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The IDERA SQL Compliance Manager Audit Event Filters view allows you to filter out specific SQL events in the audit data collected from the SQL Server instances and databases you are auditing. Use audit event filters to refine your audit data trail so that it contains only the events you need to track.

Available actions

Filtering

Allows you to filter the listed event filters by status, instance name, and description. Filtering includes a Save View feature that lets you select all of your filtering options, and then save the settings for future use. Click Load View to select a previously-saved view for use.

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Allows you to create a new event filter using a selected filter as a template. This action launches the New Event Filter wizard, each window populated with event criteria from the selected filter. You can change any event criterion to meet the goals of your new filter. SQL Compliance Manager stores the new event filter in the Repository. The selected filter remains unchanged.

New Event Filter wizard

SQL Server Event Type window

The SQL Server Event Type window of the New Event Filter wizard allows you to specify the type of SQL Server event you want to filter from your audit data.

Available actions

Select type of event to filter from your audit data

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Allows you to change your specified criteria at any time as you create your new filter. As you specify criteria using the New Event Filter wizard, the filter details grows to include these additional settings. To edit previously set criteria, click the corresponding setting.

SQL Server Object Type window

The SQL Server Object Type window of the New Event Filter wizard allows you to specify the type of SQL Server object affected by the filtered event. You can filter events that occur on specific audited databases and SQL Server instances.

Available actions

Select the SQL Server Objects

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Allows you specify the word or phrase the filter should use to identify objects affected by the event you want to filter from your audit data.

Finish Status Alert Rule window

The Finish Status Alert Rule window of the New Event Filter wizard allows you to review the filter details, select whether you want to Enable this filter now, and then click Finish. When you enable and complete this wizard, IDERA SQL Compliance Manager begins applying your filter criteria against audited events associated with the selected objects.

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