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Oracle Java CAPS Master Index Processing Reference

Understanding Operational Processes

The Database Structure

About the Database

Database Table Details

SBYN_OBJECT_NAME

SBYN_OBJECT_NAMESBR

SBYN_CHILD_OBJECT

SBYN_CHILD_OBJECTSBR

SBYN_APPL

SBYN_ASSUMEDMATCH

SBYN_AUDIT

SBYN_COMMON_DETAIL

SBYN_COMMON_HEADER

SBYN_ENTERPRISE

SBYN_MERGE

SBYN_OVERWRITE

SBYN_POTENTIALDUPLICATES

SBYN_SEQ_TABLE

SBYN_SYSTEMOBJECT

SBYN_SYSTEMS

SBYN_SYSTEMSBR

SBYN_TRANSACTION

SBYN_USER_CODE

Sample Database Model

Working with the Java API

Inbound Message Processing with Custom Logic

A.  Match Types and Field Names

Database Table Details

The tables on this and the following pages describe each column in the default database tables. The columns are identical for Oracle and SQL Server databases, but the data types differ in some cases. Table 2 lists the data type differences.

Table 2 Oracle and SQL Server Data Type Differences

Oracle Data Type
SQL Server Data Type
MySQL Data Type
BLOB
Varbinary(MAX)
blob
DATE
DateTime
datetime
INTEGER
Int
integer
LONG
Varchar(MAX)
mediumtext
NUMBER
Numeric
decimal
TIMESTAMP
DateTime
datetime
VARCHAR2
Varchar
varchar

SBYN_OBJECT_NAME

This table stores the parent object in each system record received by the master index application. It is linked to the tables that store each child object in the system record by the object_nameid column (where object_name is the name of the parent object). This table contains the columns listed below regardless of the design of the object structure, and also contains a column for each field you defined for the parent object in object.xml. Columns to store standardized or phonetic versions of certain fields are automatically added when you specify certain match types in the wizard.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 3 SBYN_OBJECT_NAME Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Column Description
SYSTEMCODE
VARCHAR2(20)
The system code for the system record.
LID
VARCHAR2(25)
A local identification code assigned by the specified system.
OBJECT_NAMEID
VARCHAR2(20)
A unique ID for the parent object in a system record. This is named according to the parent object. For example, if the parent object is “Company”, the name of this column is “companyid”; if the parent object is “Person”, the name of this column is “personid”.

SBYN_OBJECT_NAMESBR

This table stores the parent object of the SBR for each enterprise object in the master index database. It is linked to the tables that store each child object in the SBR by the object_nameid column (where object_name is the name of the parent object). This table contains the columns listed below regardless of the design of the object structure, and also contains a column for each field defined for the parent object in object.xml. In addition, columns to store standardized or phonetic versions of certain fields are automatically added when you specify certain match types in the wizard.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 4 SBYN_OBJECT_NAMESBR Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Column Description
EUID
VARCHAR2(20)
The enterprise unique identifier assigned by the master index application.
OBJECT_NAMEID
VARCHAR2(20)
A unique ID for the parent object in a system record. This is named according to the parent object. For example, if the parent object is “Company”, the name of this column is “companyid”; if the parent object is “Person”, the name of this column is “personid”.

SBYN_CHILD_OBJECT

The sbyn_child_object tables (where child_object is the name of a child object in the object structure) store information about the child objects associated with a system record in the master index application. All tables storing child object information for system records contain the columns listed below. The remaining columns are defined by the fields you specify for each child object in the object structure definition file, including any standardized or phonetic fields.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 5 SBYN_CHILD_OBJECT and SBYN_CHILD_OBJECTSBR Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Column Description
OBJECT_NAMEID
VARCHAR2(20)
The unique ID for the parent object associated with the child object in the system record.
CHILD_OBJECTID
VARCHAR2(20)
The unique ID for each record in the table. This column cannot be null.

