# Benefits of filtering log entries

Efficient use of the logs requires that you filter the records displayed in the Logs view.

Filtering is done using the Query pane, which allows you to select the type of log data that it displayed. It also contains the follow tabs for filtering log data:

- Filter tab allows you to filter entries based on any information in the entries. The Log Data Context specifies the log data type.
- Senders tab allows you to filter entries according to the component that created the entry. Filtering by sender speeds up log browsing when there are many log sending components, but you are only interested in a limited set.
- Storage tab allows you to filter entries according to the servers on which the entries are stored.

Options on the three tabs allow you to set more filtering criteria.