A project is a collection of assets that you want to assess. It identifies multiple computers and multiple images that are a subset of all the computers and images that you added to your inventory. A project provides a contextualized, manageable view of the assets of interest, and it associates each computer with an image and an answer file. A project doesn't contain assessments.

In this topic:

Creating a New Project

  1. On the computer where the Windows® Assessment Services - Client (Windows ASC) is installed, click Start, and then type Windows Assessment Services – Client to find and start the application.

  2. On the Getting Started page, click Create a new project.

    Note
    If the Windows ASC is already opened to a different project, you can click File > New Project to create a new project.
  3. In the Project name box, type the name of your project.

  4. In the Description box, type a description.

  5. In the Keywords box, type keywords, and then click Next.

  6. In the Computer inventory window, click Add and select the computers that you want to add to your project, click OK, and then click Next.

  7. In the Image inventory window, click Add and select the images that you want to add to your project, click OK, and then click Finish.

    The Windows ASC home page opens.

After you create a new project, create a job by associating assessments with the computers and images that you want to assess. For more information, see Jobs.

Opening an Existing Project

  1. If the Windows ASC is not running, start it from the Start menu.

  2. On the Project page, click the Project menu, and then click Open Project.

  3. In the Open Project dialog box, select the project that you want to open, and then click OK.

Deleting an Existing Project

  1. If the Windows ASC is not running, start it from the Start menu.

  2. Open the project that you want to delete.

  3. On the Project menu, click Delete Project.

  4. In the Delete Project confirmation message, click OK.

    Warning
    When you delete a project, you also delete all the associated jobs and results.

Adjusting Project Settings

  1. On the Project menu, click Settings.

  2. In the Project Settings window, you can perform one or more of these tasks:

    • Change the project name and metadata

    • Add and remove computers in the project

    • Add and remove images in the project

    • Add and remove jobs in the project

    • Open a job that's included in the project

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