Specify duplicate message criteria

For a message to be considered a duplicate of an existing message, selected criteria must match those same criteria in the original message. By specifying characteristics such as node name, you can specify which criteria must be matched. By doing so, you can control the number of duplicate messages received in the message browser.

Messages with identical message keys are always considered duplicates. For messages without message keys, you can specify one or all of the following criteria that a message must meet to be considered a duplicate. By default, all options are selected.

• Severity
• Service ID
• Message Text
• Condition
• Message Group
• Node Name
• Application
• Object

To select the criteria a duplicate message must possess:

1. Check the check box for each criteria that must match the original message. Click Select All to check all boxes. All checked criteria or the Message Key (if available) will be used for duplicate message suppression. Click Clear All if the Message Key should be the only criteria for duplicate message suppression.
2. Click OK to close the dialog box and confirm your changes. When you return to the message browser, the options you checked will take effect.