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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.
Restricting access to the report files
In the Web Report component, you can use a new option named "ReportFilesCheck" to toggle protection on the report files.

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.
  - Requirements
    Web Reports can run on a stand-alone server or on the same machine that hosts the BigFix database.
  - Supported Browsers
    For details on the supported browsers, refer to Platform/Installation/c_spcr_platform.html.
  - Updating the credentials to access the BESReporting database
    How to update the user's password to connect to the BESReporting database.
  - Setting the session inactivity timeout
    How to set a limit to the duration of a session for the user interface.
  - Restricting access to the report files
    In the Web Report component, you can use a new option named "ReportFilesCheck" to toggle protection on the report files.
  - Integrating LDAP with Web Reports
    There are two solutions for integrating LDAP with the Web Reports server.
- 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.
- Tasks for advanced users
  Tasks unlikely to be needed by the typical user, but which can be of use to advanced users with specific customization needs.

Restricting access to the report files

In the Web Report component, you can use a new option named "ReportFilesCheck" to toggle protection on the report files.

If this option is set to "1", you can access the content under "ReportFiles" only if you are logged in and you have access to the report that "owns" the file. No login page is displayed in case of failure, since this content is accessible only if a session already exists, for example if session cookies are already set.

A fresh installation of BigFix Version 9.5 Patch 6 sets the "ReportFilesCheck" option to "1" by default.

If you upgrade from Version 9.5 Patch 5 or earlier versions, the check is not enabled.

You can enable it by performing the following steps:

On Windows systems:

Stop the BES Web Report Server service.
Run Regedit.

Add the option

ReportFilesCheck = 1

in the Windows registry under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\BigFix\Enterprise Server\BESReports

Restart the BES Web Report Server service.

On Linux systems:

Stop the service by running the command service beswebreports stop.
Open the /var/opt/BESWebReportsServer/beswebreports.config file.
Add the ReportFilesCheck option in the [Software\BigFix\Enterprise Server\BESReports] section as follows:
```
ReportFilesCheck = 1
```
Restart the service by running the command service beswebreports start.