SBYN_CHILD_OBJECTSBR

The sbyn_child_objectsbr tables (where child_object is the name of a child object in the object structure) store information about the child objects associated with an SBR in the master index application. All tables storing child object information for SBRs contain the columns listed below. The remaining columns are defined by the fields you specify for each child object in ojbect.xml, including any standardized or phonetic fields.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 6 SBYN_CHILD_OBJECT and SBYN_CHILD_OBJECTSBR Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Column Description
OBJECT_NAMEID
VARCHAR2(20)
The unique ID for the parent object associated with the child object in the SBR.
CHILD_OBJECTID
VARCHAR2(20)
The unique ID for each record in the table. This column cannot be null.

SBYN_APPL

This table stores information about the applications used in the master index system. Currently, there is only one entry, “eView”. The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 7 SBYN_APPL Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
APPL_ID
NUMBER(10)
The unique sequence number code for the listed application.
CODE
VARCHAR2(8)
A unique code for the application.
DESCR
VARCHAR2(30)
A brief description of the application.
READ_ONLY
CHAR(1)
An indicator of whether the current entry can be modified. If the value of this column is “Y”, the entry cannot be modified.
CREATE_DATE
DATE
The date the application entry was created.
CREATE_USERID
VARCHAR2(20)
The logon ID of the user who created the application entry.

SBYN_ASSUMEDMATCH

This table maintains a record of each assumed match transaction that occurs in the master index application, allowing you to review these transactions and, if necessary, reverse an assumed match. This table can grow quite large over time; it is recommended that the table be archived periodically.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 8 SBYN_ASSUMEDMATCH Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
ASSUMEDMATCHID
VARCHAR2(20)
The unique ID for the assumed match transaction.
EUID
VARCHAR2(20)
The EUID into which the incoming record was merged.
SYSTEMCODE
VARCHAR2(20)
The system code for the source system (that is, the system from which the incoming record originated).
LID
VARCHAR2(25)
The local ID of the record in the source system.
WEIGHT
VARCHAR2(20)
The matching weight between the incoming record and the EUID record into which it was merged.
TRANSACTION NUMBER
VARCHAR2(20)
The transaction number associated with the assumed match.

SBYN_AUDIT

This table maintains a log of each instance in which any of the master index database tables are accessed through the MIDM. This includes each time a record appears on a search results page, a comparison page, the Record Details page, and so on. This log is only maintained if the MIDM is configured for it. This table can grow very large over time and might require periodic archiving.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 9 SBYN_AUDIT Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
AUDIT_ID
VARCHAR2(20)
The unique identification code for the audit record. This column cannot be null.
PRIMARY_OBJECT_TYPE
VARCHAR2(20)
The name of the parent object as defined in object.xml.
EUID
VARCHAR2(15)
The EUID whose information was accessed during an MIDM transaction.
EUID_AUX
VARCHAR2(15)
The second EUID whose information was accessed during an MIDM transaction. A second EUID appears when viewing information about merge and unmerge transactions, comparisons, and so on.
FUNCTION (Oracle)

OPERATION (SQL Server)

VARCHAR2(32)
The type of transaction that caused the audit record to be written. This column cannot be null.
DETAIL
VARCHAR2(120)
A brief description of the transaction that caused the audit record to be written.
CREATE_DATE
DATE
The date the transaction that created the audit record was performed. This column cannot be null.
CREATE_BY
VARCHAR2(20)
The user ID of the person who performed the transaction that caused the audit log. This column cannot be null.

SBYN_COMMON_DETAIL

This table stores the processing codes and description for all of the common maintenance data elements. This is the detail table for sbyn_common_header. Each data element in sbyn_common_detail is associated with a data type in sbyn_common_header by the common_header_id column. None of the columns in this table can be null.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 10 SBYN_COMMON_DETAIL Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
COMMON_DETAIL_ID
NUMBER(10)
The unique identification code of the common table data element.
COMMON_HEADER_ID
NUMBER(10)
The unique identification code of the common table data type associated with the data element (as stored in the common_header_id column of the sbyn_common_header table).
CODE
VARCHAR2(20)
The processing code for the common table data element.
DESCR
VARCHAR2(50)
A description of the common table data element.
READ_ONLY
CHAR(1)
An indicator of whether the common table data element can be modified.
CREATE_DATE
DATE
The date the data element record was created.
CREATE_USERID
VARCHAR2(20)
The user ID of the person who created the data element record.

