Viewing Automation Plan actions

You can view a list of all the Automation Plan actions and the corresponding step actions in the Automation Plan Action Status panel. This list includes all schedules Automation Plan actions.

Before you begin

You must log on to the IBM® BigFix console as a master operator or a console operator. You must have Custom Content permissions to view Automation Plan actions.

About this task

To refresh the Automation Plan action and step action information, you must click the Refresh icon in the upper-right corner of the panel.

To view pending Automation Plan actions only, select the Show only pending Automation Plan Actions check box. Pending Automation Plan actions do not have step actions.

Tip: You can also view pending Automation Plans actions in All Automation Plan Actions > Pending Automation Plan Actions in the Server Automation domain.
Important: All Automation Plan action and step action information in this panel is read-only. You cannot delete, stop, or restart an action in the Automation Plan Action Status panel.
Complete the following steps to view an Automation Plan action.

Procedure

  1. Open the Server Automation domain.
  2. From the navigation tree in the Domain Panel, click Automation Plan Action Status. The Automation Plan Action Status panel is opened. A list of all Automation Plan actions, with the most recent Automation Plan action first, is displayed in the upper pane. To sort the list, click any column title. To filter all columns in the list, use the filter field.
  3. To view the IBM BigFix console Action panel for an Automation Plan action, click the Details value of the Automation Plan action in the list. To return to the Automation Plan Action Status panel, click Back in the menu bar.
  4. To display the step actions in an Automation Plan action, select the Automation Plan action in the list. The lower pane displays the step actions for the selected Automation Plan action.
  5. To view the IBM BigFix console Action panel for a step action, click the Details value of the step action in the list. To return to the Automation Plan Action Status panel, click Back in the menu bar. The following graphic shows an example of the Automation Plan Action Status dashboard.
    This graphic shows an example of the Automation Plan Action Status dashboard.