Filtering event information
Network events typically create many alerts that are not
of immediate importance to the personnel monitoring the system. Use
filters and views to control the event information that is displayed
to users.
Filters
Filters constrain the rows returned by a data source by applying SQL correlation conditions to the field data in the data source. Filters can be applied to the following event displays in the Web GUI : the Active Event List (AEL), Lightweight Event List (LEL), the Event Viewer, Table View, and monitor boxes on an Event Dashboard. To create and edit filters, you use an HTML utility called the Filter Builder.
Views
Views constrain the columns displayed in an Active Event List (AEL) and the Event Viewer. You can control the order in which columns are displayed, lock columns in the display, and control the sorting of information in the columns. Views in the Web GUI differ from the views that you can configure in Dashboard Application Services Hub . Views in Dashboard Application Services Hub are a defined set of tasks that are displayed in the console navigation pane
Setting up filters for event data
Use the Filter Builder to apply filters to an event list or Event Dashboard widget. Administrators and read-write users can create and edit filters.
Setting up views for event lists
Use the View Builder, which is an HTML utility, to build views for applying to an Active Event List (AEL) or Event Viewer . Administrators and read-write users can create and edit views.