Basic Tasks › Change the Masking Characters

Change the Masking Characters

You can use masking characters when entering some values on some command parameters. The default masking characters are:

• An asterisk (*) for the fixed length masking character
• An equal sign (=) for the variable-length masking character

You can change the default masking characters.

Follow these steps:

1. Issue the PROFILE GENERAL command.

   The default profile displays.

2. Select the Miscellaneous Section.

   The General Section - Miscellaneous Section is displayed.

3. Find the Input character options and type in new values for the fixed length masking character and the variable-length masking character.

   Press PF3 to save your changes and start using the new masking characters.

You can also use the SET command to change these variables. For example, to change the fixed length masking character or variable-length masking character, you would specify:

SET FLM|VLM value

value

Specifies the new masking character.

For more information about using masking characters when entering parameters on commands, see the chapter “Basic Skills.” For the values you can use for the FLM and VLM parameters, see the SET command online help.