•”Customizing the Asset Status Filter for Chargeback” on page 590

•”Hiding Filters in Chargeback Manager” on page 590

About Filtering Assets

The management server provides several types of filters to specify which assets you want Chargeback to display.

You can use all the filters at once or you can use just one of them. You can filter assets by:

•Status

•Element type

For example, assume you need a host to install an application, but you are not too sure which hosts are in use. You could set the filters so that only hosts with a status of "in use" are displayed. You could then click the element to find contact information for the owner.

You could also use the filters to find out which elements are missing or repaired. For example, assume you want to find out which hosts are missing or repaired.

You could do the following:

•Set the filter to display only hosts by selecting the Host option from the Show Element Type combo box.

•Click the Custom button next to the Show Status combo box. Verify that only Missing and Repaired are selected. Click OK.

Once you set all of your filters, you would click the Apply Filters button.

Selecting an Element Type for Chargeback

You can filter by element type, so only certain types of elements are displayed. For example, you can specify that only hosts are displayed.

To filter by element type, select an option from the Show Element Type drop-down menu in Chargeback. When you are asked if you want to apply your changes, click Yes. If you want to apply your changes at a later time you can click No and then, click the Apply Filters button when you are ready for your changes to take effect. Chargeback displays only the elements you specified in your filter.

Table 135 Element Types

Element Type

Description

 

 

Applications

Displays only applications, such as

 

Microsoft Exchange and Oracle.

 

 

Host

Displays only hosts.

 

 

Switch

Displays only switches.

 

 

Storage System

Displays only storage systems.

 

 

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