How to qualify displays in the Rule Processor applications

Throughout the panels in the Rule Processor applications, you will see column headings that are underlined; for example, in the Event Activity Statistics panel:

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BMC Software ------------ Event Activity Statistics ---------- BMC AMI OpsA
COMMAND ===>                                                TGT ===>  SYSA
Activated at: YY-MMM-DD  10:06:24  Total Events:  52  DATE --- DD/MM/YY
Rule Set to be Updated ===> AAORUL00 Sort Criterion: NONE  TIME --- 10:11:47
Line CMDS - (S)elect
LC    Count Handled  Type Text-ID/Description  Unique - 510
                     ____ ____________________

The underlined areas under Type and Text-ID/Description are input masking fields where you can enter a text string that will qualify (or mask) the display to show specific information.

These input areas appear in many of the Rule Processor panels. For example, in the Event Activity Statistics panel, to see all the events with a type of CMD, enter the characters CMD in the field under Type and press Enter:

LC    Count Handled  Type Text-ID/Description  Unique - 510
                     CMD
                     ---- ----------------

The display will show only those events with a Type of CMD. You can mask any display of data in the Rule Processor panels where the column headings have input areas.

In the input areas, you can also use the wildcard characters asterisk (*) or plus sign (+). See Pattern-matching-on-Selection-Criteria-panels for more information about how to use wildcard characters.

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*