Keywords

You can use keywords in object names, queries, expansion and exclusion queries, and package names.

Keywords start with a “%” and are expanded as shown in the following table.

Note: You can define a literal string with a “%” character by specifying the character twice. For example, to obtain a string that expands to "%release," specify “%%release.
Table 1. Expansion of keywords
Keyword Expanded in rules Expanded in object name, queries, and package name Replaced with
%1 No Yes Value of first parameter
%2 No Yes Value of second parameter
%3 No Yes Value of third parameter
%4 No Yes Value of fourth parameter
%5 No Yes Value of fifth parameter
%user Yes Yes User name
%date Yes Yes Current date and time
%object Yes No Name of object being processed

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