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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/dm/onlinemanual/000028" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Object Masks</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e293638">
         <Level1>Object Masks</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e293641">
         <Level1>ODM Configuration</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>Object masks enable you
		to automatically generate unique object identifiers and with a constant format.
		The <GUIRef href="" role="manual">ERP administrator</GUIRef> sets the object mask configurations to
		generate identifiers in the format the organization uses.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can only set up
		masks for particular objects, and you can set up multiple mask configurations
		for some objects. For the objects for which you can set up multiple mask
		configurations, you must set up at least one mask configuration. If a user
		creates a new object, and no mask configuration is defined, the first default
		mask configuration is used. For example, you can set up different mask
		configurations to generate document IDs for different document types.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You must set up an object
		mask for some object, and, for others, a default mask is included in the
		initial system data when the system is installed. The <GUIRef href="" role="manual">ERP administrator</GUIRef> can specify a default mask if none is supplied or change
		an existing default mask.</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>
</ManualTopic>