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Character Masking

Use masking to search for a series of items, such as files or programs that have some characters in their names in common.

Use an asterisk (*) to represent a single character that is not a blank or a null. You can use an asterisk in any position in a name. Use a dash (–) to represent an unlimited series of characters. You can enter a dash by itself to represent all items in the category or you can use it in an item name.

Example: asterisk masking

If you enter ABC*EF, CA Auditor displays:

• ABCDEF
• ABC1EF
• ABCQEF
• ABC$EF

Example: dash masking

If you enter ABC‑EF, CA Auditor displays:

• ABCDEF
• ABCC2EF
• ABC.F23.EF
• ABCEF
• ABC#.EF