When the "Test" button is pressed it passes a syslog message to your filter or action using the fields on the "Test Setup" page.
When testing a filter. If the values for the field that you are filtering against do not match then it will show a red cross beside the "Test" button.
To fix this you need to press the "Test Setup" button beside the "Test" button on the filter form. This will open up the "Test Message" form which shows you all the values that you are passing to the filter or action when you press the "Test" button.
To have the "Test" button show a green tick you will need to change whatever field that you are testing against to match what would cause the filter to become true. Just change the value in the matching fields input box on the "Test Message" page to match the value that you are filtering for. You should now be able to press the "Test" button and have it display a green tick.
When testing an action the fields on the "Test Message" page are sent to the action in the form of a syslog message. If the action is successful then you will receive a green tick. If the action failed for any reason you will receive a red cross.
For testing your filter and action setup we recommend that you download a copy of Kiwi SyslogGen from http://www.kiwisyslog.com/downloads. This program allows you to send test syslog messages to Kiwi Syslog Daemon
which is the ideal way to test your rules.