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<Session ID="/baanerp/dm/com/dmcom0122s000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>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>Object</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The object attribute with which the mask code is associated.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="dmcom022.mcod">
         <Header>
            <Title>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>Description</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The description for the object mask.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="dmcom022.attr">
         <Header>
            <Title>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>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>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>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>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>