Software Distributor Administration Guide (March 2009)

1.3.9.2 Filter...
Figure 1-7 Filter Dialog
The View→Filter... choice displays the Filter dialog (Figure 1-7: “Filter Dialog”,), which
lets you specify the type of filtering desired for each attribute.
The Operator menu button lets you specify the operator for a given attribute. The
following table presents the operator types:
Table 1-3 Operator Types
Displays objects regardless of the value of the attribute.
Any
Displays objects if their attribute value exactly matches the value specified
in the Value column.
Matches
Displays objects whose attribute value does not match the value specified in
the Value column.
Not
Displays objects if their attribute value is less than the value specified in the
Value column. Less than is defined as a lesser integer value or earlier in the
alphabet.
Less Than
Displays objects if their attribute value is greater than the value specified in
the Value column. Greater than is defined as a higher integer value or later
in the alphabet.
Greater Than
• For Matches and Not, use an asterisk (*)as a wildcard, and a question mark (?)
to match any single character.
• Select Apply to apply the changes made to the object list and leave the Filter dialog
open.
• Select OK to apply the changes and close the Filter dialog.
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