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Monitor View Resources Tab

The Resources tab is the second of four tabs when you add or manage a Monitor View. It decides which Resources the Monitor View shows, and so which problems its users see and its Alarm Plugins alert on. Filters keep the view up to date by themselves: a Resource that a new deployment adds is in the view as soon as it matches a filter, with no change to the view.

Understanding include and exclude filters

graph LR ALL["fa:fa-lightbulb All Resources"] --> INC["fa:fa-filter Include filters
OR between them"] INC --> EXC["fa:fa-ban Exclude filters
AND NOT"] EXC --> MV["fa:fa-display Resources in
the Monitor View"] style ALL fill:#2678BD,color:#fff style INC fill:#93d16d style EXC fill:#c33d34,color:#fff style MV fill:#3F827B,color:#fff

Every Resource (blue) that matches any include filter (green) is in the view, unless an exclude filter (red) removes it; the rest is what the Monitor View shows (teal).

Resources tab

💡Manage Resources to include (or exclude) in the Monitor View

The Nodinite Administrator can select which Resources to include in the Monitor View. The filtering feature makes use of one or more include or exclude filters to determine which Resources are included in the view. You can include all resources from specific Monitoring Agents, filter by Application or Category (maintained in the Applications Overview and Categories Overview), or select specific resources. You can also exclude specific resources after including them. The layout and filtering options give you maximum flexibility to create views that match your operational needs. This feature has changed significantly in recent versions to provide more intuitive and powerful resource selection.

In the 'Resources included in Monitor View' panel; Click the Edit button to manage which Resources are included in this Monitor View.

Note

There is a checkbox on each filter entry to include or exclude that filter. This allows you to create complex combinations of included and excluded resources. For example, you could include all resources from a specific Monitoring Agent but then exclude certain critical resources for a more focused view. Include filters have an 'OR' relationship, while exclude filters have an 'AND' and 'NOT' relationship, giving you powerful control over the final set of resources in the view.

Assign Resources to Monitor View dialog with an include filter by Monitoring Agent, Category, Application, and Resource Name
Resource selection dialog showing filtering options by Monitoring Agents, Categories, Applications, and Resources with include/exclude checkboxes.

Input field Purpose Note Single Selection Multi Selection using a filter
Monitoring Agents Select one or more Monitoring Agents to include all their Resources This is a broad filter that includes everything from the selected agents ✅ Yes ❌ No
Categories Select one or more Categories to include their resources This allows you to include resources based on their functional grouping ✅ Yes ❌ No
Applications Select one (single selection mode) or more Applications (By name mode) to include their resources This allows you to include resources based on the application they belong to ✅ Yes ✅ Yes (By Name mode, a filter is required)
Resource Name Search and select specific Resources by name This is a precise filter for including specific resources by filter ❌ No ✅ Yes (a filter is required)

Filter Logic

Resource name filters support SQL LIKE pattern syntax. Review the Microsoft SQL documentation for complete details.

Wildcard Description Example
% Any string of zero or more characters %computer% matches any name containing "computer"
_ (underscore) Any single character _ean matches "Dean", "Sean", "Jean" (4 letters ending in "ean")
[a-f] or [abc] Any single character within the specified range or set [C-P]arsen matches "Carsen", "Larsen", "Marsen" (starting with C through P)
[^a-f] or [^abc] Any single character NOT within the specified range or set de[^l]% matches "design", "desync" but NOT "dell" or "delete"

Pattern Examples

  • Order% – Matches "Order", "OrderReceiver", "OrderProcessing"
  • %_Error – Matches any name that ends with "Error" and has at least one character before it (like "ZError", "QueueError")
  • [A-Z][0-9]% – Matches names that start with a letter followed by a digit (like "A1Orders")
  • Service[^_] – Matches "ServiceA", "ServiceX" but NOT "Service_" patterns

Click on the filter to see a preview of which resources will be included in the view based on that filter. This allows you to validate your filter criteria before saving the view.

Resource filter preview pane before a filter is modified or clicked
Filter preview pane showing no results when no filter criteria are entered or no Resources match the current selection.

If you have a large number of resources that match the filter criteria, the preview will show a capped list with a message indicating that not all resources are shown. This helps you understand the scope of your filter without overwhelming you with too much information in the preview. Resource filter preview capped at the first matches of 810 Resources found
Filter preview showing a sample of matching Resources (capped at maximum display) with message indicating total count exceeds preview limit.

Tip

Include or Exclude? Click the checkbox next to each filter entry to use that filter as either include or exclude.

Add Filter

Click the Add Filter button to create a new filter entry. You may need to toggle the checkbox to include or exclude the filter after adding it. Add Filter button in the Assign Resources dialog
"Add Filter" button interface for creating a new resource filter entry with options to include or exclude specific Monitoring Agents, Categories, Applications, or Resources.

Add Specific Resources

If you want to include (or exclude) specific Resources without using the broader filters, you can use the Add Specific option. This allows you to search for and select individual resources to include in the view. You can also use this option to exclude specific resources after including them with broader filters. Add Specific button in the Assign Resources dialog
Search interface for finding and selecting individual Resources to include or exclude, useful when you need fine-grained control over resource selection.

You may need to toggle the checkbox to include or exclude the filter after adding it.

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