Click the Monitor Only check box to see the match activity of the rule without Click Apply to save the rule settings.

Configuring Request Filtering 4-17 When results are expected, then disable Monitor Only to enforce the rule. See Section 4.4 for further information about the Monitor Only option.

e. Click Apply to save the rule settings.

8. Click the Request Filters Summary breadcrumb at the top of the page, or from the

Web Cache menu, select Administration and then Request Filters to navigate back to the Request Filters Summary page.

9. In the Format row, click Enable to enable the filter.

If you do not click Enable, Oracle Web Cache ignores any configured filter rules for this filter.

10. Click Apply to save the configuration for the request filter.

4.12 Deleting Rules for a Request Filter

To delete a rule for a request filter: 1. Navigate to the Web Cache Home page in Fusion Middleware Control. See Section 2.6.2 .

2. From the Web Cache menu, select Administration and then Request Filters.

The Request Filters Summary page displays. 3. Click the filter you want to modify.

4. From the Site list, select the site.

5. Select a rule in the table and click the Delete icon.

6. Repeat Step 5 for each additional rule you want to remove.

7. Click Apply to save the configuration for the request filter.

4.13 Monitoring Statistics for Request Filter Types and Rules

Fusion Middleware Control provides statistics for assessing the effectiveness of configured request filters and rules. By analyzing the rules, you can determine if you prioritized the rules incorrectly. For example, if the you notice a deny rule is matched but configured allow rules are never matched, then prioritize the allow rules first. If you make changes to the configuration settings for Oracle Web Cache, Oracle Web Cache disables the request-filter statistics and labels them as NA. To view request-filter statistics: 1. Navigate to the Web Cache Home page in Fusion Middleware Control. See Section 2.6.2 .

2. From the Web Cache menu, select Administration and then Request Filters.

The Request Filters Summary page displays.

3. Scroll to the far right, to view the Request Statistics and Post Allow Statistics.

The Request Statistics display the run time statistics for tracking how the configured request filters handle the incoming requests: ■ Matched Catch All: Displays the number of requests that matched the Catch All rules. ■ Matched Others: Displays the number of requests that matched the rules that were not Catch All requests.