Generic profile rules when enhanced generic naming is inactive

In the DATASET class, you can use generic characters as follows:

Specify % to match any single character in a data set name
Specify * as follows:
- As a character at the end of a data set profile name (for example, ABC.DEF*) to match zero or more characters until the end of the name, zero or more qualifiers until the end of the data set name, or both
- As a qualifier at the end of a profile name (for example, ABC.DEF.*) to match one or more qualifiers until the end of the data set name
- As a qualifier in the middle of a profile name (for example, ABC.*.DEF) to match any one qualifier in a data set name
- As a character at the end of a qualifier in the middle of a profile name (for example, ABC.DE*.FGH) to match zero or more characters until the end of the qualifier in a data set name.

Note: For profiles in the DATASET class, the high-level qualifier of the profile name must not be, nor can it contain, a generic character—for example, *.ABC, AB%.B, and AB*.AB are not allowed.

The following tables are provided to show the variety of profiles that can be created by using generics, and by using enhanced generic naming. They also show the effects on profile protection if enhanced generic naming is turned off.

Table 1 and Table 2 provide examples of data set names using generic naming. Enhanced generic naming has not been turned on (SETROPTS NOEGN, the default, is in effect).

Table 1 and Table 2 provide examples of data set names with enhanced generic naming (SETR EGN is on).

Table 1. Generic naming for data sets with enhanced generic naming inactive: * at the end
Profile Name	AB.CD*	AB.CD.*
Resources protected by the profile	AB.CD AB.CDEF AB.CD.EF AB.CD.XY AB.CD.EF.GH	AB.CD.EF AB.CD.XY AB.CD.EF.GH
Resources not protected by the profile	ABC.DEF ABC.XY.XY.DEF	AB.CD AB.CDEF ABC.DEF AB.XY.XY.DEF

Table 2. Generic naming for data sets with enhanced generic naming inactive: * in the middle or %
Profile Name	ABC.%EF	AB.*.CD	AB.CD*.EF
Resources protected by the profile	ABC.DEF ABC.XEF	AB.CD.CD	AB.CDEF.EF AB.CDE.EF
Resources not protected by the profile	ABC.DEFGHI ABC.DEF.GHI ABC.DDEF	AB.CD AB.CD.EF AB.CDEF ABC.DEF ABC.XY.CD AB.XY.XY.CD	AB.CD.XY.EF