Using the asterisk in the Report Customization window allows you to print a report for a specific group of records. For example, if you want to print an Account Transactions report for all accounts whose account numbers begin with 1, you can use the asterisk wildcard to do so. (Without the asterisk wildcard, you could print the report only for a single account or for all your accounts.)
To select only the accounts whose numbers begin with 1, enter 1* in the Selected field in the Report Customization window for the Account Transactions report.
When you print the report, only the accounts whose numbers begin with 1 will be included on the report.
You can use the asterisk in other locations in an account, item or job number in the Selected field, as well. For example, if you have several item numbers whose numbers end in SVC (to indicate the items are service items), you can enter *SVC in the Selected field to print a report that includes only the items whose numbers end in SVC.