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Keywords and Wildcards Used in Data ConversionsLocate this document in the navigation structure

You can use the following values in data conversions.

  • *skip
    If you want to ignore external data (as listed in the External column), you can place the keyword *skip in the lnternal column, as in the following example.

    External

    Internal

    ACCPAY

    *skip

  • Wildcards
    You can use the asterisk (*) and question mark (?) wildcards in the External or Internal columns. An asterisk (*) stands for any character, while a question mark (?) stands for any single character. For example, if you want to reference all members, use the asterisk (*). This would be useful to apply a formula to all members. The formula in the following example would increase all members by 10 percent:

    External

    Internal

    Formula

    *

    *

    Value*1.10