By default assessment has 18 minute timeout and will be terminated with event:
<event date='05/31/2022 09:48:04.1860000 +01:00' severity='2' hostName='026881OL' source='Application::
<![CDATA[COM engine works too long. Killing it.]]>
</event>
Release :
Component :
by design
Timeout can be adjusted with registry value:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Patch Management\Patch Assessment]
"AssessmentTimeoutSec"=dword:00000e10
value is specified in seconds