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Filtering settings through the Event filter panel
The event list can be sorted by defining the filtering criteria with the Event filter panel.The
Event filter panel is opened by clicking the Filter events button.
Note: The Event filter panel provides more accurate search results than column filter and
search options, because it initiates a search within the web UI server. Column filters only
search within the visible data items (for example the 100 latest events).
The Event filter panel contains the following components:
• Number of events in page spin box defines the number of events shown in a single
page. The values can range from 10 to 200. The default value is 100.
• Show events after has two boxes with which the date and time can be defined for
events occurring after the selected timestamp. The boxes can be empty.
• Show events before has two boxes with which the date and time can be defined for
events occurring before the selected timestamp. The boxes can be empty.
• Sort by drop-down lists define the sorting column and sorting direction. The default
setting is Event ID in ascending order. The latest added events appear at the top of the
event list, even if the event timestamps are not in chronological order.
The first Sort by drop-down list contains the following items:
• Event ID
• Starting time
• Category
• Severity.
The second drop-down list contains the following items:
• Ascending
• Descending.
• Category box contains all available categories with check boxes. The categories have
sub-categories. The categories are selected and unselected by clicking the check
boxes. Under Settings the Category box in the Event filter panel shows only the pre-
defined categories. In general all the categories are shown and selected by default.
• Severity box contains the types of events with check boxes. The icon representing the
severity of the event is shown next to the text. By default, all types are selected except
Detail. If no type is selected, the types are not prioritized at all. The box contains the
following types:
• Detail
• Notification
• Warning
• Fault
• Severe
• Filter events button makes the query to the server. After the query has succeeded,
the Event filter panel is hidden and the list of events is updated. If events do not fit to