This guide explains how to access the console and gives you an overview of the console design and usage.
If you look at the details in the Fixlet and task definition on the BigFix console, you see the same entries. What makes the difference between the two are the scope and the default behavior.
Actions are scripts that run on selected targets. They are used to fix policy violation and security exposures and to run configuration steps. Fixlet, tasks, and baselines depend on actions to run their remediation mission.