Setting up a data collection job

You can run a data collection job from the asset management view. You can use the Create or Edit Data Collection Job wizard to create a job to start the process of collecting data for the specified standards.

Ensure that you already have some assets in the asset store before you proceed with the data collection.

To set up a data collection job

Go to Manage > Asset System.
In the table pane, select the assets or the asset group for which you want to run the data collection job.
From the Common Tasks select, Setup Data Collection.
In the Create or Edit data Collection Job, in the Specify Job Name and Description panel, in the Name field, type the name of the data collection job.
In the Description box, type a description for the evaluation job and click Next.
In the Select Standards panel, navigate through the Standards and select a standard against which you want to set up a data collection.

The predefined standards or the custom standards that are relevant to the asset type selected only are available for selection.
Click Add to add the standard to the data collection job and click Next.
In the Schedule Job panel, select Run Now.
In the Specify Notification Details panel, select Send notification and type the information for sending the notification and click Next.
In the Summary panel review all the selections that you made and click Finish.

You can monitor the status of the job from the Monitor > Jobs view.