8. A method for generating an Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) document for output, the method comprising: adding an AFP component to the AFP document; identifying a meta-data object (MDO) for the AFP component; inserting a Map Data Resource (MDR) structured field corresponding to the AFP component into the AFP document, wherein the MDR specifies the name of the MDO associating the MDO with a specified scope of objects in the AFP component and further includes a processing mode field indicating whether the MDO is descriptive and does not affect the presentation of the AFP component on an output device or indicating whether the MDO is operational and does affect the presentation of the AFP component on the output device; determining the processing mode field; and based on the determination, if the MDO is descriptive, then the MDO is ignored, and if the MDO is operational, then performing at least one of: masking a presentation of the AFP component on the output device; eliminating a presentation of the AFP component on the output device; and partially presenting the AFP component on the output device.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein the MDR further corresponds to an Object Environmental Group (OEG) to reference the MDO to a data object.