my $flag = $self->getfield($svcdb.'__'.$field.'_flag');
#if ( uc($flag) =~ /^([DFMAX])$/ ) {
if ( uc($flag) =~ /^([A-Z])$/ ) { #part_svc_column will test it
my $flag = $self->getfield($svcdb.'__'.$field.'_flag');
#if ( uc($flag) =~ /^([DFMAX])$/ ) {
if ( uc($flag) =~ /^([A-Z])$/ ) { #part_svc_column will test it