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<Session ID="/baanerp/dm/com/dmcom0122s000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Object Masks (dmcom0122s000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to view and maintain the properties of the object mask associated with a mask code.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph>You can specify a default mask configuration for the object code. Use the pound sign (#) to represent a digit, and an asterisk to represent a letter.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/dm/onlinemanual/000029" role="manual">Defining Object Masks</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/dm/onlinemanual/000033" role="manual">Mandatory and Optional ODM Object Masks</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="dmcom022.obid"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Object</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The object attribute with which the mask code is associated.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="dmcom022.mcod"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Mask Code</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The mask code for the <Link href="/baanerp/dm/glossary/glossary#000063" role="glossary">object</Link> type. This code is a descriptive title for the object type mask.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="dmcom022.desc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Description</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description for the object mask.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="dmcom022.attr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Attribute</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The object attribute table with which the mask code is associated. You can generate multiple mask codes for a single object attribute.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="dmcom022.mdpn"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Mask Depend On</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The object attribute of the main table on which object mask depends. This field is not mandatory.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="dmcom022.vdpn"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Value Depend On</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The object attribute of the main table on which the value of object mask depends. This field is not mandatory.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="dmcom022.dval"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Default Value</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The default value field for the object mask.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The value must comprised of both fixed and generated characters. For generated characters, you must use a pound sign (#) to represent a digit, and an asterisk to represent a letter.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="dmcom022.arev"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Active</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the object mask is active, otherwise, the object mask is inactive.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>You can define multiple masks for an object. This field enables you to activate the selected mask and use the active mask to generate value for a new instance of the object. If no mask is defined as active, the system, by default, picks up the first defined mask to generate values.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
