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How You Specify Message Filtering Criteria

The text of a received message is compared with the scan text specified on the Message Filter panel. For example, if you specify TESTMSG1 as the scan text, any message starting with those eight characters is considered a match, including TESTMSG12 and TESTMSG1 TESTING.

Note: If you want to capture a message that has leading blanks, do not specify the leading blanks on the message filter panel. However, on the Extended Message Filter panel, absolute position is important so leading blanks must be counted when using start position of text.

This message text can include wildcard characters. The default is the asterisk (*). You can specify the message text that triggers the rule if the execution conditions are met. You can also specify additional filters on further panels to check for various different conditions. To access those panels, enter E next to the message text (as shown in the following illustration).

 PROD------------------ EventView : Message Filter ----------------------TAPEMON
 Command ===>                                                    Function=UPDATE

 Ruleset Name ........ TAPEMON                        Rule Status ...+ ACTIVE  
 Short Description ... Mount request processing      

 . Expected Message -----------------------------------------------------------.
 |                                         S=ListPanels E=ExtFilter T=TestVars |
 |      Message Text  ( WildChar = * )                                  ExtFlt |
 | e    IEC501A                                                         NO     |
 ’-----------------------------------------------------------------------------’

 PROD----------------- EventView : Extended Message Filter ---------------------
 Command ===>                                                    Function=UPDATE

 Message Text ......... IEC501A
 Wildcard Character ... _
 Descriptor Code .....+ ____________
 Route Code ..........+ ____________
 Message ID ........... ____________ (of major line)
 System Name .......... ________

 . Message Text Analysis ------------------------------------------------------.
 |   Strt Word      Scan                                                       |
 |   Pos  Num  Opr  Text                                                       |
 | 1 ___  ___  ___  __________________________________________________________ |
 | 2 ___  ___  ___  __________________________________________________________ |
 | 3 ___  ___  ___  __________________________________________________________ |
 | 4 ___  ___  ___  __________________________________________________________ |
 | 5 ___  ___  ___  __________________________________________________________ |
 |                                                                             |
 | Expression ..... ____________________________________ e.g. (1 and (2 or 3)) |
 ’-----------------------------------------------------------------------------’

  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=OK
               F8=Forward   F9=Swap                  F11=Panels   F12=Cancel