Client UI main actions

The BigFix Client UI is used to display message boxes to the end users logged on to the client computer (including pre-action messages, action running messages, and restart/shutdown messages).

If the BigFix Client UI is not running in the user session, the end user will not see any BigFix messages.

The BigFix client UI displays messages in the client notification area, for example the task bar on Windows.

This topic describes in particular what the Client UI shows on the client computer when the Messages and Offer tabs of the Take Action panel are triggered from the BigFix Console.

Scenario 1 (Messages tab)

If the BigFix Console operator specifies the following settings in the Messages tab of the Take Action panel:



The screen capture below represents what an end user will see on the client computer:


client computer

The main actions that can be performed here by the end user are:

Take Action / Take All Actions
Performs the action on the client computer.
Preview Action
Displays the action script contained in the action.
Cancel Action
Deletes the action.
Snooze
Postpones the action and allows you to choose when to be reminded about the action to perform.

Scenario 2 (Offer tab)

If the BigFix Console operator specifies the following settings in the Offer tab of the Take Action panel:



The screen capture below represents what an end user will see on the client computer:



The main actions that can be performed here by the end user are:

Hide
Hides the client notification panel.
Accept
Performs the action on the client computer.
Note: The main actions can be performed on the Offers tab, while the Progress tab shows you the status of all prior activities (previously received offers).