Using quick filters

BMC ProactiveNet displays the filters panel below the navigation bar. The Quick Filter in the filters panel provides an easy way to view only those events in an event or component folder, or an event collector that satisfy a single or multiple criteria for filtering. You can also save the quick filter settings for event collectors and event collections, and go back to the last saved filter settings.

Examples of event folders are:
Event Collectors and Abnormalities under the Global folder and user-defined event folders created under the My Folders or Global folder

Examples of component folders are:
Groups, Services, Devices, and Monitors under the Global folder and user-defined component folders created under the My Folders or Global folder

Examples of event collectors are:
All Events, Intelligent Events, By Status, and so on

To filter events by status

1. From the navigation tree, select an event or component folder, or an event collector.
    In the filters panel, click the down arrow next to the Status list.
   • A list of event statuses is displayed:
   • All Open (includes open, assigned, and acknowledged events, but does not include closed and blackout events)
   • Open (includes open events only)
   • Acknowledged
   • Assigned
   • Blackout
   • Closed
2. Select the event status that you want to use to filter the event list.

3. Click Filter.

   Warning

   Note

   Select No filter from the Status list to return to the default event list view.

To filter events using severity

1. From the navigation tree, select an event or component folder, or an event collector.
2. In the filters panel, click the down arrow next to the Severitylist.
   • A list of severity levels is displayed:
   • Critical
   • Major
   • Minor
   • Warning
   • Information
   • OK
   • Unknown
   • Major and above
   • Minor and above
   • Warning and above
   • Information and above
   • OK and above
   • Unknown and above
   • By default the Information and above severity filter is applied to all the nodes in the navigation tree.
3. Select the severity level that you want to use to filter the event list.
4. Click Filter.

To filter events by time

1. From the navigation tree, select an event or component folder.
2. In the filters panel, click the Edit Time (calendar) icon next to the Time field.
3. In the Quick Filter Time Selector dialog box, perform either list item or list item.
4. Select Relative time and proceed with the following substeps:
   1. Click the down arrow below Relative time.
   2. From the list, select the number of minutes, hours, days, weeks, or months, and skip to list item.
5. Select Absolute timeand proceed with the following substeps:
   1. Select the From date and time.
   2. Select the To date and time.
6. Click OK.

7. Click Filter.

   Warning

   Note

   In the Quick Filter Time Selector dialog box, click Clear to return to the default event list view.

To filter events by type

1. From the navigation tree, select an event or component folder, or an event collector.
2. In the filters panel, click the down arrow next to the Event Typelist.
   • A list of event types is displayed:
   • Alarm
   • Abnormality
   • Predictive
   • Configuration Change
3. Select the event type that you want to use to filter the event list.

4. Click Filter.

   Warning

   Note

   Select No filter from the Event Type list to return to the default event list view.

To filter events by device

1. From the navigation tree, select an event or component folder, or an event collector.
2. In the filters panel, enter the device name in the Device field.
3. Click Filter.

To save a quick filter for event collectors and event collections

1. From the navigation tree, select an event collection or an event collector.
2. Set the necessary filters for the event collection or the collector.

3. Click Save.

   Warning

   Note

   • By default, the value of bmc.proactivenet.saveQuickFilterInDB in the pronet.conf file is true. If no quick filter is set for a collector or collection, the default severity parameter is the value of bmc.proactivenet.defaultSeverity, specified in the pronet.conf file (Information and Above), and the default status is All Open.
   • You cannot save a quick filter if the value of bmc.proactivenet.saveQuickFilterInDB is false.
   • The saved quick filter is user-specific.

   The filters that you set for the event collection or collector will be saved.