Filter Selection Dialog Options

A filter can be applied to almost every column in the Trace Viewer display. Filters follow one of two formats. They will either provide a list of possible values that you can filter for, or a text box where you can enter words that the column must contain.

In every case, there will be a NOT option that allows you to reverse the effect of each filter.

The Filter Selection dialog provides a number of options for filtering the Trace Viewer’s list. The elements of the Filter Selection dialog are described below to help assist you in filtering data.  Note the left and right arrows at the beginning of the list of tabs. Depending on your monitor resolution, you may need to use these to see the tabs at the end of the list.

Example of a Pick Filter (Direction)

For every instance of a pick filter, a list of the available values for each column will be displayed in the dialog.  Select each value you want to filter for (or exclude, if using the NOT option) and then select the Apply button. You select an option by clicking in the Pick column.

The filter is cleared by removing all of the checkmarks from the Pick column.

Example of a Text Filter (RPC Data/Parameters)

For every instance of a text filter, enter the words you wish to filter for (or exclude, if using the NOT option) in the space provided.  Partial words are acceptable but wildcards are not.  Spaces count as characters to be filtered for. New line characters are ignored unless the new line character is the first character in the filter.  Note the extra line in the following image.  The leading new line in this example will cause the filter to fail to find any matches.  Leaving a new line character behind when clearing a filter is an easy mistake to make.