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Punctuation Matching

By default, CA DLP matches punctuation when searching for key words or phrases. However, you might want to disable punctuation matching if you require more flexible matching. This can arise if your key words or phrases are frequently used with incorrect or inconsistent punctuation.

You can enable punctuation matching with the following variables.

%+matchPunct%

(Default) Matches punctuation.

Example: The search expression is %+matchPunct%Security: Breach but the trigger detects Security Breach. This time, no match is confirmed.

%-matchPunct%

Ignores punctuation.

Example: If the search expression is %-matchPunct%Security: Breach, it returns Security: Breach even if the trigger detects security breach. This ensures that CA DLP triggers ignore all punctuation characters when looking for references to security breaches.

Full details are in the Search Text Syntax appendix.