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   <Header>
      <Title>To use functional elements</Title>
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         <Level1>Using functional elements</Level1>
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         <Level1>Functional elements</Level1>
         <Level2>using</Level2>
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      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2433370">
         <Level1>Functional elements</Level1>
         <Level2>to use</Level2>
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      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2433375">
         <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>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
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