Configuring Filter Profiles

Note: You can also configure a filter profile directly from an Alert Profile. Click the Edit/Create Filters button from the Alert Profile configuration page.

2.  Click the Add Filter button to display the filter properties.

3.  Specify the properties for the new filter.

Name: Type a descriptive name for the filter.

Container: Start typing the container name to which the filter applies, including all child containers and devices. The system will auto search and return corresponding container names. If you are creating a new filter profile from an alert profile, the container name defaults to the container to which the alert profile pertains and cannot be changed.

Content Filter: Select one of the following text based filter options, and type the text to use. To add more than one text filter, click the + icon. To remove a content filter, click the - icon beside the filter.

Text contains: The filter will consider the specified text.

Text does not contain: The filter does not consider the specified text.

Note: You can click the + icon to add additional content filters.

Severity: Select an alarm severity from the list.

Labels: Select one of the following label options:

All Labels: All alarm labels are considered.

Select: Select the specific alarm labels to which the filter will apply from the list of available labels. Use Ctrl + Click to select more than one label.

Device Types: Select one of the following device type options.

All device types: All device types are considered.

Select: Select the specific devices to filter on from the list of available devices. Use Ctrl + Click to select more than one device.

4.  Click the Save button.

A user created filter can be deleted, only if it is not associated to an Alert Profile. To delete a filter, select the filter from the carousel and click the trash can icon.

For filter profile examples, see "Examples: Configuring Alert Profile Filters"