Saving and Managing Filters

Filters that are created on-the-fly are not included in the Filters list on the Overview page by default. In order for the filter to be included in the list, it has to be saved using the Save filter button. This will bring up the Save Filter window, which can be used to assign a name to the filter and define how it should be saved. The filter can be saved in:

• Default filters
  The filter will be available in all sessions.

• Profiler project: <Project name>
  The filter will be available in all sessions that are included in the project.

• Current session
  The filter will only be available in the current session.

The filters list can be managed by using the Manage filters command. This will bring up a window where you can remove filters, add predefined filters, or reset the filters list to the default. It also provides the possibility to change the location of the filters issues, e.g. change Current session to Default filters.

The top part of this window is a table containing the current filters. The actual filters included depend on the Show filters setting (see below).

The following information is presented in the ignored issues table:

• Filter
  This column shows the name of the filter.

• Saved in
  This column shows where the filter is stored. This is the only column that can be modified. To change the location used the dropdown list to select any of: Session: <session name>, Project: <project name>,or Default filters.

Show ignored issues

This dropdown list defines what filters should be presented in the filters table. The available options are:

• (All filters)
  This option will include all filters in all loaded or active sessions, all issues in all loaded profiler projects, and the default ignored issues.

• (Combined session filters)
  This option will include all filters that will be included in the current session. It is a combination of the filters in the current session, the filters in the associated project, and the default filters.

• Default filters
  This option will only include the filters that are included in all sessions.

• Session: <session name>
  This option will only include filters from the selected session. There will be one session item available for each loaded or active session.

• Project: <project name>
  This option will only include filters in the selected profiler project. There will be one project item available for each loaded project.

Remove filter(s)

This button is used to remove the filters selected in the filters table.

Reset to default filters

This button is used to remove any user modifications of the filters, and restore the filters from the .NET Memory Profiler installation.

Add predefined filters

The Add predefined filters list used to add additional predefined filters to the filters list, or to re-add a previously removed pre-defined filter. To add predefined filters, select one or more filters to add, use the Add filter to drop-down list to select where the filter should be stored, and the click the Add filters button. For more information about the predefined filters, see Predefined Filters.