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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To define a mask</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>serial numbers</Level1>
			<Level2></Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>masks</Level1>
			<Level2>defining</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To define a mask:</SectionTitle>
			<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To define a mask, take the following steps:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd4102m000" role="session">Masks (tcibd4102m000)</GUIRef> session, define the mask code and description, and the separator used in the mask.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd4103s000" role="session">Mask Segments (tcibd4103s000)</GUIRef> session, define each <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000301" role="glossary">mask segment</Link> in turn. For details, see <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000310" role="manual">To define mask segments</Link>. If you use converted values by specifying the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/ibd.sety#function" role="enum">Translation Table</GUIRef> segment type, you must first define the translation tables (see below).</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd4505m000" role="session">Mask by Item/Item Group (tcibd4505m000)</GUIRef> session to link masks to item groups, items, and tools.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>You can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ltc/whltc0100s000" role="session">Lot Control Parameters (whltc0100s000)</GUIRef> session in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef> to link masks to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000343" role="glossary">Lots</Link>. Lot numbers can be used to track transfers in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>You must select a default mask for the company in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0000s000" role="session">COM Parameters (tccom0000s000)</GUIRef> session. If you do not link a mask to the item groups or to the items, SSA ERP uses the default mask to generate the serial numbers of serialized items.</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To define a translation table</SectionTitle>
			<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To define a translation table, take the following steps:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd4504m000" role="session">Translation Tables (tcibd4504m000)</GUIRef> session, define the translation tables that you use for the segments of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/ibd.sety#function" role="enum">Translation Table</GUIRef> type. The use of a translation table is not restricted to one mask. You can use a translation table in multiple masks.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd4504m000" role="session">Translation Tables (tcibd4504m000)</GUIRef> session, enter the translation table values.</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000310" role="manual">To define mask segments</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000309" role="manual">Example of defining a mask</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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