SBYN_COMMON_HEADER

This table stores a description of each type of common maintenance data and is the header table for sbyn_common_detail. Together, these tables store the processing codes and drop-down menu descriptions for each common table data type. For a person index, common table data types might include Religion, Language, Marital Status, and so on. For a business index, common table data types might include Address Type, Phone Type, and so on. None of the columns in this table can be null.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 11 SBYN_COMMON_HEADER Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
COMMON_HEADER_ID
VARCHAR2(10)
The unique identification code of the common table data type.
APPL_ID
VARCHAR2(10)
The application ID from sbyn_appl that corresponds to the application for which the common table data type is used.
CODE
VARCHAR2(8)
A unique processing code for the common table data type.
DESCR
VARCHAR2(50)
A description of the common table data type.
READ_ONLY
CHAR(1)
An indicator of whether an entry in the table is read-only (if this column is set to “Y”, the entry is read-only).
MAX_INPUT_LEN
NUMBER(10)
The maximum number of characters allowed in the code column for the common table data type.
TYP_TABLE_CODE
VARCHAR2(3)
This column is not currently used.
CREATE_DATE
DATE
The date the common table data type record was created.
CREATE_USERID
VARCHAR2(20)
The user ID of the person who created the common table data type record.

SBYN_ENTERPRISE

This table stores a list of all the system and local ID pairs assigned to the enterprise records in the database, along with the associated EUID for each pair. This table is linked to sbyn_systemobject by the systemcode and lid columns, and is linked to sbyn_systemsbr by the euid column. This table maintains links between the SBR and its associated system objects. None of the columns in this table can be null.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 12 SBYN_ENTERPRISE Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
SYSTEMCODE
VARCHAR2(20)
The processing code of the system associated with the local ID.
LID
VARCHAR2(25)
The local ID associated with the system and EUID.
EUID
VARCHAR2(20)
The EUID associated with the local ID and system.

SBYN_MERGE

This table maintains a record of each merge transaction that occurs in the master index application, both through the MIDM and from external systems. It also records any unmerges that occur. The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 13 SBYN_MERGE Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
MERGE_ID
VARCHAR2(20)
The unique, sequential identification code of merge record. This column cannot be null.
KEPT_EUID
VARCHAR2(20)
The EUID of the record that was retained after the merge transaction. This column cannot be null.
MERGED_EUID
VARCHAR2(20)
The EUID of the record that was not retained after the merge transaction.
MERGE_TRANSACTIONNUM
VARCHAR2(20)
The transaction number associated with the merge transaction. This column cannot be null.
UNMERGE_TRANSACTIONNUM
VARCHAR2(20)
The transaction number associated with the unmerge transaction.

SBYN_OVERWRITE

This table stores information about the fields that are locked for updates in the SBRs. It stores the EUID of the SBR, the ePath to the field, and the current locked value of the field. The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 14 SBYN_OVERWRITE Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
EUID
VARCHAR2(20)
The EUID of an SBR containing fields for which the overwrite lock is set.
PATH
VARCHAR2(200)
The ePath to a field that is locked in an SBR from the MIDM.
TYPE
VARCHAR2(20)
The data type of a field that is locked in an SBR.
INTEGERDATA
NUMBER(38)
The data that is locked for overwrite in an integer field.
BOOLEANDATA
NUMBER(38)
The data that is locked for overwrite in a boolean field.
STRINGDATA
VARCHAR2(200)
The data that is locked for overwrite in a string field.
BYTEDATA
CHAR(2)
The data that is locked for overwrite in a byte field.
LONGDATA
LONG
The data that is locked for overwrite in a long integer field.
DATEDATA
DATE
The data that is locked for overwrite in a date field.
FLOATDATA
NUMBER(38,4)
The data that is locked for overwrite in a floating decimal field.
TIMESTAMPDATA
DATE
The data that is locked for overwrite in a timestamp field.

