The state view in Operations Manager 2007 is like most other view types in that you use the Criteria tab in the Properties dialog box of the view to define which objects you want shown in your view. You then you use the Display tab to customize how the data looks in your view. Each section of the Criteria tab adds an additional filter to your view. For more information about view types, see Views in Operations Manager 2007.

By default, your new view is listed in the Favorite Views node in the My Workspace pane. As an operator you can create views in the My Workspace pane. You must have the rights of the Author role to create a view in the Monitoring pane.

To create a state view

  1. Log on to the computer with an account that is a member of the Operations Manager Operator role for the Operations Manager 2007 management group.

  2. In the Operations console, click the My Workspace button.

  3. In the My Workspace pane, click My Workspace, point to New, and then click State View. The Properties dialog box of your new state view displays.

  4. Type a descriptive name for the state view in the Name box, and then type a short description in Description.

  5. On the Criteria tab, click the ellipses () next to the Show data related to box. The Select a Target Type dialog box displays a list of the object types available in your management group. Click to select the object type that most specifically describes the objects that you want to view, and then click OK. The object type you select is listed in the Show data related to box. If you want to narrow the focus of the view, you can also click the ellipses () next to Show data contained in a specific group. Click a group to filter the objects shown in your view, and then click OK. For more information about targeting, see Targeting in Operations Manager 2007.

    Note
    If you do not see the object type that you want, click View all targets and then type a word or phrase in Look for to filter the displayed list.
  6. Use the check boxes provided to select individual criteria to apply additional filters to the objects that you want to display in your view. You might need to further define the criteria in the Criteria description box.

  7. Click the Display tab. By default, all columns in your state view display. Click to deselect one or more columns that you do not want to display. Choose how you want to sort the objects in your view in Sort columns by. The Preview section displays how the state view looks before it is customized.

  8. Click OK to create the view. Your new view is now listed under My Workspace, Favorite Views.

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