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For example, you can add a filter to report inventory data for a particular BIOS Name, then add
a second filter to further limit (or expand) the results, such as the BIOS Manufacturer. You then
might add another filter and use the Not operator to eliminate a certain BIOS Release Date
value from the search.
7 Click Add Filter to create a filter.
Use the drop-down menu to specify whether to combine filters using And or Or. This selection
also controls how the system combines filter sets. Depending on the item you select for the
filter, ZENworks provides a variety of filtering criteria, such as:
Alphanumeric (equal to / contains)
Date and time (before, after, relative, non-existent)
Size (<, >, =, and so on)
True/false
Has/doesn't have
For example, the following filter sets return all devices with 10 GB hard disk drives containing
less than 2 GB of free space:
8 Click Add Filter Set to create a new set of filters, then click Add Filter to add filters to the new
set.
For example, the following filter set returns all devices with more than 2 GB of free space that
are not made by the specified manufacturer:
New filters are always added to the newest filter set.
To delete a filter, select a filter's check box, then click Delete.
9 Click Next.
Use the Summary page to review the report information.
10 Click Finish to create the new report, then click OK on the Results page to return to the Reports
page.
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Novell recommends that you use the Message From This Type Object column only in conjunction
with other message and device columns and filters. If you add other types of columns or filters, the
message displayed in this column may be inaccurate. Known exceptions of device columns and
filters that also cause this inaccuracy are:
Device Code Page
Device Virtual Memory
Device Visible Memory
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