Set General filter properties

Use the General tab of the Message Filter dialog box to specify general information about a filter. All information is optional.

You can combine several filtering criteria in one filter. For example, you could select both critical severity and an unmatched criteria.

To specify General information for a filter

1. Open the Filter Messages dialog box if it is not already open.
   1. Select a node, service, or message in the console.
   2. Click on the console toolbar to open the Filter Messages dialog box.

      If one or more message filters are already defined, the Message Filter dialog box does not open immediately. Select Configure Message Filter in the menu.

2. Click New to open the Filter Properties dialog box. The General tab displays by default.
3. Enter a name for the filter in the Name box.
4. Select Public filter if you are an HPOM administrator and want the filter to be available to all users.
5. If you want to filter by message text, enter the text in the Message Text Includes: box. Only messages that contain this specified text will display in the browser. For example, if you enter "error" in the Message Text Includes box, messages will be filtered on message text that contains the word "error," regardless of case.
6. To filter on severity criteria, check one or more check boxes in the Severity group.
7. To filter on ownership criteria, check one or more check boxes in the Ownership group.
8. In the Condition criteria, check one or both the Unmatched and Matched check boxes to filter for messages that either match or do not match any of the message conditions or suppressed conditions defined in the policies deployed on the managed nodes. Inform your administrator of any unmatched messages so that the corresponding message can be improved or corrective action provided.
9. Click Apply to apply your changes.
10. Click OK to apply your changes and close this dialog box.

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