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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
Modifying Windows check parameters
Modify check parameters by changing the desired value in the check description.

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    You can configure checklists for the superseded and non-superseded UNIX content.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.

Modifying Windows check parameters

Modify check parameters by changing the desired value in the check description.

Before you begin

You can modify only parameters of checks in custom sites.

Note: Not all checks in custom sites can be parameterized.

About this task

In some cases, you can modify the parameters used in determining the compliance of checks. For example, you can set the minimum password length on an endpoint to be 14 characters. You can customize the password-length parameter to your specific policy.

Not all checks can be parameterized. Only copies of checks located in custom sites can be parameterized.

Procedure

Open the check and click the Description tab.
Scroll down to the Desired value for this parameter: field and enter the value.
Click Save.