Chapter 5 Using the PowerDesigner Interface


Defining a filter expression

The Expression field in the Customize Columns and Filter dialog box is not case-sensitive and accepts the following wildcards:

Wildcard Description
* Any string (from none to any number of characters)
? Any character
\* * is a normal character
\? ? is a normal character

The following are examples of filter expressions

Expression String values allowed
W* Work

Washington
*CODE AREA CODE

COUNTRY CODE

CITY CODE
????ER Writer

Seller
*_emp_??? div_emp_fun (code for the function of the employee in the division)

_emp_idn (code for the identification of the employee in the division)
*\? Is this book ready for production?

 


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