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Compaq creates helpful system utilities so that system administrators and engineers can
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be more productive at their jobs. Listed below are some useful tips all users should know
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while using Compaq IML Viewer. Most but not all of these tips are listed once again, for
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your convenience, in the margin of any procedural sections of this white paper. These
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tips are grouped by topic and include the following:
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Marking Events as Repaired
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A user must logon with administrative privileges to use the "Marked Repaired"
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feature in the Compaq IML Viewer. Otherwise, this feature is grayed out and
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unavailable to the user.
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If an IML entry is marked as repaired using the Compaq IML Viewer, the alerts on the
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Integrated Management Display will continue to flash. To clear these flashing alerts,
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view the events through the IMD.
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If an error occurs while marking multiple IML entries as "Repaired," check all marked
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To select more than one event, hold down the Ctrl key to select specific events or
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hold down the Shift key and select a specific group of events.
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If an IML entry has been marked as "Repaired" previously, the utility does not update
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the record; therefore, the Updated Time stamp will remain the same.
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The Mark Repaired feature is also available to the user by highlighting the specified
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event, then right-clicking on the mouse. The utility displays a secondary menu,
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where the user can choose to mark events as repaired.
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Sorting the IML
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The utility prints sorted information as it is displayed on the screen. The utility,
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however, does not save the sorted information in that format. It reverts back to
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displaying all entries. Sorting and filtering only affect printing, not saving or exporting
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the IML entries.
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The sort feature toggles between ascending and descending order for subsequent
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clicks on the column header of the same field.
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Filtering the IML
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The filtering feature allows users to specify which entries are displayed in the viewer.
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It is also a compound filter, thus allowing users to filter entries on more than one
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category.
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A quick and easy way to check if the Filter is on is to look at the right-hand side of the
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status bar. If a filter has been applied, the utility displays the word Filtered ;
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otherwise, the utility displays Not Filtered .
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