Line 330: It should conform to business process validation standards,
326: format mask is applied to the national identifier, which is
327: then returned to the calling program. If the validation fails
328: then the rountine passes back a '0'.
329: 330: It should conform to business process validation standards, 331: from which it is called in order that the person API routines
332: remain under the control of one person.
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334: */