SBYN_POTENTIALDUPLICATES

This table maintains a list of all records that are potential duplicates of one another. It also maintains a record of whether a potential duplicate pair has been resolved or permanently resolved. The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 15 SBYN_POTENTIALDUPLICATES Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
POTENTIALDUPLICATEID
VARCHAR2(20)
The unique identification number of the potential duplicate transaction.
WEIGHT
VARCHAR2(20)
The matching weight of the potential duplicate pair.
TYPE
VARCHAR2(15)
This column is reserved for future use.
DESCRIPTION
VARCHAR2(120)
A description of what caused the potential duplicate flag.
STATUS
VARCHAR2(15)
The status of the potential duplicate pair. The possible values are:
  • U – Unresolved

  • R – Resolved

  • A – Resolved permanently

HIGHMATCHFLAG
VARCHAR2(15)
This column is reserved for future use.
RESOLVEDUSER
VARCHAR2(30)
The user ID of the person who resolved the potential duplicate status.
RESOLVEDDATE
DATE
The date the potential duplicate status was resolved.
RESOLVEDCOMMENT
VARCHAR2(120)
Comments regarding the resolution of the duplicate status. This is not currently used.
EUID2
VARCHAR2(20)
The EUID of the second record in the potential duplicate pair.
TRANSACTIONNUMBER
VARCHAR2(20)
The transaction number associated with the transaction that produced the potential duplicate flag.
EUID1
VARCHAR2(20)
The EUID of the first record in the potential duplicate pair.

SBYN_SEQ_TABLE

This table controls and maintains a record of the sequential identification numbers used in various tables in the database, ensuring that each number is unique and assigned in order. Several of the ID numbers maintained in this table are determined by the object structure. The numbers are assigned sequentially, but are cached in chunks of 1000 numbers for optimization (so the application does not need to query the sbyn_seq_table table for each transaction). The chunk size for the EUID sequence is configurable. If the Repository server is reset before all allocated numbers are used, the unused numbers are discarded and never used, and numbering is restarted at the beginning of the next 1000-number chunk.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 16 SBYN_SEQ_TABLE Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
SEQ_NAME
VARCHAR2(20)
The name of the object for which the sequential ID is stored.
SEQ_COUNT
NUMBER(38)
The current value of the sequence. The next record will be assigned the current value plus one.

The default sequence numbers are listed in the following table.

Table 17 Default Sequence Numbers

Sequence Name
Description
EUID
The sequence number that determines how EUIDs are assigned to new records. The chunk size for the EUID sequence number is configurable in the master.xml file.
POTENTIALDUPLICATE
The sequence number assigned each potential duplicate transaction record in sbyn_potentialduplicates (column name “potentialduplicateid”).
TRANSACTIONNUMBER
The sequence number assigned to each transaction in the master index application. This number is stored in sbyn_transaction (column name “transactionnumber”).
ASSUMEDMATCH
The sequence number assigned to each assumed match transaction record in sbyn_assumedmatch (column name “assumedmatchid”).
AUDIT
The sequence number assigned to each audit log record in sbyn_audit (column name “audit_id”).
MERGE
The sequence number assigned to each merge transaction in sbyn_merge (column name “merge_id”).
SBYN_APPL
The sequence number assigned to each application listed in sbyn_appl (column name “appl_id”)
SBYN_COMMON_HEADER
The sequence number assigned to each common table data type listed in sbyn_common_header (column name “common_header_id”).
SBYN_COMMON_DETAIL
The sequence number assigned to each common table data element listed in sbyn_common_detail (column name “common_detail_id”).
OBJECT_NAME
Each parent and child object system record table is assigned a sequential ID. The column names are named after the object (for example, sbyn_address has a sequential column named “addressid”). The parent object ID is included in each child object table.
OBJECT_NAMESBR
Each parent and child object SBR table is assigned a sequential ID. The column names are named after the object (for example, sbyn_addresssbr has a sequential column named “addressid”). The parent object ID is included in each child object SBR table.

