Exclude Lines Based on Strings

The Exclude option (Option 3 – Exclude lines based on strings) operates almost identically to the Include option. For view and print ruler it differs in that it determines lines to be excluded from the report based on strings. For mask ruler it differs in that it determines lines to be excluded from the masking process based on strings. Since it identifies lines to be excluded, color and highlight parameters are unnecessary and do not appear in the Exclude screen. Logical operators work on the Exclude screen just as they do on the Include screen.

Rulers Containing Both Include and Exclude Criteria

When your ruler contains both include and exclude criteria, the include strings are searched first and the exclude strings afterwards. A line meeting both inclusion and exclusion criteria, or a line not meeting either include or exclude criteria, is excluded.