Coding mask - SAP adding 0 and spaces

Hi Experts,
We are using coding mask in our configuration.
It was initially set up as C.XX.XXX.X.0000.X.XXX.X
We changed it to C.XX.XXX.X.XXXX.X.XXX.X
and we found that all our project definition codes which were C.XX.XXX were updated to C.XX.XXX. .0000
Can you explain why this is happening? Is there a way of preventing SAP to change the codes?
Thanks for your help,
Thibault

Infact this is standard behaviour of system when you does following with system.
1.You transport coding masks into a client in which projects are already created.
2.You copy projects into a client in which coding masks are already created.
We have faced not exactly same but similar kind of issue & Solved with SAP Note 453280. Take time to understand Project clding mask and do some excercie with sample project before you start real correction. It will surely work out.
Once moe thing you can alwalys chagne numeric to alphaneumeric but not reverse.
With Regards
Nitin P.

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