Defining a Filter Condition (External Applications)

You define the filter conditions for the Object Filter property using the Filter Condition Editor.

To use the Filter Condition Editor

  1. With the External Applications node selected in the navigation pane, select the launch definition in the display pane.

  2. In the details pane, select the Object Filter property and click the ellipsis () on the right.

    The Object Filter Editor appears.

  3. Click the New button to create a new filter condition, or click an existing filter condition and then click the Edit button to edit an existing filter condition.

    The Filter Condition Editor appears.

  4. Complete Step 1 in the Filter Condition Editor by selecting the object class you want to filter on. Only managed objects in the class you select can pass the filter. Choose Objects if you want to filter on all managed objects currently defined on the Operations Sentinel server.

    If you want to include all the managed objects that belong to the object class you selected in Step 1 of the Filter Condition Editor, you only need to complete Step 1 of the Filter Condition Editor. Close the Filter Condition Editor and the Object Filter Editor.  

    If you do not want to include all the managed objects that belong to the object class, continue to the next step.

  5. Complete Step 2 in the Filter Condition Editor by selecting which of the properties of the object class you selected in Step 1 you want to filter on. This further narrows the managed objects that pass the filter condition.

    Select the check box of the desired property or properties of the object class you want to filter on. As you select each check box, the property is added to the box in Step 3.

  6. Complete Step 3 in the Filter Condition Editor. This step allows you to enter the expressions used to test each managed object. Each expression is essentially a rule you specify for filtering managed objects against the property. You can create the rules using regular expressions or plain text, along with a comparison operator.

    Click the link () next to the property to specify the expression for filtering on the this property. The Property Filter Editor appears.

  7. In the Property Filter Editor, complete the following steps:

    1. Select the comparison operator for the property filter.

    2. In the text box, enter a regular expression or plain text.

      • If you want the text to be case-specific, select the use Case Sensitive comparison check box.

      • If you use a regular expression, select the use Regular Expression check box. You can also click the link next to this check box to display examples of regular expressions.

  8. Click OK to close the Property Filter Editor.

  9. Repeat steps 6, 7, and 8 to add additional filter conditions.

  10. Click OK to close the Filter Condition Editor.

  11. In the Object Filter Editor, enable or disable the filter conditions you just defined.

    • To enable a filter condition, select the check box next to the desired filter condition.

    • To disable a filter condition, clear the check mark next to the filter condition.

  12. Click OK to close the Object Filter Editor, or New to create additional filter conditions.

    You can view the filter conditions you specified in the Object Filter property, which appear in the form of Boolean expressions.

  13. Test the launch definition before you save it. Once it is saved, the external application is available to all users.

  14. Save your changes.