	function check_if_perID(perID){
		var strPerID = perID.substring(0,13);	
		var strExtraDot = perID.substring(13,14);
		var searchResultPerID = strPerID.search(/[0-9]{3}\.[0-9]{4}\.[0-9]{4}/);
		
		if(searchResultPerID!=0 || ((strExtraDot != "") && (strExtraDot != "."))){

			return false;
		}else{
			return true;
		}
	}
	
	function check_if_sysID(sysID){
		
		if	(	0 != sysID.search(/[a-fA-F0-9]{16}/) ){
			return false;
		}else{
			return true;
		}
	}
	
	function check_if_dongle(don_nr){
		
		var bol_332 = don_nr.search(/PP[0-9]{3}\.[0-9]{3}\.[0-9]{2}/);
		var bol_342 = don_nr.search(/PP[0-9]{3}\.[0-9]{4}\.[0-9]{2}/);
		var bol_343 = don_nr.search(/PP[0-9]{3}\.[0-9]{4}\.[0-9]{3}/);

		if(
		   (	bol_332 != 0 || don_nr.length != 12	)
		&& (	bol_342 != 0 || don_nr.length != 13	)
		&& (	bol_343 != 0 || don_nr.length != 14	)
		){

			return false;
		}
		return true;
	}
	function make_dongle_transformations( dongle ){

		if ( dongle.substr(0,2) == 'PP' || dongle.substr(0,2) == 'pp' ){
			dongle = dongle.substr(2);
		}
		
		if ( dongle.length == 8 ){
			dongle = dongle + ".001";
		}
		if ( dongle.length == 9 &&  dongle.substr(-1) == "." ){
			dongle = dongle + "001";
		}
		return dongle;
	}	