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title: Creating an Inventory-Collector Package (Windows 10)
description: You can use Application Compatibility Manager (ACM) to create an inventory-collector package.
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ms.prod: w10
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author: TrudyHa
---
# Creating an Inventory-Collector Package
**Applies to**
- Windows 10
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 8
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2
You can use Application Compatibility Manager (ACM) to create an inventory-collector package. You can then deploy the inventory-collector package to other computers to gather inventory data. The package uploads inventory data to the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) database.
**To create an inventory-collector package**
1. In ACM, click **Collect** to open the **Collect** screen.
2. On the **File** menu, click **New**.
3. Click **Application inventory**.
4. Provide the information that is requested for the package, and then click **Create**.
5. Browse to the location where you want to save the Windows® Installer (.msi) file for the package.
You can use this .msi file to install the inventory-collector package on each computer for which you want to gather inventory data.
6. Type a file name for the .msi file, and then click **Save**.
7. Click **Finish**.
## Related topics
[Identifying Computers for Inventory Collection](identifying-computers-for-inventory-collection.md)
[Deploying an Inventory-Collector Package](deploying-an-inventory-collector-package.md)