Collecting Compatibility Data

ACT enables you to collect an inventory of all installed software, hardware, and devices within your organization. Additionally, ACT provides compatibility evaluators, which you will use in your data collection packages (DCPs) for deployment to your client computers. Compatibility evaluators are run-time detection tools designed to log behaviors as they occur on the user’s computer and locate potential compatibility issues.

The ACT collects data according to the following workflow:

  1. You create a new data collection package (DCP) by using the Application Compatibility Manager. Each data collection package can contain one or more compatibility evaluators, including the Inventory Collector.

  2. You deploy the DCPs to your identified ...

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