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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To use reference activities</Title>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/acm" role="module">Activity Management</GUIRef> module, you can maintain the definitions of all the work that can be done for maintenance reasons. You can create a repository of <Link href="/baanerp/ts/glossary/glossary#000405" role="glossary">reference activities</Link>, which contains all kind of static information.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/wcs" role="module">Work Control System</GUIRef> module uses reference activities to plan and carry out maintenance on items.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>You can create reference activities for:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>All items.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Specific items.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/ts/glossary/glossary#000350" role="glossary">Functional elements</Link>. Note that the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/mdm/tsmdm0100m000#tsmdm000.feyn" role="formfield">Functional Elements Active</GUIRef> check box on the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Control</GUIRef> tab of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/mdm/tsmdm0100m000" role="session">General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000)</GUIRef> session must be selected.</ListItem>
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		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Reference activities are the smallest units of work that can be planned and controlled in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts" role="package">Service</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
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