Globally Excluding Devices

By globally excluding devices, you can apply exclusion rules to all devices in a view. This feature is particularly beneficial for views containing many devices. You exclude all devices in a view based on the device having a topic value in a particular range. Remove devices when you no longer want to track them or to reduce clutter.

To globally exclude devices from the view:

  1. Follow steps 1 through 3 in Starting a View from the Starting a Live View Session section.
  2. Select the Control Panel icon.
    Select the Control Panel icon
  3. Select the global Edit Exclusion Filters icon associated with the device.
    Select the global Edit Exclusion Filters icon

    The Edit Exclusion Filters panel displays.

  4. In the Edit Exclusion Filters panel, select the Add Filter icon.
    Select the Add Filter icon

    The Add Filter Wizard panel displays.

  5. In the Add Filter Wizard panel, select a topic.
    Select a topic
  6. Select Next. The Add Filter Wizard panel expands to include a list of colors associated with the selected topic.
    Exclude by topic and color
    Select one or more colors for the selected topic to exclude the device. When the device's topic turns the color of any of the selected colors, the device is removed from the view.
  7. Select Save. The Edit Exclusion Filters panel displays, showing the selected topic and selected colors to use to exclude the device.
    The selected exclusion topic and colors
  8. You can add more filters by performing steps 2 through 5 until you have used all available topics.
    Multiple exclusion filters

    Select Save and, in the Control Panel, select Apply for your changes to take effect.

    Note: You can edit or delete the exclusion filters by selecting the Edit or Delete icons in the Edit Exclusion Filters panel.

Note: After selecting Save in the Edit Exclusion Filters panel, you must select Apply in the Control Panel for your changes to take effect.