What is the primary purpose of the application inventory produced by ADDI after a discovery scan?

Think of it like working hands-on with IBM mainframe systems — the answer here is 'To generate RACF access control rules restricting who can modify each COBOL program'. The application inventory is a structured catalog produced by ADDI that lists every program, copybook, data store, and JCL job in the application, forming the baseline for all modernization decisions. On real mainframe exams, this concept comes up repeatedly so make sure you have it locked in.