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Punctuation Variables

By default, a trigger matches punctuation when searching for key words or phrases, so Unipraxis Win!! matches Unipraxis Win!! but not Unipraxis Win! or Unipraxis Win. However, you can 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 or disable 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 Data Protection triggers ignore all punctuation characters when looking for references to security breaches.