Using masking notation

You can use masking notation to replace a single character within a qualifier. This allows any character to match the position in the rule. Use a % in the position where the character would be. You can use multiple masks successively for multiple character replacement. If you specify a mask at the end of a character string, it could match on a null value OR a single character.

Examples of masking notation

For example, suppose you have a naming convention for all users in your IS services department that all user IDs start with DEPT58, followed by a letter A-F (depending on which division), ended by an I. Suppose also, you would like to bill your IS services department separately. You could use masking notation in setting up the classification rules as shown below.

    -------Qualifier-------------            -------Class--------
    Type       Name     Start                Service     Report
                                   DEFAULTS: BATREG      ________
 1  UI         DEPT58%I  ___                  ________    DEPT58

In the example, all work in this subsystem is associated with service class BATREG, and all work from the IS services department is associated with the report class DEPT58.