IBP banding data system: Internal maintenance specification

Standard field-flattener.

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#   @staticmethod
    def flatten ( noteField ):
        """Flatten a NoteField.
        """
        if  noteField is None:
            return BLANK_NOTE
        else:
            return noteField.value

    flatten  =  staticmethod ( flatten )