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Status Not under consideration
Categories Usability
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 8, 2022

IDz Retrive data set: allow wildcard in dataset name pattern on first qualifier

In ISPF (option 3.4 Dslist) we have the option to use wildcard on first qualifier

Via IDz with the simular action 'Retreive data set' it is not possible to put a wildcard on the first qualifier

In our shop with our naming convention we often use a wildcard on first qualifier to identify sources

Eg. Y43* results in error Invalid high-level qualifier

Is it possible to allow wildcard in first qualifier? 
This would help to list out possible datasets to retrieve when you 
 

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Feb 7, 2023
    Thank you for submitting an idea with IDz, we appreciate your input and suggestions to improve our client experiences. Many of our added enhancements come directly from suggestions from our users like yourself. We?ve spent some time evaluating this idea and have concluded that it is not something that we can provide a solution for in the next two years.