Specifications

46 Plan and Create the Production Form
ID Works Basic Version 5 Administrator’s Guide
Alphabetic Mask Characters:
Character Description
L Placeholder for one alphabetic character (A through
Z or a through z)
Entry is required and the Mandatory field property is
selected automatically.
? Placeholder for one alphabetic character (A through
Z or a through z), hyphen, single quote, period, or
space
Entry not required. Unentered data become spaces
when the data is saved, displayed in the card or
report preview, or printed on a card or report.
B Placeholder for one uppercase alphabetic character
(A through Z)
Entry is required and the Mandatory field property is
selected automatically. Lowercase characters are
converted to uppercase upon entry.
> Placeholder for one uppercase alphabetic character
(A through Z), hyphen, single quote, period, or
space
Entry not required. Unentered data become spaces
when the data is saved, displayed in the card or
report preview, or printed on a card or report.
Lowercase characters are converted to uppercase
upon entry.
e Placeholder for one lowercase alphabetic character
(a through z)
Entry is required and the Mandatory field property is
selected automatically. Uppercase characters are
converted to lowercase upon entry.