You can configure a behind-the-scenes reconciliation process to evaluate data about information technology. You use the Reconciliation applications to compare information from one data set with information in another data set. You can view the results of the reconciliation.
If you use IBM® Tivoli® Asset Management for IT, your installation includes the Asset Link Results and Asset Reconciliation Results applications.
If you use the IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB), your installation includes the CI Link Results and CI Reconciliation Results applications.
The system reconciles objects by performing a rule-based compare operation defined by a system administrator. Administrators use the Reconciliation module applications to define reconciliation tasks. Administrators then use the Cron Task Setup application in the Configuration module to execute the reconciliation task.