Profile names for data sets

For naming profiles in the DATASET class you can use discrete, generic, or fully qualified generic names.

Table 1 shows the rules for using asterisks in the profile names of data sets when enhanced generic naming (EGN) is enabled and when it is not.

Note: Depending on whether EGN is active, the ending * has different meanings. These are explained in more detail later in this section.

Table 1. Generic naming for data sets
Enhanced generic naming (EGN) option	Ending `.**` allowed	Middle `.**.` allowed	Beginning `*` allowed	Middle `*` allowed	Ending `*` allowed
EGN on	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
EGN off	No	No	No	Yes	Yes