Character Masking

For fields that support masking, mask characters function as follows:

For fields that do not automatically support prefixing, a prefix value can be specified by ending the selection string with an asterisk.

Examples

Assume the following names exist: A3, M, M3, M01, M03, M13, M23, M33, M103, M435, M2243.

Table 19 Masking Examples

Entry	Matching values
*	All the above values
M?3	M03, M13, M23, M33
M?3*	M03, M13, M23, M33, M435
M??3	M103
M*3	M3, M03, M13, M23, M33, M103, M2243
M*	M, M3, M01, M03, M13, M23, M33, M103, M435, M2243 Since the last character in this example is *, M is treated as a prefix.

If a field supports masking, this fact is indicated in its description.