You change the filter conditions to narrow what is displayed in the Alarms pane, Events pane, Alarm View, or Event View.
When you do not need to reuse the changes made to the filter conditions, you temporarily change the user filter. In this case, the changes are no longer available when you close the pane or View or log off from WorkStation.
If you want to save the changes made to the filter conditions, you can save the user filter as a favorite before closing the pane or View and before logging off from WorkStation. For more information, see Favorites .