Managing Violations to Ignore rules

(SPE2010)

To add a Manage Violations to Ignore rules view

1. In the Product Tools perspective, select or add a SQL Assurance view.
2. In the SQL Assurance detail view, click Manage Violations to Ignore Rules.
   The Manage Violations to Ignore Rules view is displayed.
3. (Optional)  To filter the VTI rules displayed, click View settings.
   For more information, see Filtering the Violations to Ignore rules.
4. Click Save Workspace  to save the changes to the workspace.

To add a Violations to Ignore rule

1. In the Product Tools perspective, select or add a Manage Violations to Ignore Rules view.
2. Click Add rule  . 
3. In the Add Violations to Ignore Rule dialog box, complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Rule name	Enter a pattern for the Rule message number.
   Collection	Enter a pattern for the Db2 Collection ID for which you want to create a rule. You can use the % wildcard. A blank field is interpreted as containing a single % wildcard.
   Package	Enter a pattern for the Db2 package name for which you want to create a rule. You can use the % wildcard. A blank field is interpreted as containing a single % wildcard.
   Version	Enter a pattern for the Db2 package version for which you want to create a rule. You can use the % wildcard. A blank field is interpreted as containing a single % wildcard.
   Comment	Enter a comment describing the rule.

4. Click OK.
    is displayed next to each added rule.

5. Click Save changes   to save all the changes to the Manage Ignore Rules view.

To edit a Violations to Ignore rule

1. In the Product Tools perspective, select a Manage Violations to Ignore Rules view.
2. In the Violations to Ignore Rules grid, select a rule that you want to edit and click Edit rule .
   The Edit Violation Ignore Rule dialog box is displayed 
3. In the Edit Violations to Ignore Rule dialog box, edit the values.
4. (Optional) Edit additional Violations to Ignore Rules using the Previous rule and Next rule arrows to navigate to another rule.

5. When you have completed your edits, click OK. 
     is displayed next to each edited rule.

6. Verify the edited rules, you can reset the changes, by clicking Reset rules .

7. Click Save changes   to save all the changes to the Manage Ignore Rules view.

To delete Violations to Ignore rules

1. In the Product Tools perspective, select a Manage Violations to Ignore Rules view.
2. In the Violations to Ignore Rules grid, select one or more rules for deletion.
3. Click Delete rule .
    is displayed next to each rule that you selected to delete.
4. Verify the rules that you selected to delete. You can undo the deletions by selecting one or more rules marked for deletion and clicking Reset rules  .
5. Click Save changes   to save the changes to the Manage Violations to Ignore Rules view.

To copy a Violations to Ignore rule

1. In the Product Tools perspective, select a Manage Violations to Ignore  Rules view.
2. In the Violations to Ignore Rules grid, select a rule to copy.
3. Click  Copy rule  .

4. In the Copy Violations to Ignore Rule dialog box, edit the contents of the following fields as needed:

   Field	Description
   Rule name	Enter a pattern for the Rule message number.
   Type	Select the type of SQL statement to which the rule applies from the following values: All types Static SQL Dynamic SQL
   Collection	Enter a pattern for the Db2 Collection ID for which you want to create a rule. You can use the % wildcard. A blank field is interpreted as containing a single % wildcard.
   Package	Enter a pattern for the Db2 package name for which you want to create a rule. You can use the % wildcard. A blank field is interpreted as containing a single % wildcard.
   Version	Enter a pattern for the Db2 package version for which you want to create a rule. You can use the % wildcard. A blank field is interpreted as containing a single % wildcard.
   SQL	The SQL options are shown only for rules defined to use the SQL statement as criteria. Select the appropriate option button from the following options: Use the SQL statement as criteria Allow any statement To view the full statement, click View SQL .
   Comment	Enter a comment describing the rule.

5. Click OK.
    is displayed next to each added rule.

6. Click Save changes   to save all the changes to the Manage Ignore Rules view.

Filtering the Violations to Ignore rules

1. In the Manage Violations to Ignore rules view, click View settings.
2. (Optional) Enter a View label to describe the filter.
3. Click Insert a row .

4. In the Add Expression dialog box, complete the following fields:

   Field	Action
   Column	Select a column name from the displayed list.
   Operator	Select an operator from the displayed list. Note: The LIKE operator accepts only Db2 wildcards (% and _).
   Value	Enter a value. The value is case sensitive and is automatically enclosed in the delimiter that you selected. Note: BMC AMI Command Center requires a nonblank value but does not validate this value.
   Logic	Select one of the following options: AND OR

5. Click Save.

6. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to continue adding rows until you have built the search clause for the filter.

7. (Optional) If you want to make any changes, edit the search criteria.

   Use the following buttons to add, edit, remove, or move rows. (You can perform the same operations by right-clicking in a row and selecting the appropriate command.)

   Button	Description
   	Adds a row to the Search Clause criteria grid In the grid, selecting a row and clicking adds a row above the one that you selected.
   	Lets you Edit a row in the Search Clause criteria grid
   	Removes the selected row from the grid
   	Moves the selected row up
   	Moves the selected row down

   You can also edit the search clause directly by typing in the search-clause text area.

   Note

   Changes that you type into the text area are not synchronized with the search criteria in the grid. The grid is disabled.

   You can use the following buttons:

   Button	Description
   Column	Click in the clause and, from the menu, select a column name to add to the search clause.
   Operator	Click and, from the menu, select an operator to add to the search clause.
   	Click to discard any changes that you made in the text area and to re-synchronize the search clause with the search criteria in the grid. (Clicking this button again would restore your unsaved changes and disable the grid.) Note This button is available only after you begin making changes in the text area. Making any change in the search criteria grid disables this button.

8. When finished building the search clause, click OK.

To show properties for a Violations to Ignore rule

1. In the Product Tools perspective, select a Manage Violation to Ignore Rules view.
2. In the Violations to Ignore Rules grid, select a rule.
3. Click Show properties  .
4. To view the SQL statement, click SQL.
5. Click  Close .