Help for IP Connection Filters
This help page explains how to customize the order, priority, and groups of connections to be displayed or filtered on the previous connections page. The previous connections page will be either the IP Connections page or the DVIPA Connections page. Filtering connections will increase manageability on the previous page. Filtering set on the IP Connection Filters page will be applied to both the IP Connections page and the DVIPA Connections page the next time these pages are displayed. You can also choose to sort the resulting list using either logical AND or logical OR and in either ascending or descending order. The default is to sort the resulting list in ascending order using logical AND.
Filter Name
The current filter settings are displayed. The filter names are as follows:
Filter Setting
The Filter Setting shows the data to be displayed on the previous connections page. A blank or '*' in an input field indicates that no filtering of data is to be performed on that field. If an operator enters 'TSO' in the Application (APPL) field, any session that begins with the string 'TSO' will be displayed.
Multiple input fields can be specified. Enter a filter setting by clicking into the input field next to the corresponding filter name. Be aware that the data you enter in an input field is case sensitive.
For the IP address filter setting, a trailing wildcard '*' is supported. For example, entering 134.* will return all IP addresses that begin with 134.
Sort Order
To specify the sort order, click on the dropdown box next to the corresponding filter name. The sort order is used when the connections page is displayed. If an operator selects '1' in the Application (APPL) field and '2' in the IP Address field, the connections displayed will first be sorted by the Application (APPL) field. If there are identical Application (APPL) entries, they will then be sorted by the IP Address field. You must specify 1, 2, 3, and 4 to update the filters.
Logical Operator
Choose either the Sort using Logical OR radio button or the Sort Using Logical AND radio button to specify the logical operator to be used for the filtering criteria set in the filter settings input field. The 'OR' operator causes connections that match ANY of the specified criteria to be displayed. The 'AND' operator causes connections that match ALL of the specified criteria to be displayed.
Ascending/Descending Order
Choose either the Sort in Ascending Order radio button or the Sort in Descending Order radio button.
Update Filters
Click on the Update Filters button to change the current filter settings to the new settings entered on this page. If the filter settings are updated successfully then the previous connections page will be displayed with the new filter settings in use and a message logged to the History Log. If the filter settings are not updated successfully then an error message is displayed and the filter settings will remain unchanged.
Reset Filters
Click on the Reset Filters button to set the filter options to the standard default settings. The default settings are set to have no filtering.
Return/Cancel
Click on the Return/Cancel button to return to the previous connections page. If you did not click on the Update Filters button then any changes you made to this page will not take effect.