Query selection filter by using wildcards

Dear all,
we have SAP BI 7 and we would like to increase usability of the end-user. We would like to use wildcard ('*') in the variable selection field of a reporting query to make the search/filter easier. Therefore, the search should support at least wildcards or even better the functionalities of R/3 (give results which are similar than to the searched word).
An example:
A report shows sales volume per customer and country. The user has to select in the variable selection the customer before the report is showing. As there are thousands of customer listed, the user should be able to use wildcards to list only relevant/wanted (e.g. 'ak*' and should get all customers containing any string like AK, ak, or other variants --> Independent if lower or upper case has been entered in the filter search).
Question:
1) How can you enable this wildcard filter function?
2) Is there any documentation/example available what can be entered and how the result is showing
Thanks for your support!!!
Edited by: Markus Reith on Jan 7, 2008 3:34 PM

Hello,
When u create a variable on infoobject for selection, select selection option from drop down box of details tab. Now when u execute the report it will give you a box before the input box, select * in that and the wildcard function should work. Just try it out.
Regds,
Shashank

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