Understanding Wildcards

Wildcards can increase the efficiency of data setup and processing. You can use wildcards to set up and maintain option master, supplier assignment, bid detail, and takeoff information. The wildcard character (+) identifies items that apply to all levels of configuration or costing.

For example, when you set up options, you can use wildcards to make a specific option available for multiple plans and elevations. If you want to make an option available for selection regardless of the plan or elevation of the house that a buyer has chosen, enter + in the Plan and Elevation fields on the Option Revisions form.

When you select options on the Select Option Package Components form, the system displays all option master records that are specific to the plan and elevation that the buyer chose. The system also displays all options for which you entered a unique plan in the Plan field and + in the Elevation field, all options for which you entered + in both the Plan and Elevation fields, and so on.

Note: The JD Edwards World Homebuilder Management system uses the wildcard character *, and not +. In the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Homebuilder Management system, * has other meanings, so you cannot use it as a wildcard.