Defining a Custom Filter

Use a custom filter for queries with more than one condition applied to one or more columns.

You define custom filters in the Find panel, which you can access by clicking on the Find () button. Within this panel, the Filter tab is where you define the custom filter.

To define a custom filter:

  1. Click on the Find () button at the bottom of the Log Viewer window. The Find panel will appear.
  2. If not currently set, click on the Filter tab.
  3. Choose between Match all of the following and Match any of the following to determine how the search conditions you will specify should be combined. The first option is equivalent to using AND, while the second option is like using OR. Steps 4 to 6, which follow, are similar to steps 1 to 3 when using the quick filter.
  4. Select the column you want to place the first condition on from the column drop-down list.
  5. Set the condition drop-down list. Condition options are available as a function of the column selected. For example, the conditions for the Severity column are is, is not, Higher than, and Lower than.
  6. Specify the value to be checked against by the condition. Depending on the type of column you are comparing against, you will need to select a severity level, enter a string, or specify a date or time.
  7. To add a search condition, click the add icon () and repeat steps 4 to 6. You can specify up to 11 search conditions. A search condition is added.
  8. To remove a search condition, press the remove icon () for that condition. The search condition is removed.
  9. To view the list of logged events your filter definition will return, click Search (). The logged events which match the filter conditions will be displayed under the Occurrences tab.
  10. If you want to save the filter, enter a name in the Filter Name field and click Save. The filter is saved.

Once saved, your filter definition is added to the Filter drop-down list in the toolbar.

Parent topic: Using Filters