Point Masks

Facility Point Copy uses masks to create the IDs of the new points. The IDs can be based on existing CygNet components, can be specified using text, or a combination of both. The mask fields have a wizard to help you define the masks. The wizard is accessed by clicking … next to the mask field.

A mask element can be used individually or concatenated with other elements. A semicolon is used to indicate the end of a mask element.

The easiest mask element to use is the AutoCreate element (A). Auto-created Point IDs are sequentially numbered. Auto-created Long Point IDs are in the format "Facility_UDC" using the destination Facility ID and the UDC of the source point.

If you want to create custom IDs, you can use any combination of the mask elements and any portion of the mask elements. For example, you could use the text characters "XYZ" concatenated with the characters 2 through 6 of the existing Long ID. Mask elements are described in the table below.

Mask Element	Description
Text Characters	Any alphanumeric or special character that is valid in point naming.
Auto-Create	The system will auto-create the ID. Point IDs are sequentially numbered from the last Point ID in the PNT. Long Point IDs are in the format "Facility_UDC" using the destination Facility ID.
Existing Short Point ID	Characters from the existing Point ID.
Existing Long Point ID	Characters from the existing Long Point ID.
Destination Facility ID	ID of the destination Facility.
Uniform Data Code	UDC of the point.
Destination Site	Destination current value service site.
Destination Service	Destination current value service name.

For elements that represent CygNet components (for example, Point ID, Facility ID) Starting Position indicates the first character to use (with "0" representing the first character). Length can include all characters of the item; however, maximum Length is dependent upon the Starting Position.