[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix WebUI and Insights new release available!

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

HCL Software is pleased to announce a new update to BigFix WebUI and BigFix Insights. These releases introduce a range of enhancements, including new features, functionality, and improved security.

BigFix WebUI and Insights General Release

Release Features

 New Device view with improved flexibility and user experience!

The new Device page has been designed to greatly improve flexibility and user experience.

The view on the Device page can now be customized by BigFix operators, allowing them to select and display the device properties of their interest among all the ones available in BigFix, both out-of-the-box and custom ones, including the ones coming from analyses. The view can be visually adjusted (column width and position) and is persistent for the operator.
In addition to the existing filtering options, it is now possible to filter devices by any property that is present in the view, including custom properties and properties coming from analyses.

The view also provides largely increased data density, and adapts to different screen resolutions to maximize real estate utilization.


Greatly simplified installation of BigFix Agents residing on AWS or Azure VMs via cloud-native APIs!
You can now install the BigFix Agent in AWS and Azure environments much more quickly and easily by leveraging the cloud provider services and APIs directly from WebUI. You no longer need to provide Client credentials or deploy and configure the Client Deploy Tool (CDT).
Note: this feature requires BigFix Platform version 10.0.2 or later.


Inline Reporting:

Additional export options:

·         You can now export in PDF to capture the Summary Charts

Patch application:

Added support for the following:

·         RHEL 5/6/7/8 Extended Support Updates

·         CentOS 8

·         Ubuntu 20.04

·         Oracle Linux 8

Patch Policies application:

Support for custom content



·         Custom content can now be added to a policy

Skip locked constraints when deploying policy



·         Operators with console “Can Lock” permissions now have the option to deploy a policy to a locked device without having to first unlock the device

Added support for the following:

·         RHEL 5/6/7/8 Extended Support Updates

·         CentOS 8

·         Ubuntu 14.04/16.04/18.04/20.04

·         Oracle Linux 8

BigFix Insights:

·         Better enrich your reports and analytics with:

     *   More fields now available in our updated schema:
        *   DeviceDimensions: Added MAC Address
        *   FixletDimensions: Added superseded fields
        *   FixletDimensions: Added product and product-family fields
        *   For more information, please see https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/insights/Insights/Getting_Started/c_schemanew.html<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.hcltechsw.com%2Fbigfix%2F10.0%2Finsights%2FInsights%2FGetting_Started%2Fc_schemanew.html&data=04%7C01%7Calessandro.dinia%40hcl.com%7C6c654dff73b241263f1808d8bd9bea65%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637467824635670399%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=lCx1%2FaLHjXWBAgxY3zfINNkpi6uPh0gPO4gLcXjQ6t4%3D&reserved=0>
     *   Custom attributes: Operators with appropriate permissions can now readily view, create, edit, and delete custom attributes from within WebUI
        *   For more information, please see https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/insights/Insights/Getting_Started/t_editing_settings.html<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.hcltechsw.com%2Fbigfix%2F10.0%2Finsights%2FInsights%2FGetting_Started%2Ft_editing_settings.html&data=04%7C01%7Calessandro.dinia%40hcl.com%7C6c654dff73b241263f1808d8bd9bea65%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637467824635670399%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=TgFMMV7no8k2clS0%2FGt8ylpsMrLkxx3R%2BWJION5SE44%3D&reserved=0>

·         More granular data synchronization options: ETLs can now be scheduled more frequently with options to run an ETL every 4, 8, or 12 hours

     *   For more information, please see https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/insights/Insights/Getting_Started/t_scheduling_ETL.html<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.hcltechsw.com%2Fbigfix%2F10.0%2Finsights%2FInsights%2FGetting_Started%2Ft_scheduling_ETL.html&data=04%7C01%7Calessandro.dinia%40hcl.com%7C6c654dff73b241263f1808d8bd9bea65%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637467824635680369%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=KMARuHmEXtGw3jVqbOTl1E82%2Bjr8og5fQi5XwhKvmMU%3D&reserved=0>

·         Expanded support: the BigFix Insights database now works with MS-SQL 2019

·         More quickly synchronize data with BigFix Insights with improved ETL performance

Other modifications
Security Updates for WebUI:
CVE-2020-15366
CVE-2020-8244
CVE-2020-7751
CVE-2020-11023
WS-2020-0201

Resolved Defect Articles:
KB0082201: WebUI stuck in Loading Device Group
KB0084143: WebUI login stuck in the cachecheck page for NMOs when their permissions are modified
KB0084285: WebUI initialization failing
KB0084730: WebUI doesn't work on Linux RedHat 6
KB0084852: Improve description of WebUI in DSA environment scenario
KB0084966: WebUI might not start when installed with BigFix v10 on DB2
KB0085195: Performance degradation in BigFix v10 environment while running WebUI
KB0085404: Unable to deploy baseline action as an offer
KB0085960: WebUI Patch page showing no entries for NMOs
KB0086393: Deploying using "Target by Group" is allowed only for NMOs having unrestricted targeting permissions

How to update
WebUI will update automatically by default, unless configured otherwise.
Please note that for BigFix Insights, due to the potentially high impact, updates must be done manually via the Application Updates page on WebUI.  For more information, please see https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/webui/WebUI/Admin_Guide/c_manage_application_updates.html<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.hcltechsw.com%2Fbigfix%2F10.0%2Fwebui%2FWebUI%2FAdmin_Guide%2Fc_manage_application_updates.html&data=04%7C01%7Calessandro.dinia%40hcl.com%7C6c654dff73b241263f1808d8bd9bea65%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637467824635680369%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=McBjXwHsSpfOhc%2B7r2AnWkoh2jBLJ1SdjNU1RspJmTM%3D&reserved=0>.


Published WebUI Site Versions
7, WebUI API
18, Application Administration
18, Patch Policies
60, Common
8, WebUI Content App
29, Custom
12, WebUI Data Sync
14, WebUI Framework
5, Insights
4, MDM
29, Patch
8, WebUI Permissions and Preferences
13, Profile Management
20, Query
32, Software Distribution
3, WebUI Reports
13, WebUI Take Action


WebUI Documentation link:

https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/webui/index.html<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.hcltechsw.com%2Fbigfix%2F10.0%2Fwebui%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Calessandro.dinia%40hcl.com%7C6c654dff73b241263f1808d8bd9bea65%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637467824635680369%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=xkYur5F4KMd1VmEUq9YZl147NVT%2BpI9O%2BJ8siJAwhaw%3D&reserved=0>

BigFix Insights Documentation link:

https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/insights/index.html<https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.hcltechsw.com%2Fbigfix%2F10.0%2Finsights%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Calessandro.dinia%40hcl.com%7C6c654dff73b241263f1808d8bd9bea65%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637467824635690320%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=iiGJzvsywnfFJu50vPrHxjWiGDz26T5dQHWQr3N2Ir0%3D&reserved=0>



The BigFix WebUI & Insights Teams




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