Filtering messages

Many log files are very large, and you might be interested only in a subset of the messages in them. To restrict the messages shown, apply a filter in Log Analyzer to display only the messages that match the filter criteria:

Apply an existing filter

To apply a defined filter, click the arrow beside the Manage Filters... icon: to choose a filter from those you have already created yourself and the default filters (such as "All error messages"). Filters are not cumulative, so, for example, if you apply a filter for "Error messages", and then apply one that you have created for "All MAILMAN messages", you get a list of "All MAILMAN messages", not "All MAILMAN error messages".

Apply no filter

To stop the effect of the currently applied filter, click the arrow beside the Manage Filters... icon and select No Filter.

Create a new filter when no filter is in force

If no filter is in force, click the Manage Filters... icon to open the Filters panel and create a new filter (see Adding a new filter for details on the filter options available).

Create a new filter when another filter is in force

To create a new filter when another filter is in force, click the arrow beside the Manage Filters... icon and select the Manage Filters... option. From the Add/Edit/Remove Filters window click New (see Adding a new filter for details on the filter options available).

Edit a filter currently in force

If you have applied a filter and want to edit it, click the Manage Filters... icon to open the Filters panel and edit the filter currently in force (see Adding a new filter for details on the filter options available).

Edit any other filter

To edit an existing filter, click the arrow beside the Manage Filters... icon and select the Manage Filters... option. From the Add/Edit/Remove Filters window select a filter to edit, and click Edit (see Adding a new filter for details on the filter options available).

Delete (remove) a filter

To delete a filter, click the arrow beside the Manage Filters... icon and select the Manage Filters... option. From the Add/Edit/Remove Filters window click Remove.