New/Edit Filter window

The New Filter and Edit Filter windows are typically accessed via the Filters window when the File > New Filter... or File > Edit Filter... menu commands or the corresponding toolbar buttons are chosen.

This window is divided into four pages. Below is a brief description of each; click on the page name for more information about each:

Summary: The first page includes fields where you can name this filter and write comments about it, plus an overview of the other pages.

Options: This page lets you specify how this filter should be categorized: for unchanged, for changed, and/or for failures. Some filters are useful for all, but some are only appropriate for a specific type of event.

Filter Kind: Choose the filter plug-in on this page. Simon uses plug-ins to provide the actual filter functionality, allowing greater flexibility and expandability.

Auto Pause: This feature allows you to suspend this filter for all tests that use it, on specified days (or any day) and times. Normally you'd probably want to auto-pause a test instead, but this is a quick way to pause a kind of filter for many tests.