Use the Collection Filters page to create and manage usage collection filters.
Usage collection filters determine what usage data is made available by the Usage Collection Agent for reporting. When the Usage Collection Agent is deployed to a device, all usage data for all applications is collected and stored locally. The usage filters that you create and enable determine which local usage data is then sent to HPCA.
If a filter is enabled after a Usage Collection Agent has already been deployed, all of the usage data defined by the filter that was collected and stored locally is then sent to HPCA for reporting.
For example, if the Usage Collection Agent is deployed in May, and a filter is enabled for Microsoft Word, all usage data for Microsoft Word is sent to HPCA based on the schedule that you defined. Then, in June you decide to create and enable a new filter for Microsoft Excel. The next time that usage data is sent to HPCA, it will include all Excel usage data that was collected and stored locally from the date the Usage Collection Agent was first installed in May until the current date in June. Usage will continue to be sent thereafter for both applications.
Usage data is stored locally on managed devices for 12 months.
For usage collection filter configuration instructions, see:
See Deploying the Usage Collection Agent to deploy the Usage Collection Agent and define a collection schedule.