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Web Reports Guide
Learn how the Web Reports feature extends the power of BigFix.
Administering the Program
The Administration section of the program lets you manage activities, filters, addresses, users, and databases.
User Management
The User Management page allows you to add, delete, and edit the properties of your web users.

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.
- 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.
  - Scheduled Activities
    The Schedule section allows you to run reports at a given time or when certain conditions are met.
  - Filter Management
    Filters are used to customize reports, allowing you to highlight any particular subset of the database.
  - Address Book
    The Address Book section allows you to configure the email server settings, and to edit your list of email addresses.
  - User Management
    The User Management page allows you to add, delete, and edit the properties of your web users.
    - Create Users
      How to create users.
    - Manage Roles
      This page is available from Administration > User Management > Manage Roles.
    - Create Roles
      This page is available from Administration > User Management > Manage Roles > Create role.
    - Global User Options
      This page is available from Administrator > User Management > Global User Options.
    - Edit User
      When editing user accounts, different options are presented depending on whether you are editing your own settings or those of someone else.
  - Datasource Settings
    You can manage the datasources from which Web Reports aggregates information.
  - Errors
    This page is available by selecting Administration > Errors.
- 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.

User Management

The User Management page allows you to add, delete, and edit the properties of your web users.

Each user can have more than one role. When you log in, your roles are ORed together and your status is determined by the union of your permissions. If the sum of your roles does not grant you Administrator status, then you cannot see the User Management section. If you have Administrative privileges, click the User Management option from the Administration tab.

The User Management page lists users in a table, which contains Login, Name, and Assigned roles information.

There are other links on this page:

Create user: Opens the Create User page, which prompts you to provide a name, login, password, and define any user roles. For more information, see Create Users.
Manage roles: Allows you to define and manage the roles that you want to assign to your users. For more information, see Manage Roles.
Global user options: Allows you to set some management parameters that are shared by all users. For more information, see Global User Options.

As you create new users, they are added to the list. In front of each entry is a box that you can check. When you do, the Assign Roles and Delete buttons become available. You can then assign a group of users a new role or delete them

You can also click the links in the Login column to edit a user. For more information, see Edit User.