Defining events filter rules

An events filter rule prevents the status derived from observer jobs from generating events in the system. You specify observers, providers and resource types to which the rule is applied.

About this task

You define events filter rules to prevent the unnecessary proliferation of system events, for example under testing conditions or any other scenarios where you do not require new events to be created for specific observers, providers or resource types.

Procedure

  1. On the Rules administration page, select the Events filter rules tab.

  2. Complete the Details section by defining the name and status for the rule.

    a. Enter a name, which must be unique within the context of the tenant.

    You cannot change the name of an existing rule. If you want a rule to have a different name, create a new rule, then delete the old one.

    b. Toggle the rule status to be either Enabled or Disabled.

    When observer jobs are run, they apply only the rules that are in an enabled state.

  3. Complete the Conditions section by selecting the observers, provider, and resource type for the rule, and by setting the token include / exclude switch.

    a. Select observers to which this rule applies from the Observer name drop-down. Leave empty to apply the rule to all observers.

    b. Select providers to which this rule applies from the Provider name drop-down. Leave empty to apply the rule to all providers.

    c. Select resource types to which this rule applies from the Resource type drop-down. Leave empty to apply the rule to all resource types.

  4. Click Save.