Wildcard in Expressions

[JWilliams]

Is it possible to use wildcards in expressions such as:

CASE
WHEN CustomAttribute("Backup") = "Veeam Backup: Job name: [03c. UNI Monthly Active Directory Backup]*" THEN "03c. UNI Monthly Active Directory Backup"
etc, etc, etc for all relevant backup jobs
End

I am using veeam backup and replication to populate a custom attribute in VCenter named backup with backup info which changes, such as time and date stamp. Therefore I cannot look for a static string but I want to provide the backup info business view to others

[Vitaliy S.]

Hi Jayme,

These kind of wildcards are not possible in the dynamic grouping expression, however you can try to use "left" method to parse VM custom attribute. Let me talk to the dev team tomorrow about possible ways to solve this.

Thanks!

[JWilliams]

Hi Jayme,

These kind of wildcards are not possible in the dynamic grouping expression, however you can try to use "left" method to parse VM custom attribute. Let me talk to the dev team tomorrow about possible ways to solve this.

Thanks!

Thank You

[Vitaliy S.]

You can try to create this expression that would parse the name of the attribute and categorize VMs accordingly. Here is an example of how can "left" method be used:

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CASE WHEN Left(CustomAttribute("CAName"),6)  = "Backup" THEN "e2" ELSE "e4" END