| # Veritas Compliance Accelerator™ 12.3 ReadMeFirst | Last updated: 07-Mar-2018

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This document describes the new features in Veritas Compliance Accelerator 12.3.

If you are performing a new installation of Compliance Accelerator, follow the instructions in the Installation Guide. If you are upgrading, follow the instructions in Upgrade Instructions. These documents are in the `Veritas Enterprise Vault Compliance Accelerator\Documentation\English` folder on the Compliance Accelerator media.

## Contents

- New features in Compliance Accelerator 12.3
- Documentation

## New features in Compliance Accelerator 12.3

Compliance Accelerator 12.3 includes the following new features.

### Support for new Microsoft releases

Compliance Accelerator 12.3 includes support for the following Microsoft releases:

- Windows Server 2016
- SQL Server 2017

For the latest information on supported devices and versions of software, see the Enterprise Vault Compatibility Charts.

## Documentation

The Compliance Accelerator documentation is available in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese in the `Veritas Enterprise Vault Compliance Accelerator\Documentation` folder on the Compliance Accelerator media. The documentation is also available in PDF and HTML format in the Veritas Documentation Library.

Document | Comments
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Installation Guide | Outlines how to perform a first-time installation of the Compliance Accelerator server and client software.
Upgrade Instructions | Explains how to upgrade an existing installation of Compliance Accelerator to version 12.3.
Administrator's Guide | Provides information for Compliance Accelerator administrators on how to set up and assign roles, search for items to include in the review set, export items for offline review, create reports, and more.
Reviewer's Guide | Describes the features of the Compliance Accelerator client that are available to reviewers.
Online Help | Accompanies all the Compliance Accelerator applications and provides extensive information on how to use their facilities.
ReadMeFirst (this file) | Provides late-breaking information that you may need to be aware of before you install and use Compliance Accelerator.
Compatibility Charts | Provides compatibility information for Enterprise Vault, Compliance Accelerator, and Discovery Accelerator.

### White papers

The following white papers on the Veritas Support website provide more information on selected Compliance Accelerator features.

White paper | Describes
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Accelerator Deduplication | The deduplication features in Compliance Accelerator.
Best Practices for Enhanced Accelerator Reporting | How to create custom Compliance Accelerator reports using the Open Data (OData) protocol.

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