Avocent DSView - Table 1.5: Filter Field Text Strings

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NOTE: Searches are non-case sensitive.
To filter the list in the current window:
1. From a window containing a Filter field, type a text string in the field. Searches are not
case sensitive.
2. Click Filter. A filtered list of the information in the window will be displayed.
3. Click Clear to return to a non-filtered list.
Table 1.5: Filter Field Text Strings
Typed in the Filter Field Results
<String>
Displays a filtered list of items that contain the word specified. For example,
typing email would list any items that contain the word “email.”
“<String>”
Displays a filtered list of items containing the exact phrase, including spacing
and punctuation, surrounded by quotation marks. For example, typing email
server will display items that contain the phrase, “email server.” The DSView
management software will provide a closing quotation mark if it is omitted.
(<String>)
Overrides the default (that is, left to right) order of precedence during evaluation
of a filter string using parenthesis (). For example, searching for email or Email
and server or service would be the equivalent of
( ( ( email or Email ) and server ) or service )
which may not be the intended search. The user may choose to instead group
the search terms with parenthesis, such as using ( email or Email ) and
( server or service ).
<String1> AND <String2>
Displays the items that contain both of the strings of text. For example, typing
email AND server will display items named email-server-3, email-server-2,
server email and so on.
<String1> OR <String2>
Displays all items that contain at least one of the strings of text. For example,
typing email OR server will find any items that contain the string email or the
exact string server.
NOT <String>
Displays all items that do not contain the string of text. For example, typing NOT
email will display all items except those containing email (email, email server,
email-server-1 and so on will not display).
*
Acts as a wildcard before and/or after a text string. For example, typing
emailserver* and clicking Filter will display items with emailserver at the
beginning (emailserver, emailserverbackup and so on). Typing *emailserver
and clicking Filter will display items ending with emailserver
(obsolete_emailserver, betaemailserver and so on). Typing *emailserver* and
clicking Filter will display items containing emailserver in any part of the name
(emailserver, emailserverstore, tdemailserver, tdemailserver1, newemailserver
and so on.)