Wildcards
Wildcards are symbols that can replace letters or numbers in your search criteria that can be used to extend or restrict your search. The percent sign (%), underscore (_), and brackets ([ ]) can all be used individually or in combination on any search item.
Examples
- Percent Sign - The percent sign (%) wildcard can be used before, in the middle, and/or at the end of a search item's value, as in 0134%. All values that begin with 0134 and have set numbers beyond that are retrieved, as in NIIN
National Item Identification Number - nine-digit number assigned to a part under the Federal Cataloging Program. It is the last nine digits of the National Stock Number. 01-340-0000, 01-340-0001, etc. - Underscore - The underscore (_) can replace one letter or number in a set. If you type 123_, 480 hits are retrieved with only the fourth number replaced, as in 1230, 1233, etc. Another example is 123_12 typed in the part number field, which retrieves 46 hits of the combination, replacing only the underscore with a number, such as 123012,123112, etc.
- Asterisk - The asterisk (*) wildcard can be used instead of the percent sign (%) but the application defaults to the percent sign.
- Brackets - If brackets ([ ]) are used, all the letters and numbers within the brackets are replaced but only as they appear in sequence. For example, if you type sn[57]4ls as a part number, values from SN54LS00 to SN74LSS241N are retrieved.
The question mark (?) is not supported and cannot be used as a wildcard for a single character.