OPSVIEW System Control Option › How to Manage Switch Operations (Option 3.5) › Define Display Criteria

Define Display Criteria

Many of the displays can produce hundreds or even thousands of lines of information, making it tedious to locate specific items by scrolling through the list. You can limit the displayed information by defining display criteria.

To define display criteria

1. Place your cursor in the I= selection line under the field you want to request specific criteria.
2. Enter a specific item or use wildcard grouping on a common pattern match in the fields you want to limit and then press enter.

   The special characters asterisk (*) and question mark (?) can be placed in a character string, respectively representing multi- and single-character wildcard matching. A single asterisk (*) in any field, or omission of any masking character, is equivalent to no wildcarding.

   The resulting display contains only the requested information.

Example: Limit the Displayed Information

The I= selection option displays only cities in New Jersey starting with NEW:

 Sel Address______   City___________ St ZIP
 I= _______________  New*__________  NJ