# Best Practices

After licensing , you can enable Auto Remediation, set a schedule, and begin using immediately. Auto Remediation targets every licensed Client. The Adaptiva Server periodically counts all active, healthy, and reporting Clients as licensed Clients.

Auto Remediation deploys patches without requiring approvals until you configure production or test deployment settings. The deployment configuration used depends on the severity setting of the Auto Remediation template and whether you have configured any approval requirements.

Adaptiva recommends customizing a few administrative items before you begin.

* Create Administrators and assign roles using the Admin Portal. When Patch Express deploys patches, it uses the assigned roles to send notifications of required approval. See [Administrators and Roles](https://github.com/AdaptivaDocs/docs/blob/main/patch/security.md).
* Create a Business Unit using the Patch Express dashboard. Use this Business Unit for testing deployments prior to production. See [Business Units](/patch/patching-fundamentals/business-units.md) for more information.

To further customize Patch Express deployment, you can modify the following settings prior to using [Auto Remediation](/patch/onesite-patch-express/express-auto-remediation.md):

* **Patching Preferences**: Specify maintenance window and user interaction settings for a target Business Unit.
* **Maintenance Windows**: Manage maintenance window options.
* **User Interaction Settings**: Manage user interaction settings.
* **Customize Products**: Target a deployment wave for a specific product.
* **Auto Remediation**: Enable Auto Remediation, define deployment settings, and choose whether to deploy to a test group prior to production.


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