Add wildcard modifier for exclude list of "services[]" item key

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    • Type: Change Request
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Priority: Medium
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    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Component/s: Agent (G), Templates (T)
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      Please, add the wildcard modifier for <exclude> list of services[<type>,<state>,<exclude>] Zabbix Agent item key. I noticed that now some software providers started to add version number to the service name. Due to this it is very complex to maintain the list of excluded services. It is required continuously to add new service names to that list.

      Good example is "GoogleUpdater" services coming with Google products. It was started from "gupdate,gupdatem". But now it looks like below (and not limited, because it will grow up in future with another versions added):
      gupdate
      gupdatem
      GoogleUpdaterInternalService122.0.6253.0
      GoogleUpdaterService122.0.6253.0
      GoogleUpdaterInternalService122.0.6253.8
      GoogleUpdaterService122.0.6253.8
      GoogleUpdaterInternalService122.0.6253.9
      GoogleUpdaterService122.0.6253.9
      GoogleUpdaterInternalService123.0.6268.0
      GoogleUpdaterService123.0.6268.0
      GoogleUpdaterInternalService123.0.6268.6
      GoogleUpdaterService123.0.6268.6
      GoogleUpdaterInternalService123.0.6284.0
      GoogleUpdaterService123.0.6284.0
      ...

      Using the wildcard (* or another one) will simplify this list to:
      "gupdate,gupdatem,GoogleUpdaterInternalService*,GoogleUpdaterService*"

            Assignee:
            Vladislavs Sokurenko
            Reporter:
            Sergei Ratnikov
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