Using Masks to Specify Patterns in Strings

Using Masks to Specify Patterns in Strings

Masks are used for operator parameters that monitor messages and monitor file contents. The masks that CA Process Automation uses are JavaScript regular expressions that describe sets of strings without actually listing their contents.

You can use masks to determine whether a specific pattern is matched and to extract parts of the matched string. CA Process Automation puts extracted substrings in variables that you can use to specify parameter values for other operators. Operators that use masks include the Directory Entries operator and extraction macros. You can also use masks to specify permissible strings such as date formats for text input fields.

This section contains the following topics:

Mask Syntax

Sample Mask