Specifying Filter Inclusions and Exclusions
You can specify particular resources or filters to include or exclude in your filter. The filters that you include or exclude may contain further filters. You can select resources and filters from the list of those available in the CMDB, and you can also import resources from a .csv file.
If you import resources from a .csv file, the file may identify a computer by name, fully qualified domain name, or IP address. Any item that is not found in the CMDB is ignored.
The filter membership is determined by adding the inclusions to the query results, and then removing the exclusions. Filters and resources have no difference in priority.
This task is a step in the process for creating or modifying a filter.
To specify resources to include or exclude
- In the Symantec Management Console, on theManagemenu, clickFilters.
- In the left pane, click the filter that you want to modify.
- In the right pane, in theFilter Definitionpanel, underExplicit Inclusions and Exclusions, do any of the following:To include selected resources
- UnderInclusions, clickSelect a resource.
- In theSelect Resourceswindow, select the resources that you want to include, and then clickOK.
To include the resources that are listed in a file- UnderInclusions, clickImport from a file.
- In theSelect File to Importwindow, select the appropriate CSV file, and then clickOpen.
To exclude selected resources- UnderExclusions, clickSelect a resource.
- In theSelect Resourceswindow, select the resources that you want to exclude, and then clickOK.
To exclude the resources that are listed in a file- UnderExclusions, clickImport from a file.
- In theSelect File to Importwindow, select the appropriate CSV file, and then clickOpen.
The selected resources are listed beside the appropriate fields.
- To specify filters to include or exclude
- In the Symantec Management Console, on theManagemenu, clickFilters.
- In the left pane, click the filter that you want to modify.
- In the right pane, in theFilter Definitionpanel, underExplicit Inclusions and Exclusions, do any of the following:To include selected filters
- UnderInclusions, clickSelect a filter.
- In theSelect Filterswindow, select the filters that you want to include, and then clickOK.
To exclude selected filters- UnderExclusions, clickSelect a filter.
- In theSelect Filterswindow, select the filters that you want to exclude, and then clickOK.
The selected filters are listed beside the appropriate fields.