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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.
Edit User
When editing user accounts, different options are presented depending on whether you are editing your own settings or those of someone else.

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
      This page is available from Administrator >User Management >Create User.
    - Manage Roles
      On this page you define and manage the roles that you want to assign to your users.
    - Create Roles
      This page is available from Administration > User Management > Manage Roles > Create role. It allows you to create a new role with just the specific permissions you want to grant.
    - Global User Options
      It allows you to set some management parameters that are shared by all users.
    - 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. It shows any current errors based on the last action taken.
- Tasks for advanced users
  Tasks unlikely to be needed by the typical user, but which can be of use to advanced users with specific customization needs.

Edit User

When editing user accounts, different options are presented depending on whether you are editing your own settings or those of someone else.

If you are not logged in as an administrator, you cannot edit other users’ accounts. To change the parameters of a user, select the Users tab, and then click the Login link for the user you want.

Regardless of administrative privileges, if you are editing your own settings, you can:

Change name. Click this link to enter a new user logon name.
Change password. Click this button to open the Change Password page. Enter your old password, then enter your new password and confirm it.
Change preferences. You can only access your own personal defaults, not those of other users. This opens the same dialog as when you click the Preferences link at the very top of the page.

If you are logged in as an administrator, and editing a user other than yourself, you can change everything except the preferences.