SBYN_SYSTEMOBJECT

This table stores information about the system records in the database, including their local ID and source system pairs. It also stores transactional information, such as the create or update date and function. The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 18 SBYN_SYSTEMOBJECT Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
SYSTEMCODE
VARCHAR2(20)
The processing code of the system associated with the local ID. This column cannot be null.
LID
VARCHAR2(25)
The local ID associated with the system and EUID (the associated EUID is found in sbyn_enterprise). This column cannot be null.
CHILDTYPE
VARCHAR2(20)
The type of object being processed (currently only the name of the parent object). This column is reserved for future use.
CREATEUSER
VARCHAR2(30)
The user ID of the person who created the system record.
CREATEFUNCTION
VARCHAR2(20)
The type of transaction that created the system record.
CREATEDATE
DATE
The date the system record was created.
UPDATEUSER
VARCHAR2(30)
The user ID of the person who last updated the system record.
UPDATEFUNCTION
VARCHAR2(20)
The type of transaction that last updated the system record.
UPDATEDATE
DATE
The date the system record was last updated.
STATUS
VARCHAR2(15)
The status of the system record. The status can be one of these values:
  • active

  • inactive

  • merged

SBYN_SYSTEMS

This table stores information about each system integrated into the master index environment, including the system’s processing code and name, a brief description, the format of the local IDs, and whether any of the system information should be masked. The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 19 SBYN_SYSTEMS Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
SYSTEMCODE
VARCHAR2(20)
The unique processing code of the system.
DESCRIPTION
VARCHAR2(120)
A brief description of the system, or the system name. This is the value that appears in the tree view panes of the MIDM for each system and local ID pair.
STATUS
CHAR(1)
The status of the system in the master index application. “A” indicates active and “D” indicates deactivated.
ID_LENGTH
NUMBER
The length of the local identifiers assigned by the system. This length does not include any additional characters added by the input mask.
FORMAT
VARCHAR2(60)
The required data pattern for the local IDs assigned by the system. For more information about possible values and using Java patterns, see “Patterns” in the class list for java.util.regex in the Javadocs provided with the Java™ 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE™ platform). Note that the data pattern is also limited by the input mask described below. All regex patterns are supported if there is no input mask.
INPUT_MASK
VARCHAR2(60)
A mask used by the MIDM to add punctuation to the local ID. For example, the input mask DD-DDD-DDD inserts a hyphen after the second and fifth characters in an 8-digit ID. These character types can be used.
  • D – Numeric character

  • L – Alphabetic character

  • A – Alphanumeric character

VALUE_MASK
VARCHAR2(60)
A mask used to strip any extra characters that were added by the input mask for database storage. The value mask is the same as the input mask, but with an “x” in place of each punctuation mark. Using the input mask described above, the value mask is DDxDDDxDDD. This strips the hyphens before storing the ID.
CREATE_DATE
DATE
The date the system information was inserted into the database.
CREATE_USERID
VARCHAR2(20)
The logon ID of the user who inserted the system information into the database.
UPDATE_DATE
DATE
The most recent date the system’s information was updated.
UPDATE_USERID
VARCHAR2(20)
The logon ID of the user who last updated the system’s information.

