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Parameter Masks

You can use masks to enter some command parameter values. A mask is a partial or generic parameter name. For instance, you could use masking characters to indicate a partial (or masked) job name as a value for the ACTIVITY jobname parameter.

Default masking characters are the asterisk (*) and the equal sign (=). The asterisk replaces any single character, and the equal sign replaces any number of characters in the name being masked.