Selection Filters; Specifying A Selection Filter; Selection Filter Button - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

Selection Filters

By default, Data Protector Express backs up all volumes, folders and files that have been marked for the
job. Selection filters let you identify specific criteria for excluding one or more of these marked objects.
The filter criteria is applied when the job runs, in effect unmarking any objects that do not meet the
criteria. Selection filters are optional. If no selection filter is specified, all of the files and folder that
have been marked will be backed up.
For example, suppose you want to exclude all files that were created before 2004. Access the Date Range
window for the Create range field. Select On or after for the Range type. Enter 1-Jan-2004 for the Starting
date. When you run the job, all files with a creation date before 2004 are dynamically deselected. They will
be excluded from the backup.
You can change the filter criteria at any time. You can also mark or unmark objects before running the
job. Data Protector Express does not apply the filter criteria to any marked object until it runs the job.
Similarly, when a selection filter is applied to a marked folder, this may result in no files from that folder
being selected. Although no files in that folder are selected, the folder will still appear marked. If any
new files that pass the filter criteria are created in that folder, they will be selected for the job.
The use of filters can cause unexpected behavior. It's recommended that you test any filters that you want
to use before using them for backup.
NOTE:
You cannot use selection filters to add unmarked objects to the job set. Selection filters are only used to
exclude marked objects from the job set.
NOTE:
The selection filters you specify are applied to all of the volumes, folders and files that have been marked
for the job. You cannot apply different filters to different folders or volumes in the same job.

Specifying a Selection Filter

To specify a selection filter for the job, click the Selection Filters button on the tool bar. Then specify
the filter criteria for the job.
Figure 67 Selection Filter Button
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