Lucent Technologies CentreVu CMS Administration User Manual page 51

Navigating CentreVu® Supervisor
Using the input windows
Pattern-matching
Here are some guidelines for using CentreVu CMS pattern-matching.
• If you know your entry begins with the letters " ac," you can type
in a description field. The asterisk ( ) matches any number of
characters that follow the "ac." You might have several matches,
no match, or only one match. If you type only an in a field, you
get a list of all entries in the CentreVu CMS database for that
particular field.
• You cannot use an or to search for strings in entity name input
fields that are labeled with (s) — for example, Split(s).
• A question mark ( ) matches a single character in the search
pattern. So if you type
be items in the CentreVu CMS database that begin with
have three letters (for example,
• You can leave the field blank to get a list of all entries in the
CentreVu CMS database for that particular field.
Number
A numeric entry can be a single item, a range, a list, or a combination
of range and list.
• Type a range by placing a hyphen between items (for example,
login IDs 1000–1053).
A numeric range cannot include more than 1000 numbers. For
example, 1000–1999, 1050–2049, and 2000–2999 are valid, but
1000–2000 is not valid.
• Type a list by placing a semicolon between entries (for example,
login IDs 1002;1100; 2022).
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