Checking why a fixlet or task is not relevant
Available from 9.2.1.
When a fixlet or task is not relevant on a
particular endpoint, you can create an analysis that checks which part of the relevance expression
is not matched. This way, you can identify the exact reason why the fixlet or task cannot be run on
an endpoint and troubleshoot the problem.
About this task
Procedure
- Log in to the BigFix® console.
- In the navigation tree, click .
- In the upper right pane, select Analyze the Relevance of a Fixlet or Task.
- From the drop-down list, choose the fixlet or task that you want to analyze. Then, click Create Analysis.
- Optional: In the window that opens, you can change the display name of the analysis or decide whether the analysis is activated automatically. The analysis must be activated to show any results.
- To create the analysis, click OK.
By default, the analysis is created in the Master Action site and is activated globally.
- Open the Master Action site, and click Analyses.
-
In the upper right pane, select Relevance Check for the
name Task/Fixlet from the IBM License Reporting (ILMT) Site and open
the Results tab. The part of the relevance expression that causes that the
fixlet or task is not relevant on a particular endpoint has the value
False
. - When you know which part of the relevance expression is not matched, open the Details tab to see the content of the relevance.