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When you choose option F (first fit), the values from the threshold with the first matching fit for the job name are used. If no match is found, the default threshold values (if available) are used.

Using this mode, you can select a generic fit over a fully-qualified fit or better generic fit.

When you choose option B (best fit), threshold values are used in the following order if they are available:

1. The fully matching non-generic job name
2. The best high-order generic fit
3. The default threshold values

Example

In this example, thresholds are set for the following job names:

1. *
2. ABC*
3. ABC_E*
4. ABCDEFGH

When option F (first fit) is selected in this example, all jobs with names that start with ABC are assigned the threshold values for job name #2.

When option B (best fit) is selected in this example:

• A job named ABCDEFGH is assigned the threshold values for job name #4.
• Other job names with the first three characters ABC and a fifth character of E are assigned the threshold values for job name #3.
• The remaining jobs with names that start with ABC are assigned the threshold values for job name #2.

With both the first fit and best fit options, all other jobs are assigned the threshold values for job name #1.

If no default (*) is set, these jobs are not assigned threshold values.