Deleting rules

About this task

After you create rules for assigning targets to target groups, you can delete the rules if they are no longer required. There are multiple types of deletion that you can select.
Leave target membership and target groups unchanged
You can select this option to delete the rule and nothing else. The group membership for any targets that matched this rule remains the same.
Reset target membership and preserve target groups
You can select this option to delete the rule and reset the target group membership. The targets that matched this rule are no longer members of the target groups that are associated with this rule.
Reset membership and delete target groups
You can select this option to delete the rule, reset the target group membership, and delete the target group. The targets that matched this rule are no longer members of the target groups that are associated with this rule. The target groups are also deleted from the BigFix® Remote Control database.

Delete rules by completing the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Click Admin > Target Membership Rules.
  2. Select Show rules.
  3. Select the rules.
  4. Select Delete rules.
  5. On the Target Membership Rules screen, select the type of deletion.
  6. Click Submit.

Results

The target membership rule is deleted from the BigFix® Remote Control database.