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Administration cards

The administration cards provide you with the capability to monitor and manage applications, where you can add, enable, or disable as necessary. You can get insights into the policies applied for compliance, view the list of DEX users and DEX administrators, manage the metric rules and devices with Agent Client Collector installed for data analysis.

CardsDescription
Roles and Access
User rolesView and configure different DEX user roles based on their respective access requirements.
Application and Device Health
Agent deployment on Windows devicesInstall Agent Client Collector \(ACC\) to monitor and collect data in a centralized and organized manner, provide insights into system performance, identify issues, and enable proactive maintenance.
Agent deployment on macOS devicesInstall ACC to monitor and collect data in a centralized and organized manner, provide insights into system performance, identify issues, and enable proactive maintenance.
Applications managementLook up and configure web and installed applications that are currently being monitored
Desktop Assistant deploymentDeploy Desktop Assistant \(DA\) using guided steps on the end-user devices. DA is an interface for employees, enabling access to self-service options, IT notifications, and support resources.
Deploy browser extensionActivate the DEX Google ChromeOS or Microsoft Edge extension on your device to collect different operational or performance-based metrics for the web or SaaS applications.
Digital End-user Experience Self-service configurationConfigure and customize Digital End-user Experience Self-service experience to enable employees to check the performance of their device and self-solve issues.
System complianceConfigure compliance system policies, manage applications, and set up metric rules for compliance-related thresholds.For more information, see Manage your system compliance report.
File managementConfigure and manage the executable files available on the end-user devices.For more information, see Set up file management.
Windows registry configuration

Configure the Windows registry keys to identify and manage any mismatch in end-user devices.Note: Select the registry key path to edit the key by modifying the path or expected value. You can also delete the key.

For more information, see Set up Windows registry keys.

Agent policiesManage which DEX metrics are collected based on the device criteria defined.
Metric rulesCreate and manage DEX metric rules to establish criteria and thresholds for metrics. Configuring metric rules enables timely alerts and proactive system management.
Create Remedial ActionsCreate your custom remedial actions from check definitions to resolve end-point related issues using the Playbook.
Usage and Health Monitoring
Agent healthReview and manage user devices on which ACC is installed.Agent health also displays the number of agents that are up and the number that are down.
Proactive Engagement workbenchView Proactive Engagement resolutions available to you in the base system. Get an overview of all the PE resolutions and notifications active in your instance.
Desktop Assistant usageGet an insight of Desktop Assistant usage across all your organization's employees. For more information, see View Desktop Assistant usage metrics.

To return to the administration details page, see DEX Administration.

  • Application management card
    The Application management card shows the list of the used applications, application type, end-user OS, and whether an application is included in the metrics or compliance monitoring.
  • New web or installed application form
    Using a custom form, you can add an application to be monitored for compliance or performance metrics.
  • Edit web or installed application form
    Using a custom form, you can edit an application to be monitored for compliance or performance metrics.
  • Metric rules page
    The metric rules page shows information about a specific rule, including its name, CI type, application name, alert severity, and alert status.
  • Agent policies list
    The agent policies list shows information about each agent policy including its name, status, cron expressions, and updated time.

Parent Topic:DEX Application and Device Health reference