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Working with Global Filters and Settings

You can set global filters and settings as part of configuring your CA User Activity Reporting Module server. Global settings are saved for the current session only and do not persist after you log off of the server, unless you select the option, Use as default.

A global quick filter controls the initial time interval on which to report, offers simple matching text filtering, and allows you to use specific fields and their values to affect the data that displays in a report.

A global advanced filter allows you to use SQL syntax and operators to scope your report data further. Global settings allow you to set a time zone, and to use special queries that retrieve data from other CA User Activity Reporting Module servers in a federation, as well as enabling automatic refresh of reports during viewing.

You should set global filters that make sense for use in multiple report areas. By setting options that narrow the global filter, you can control the amount of data that is shown in a report. The initial tasks for the global filters and settings include the following:

• Configure global quick filters to provide an initial time that affects the reports you view from this CA User Activity Reporting Module server
• Select federated queries in the Settings tab to see data from CA User Activity Reporting Module servers that you have federated under this server
• Decide whether you want reports to be refreshed automatically
• Set the interval at which you want the data in reports to be refreshed

Note: Setting the global filter so that it is too narrow or specific can prevent data from displaying in some reports.

More information:

Edit a Global Service Configuration

Edit a Local Service Configuration

Select Use of Federated Queries

You can select whether you want to execute queries on federated data. If you plan to use more than one CA User Activity Reporting Module server in a federated network, you may want to select the Use Federated Queries check box. This option enables you to gather event data for reporting from all of the CA User Activity Reporting Module servers that are federated to (acting as children of) this CA User Activity Reporting Module server.

You may also choose to turn off federated queries for a specific query, if you want to see data from only the current CA User Activity Reporting Module server.

To set use of federated queries

1. Log into the CA User Activity Reporting Module server.
2. Click the Show/Edit Global Filters button.

   The button is located to the right of the current CA User Activity Reporting Module server name and just above the main tabs.

3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Choose whether you want to use federated queries.

   If you do turn off the select federated queries option, reports that you view will not contain event data from any servers that you have configured as children of this server.

More information:

Configuring a CA User Activity Reporting Module Federation

Configure a CA User Activity Reporting Module Server as a Child Server

Configure the Global Update Interval

You can set the interval at which the CA User Activity Reporting Module services check for configuration changes. The default value, after installation, is five minutes, and is expressed in seconds. Setting this value for very long intervals may result in needed configuration changes being delayed in their application.

To configure the update interval

1. Log into the CA User Activity Reporting Module server and click the Administration tab.
2. Click the Services tab and then click the Global Configuration service node.
3. Enter a new value for the update interval.

   The default and recommended value is 300 seconds.