Use of the wildcard in searches

The CICS® CM plug-in has an implicit wildcard, which is added to the end of all search values. The wildcard is not visible.

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For example, when searching using the toolbar or using the Search dialog if you type KAT as a value, it is read as KAT*; the wildcard is denoted by the *. In this way, the search is for all resources beginning with KAT.

If you need an explicit wildcard, you can add it anywhere in the search definition. However, the implicit wildcard at the end of the search value remains:

  • To search for resources beginning with KAT and including 01, type KAT*01.
  • To search for resources containing 01, type *01.
  • To narrow your search as much as you want, you can use as many wildcards as required; for example, A*0*3* is also acceptable.
The implicit wildcard is always added to the end of the search value. For example, searching for PROG*AF can return the following list of items:
  • PROGAAAF
  • PROGAAFA
  • PROGAFAA