Searching Console User Events

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USM Anywhere includes several filters displayed by default. These filters enable you to search for your items of interest. You can either filter your search, or enter what you are looking for in the search field, which is in the upper-left corner of the page.

Note: The management of filters is similar to that for assets. See Managing Filters for more information.

This table includes the filters displayed by default in the main page of the Console User Events page.

Filters Displayed by Default in the Main Console User Events Page
Filter Name Meaning
Last 24 Hours Filter system events Any traffic or data exchange detected by LevelBlue products through a sensor or external devices such as a firewall. triggered in the last hour, last 24 hours, last 7 days, last 30 days, or last 90 days. You can also configure your own period of time by clicking the Custom Range option. This option enables you to customize a range. When you click Custom Range, a calendar opens. You can choose the first and last day to delimit your search by clicking the days on the calendar or entering the days directly. Then select the hours, minutes, and seconds by clicking the specific box. Finally, select AM or PM.
Event Name Filter system events by the short, user-readable description of the system event.
Username Email of the user who triggered the event.
Type Type of object,

The number between brackets displayed by each filter indicates the number of items that matches the filter. You can also use the filter controls to provide a method of organizing your search and filtered results.

The following table shows the icons displayed with each filter box.

Icons Next to the Filter Title
Icon Meaning
Sort the filters alphabetically.
Sort the filters by number of items that matches them.

In the upper-left side of the page, you can see any filters you have applied. Remove filters by clicking theicon next to the filter. Or clear all filters by clicking Reset.

Selected Filter on the Console User Events Main Page

Note: When applying filters, the search uses the logical AND operator if the used filters are different. However, when the filter is of the same type, the search uses the logical OR operator.

Those filters that have more than 10 options include a Filter Values search field for writing text and making the search easier. If there are more than 50 search results, a icon appears to the right of the Filter Values search field. Click this icon to download a CSV containing up to 1024 results.

USM Anywhere enables you to toggle the mode of search. The available modes are Standard and Advanced. You can change from one mode to the other by clicking the icon or clicking the icon located in the upper left corner of the page.

Standard Mode

This mode enables you to select one value per filter at the same time, and then the search is automatically performed. This mode is on by default.

To activate the standard mode when the advanced mode is on

  1. Go to Settings > Console User Events.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click the icon.
  3. This turns the icon gray, .
  4. Note: If you exit the advanced mode and the selected filters are not compatible with the standard mode, a warning dialog box opens to inform you the current filters will be removed.

Advanced Mode

Advanced mode enables you to select more than one value per filter at the same time. This mode is off by default.

To activate the advanced mode

  1. Go to Settings > Console User Events.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click the icon to activate the advanced mode.
  3. This turns the icon green, .

To perform a search in the advanced mode

  1. Go to Settings > Console User Events.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click the icon to activate the advanced mode.
  3. This turns the icon green, .

  4. Click the filters that you want to select.

    The selected filters display inside a dashed rectangle.

    Selected Filters on the Advanced Search Mode

  5. In the lower-left corner of the page, click Apply Filters. Or in the upper side of the page, click Apply.

    The result of your search displays.

To search using the NOT operator

  1. Go to Settings > Console User Events.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click the icon to activate the advanced mode.
  3. Click the filter that you want to exclude.
  4. In the filter group, click Not.

    Important: You have to select a filter to see this operator.

    Note: The selected filter displays the icon and the filter chiclet is labeled in red.

    Not Operator

    Not Operator

    Not Operator

    Not Operator

    Not Operator

    Not Operator

    Not Operator

    Not Operator

    Important: Some filters don't include the NOT operator (for example, Services or Software).

  5. Click Apply.

To search all values of a filter

  1. Go to Settings > Console User Events.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click the icon to activate the advanced mode.
  3. Select a filter title to select all filters below that title.

Searching Console User Events by Using the Search Field

To search for Console User Events using the search field

  1. Go to Settings > Console User Events.
  2. Enter your query in the search field.
  3. If you want to search for an exact phrase having two or more words, you need to put quotation marks around the words in the phrase. This includes email addresses (for example, "bob@mycompany.com").

    Note: Wildcard characters are considered as literal characters.

  4. Click the icon.

Console User Events Search Field

The result of your search displays with the items identified.

Filter Console User Events by Username

USM Anywhere enables you to search your console user events by username. You have these options to filter events by that field:

  • From the Console User Events page by using the username filter
  • From the Users List page

To filter console user events by the username from the users list page

  1. Go to Settings > Users.
  2. Click the icon.
  3. User Lists option

  4. Select the option View account events.
  5. The console user events page opens displaying the events related to that username.

    Console User Events page filtered by username