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# Configuring Checks

Checks are the most critical aspect of your ASM setup, as they provide monitoring data for your applications. This section includes advanced details surrounding check configuration which will help you get the most out of your monitoring setup.

* Understanding Check Results
* Understanding Check Details
* Editing Checks
* Using Regular Expressions Within the ASM Platform
* Understanding the Edit Scenario Page
* Comparing Selenium IDE Scripts to ASM Scenarios
* Configuring Apica DNS Check Types
* Implementing Tags Effectively Within ASM
* Storing and Retrieving Information Using the ASM Dictionary


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