    Use a text search to find items based on words or characters they contain. For example, search the Device list for 2 to find every device with the character 2 in its name.
  - List Controls
    Sort a list, adjust the number and appearance of list items, and move between pages with the list view controls.
  - Select All
    The Select All check box selects or clears every item on a page.
  - Permissions and Their Effects
    The elements that are shown on a WebUI screen reflect the permission levels of the user, and the device, site, and group assignments set for them by the BigFix administrator.
  - WebUI Work flow and Deploy Sequence
    To deploy means to dispatch content such as applications, modules, updates, and patches to one or more endpoints. For example, by deploying a software package, you install selected software on targeted endpoints. BigFix WebUI enables you to configure the content and the target devices to create a deployment, save the deployment configurations to reuse it as necessary, and monitor the deployment status. The workflow including all the steps, processes, and activities that are required to create a deployment is collectively called as the Deploy Sequence.
  - Reports
    With WebUI Reports, you can create custom reports to obtain more specific information about devices, patches, and deployments of the endpoints.
- Get Started with Devices
  Use the Device screens to view and manage all the devices in your environment as determined by your permission levels. You can find specific devices, access device documents, select devices for deployment, generate and export device reports and do much more.
- Get Started with Patch
  Use the Patch screens to list patches, find specific patches, and view detailed patch information including known issues, vulnerable devices, and deployments.
- Get Started with Patch Policy
  A patch policy is a set of criteria that defines a patch list; that is, a collection of Fixlets that meet the patching criteria of a specific set of endpoints.
- Get started with IVR
  Use the Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) application to view a list of all the vulnerabilities, remediate vulnerabilities and create customized IVR reports.
- Get Started with Software
  A BigFix software package is the collection of Fixlets used to install software on a device. The package includes the installation files, the Fixlets that install them, and information about the package itself.
- Get Started with Custom Content
  Use the Custom Content pages to view custom content, edit tasks, and view related information, including applicable devices and deployments.
- Get Started with BigFix Query
  Use the BigFix Query feature to retrieve data from endpoints through a dedicated query channel, where the memory available on each Relay minimizes the impact to normal BigFix processing.
- Take Action: The Deploy Sequence
  To deploy means to dispatch content such as applications, modules, updates, and patches to one or more endpoints. For example, by deploying a software, you install the software in the targeted endpoints. BigFix WebUI enables you to configure the content and the target devises to create a deployment and monitor the deployment status. The work flow including all the steps, processes, and activities that are required to create a deployment is collectively called as the Deploy Sequence.
- Get Started with Deployments
  Use the Deployment views to monitor and verify completion of BigFix deployments.
- Get Started with the Content App
  Use the Content App to work with Fixlets, tasks, and baselines on the BigFix sites. Search, filter, and deploy content using standard WebUI tools.
- Get Started with Extensions Management Application
  BigFix Extension Management application provides you the possibility to extend WebUI features beyond what is delivered in the products that you are currently entitled to. You can address specific use cases that are not currently fulfilled by the product by adding ad-hoc extensions to WebUI.
- Modern Client Management and BigFix Mobile
  This section guides you through BigFix Modern Client Management (MCM) and BigFix Mobile to understand the MCM concepts, terminologies, features, and functionality. You can find detailed instructions for managing the complete lifecycle of your MDM managed endpoints here.
- Extending BigFix management capabilities
  BigFix 11 delivers a few significant new functions for enhancing the visibility and management of devices on your network regardless of whether the devices are physical or virtual.
- Support
  For more information about this product, see the following resources:

WebUI Work flow and Deploy Sequence

To deploy means to dispatch content such as applications, modules, updates, and patches to one or more endpoints. For example, by deploying a software package, you install selected software on targeted endpoints. BigFix WebUI enables you to configure the content and the target devices to create a deployment, save the deployment configurations to reuse it as necessary, and monitor the deployment status. The workflow including all the steps, processes, and activities that are required to create a deployment is collectively called as the Deploy Sequence.

You can start a deployment from devices grid or any content screen, or from the Overview page. Deploy Sequence changes as per the entry point.

For further details, see Take Action: The Deploy Sequence.

Image of the Target Devices screen. Annotations: a) Track your progress with the bar at the top of the screen. b) Review selections and make changes using the controls in the right panel. c) Use the search, sort, and filtering tools to locate devices and content.

Track your progress through the different tabs of the Deploy sequence
Use the search, sort, and filtering tools to locate devices and content.
In the Deployment Summary section, review your selected content and devices and make changes if needed by clicking the Edit button.