You use this activity to define a mask that can be used to validate the creation of a SFC number during serialization, creation of an inventory ID, and during collection of assembly data fields (see Inventory ID and Assembly Data Type).
After you have defined mask in Validation Mask Maintenance, you can set up this mask for all data types and categories in Data Field Definition Maintenance (see Data Field Definition Maintenance). Additionally, for assembly data types you can set up masks at material level (see Material Maintenance).
For more information about setting up masks, see Setting Up Mask Validation.
The following table describes fields requiring explanation:
Field |
Description |
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Type |
Simple Format: This mask is a metacharacter string. The following metacharacters are valid:
Regular Expression: This mask contains variables or ranges of characters within the mask. For example, if you specify [A-Z]-[0-9], possible values could be A-2, Z-0, or K-5. |
Min Length |
The minimum number of characters operators can enter during the component assembly data collection process Note that this field is enabled only when the Mask field contains an * (asterisk). |
Max Length |
The maximum number of characters operators can enter during the component assembly data collection process Note that this field is enabled only when the Mask field contains an * (asterisk). |