Mandatory and Optional ODM Object Masks

Folder Object Masks

The decision to define a folder object mask can be classified into the following two categories:

Mandatory Object Mask: Defining an object mask for the folder version is mandatory.

Optional Object Mask: Defining an object mask for the folder ID is optional.

Change Management Object Masks

The decision to define the change management object mask can be classified into the following categories:

Mandatory Object Mask: Defining an object mask for the change proposal version is mandatory.

Optional Object Mask: Defining an object mask for the following change management object identifiers is optional:

  • Change Request
  • Change Header
  • Change Order
  • Tasks
  • Task Group
Document Management Object Masks

Optional Object Mask

Defining an object mask for the following document management object identifiers is optional:

  • Document
  • Document Revision
  • Hard Copy
  • File
Note

For different document types, you can assign different document ID and document revision masks.

You must define one object mask for both the temporary revision and the permanent revision. If no document revision mask is defined for a document type, the first mask in the default mask list is used.