Creating filters

You can create new filters to suit your requirements. When you create a filter, you specify the filter conditions to use. Each filter condition is a restriction, such as a maximum or minimum value, placed on a single property. The conditions are linked by And, Or, And Not, or Or Not statements, which lets you group (nest) them as appropriate.

Before you create a filter, you should decide which filter conditions you need, and determine the grouping required. This lets you add the conditions in the correct order for the grouping you want to use. You cannot move a condition within the list.

To create a filter

1.

In the Symantec Ghost Console, in the left pane, expand the Inventory folder.

2.

Select the Filter folder.

3.

Do one of the following:

If appropriate, you can copy an existing filter and rename it, and then modify it to suit your requirements. You may want to do this when you are creating a number of filters with the same components.

4.

In the Properties for <Filter name> window, in the Filter Name box, type the new filter name.

5.

Set up the filter conditions that you require.

Setting up filter conditions

6.

If you need to nest certain groups of conditions, or need two or more conditions to apply to the same instance of a class, create the appropriate groups.

Grouping filter conditions

7.

If you want to remove a condition, select it then click Delete.

The grouping, if any is applied to the condition, is automatically adjusted.

8.

Specify whether you want to select the computers that match the filter conditions, or those that do not match the filter conditions, by clicking one of the following:

9.

Click OK to save the filter.

The new filter is added to the Filter pane, and is available for you to use in a report or dynamic machine group.