Using an * for all file extensions in a class selection parser

Using iFS 1.1.9....
I have successfully gotten a custom document class created using
xml. I have used the following code to set up the parser, etc.
If I use a specific file extension like txt the parser will
upload the file as my custom class. However, if I use * for all
file extensions the parser uploads all files as Document class.
Here is what I am using:
<?xml version='1.0' standalone = 'yes'?>
<!--RegisterQualParser-->
<PropertyBundle>
<Update
Reftype='ValueDefault'>ParserLookupbyfileExtension</Update>
<Properties>
<Property Action = 'add'>
<Name>*</Name>
<Value Datatyupe = 'String'>
oracle.ifs.beans.parsers.ClassSelectionParser
</Value>
</Property>
</Properties>
</Propertybundle>
When the above is uploaded I can go into iFS Manager and see
that the parser has been registered with * as the file extention.
I then upload this:
<?xml version='1.0' standalone = 'yes'?>
<!--RegisterCustomClass-->
<PropertyBundle>
<Update
Reftype='ValueDefault'>IFS.PARSER.ObjectTypeLookpByFileExtension
</Update>
<Properties>
<Property Action = 'add'>
<Name>*</Name>
<Value Datatype='String'>QualDocument</Value>
</Property>
</Properties>
</PropertyBundle>
If I have txt or some other extension for the Name in place of
the * and upload a document it will put the class as
QualDocument. If I have the * it defaults to Document.
Is there a way to have the parser make all uploaded documents
QualDocument instead of Document without doing this for each and
every possible file extension?
Thanks.

Using iFS 1.1.9....
I have successfully gotten a custom document class created using
xml. I have used the following code to set up the parser, etc.
If I use a specific file extension like txt the parser will
upload the file as my custom class. However, if I use * for all
file extensions the parser uploads all files as Document class.
Here is what I am using:
<?xml version='1.0' standalone = 'yes'?>
<!--RegisterQualParser-->
<PropertyBundle>
<Update
Reftype='ValueDefault'>ParserLookupbyfileExtension</Update>
<Properties>
<Property Action = 'add'>
<Name>*</Name>
<Value Datatyupe = 'String'>
oracle.ifs.beans.parsers.ClassSelectionParser
</Value>
</Property>
</Properties>
</Propertybundle>
When the above is uploaded I can go into iFS Manager and see
that the parser has been registered with * as the file extention.
I then upload this:
<?xml version='1.0' standalone = 'yes'?>
<!--RegisterCustomClass-->
<PropertyBundle>
<Update
Reftype='ValueDefault'>IFS.PARSER.ObjectTypeLookpByFileExtension
</Update>
<Properties>
<Property Action = 'add'>
<Name>*</Name>
<Value Datatype='String'>QualDocument</Value>
</Property>
</Properties>
</PropertyBundle>
If I have txt or some other extension for the Name in place of
the * and upload a document it will put the class as
QualDocument. If I have the * it defaults to Document.
Is there a way to have the parser make all uploaded documents
QualDocument instead of Document without doing this for each and
every possible file extension?
Thanks.

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