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# User masks OCCURRENCE DESCRIPTION NOTES EXAMPLES WARNINGS BUGS ## OCCURRENCE
### ARB_NT/Species/User Masks (if 'Species'-masks existing)
## DESCRIPTION
### A user mask is a user-definable interface to the database.
## NOTES
### To define new users masks modify one of our examples and save it with a different name.
## EXAMPLES
### See $(ARBHOME)/lib/inputMasks
## WARNINGS
### If there is an 'Edit enable' toggle at top of the mask, you'll need to check this switch before you make changes to any fields. ### If there is no such toggle or if the toggle is checked, all changes will be written to the database without any confirmations.
## BUGS
### No bugs known.