In the Column filter tab of the Device filters dialog, you can search for devices that fulfill the criteria you enter. The tab contains the following columns and fields:

• Column

  This column lists the searchable columns in the Devices page. For each of these columns, you can select a filter and enter a filter value.

• Filter

  In this drop-down list, you can choose the filter operator you want use for the current filter. You can choose among the following operators:

  Not equals: To match the filter, the current column must not match the filter value in the current column. Example: User Not equals nif matches all users except nif.

  Equals: To match the filter, the current column must match the filter value exactly. Example: User Equals nif matches nif, but not nifa or enif.

  Contains: To match the filter, the current column must include the filter value. Example: User Contains nif matches nif and nifa and enif. This corresponds to the way the standard filter works.

  Starts with: To match the filter, the current column must begin with the filter value. Example: User Starts with nif matches nif and nifa, but not enif.

  Ends with: To match the filter, the current column must end with the filter value. Example: User Ends with nif matches nif and enif, but not nifa.

  These filter operators can be selected for all columns, except Version, which only allows the Contains filter, and Bootstrapped, to which no filter operator can be applied.

• Filter value

  In this field you enter the value you want to match against the device information from the current column. For the Phone model, Platform, Country, and Operator name columns, DME generates a list of the existing values in the system.

  

  The list will shrink as you type in the text field.

• Specific search

  If you mark this checkbox, DME will evaluate all your filters at the same time - only those devices that match all the criteria will be shown. If the checkbox is not marked, devices that match any of the criteria will be shown.

  In technical terms, marking the checkbox puts an AND between the criteria; leaving it unchecked puts an OR between the criteria.

The Group filter tab shows a list of the manually created groups on your system. For more information about groups, see Group management.

Click the plus and minus icons to expand or collapse the available group types (Country, Operator, Platform, OS, Model, and Local group). In each group type, you can select one or more groups. When you click Apply, the Devices tab will show the devices that are currently assigned to the selected groups.