Software distribution applications

The Self Service Application provides owners of BigFix-managed devices with tools for managing offers of software and other BigFix actions. It provides live updates, tools for tracking and monitoring installation status, and action history over time.

Learning Academy. Customer Support. Home Software Distribution Use the BigFix Software Distribution applications to deploy software to endpoints across your network from a single location. Self Service Application. Software Distribution Use the BigFix Software Distribution applications to deploy software to endpoints across your network from a single location. Supported package types The BigFix Software Distribution application supports various package types that can be deployed to different endpoints.

Dashboards overview BigFix Software Distribution provides several dashboards for managing software distribution tasks in your deployment. Managing packages You can bundle software distribution content into packages for faster deployment. Managing Application Management Groups Group software distribution tasks and client computers for faster deployment, especially in large networks.

Frequently asked questions This section is designed to help you better understand BigFix Software Distribution through questions and answers. Server Automation Server Automation provides powerful automation. What's new in Software Distribution application update V7. Features and enhancements for version Software Distribution 7. Fixed issue with the Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard where an error appears if an improperly formatted OSD file is uploaded.

Fixed the folder upload failure issue in the Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard, as well as the Fixed the issuewhere Fixlets failed due to invalid characters in the compressed folder. Fixed the issue where Fixlets referencing multiple compressed folders is not able to properly extract all folders. Fixed the issue where certain packages cannot be exported for Linux BigFix Servers. Fixed the issue with the Upload Maintenance Service where it cannot execute on Windows systems.

Fixed issue where files are stuck at pending upload for certain Windows BigFix deployments. Fixed issue where certain MSI files cannot be uploaded.

Fixed the issue with the SSP where non-master operators cannot deploy tasks. The upload manager utility has been updated to remove pop-ups that occur on bit Windows systems. Fixed the issue with upload manager utility where files of a compressed folder have a different timestamp than the original file.

The zip and unzip utility that is used by the Import and Export feature in the Manage Software Distribution dashboard are now hosted on the Software Distribution site, making it always available for download. Fixed issue with the SSP where it caches pages that are not meant to be cached. The Fixlets are now relevant only to the correct systems. Fixed the issue where the actionscript fails if the compressed folder name contains certain characters.

Fixed the issue where the actionscript fails when the log file exists. Fixed the issue where certain parameters disappeared when a Fixlet is edited through the Software Distribution dashboard. Fixed the issue where Fixlets cannot be edited through the Software Distribution dashboard if the Fixlet actionscript is marked as the default action.

Fixed the issue where certain characters in the Application Management Group cause the deployment to fail. Fixed the issue where the package export process shows as failed when it actually succeeded.

Fixed issue where certain characters in SPB parameters cause the deployment to fail. Improved warning message for Application Management Group tasks whose operator no longer exists. Improved error messages for when a non-master operator tries to edit a master operator's tasks.

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