This technote describes how to reduce the loading time for large compound filters in versions 3.5 and below.

Situation:

Trying to save a compound filter composed of a few hundred filters takes a long time, sometimes in excess of five minutes depending on the computer. The load and save time for the compound filter will increase significantly when the total number of filters approaches 400. This problem will appear when the filter is saved and also when it is loaded during the launch of the netOctopus Administrator. This is also true if these 400 filters are not part of a compound filter, but exist as simple filters.

Problem:

Large compound filters composed of 400 or more filters take a long time to save. The same problem occurs as the filter is getting loaded when the netOctopus Administrator is launched. This happens when the number of filters approaches 400. The problem will also appear if this big compound filter is assigned to a template window, and that template window is saved and loaded again.

Solution:

To bypass this problem do the following:

1. Create the filter in the Filters window.
2. On the Mac, drag the filter from the Filters window to the desktop. Then drag and drop it onto a template window to apply that filter. An alternative is to copy the filter and paste it into the Scrapbook. Then you can copy and paste it from here onto the template window that you want to apply it to.

2. On the PC, copy the filter from the Filters window and paste it into the Clipbook Viewer. Then you can save it as a Clipbook Viewer document. When you want to apply this filter to a template window, open the Clipbook Viewer document and then copy and paste the filter onto the template.
3. To ensure that the filter does not get loaded when the netOctopus Administrator is launched, delete the filter from the Filters window.

Please note this problem has been resolved in the netOctopus 3.5.2 Administrator since the loading time for large compound filters have been significantly improved.

Summary:

The loading time for large compound filters in versions 3.5 and below can be reduced by taking the steps presented in this technote.