Selecting Files With Filters; How Selection Filters Work; Filters And Shaded Folders - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User Manual

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Selection filters let you identify specific volumes, folders and files to exclude from the backup, restore or
verify job. Click the Selection Filters button on the toolbar. Then specify the filter criteria for the job.
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.
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.
Data Protector Express applies these filter criteria at runtime, in effect unmarking any objects that do not
meet the criteria.
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, Data Protector Express temporarily deselects all files with a
creation date before 2004. 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.
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.
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.
When you apply a filter 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 with a shaded check box next to it.