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Configuration Management (SCM)
BigFix Compliance Configuration Management (SCM) includes configurable content that is checks and checklists, which assess and manages the devices to ensure compliance standards are met.
Configuration Management for Console User Guide
Configuration management (SCM) is used to manage security configuration of devices using checklists which includes creating custom checklists, customize individual checks, synchronizing, deploying checklists to devices.
Configuring Windows checklists
Activating prerequisite Fixlet tasks
Some Fixlets require you to activate tasks before you can use the Fixlets.

Configuration Management (SCM)
BigFix Compliance Configuration Management (SCM) includes configurable content that is checks and checklists, which assess and manages the devices to ensure compliance standards are met.
- Configuration Management for Console User Guide
  Configuration management (SCM) is used to manage security configuration of devices using checklists which includes creating custom checklists, customize individual checks, synchronizing, deploying checklists to devices.
  - Setting up Configuration Management
    Follow these steps to set up your Configuration Management deployment.
  - Using checks and checklists
  - Configuring Windows checklists
    - Viewing checks
      A check Fixlet becomes relevant when a client computer is out of compliance with a configuration standard. By viewing the Configuration Management Fixlets, you can identify noncompliant computers and the corresponding standards.
    - Activating prerequisite Fixlet tasks
      Some Fixlets require you to activate tasks before you can use the Fixlets.
    - Modifying Windows check parameters
      Modify check parameters by changing the desired value in the check description.
    - Remediation of Windows configuration settings
      Follow these steps to remediate configuration settings.
  - Configuring UNIX checklists
    You can configure checklists for the superseded and non-superseded UNIX content.
  - Importing SCAP content
  - Configuration Management Reporting
    In previous releases, the primary reporting tools for the Configuration Management solution included the Configuration Management dashboard, Exception Management dashboard, and Web Reports.
  - Frequently asked questions
- Security Configuration Management for WebUI User Guide
  Security Configuration Management (SCM) App in WebUI continuously assess and manages the device for security misconfiguration and deviation, which enables operator to deploy remediation action to ensure the device meets compliance standards.

Activating prerequisite Fixlet tasks

Some Fixlets require you to activate tasks before you can use the Fixlets.

About this task

Some Fixlets require that you activate a task before you can use the Fixlet. You can identify these tasks by the word 'Task' that appends the Fixlet name. For example, if the Fixlet name is Accounts: Rename Administrator Account, the task that is associated with that Fixlet is called Task - Accounts: Rename Administrator Account.

Procedure

From the Security Configuration domain, go to All Security Configuration > Sites.
Select the site.
Select the task. The word Task appends tasks that are associated to Fixlets that require prerequisite tasks before use.
You can do any of the following steps:
- Click Take Action.
- From the Description tab, go to Actions and click the appropriate Action link.
Click OK.

What to do next

Apply the Fixlet that initially required the task to be activated.