Simple Filters

Simple Filters enable users to append and order multiple include and exclude search criteria to a single list.

The following log types are supported:

In this Topic

• How to Create Simple Filters
• Simple Event Log Filters
• Simple Syslog Filters
• Simple Text Log Filters
• Sample Simple Event Log Filter

How to Create Simple Filters

• From the Menu Bar select File | New. The Create New Object View displays.
• Select Filter. The New Filter view displays.
• Use the Name text box to specify a unique name.
• From the Type drop-down select the type of object to create the filter for.
• From the Sub type drop-down select Simple. The Simple Filter View displays.
• Use the Add button to add new criteria to the filter.
• Use the Delete button to delete the selected criteria.
• Use the List and Table toggle buttons to toggle view between a List View and a Table View.
• Use the Order By buttons to change the order in which multiple criteria are applied.

Simple Event Log Filters

• Use the Visibility drop-down to configure to either include or exclude entries that match this criteria.
• Use the Levels toggle buttons to include or exclude specific levels.
• Use the Search Text text box to specify the message search criteria.
  • Optionally use the Match Case to match the case.
  • Optionally use the RegEx to search using regular expressions.
• Use the Sources text box to specify the Source to search for. Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Categories text box to specify the Source to search for. Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Event IDs text box to specify the Event IDs to search for. Comma-separate multiple items. Dash-separate Event ID ranges.
• Use the Users text box to specify the User to search for. Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Hosts text box to specify the Host to search for. Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Logs text box to specify the Log to search for. Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Enabled checkbox to disable criteria.

Simple Syslog Filters

• Use the Visibility drop-down to configure to either include or exclude entries that match this criteria.
• Use the Priority check boxes to include or exclude specific priorities.
• Use the Search Text text box to specify the message search criteria.
  • Optionally use the Match Case button to match the case.
  • Optionally use the RegEx button to search using regular expressions.
• Use the Sources text box to specify the Source to search for. Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Applications text box to specify the Application to search for (RFC5424). Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Process IDs text box to specify the Process IDs to search for (RFC5424). Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Message IDs text box to specify the Message IDs to search for (RFC5424). Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Data text box to specify the Data to search for (RFC5424). Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Hosts text box to specify the Host to search for. Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Enabled checkbox to disable criteria.

Simple Text Log Filters

• Use the Visibility drop-down to configure to either include or exclude entries that match this criteria.
• Use the Search Text text box to specify the message search criteria.
  • Optionally use the Match Case button to match the case.
  • Optionally use the RegEx button to search using regular expressions.
• Use the Hosts text box to specify the Host to search for. Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Logs text box to specify the Log to search for. Comma-separate multiple items.
• Use the Enabled checkbox to disable criteria.

Sample Simple Event Log Filter

List View

Table View

Related Topics

Complex Filters

Filters