Wildcards symbols in Sage 200, are special characters you can use when searching in the software.
When creating a List View Filter or searching for a record, Wildcard symbols in Sage 200 are special characters you can substitute for other characters when populating the Value or Search field.
Using wildcard symbols in Sage 200 allows you to search for items that contain a particular set of characters.
Percentage (%)
The % (percentage) character can be used to substitute for zero or more characters.
The above ‘List View Filter’ example will find all customer accounts where the name ends ‘Ltd’.
This is also useful when searching for a record such as a Stock Item, using a dropdown list.
In this example, I am searching against the Stock Item name, for items which end with the word ‘Maker’.
Underscore (_)
The _ (underscore) character can be used to substitute for a single character.
The above ‘List View Filter’ example will find any customer account that is 6 characters long, starts with the letter ‘C’, has any character 2nd, and ends ‘E001’.
You can also use the underscore when searching using a dropdown list.
Wildcard Combinations
You can use different combinations of wildcards to search / filter.
This example will search for values with three or more characters which have ‘IR’ as the second and third characters.
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