Creating a Filter

The procedure for filtering objects in the organization tree is as follows:

Select Create filter in the object window.
The Filter Editor is opened.
Select the Object Type for which you want to define conditions.
Conditions in a filter must belong to the same object type!
Specify the conditions that are to be valid for the objects.
Drag the selected properties from the left to the right area and specify an operator and a value for each property.
For some values, there are existing entries in the database you can select; for other values you can enter text in a text area. You can enter * as wildcard. Case sensitivity is not considered!
You can negate the individual properties using the icon bar, you can move the properties per Drag & Drop, link them with AND/ OR or delete them.
The following operators are available:
= - value is equal
!= - value is unequal
NULL - no value available
NOT NULL - value available
Contained in - value is the same as one of the values specified as parameter.
The individual values must be in inverted commas and separated by commas.
Example: 'value1','value2','value3'
Not contained in - value does not match any of the values specified as parameter. Syntax as described above.
Is in range from to/Is not in range from to - for properties of type IPv4 address/ IPv6 address
>=/<= - comparison depends on the type of data
When filtering for a specific Parent container ID, you can select the Include children option, if required.
There is no syntax check for wrong entries. Make sure that the entries are syntactically correct!
Click OK to apply the filter.
The filter is applied to the object list immediately.
Use the Reset filter command to remove a filter, or the Save filter command to save and reuse the filter.
See also: Using and Saving Filters