Menu Bar
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Option | Description |
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Open | Opens an existing indexing mask from one of the mask folders for editing in the Mask Designer. |
New | Creates a new indexing mask. The newly created indexing mask is completely empty. |
Save | Saves the current status of the indexing mask that is currently being edited. When an indexing mask is saved for the first time, always specify the physical file name and select the storage location for the mask. When an existing indexing mask is saved, backup copies are automatically created on a rolling basis in accordance with the global property |
Close | Closes the indexing mask currently being edited. Caution: All unsaved changes will be lost when closing. |
Delete | Deletes the currently loaded indexing mask from the mask folder. When deleting, a backup copy is automatically created according to the global property |
Preview
Use the button 
Show mask preview pane to display a preview of the currently configured mask.
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The Mask Designer itself does not have an integrated mask display. A running instance of the Office+ Index Client backend service, whose mask window is integrated here, is required for the mask display. To start the service explicitly for this use case, either a scenario with the corresponding input system must be active in the main program, or the global property ConfigService.ActivateMaskPreview must be activated.
The preview is limited to the pure indexing mask. The layout, the macro functions, and the database lookup definitions of the mask can essentially be tested via the preview. All functionalities that rely on file attachments (the functions in the Files and Scanning areas) can only be tested in the full Index Client.
To display the mask in the preview view with the currently configured status, the mask must be explicitly transferred to the embedded index client. To transfer the current data and update the view,click on the 
button. The mask is updated without saving it temporarily. In other words, the last saved status will not be overwritten.
The Apply button displays the current input values of the fields in an overview. The values are displayed in the technical syntax as they would be transferred to the xSuite Interface scenario in live operation.