(1) In OSI, a method for excluding certain types of events so that they are not reported.
(2) In a Tivoli environment, rules that determine which events are sent from an event adapter or displayed on an event console. Also used to determine which events a specific correlation rule will apply to.
(3) A logical expression of criteria that determines which events are forwarded to the application program that registers the event filter with the event sieve agent.
(4) The criteria that must be met by an event before a rule action is executed.
(5) A filter that specifies the event criteria for an event action plan. Events must meet the criteria specified in the event filter in order to be processed by the event action plan to which the filter is assigned.