When defining metadata items, you can specify patterns such as:

The option "Starts With and Contains" is correct because when working with metadata items, these patterns are commonly used to filter or match specific data. "Starts With" allows you to define criteria based on the initial characters of a string, making it useful for identifying any items that begin with a particular sequence of characters. "Contains," on the other hand, checks whether a certain substring appears anywhere within the string, allowing for broader matches.

These patterns enhance the capability to define precise metadata queries and filters, enabling users to efficiently retrieve relevant data based on naming conventions or key identifiers that could be essential in many development or operational scenarios.

Other patterns, while they may seem relevant, do not offer the same level of utility for filtering metadata in the context of Copado's functionalities. For instance, "Ends With" might limit the search capabilities to match only the end of strings, which could exclude many valid results, while "Matches" typically could require regex patterns, adding unnecessary complexity for simple string matching. Likewise, logical expressions like "Equals" and "Not Equals" provide binary conditions that may not capture the nuanced search requirements that "Starts With" and "Contains" fulfill effectively.