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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.
Integrating LDAP with Web Reports
There are two solutions for integrating LDAP with the Web Reports server.
Integration with Active Directory
You can enable Active Directory users to access the BigFix Web Reports server.

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 the supported versions, see Platform/Installation/c_spcr_platform.html#c_detailed_system_requirements_10__table_pf2_k4b_xkb.
  - 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
    Setting 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.
    - Integration with LDAP
      You can integrate Web Reports with LDAP in a Windows or Linux environment.
    - Integration with Active Directory
      You can enable Active Directory users to access the BigFix Web Reports server.
      - LDAP integration after Windows upgrade
        If you upgrade Windows BigFix, the Active Directory solution is kept for compatibility with the existing environment.
    - Setting the Number of LDAP Entries to Display
      The default number of LDAP entries displayed in Web Reports is 1000.
    - SAML integration
      Starting from V9.5.5, BigFix supports SAML V2.0 authentication via LDAP-backed SAML identity providers for the Web Reports and the Web UI components.
    - Compatibility with NT domains
      The information contained in this topic allows your user ID to login to Web Reports with the role assigned if:
- 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
  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.

Integration with Active Directory

You can enable Active Directory users to access the BigFix Web Reports server.

Note: This configuration is not supported on the BigFix Web Reports server running on Linux and it is maintained only for backward compatibility reasons.

To integrate Active Directory with the Web Reports server running on Windows, perform the following steps:

Enable SSL support in Web Reports, to protect user Active Directory credentials.
If the permissions on Active Directory are set so that only some users are able to read the Active Directory data or if the Web Reports server does not belong to the Active Directory domain, you must configure your Web Reports Server service to run as a domain user with permissions to query Active Directory. This user does not need to be a domain administrator or have any permissions to make changes to Active Directory.
Note: Automatic Fixlet upgrades are enabled only if Web Reports service runs with the local system account.
Log in to Web Reports as a Web Reports administrator.
Navigate to Administration > User Management.
Click the Active directory permissions link.
Note: To display this link and start configuring Active Directory authentication over LDAP for Web Reports, you must enable LDAP user authentication from the BigFix console.