The Microsoft Compatibility Exchange propagates data of various types between Microsoft Corporation, independent software vendors (ISVs) and the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) Community.

Data Sent to Microsoft

During synchronization, the Microsoft Compatibility Exchange sends the following information to Microsoft Corporation:

  • Application information and properties. This data includes the application name, the vendor, the version number, the language, and the deployment type.

The data-synchronization process does not send your list of URLs visited as part of the information exchange.

Data Sent to the ACT Community

The Microsoft Compatibility Exchange sends the following information to the ACT Community for each application that you decide to share with the ACT Community:

  • Application information and properties. This data includes the application name, the vendor, the version number, the language, and the deployment type.

  • Miscellaneous data. This data includes:

    • The database GUID that identifies the organization that is the source of the data.

    • The issue data.

    • The issue ID.

    • The platform and destination operating system.

    • The severity.

    • The cause.

    • The symptom.

    • The solution data.

    • The solution type.

    • The issue and solution provider.

    • The issue and solution subprovider.

    • The issue and solution published date.

    • Your risk assessment.

The data-synchronization process does not send your list of URLs visited as part of the information exchange.

Data Matching

After you send your data, the Microsoft Compatibility Exchange matches your application properties against the known issues listed in the Application Profile database. The Microsoft Compatibility Exchange downloads any issues and corresponding solutions that match your application set and then stores the information in your ACT database.

Data Sent From Microsoft and ISVs

For each application that matches an application in the Application Profile database, the Microsoft Compatibility Exchange returns the following information, provided by authoritative sources including Microsoft Corporation and independent software vendors (ISVs).

Data Description

Risk assessment

The determination of whether the application has compatibility issues.

Symptom

Behavior exhibited by the application.

Cause

Reason for the failure.

Provider and subprovider

Source of the compatibility issue.

Issue ID

A unique ID number for the compatibility issue.

Severity

Impact this issue has on the application experience.

Priority

Degree of impact that this issue has on your organization.

Published Date

Date that the source entered the data into the database.

Operating system name

Friendly name of the installed operating system.

Major version

Major version number of the operating system.

Minor version

Minor version number of the operating system.

Locale

Language ID of the application to which the compatibility issue applies.

Title

Short title of the compatibility issue.

Summary

Description of the compatibility issue.

Service pack major

Major version number of the operating system service pack.

Service pack minor

Minor version number of the operating system service pack.

URL HREF

URL of any links provided for the compatibility issue.

Provider and subprovider IDs

IDs for the source of the compatibility issue's solution.

Solution type

Type of solution provided for the compatibility issue.

Locale

Language ID of the application to which the solution applies.

Title

Short title of the solution.

Details

Description of the solution.

URL HREF

URL of any links provided for the compatibility issue solution.

Data Sent From the ACT Community

For each application that matches an application in the Application Profile database, the Microsoft Compatibility Exchange returns the following ACT Community information, which you receive only if you are a member of the ACT Community:

Data Description

Works

The count of Works ratings, for 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.

Works with Minor Issues or has Solutions

The count of Works with Minor Issues or has Solutions ratings, for 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.

Does Not Work

The count of Does Not Work ratings, for 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.

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