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Web Reports Guide
Learn how the Web Reports feature extends the power of BigFix.
Using the Program
The Web Reports interface is simple and straightforward.
Setting Up Email
A common need is to have a report mailed to an operator or an administrator who can then easily examine various aspects of your BigFix network at their leisure.

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.
  - First Login
    Depending on the operating system where the BigFix Server is running you can have a different type of login to Web Reports.
  - Starting Web Reports
    Web Reports is a stand-alone program available from the Start Menu.
  - Viewing the Data
    How to view the data that Web Reports has aggregated from your BigFix databases.
  - Filtering the Data
    The Filter section is a key component of both exploring data and creating reports.
  - Saving Reports
    When you have filtered a listing down to its essential core (as described in Platform/Web_Reports/c_filtering_the_data.html#c_filtering_the_data), you can save your filter as a proper report.
  - Viewing Reports
    How to display the reports.
  - Creating Charts
    Most data views and reports can display the data graphically.
  - Setting Up Email
    A common need is to have a report mailed to an operator or an administrator who can then easily examine various aspects of your BigFix network at their leisure.
  - Scheduling Reports
    When you have your email server set up and your Address book populated, you are ready to schedule a report and email it to yourself or another operator.
  - Adding a Datasource
    You can add other BigFix datasources to your reports.
  - Editing a Datasource
    To edit a datasource, follow these steps:
  - Setting Your Preferences
    At the top right of the Web Reports interface is located the Preferences link.
  - Enabling FIPS cryptography on Web Reports
    After installed, you can set up your Web Reports server to encrypt using FIPS cryptography.
  - Setting the login lockout
    You can set the number of invalid Web Reports login attempts that are allowed before an account is locked out.
- 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.
- 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.

Setting Up Email

A common need is to have a report mailed to an operator or an administrator who can then easily examine various aspects of your BigFix network at their leisure.

Set up your email accounts and server as follows:

Click Administration from the top tab bar.
Click Address Book from the sub tabs.
If you have not yet set your outgoing SMTP server, click the link in the yellow reminder message.
Enter your SMTP server name.
(Optional) Enter your SMTP server user name and password if your SMTP server requires authentication. The authentication methods used are:
- PLAIN
- LOGIN
- DIGEST-MD5
- CRAM-MD5
The specified user name and password are saved in the Web Reports settings named EmailServerUser and EmailServerPassword respectively.
In a FIPS mode, do not configure your SMTP server to use the following authentication methods:
- CRAM-MD5 only
- DIGEST-MD5 only
- CRAM-MD5 and DIGEST-MD5 only
Enter your SMTP server port. It must be a value between 1 and 65535. Before upgrading to Patch 10, this value was hard-coded and set to 25.
Specify if you want to upgrade the SMTP connection to TLS by selecting the related check box.
Test the SMTP server before saving it.
Click the link labeled Add contact to add name(s) to the Address Book.
Continue to add contacts. If you need to delete a contact from the Address book, check the box in front of the name and click the Delete button.

You are now set up for emailing from Web Reports.