| Constant | Meaning | |
| Mode_Clear | Used only for DEOs attached to the DDO that was the "origin" of a clear operation, (i.e., the DDO received the original Clear message). All other DDOs send their DEOs the refresh message passing mode_find_or_clear_set. |
| Mode_Find_or_Clear_Set | Used for DEOs attached to DDOs which have found and/or cleared records. |
| Mode_Clear_All | Used for DEOs attached to any DDO that participated in a clear_all operation. |
| Mode_Delete | Used for DEOs attached to any DDO that performed a successful deletion. DDOs that were merely updated as the result of a deletion use Mode_Find_or_Clear_Set. |
| Mode_Save | Used for DEOs attached to any DDO involved in a successful save operation. |