Star Item...

Oracle calls the uniquely configured item as a STAR item ,But star is just one of the option as a delimiter and has its own disadvantages ...

In our implementation ,we explored + ,- , & ,% and other special characters as delimiter .Finally decided to go with '-' .One of the disadvantages of using * as a de-limter is if you are using scanning devices ,Some of the font like code 39 translates * to a different character .