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		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To set up a table sharing configuration</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>table sharing</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">This topic is a general overview of the actions you must perform to set up a <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000042" role="glossary">table sharing</Link> configuration. This topic contains links to the details of the procedure.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>The result of this procedure is either:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>A table sharing configuration implemented with <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000045" role="glossary">table linking</Link> (logical tables).</ListItem>
			<ListItem>A table sharing configuration intended to be implemented by using <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000043" role="glossary">data replication</Link>.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To set up a table sharing configuration, you must do the following:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Make a list of your functional table sharing requirements. An example of a table sharing requirement is: "All companies must use the same set of item codes."</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Identify the companies involved.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Construct <Link href="/baanerp/tl/glossary/glossary#000002" role="glossary" Update="No">table sets</Link> that conform to these functional requirements, optionally using predefined table sets.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Construct a table sharing set.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Make the table sharing sets actual. (or set up replication)</ListItem>
		</ProcedureList>
		<Paragraph class="Default">For more information about these steps, refer to the related topics below.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tl/onlinemanual/000030" role="manual">Table sharing</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tl/onlinemanual/000034" role="manual">To specify relevant package combinations and companies</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tl/onlinemanual/000036" role="manual">To construct a table set</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tl/onlinemanual/000038" role="manual">Predefined table sets</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tl/onlinemanual/000035" role="manual">To construct a table sharing set</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tl/onlinemanual/000037" role="manual">To make a table sharing set actual</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
