Configuring Usage Collection Filters

HPCA contains pre-configured collection filters by default. You can use these filters as models for creating new filters, or you can modify these filters to suit your needs.

Use the Usage Collection Filter Creation Wizard to create new usage collection filters. Use the Filter Details window to modify existing filters.

Caution: Configuring filters to collect usage data based on wildcard characters can cause the collection of a large amount of data that can, over time, create severe reporting performance issues as the database grows in size. HP strongly recommends that you create filters to collect data only for those applications that you want usage information for. Avoid collecting usage data for all applications.

To create a collection filter:

  1. On the Collection Filters page, click the Create New Filter toolbar button. This launches the Usage Collection Filter Creation Wizard.
  2. Follow the steps in the wizard to create and enable the new collection filter.

To enable collection filters:

  1. In the Filter list, select the filters that you want to enable by clicking the box to the left of the filter description.
  2. Click the Enable Selected Items toolbar button.
  3. Click OK to enable the selected filters. A status dialog shows you the result.
  4. Click Close to close the status dialog.

To modify an existing filter:

  1. In the Filter list, click the filter description link to open the Filter Details window.
  2. In the Filter Criteria area, type the specific filter criteria to use when collecting usage data. See Defining Usage Criteria for help in determining what criteria to select.
  3. Click Save.


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