Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit - Install MAP Toolkit and its basic configuration (1/4)

As mentioned in previous post, this KB series is about Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit. There are 4 main steps :

1. Install MAP Toolkit and its basic configuration
2. Collect inventory Data 
3. Extract Report
4. Extract Advanced Report

This KB is about how to install MAP Toolkit and its basic configuration

1. Download the toolkit here : https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=7826
   
   
2. Launch the installer with Administrator privilege
   




3. Select Next on the welcome screen
   
4. Accept the agreement and select Next
5. Configure installation path, and select Next
6. Ready to install. Select Install
   
7. Installing…
   
8. Select Finish
   
9. Launch the app
   
10. MAP launched. DB needs to be set up prior to use the toolkit
11. Connection to inventory database needs to be created. Give it a name, and select OK.
    Note that by default, the data source name is LocalDB (MAPToolkit)
    
12. Overview page of MAP. Step completed.