AutoEdit Variable Names

AutoEdit variable names have a maximum of 163 characters. The following characters can be used in AutoEdit variable names:

• any character from A through Z, both uppercase and lowercase
• any digits from 0 through 9
• the following special characters:
  • & (Ampersand)
  • $ (Dollar)
  • _ (Underscore)
  • # (Octothorp)
  • @ (At)
• the following hexadecimal values:
  • from x'41' through x'49'
  • from x'51' through x'59'
  • from x'62' through x'69'
  • x'71'
• the %% characters indicating an embedded variable name. Use these characters only when the embedded variable will be resolved when the actual user variable is accessed. For example, in a SET command:

  %%SET %%BACKUP_UNIT_%%WDAY=value

Note: BMC recommends that you do not use non-display hexadecimal values. As variable names beginning with $ are reserved for BMC use, do not use $ as the first character of user-defined variables.