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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To use functional elements</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Using functional elements</Level1>
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		<Keyword><Level1>Functional elements</Level1>
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		<Keyword><Level1>Functional elements</Level1>
			<Level2>to use</Level2>
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		<Keyword><Level1>To use functional elements</Level1>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>In <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts" role="package">Service</GUIRef>, you use the item breakdown (as a template) to create a physical breakdown. To list several <Emphasis>exchangeable items</Emphasis> for a specific position in the item breakdown you can use functional elements.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>A functional element enables you to define, for example, more generalized activities for a non-physical, generic item, rather than for a specific item. This eliminates the need for multiple, identical reference activities for items that share the same properties and usage characteristics. As a result, there can be a reference activity, which describes the removal of a fan instead of the removal of item Fan-54576787. When the reference activity is linked to a work order, the real item that is placed in the physical breakdown, can be specified.</Paragraph>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Functional elements are defined and maintained in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/cfg/tscfg0140m000" role="session">Functional Elements (tscfg0140m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
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