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Search text Wildcards

You can use wildcard characters * and ? when you define a list of trigger words or phrases. Substitute * for zero or more characters. Substitute ? for a single character. For example:

ref???

If this example is in an Included list, the trigger activates whenever CA DLP detects words such as 'ref328'.

unipr*

If this example is in an Included list, the trigger activates whenever CA DLP detects words such as 'Unipraxis'.

holiday req*

If this example is in an Excluded list for an email content trigger, the trigger activates for all emails except those that contain phrases such as 'holiday request'.

photocop*

If this example is in an Excluded list for a submitted data trigger, the trigger activates for all data submissions except when, say, a user selects 'Photocopier paper' from a form menu.

Literal * and ? characters

To search for literal occurrences of * and ? characters, prefix them with a '\' backslash.

What next for Unipraxis\?

If this example is in an Included list, the trigger activates whenever CA DLP detects What next for Unipraxis?

24\*7

If this example is in an Included list, the trigger activates whenever CA DLP detects 24*7.

Full details are in the Search Text Syntax appendix.