A mechanism which samples incoming event messages. If an event is the type specified in an event filter, and it matches the constraints specified in the filter, it is admitted to the TIAS server.

(1) 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.(2) In Tivoli NetView, 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.(3) In the Tivoli Enterprise Console product, the criteria that must be met by an event before a rule action is executed.

In a Tivoli environment, software that determines which events are forwarded to a specified destination. Filtering events helps to reduce network traffic. Tivoli administrators configure the event filters. In Tivoli NetView, a logical expression of criteria that determine which events are forwarded to the application program that registers the event filter with the event sieve agent. A filter is referred to as "simple" or "compound" depending on how it is handled by the filter editor.

an object that receives all events that are sent to this object

an object that receives another object's events before they reach the intended target