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   <Header>
      <Title>ZIP code/postal code mask</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1156936">
         <Level1>ZIP code/postal code</Level1>
         <Level2>mask</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>You can use the ZIP code mask or postal code mask to define the
		number of positions and the type of characters of the ZIP codes or postal codes
		in the country.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>For each position of the code, you can define the type of
		  character as follows:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Z = alphabetic character, upper case or lower case (a - z, A -
		  Z).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>9 = numeric character (0 - 9).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>X = alphanumeric character (a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>0 = numeric character or space (0 - 9, &lt;space&gt;).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>space = &lt;space&gt;.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>For example, for postal codes such as 6715 GV, you must enter
		the following mask: 9999 ZZ. For postal codes such as 671F 20, the mask can be:
		999Z 99 or 99XX 99.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You define the mask in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0110s000" role="session">Countries (tcmcs0110s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>LN checks the ZIP code against the mask if you enter a ZIP
		  code or postal code in one of the following sessions:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4130s000" role="session">Addresses (tccom4130s000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4136s000" role="session">ZIP Codes/Postal Codes (tccom4136s000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>In addition to the ZIP code check, LN checks that the ZIP
		code length is at least equal to the ZIP code base defined for the country in
		the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0110s000" role="session">Countries (tcmcs0110s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000060" role="manual">To use addresses</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>