SBYN_SYSTEMSBR

This table stores transactional information about the system records for the SBR, such as the create or update date and function. The sbyn_systemsbr table is indirectly linked to the sbyn_systemobjects table through sbyn_enterprise. The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 20 SBYN_SYSTEMSBR Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
EUID
VARCHAR2(20)
The EUID associated with system record (the associated system and local ID are found in sbyn_enterprise). This column cannot be null.
CHILDTYPE
VARCHAR2(20)
The type of object being processed (currently only the name of the parent object). This column is reserved for future use.
CREATESYSTEM
VARCHAR2(20)
The system in which the system record was created.
CREATEUSER
VARCHAR2(30)
The user ID of the person who created the system record.
CREATEFUNCTION
VARCHAR2(20)
The type of transaction that created the system record.
CREATEDATE
DATE
The date the system object was created.
UPDATEUSER
VARCHAR2(30)
The user ID of the person who last updated the system record.
UPDATEFUNCTION
VARCHAR2(20)
The type of transaction that last updated the system record.
UPDATEDATE
DATE
The date the system object was last updated.
STATUS
VARCHAR2(15)
The status of the enterprise record. The status can be one of these values:
  • active

  • inactive

  • merged

REVISIONNUMBER
NUMBER(38)
The revision number of the SBR. This is used for version control.

SBYN_TRANSACTION

This table stores a history of changes made to each record in the master index application, allowing you to view a transaction history and to undo certain actions, such as merging two object profiles. The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 21 SBYN_TRANSACTION Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
TRANSACTIONNUMBER
VARCHAR2(20)
The unique number of the transaction.
LID1
VARCHAR2(25)
This column is reserved for future use.
LID2
VARCHAR2(25)
The local ID of the second system record involved in the transaction.
EUID1
VARCHAR2(20)
This column is reserved for future use.
EUID2
VARCHAR2(20)
The EUID of the second object profile involved in the transaction.
FUNCTION (Oracle)

OPERATION (SQL Server)

VARCHAR2(20)
The type of transaction that occurred, such as update, add, merge, and so on.
SYSTEMUSER
VARCHAR2(30)
The logon ID of the user who performed the transaction.
TIMESTAMP
TIMESTAMP
The date and time the transaction occurred.
DELTA
BLOB
A list of the changes that occurred to system records as a result of the transaction.
SYSTEMCODE
VARCHAR2(20)
The processing code of the source system in which the transaction originated.
LID
VARCHAR2(25)
The local ID of the system record involved in the transaction.
EUID
VARCHAR2(20)
The EUID of the enterprise record involved in the transaction.

SBYN_USER_CODE

This table is similar to the sbyn_common_header and sbyn_common_detail tables in that it stores processing codes and drop-down list values. This table is used when the value of one field is dependent on the value of another. For example, if you store credit card information, you could list each credit card type and specify a required format for the credit card number field. The data stored in this table includes the processing code, a brief description, and the format of the dependent fields.

The following table lists Oracle data types. For information about the differences in data types between database vendors, see Table 3.

Table 22 SBYN_USER_CODE Table Description

Column Name
Data Type
Description
CODE_LIST
VARCHAR2(20)
The code list name of the user code type (using the credit card example above, this might be similar to “CREDCARD”). This column links the values for each list.
CODE
VARCHAR2(20)
The processing code of each user code element.
DESCRIPTION
VARCHAR2(50)
A brief description or name for the user code. This is the value that appears in the drop-down list.
FORMAT
VARCHAR2(60)
The required data pattern for the field that is constrained by the user code. For more information about possible values and using Java patterns, see “Patterns” in the class list for java.util.regex in the Javadocs provided with the J2SE platform. Note that the data pattern is also limited by the input mask described below. All regex patterns are supported if there is no input mask.
INPUT_MASK
VARCHAR2(60)
A mask used by the MIDM to add punctuation to the constrained field. For example, the input mask DD-DDD-DDD inserts a hyphen after the second and fifth characters in an 8-digit ID. These character types can be used.
  • D – Numeric character

  • L – Alphabetic character

  • A – Alphanumeric character

VALUE_MASK
VARCHAR2(60)
A mask used to strip any extra characters that were added by the input mask for database storage. The value mask is the same as the input mask, but with an “x” in place of each punctuation mark. Using the input mask described above, the value mask is DDxDDDxDDD. This strips the hyphens before storing the ID.