Implementing Status Monitor Filters › Add a Status Monitor Filter

Add a Status Monitor Filter

You add a filter from the Status Monitor Filter List panel.

Follow these steps:

1. Access the Status Monitor Filter List.
2. Press F4 (Add).

   The Status Monitor Filter panel appears.

   Note: If you decide not to add the filter, press F12 (Cancel) to cancel the operation any time before Step 5.

3. Complete the Name and Description fields in the Filter Definition window.

   Note: Press F1 (Help) for a description of the fields.

   You identified the new filter.

4. Specify a Boolean expression in the Filter Expression window.

   You specified the filter criteria.

5. Press F3 (File).

   The new definition is saved.

Status Monitor Filter Panel

The Status Monitor Filter panel specifies the details of a Status Monitor filter. The operation that you are performing is displayed at the top right of the panel, for example, Function=UPDATE.

The panel contains two windows. The Filter Definition window identifies the filter by name and description, and the Filter Expression window specifies the Boolean expression that defines the filter.

Example: Define a Status Monitor Filter

This example defines a filter, NOTOK. The filter enables an operator to monitor resources that have a logical state other than OK. The following panel shows the completed filter:

 PROD--------- Automation Services : Status Monitor Filter ------Function=UPDATE
 Command ===>                                                   Scroll ===> CSR

 . Filter Definition ----------------------------------------------------------.
 | Name ......... NOTOK                                                        |
 | Views ........                                                              |
 | Description .. Resources that are not OK                                    |
 | Last Updated at 15.09.30 on WED 29-MAY-2013 by USER01                       |
 ’-----------------------------------------------------------------------------’
 . Filter Expression ----------------------------------------------------------.
 |                                                                             |
 |                                                  D=Delete I=Insert R=Repeat |
 |      ”(” Field              Opr Value                         Gen ”)” Bool  |
 |          LOGSTAT            ¬=  OK                                          |
 |     **END**                                                                 |

The filter expression causes a Status Monitor to display only resources that have a logical state that is not OK.

How You Define the Status Monitor Filter Expression

Use the Filter Expression window on the Status Monitor Filter panel to specify the Boolean expression that defines the filter. The expression uses resource attributes as criteria to determine what to display on the Status Monitor.

To display the list of valid values for a field, enter a question mark (?) in the field.

The following action codes helps you enter the expression:

D

Deletes the selected line.

I

Inserts a blank line after the selected line.

R

Repeats a selected line.