CSIFILTK, Generic Filter Key

CSI uses a generic filter key supplied in CSIFILTK. A generic filter key is a character string that describes the catalog entry names for which you want information returned. The generic filter key can contain the following symbols and are interpreted as follows:

*: A single asterisk by itself indicates that either a qualifier or one or more characters within a qualifier can occupy that position. An asterisk can precede or follow a set of characters.
**: A double asterisk indicates that zero or more qualifiers can occupy that position. A double asterisk cannot precede or follow any characters; it must be preceded or followed by either a period or a blank.
%: A single percent sign by itself indicates that exactly one alphanumeric or national character can occupy that position.
%%...: One to eight percent signs can be specified in each qualifier.

If an absolute GDS name is specified followed by a period and one of the previous symbols, the GDS name (if it exists) will not be returned from the search. However, it is possible that longer data set names that start with the same prefix as the absolute GDS name will be found. See the CSDFILTK examples that follow.