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About Wild Card Filter for selecting a PDS/PDSE name

The wild card for selecting a PDS/PDSE name located on z/OS is limited to the combinations below. There can be one '*' at the tail end of the name you are searching for.

Partial names are accepted but the high qualifier is required. Partial high qualifier should not be used.

When a wild card is included, the z/OS is searched for all data set names that match the high qualifier and the retrieved list of data sets is filtered for the exact requested wild card.

Examples: (Assume 'TSOUSER1' for high qualifier)

1. Select all data set names that start with 'TSOUSER1'.

      TSOUSER1.*   
   

2. Select all data set names that start with any 'TSOUSER1.TEST' where middle qualifier starts with 'TEST'.

      TSOUSER1.TEST*    
   

3. Select all data set names that start with exact 'TSOUSER1.TEST' qualifier.

      TSOUSER1.TEST.* 
   

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