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ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP Glossary →wildcard character
Character that used as a substitute for other content. In relational expressions with the operators CP and NP, "*" usually stands for any string and "_" for any individual character. In WHERE conditions in Open SQL with the operator LIKE, "%" stands for any string and "_" for individual characters. The special functions of wildcard characters can be canceled using escape characters