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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000534" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Business Information</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1964616">
         <Level1>Business information</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The business information is based on a group of fields whose
		attributes are user defined. The data is identified by a business code, which
		may be linked directly to an asset or to an asset category.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To create and maintain the business information of the asset,
		  use the following sessions:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam2540m000" role="session">Business Information Codes (tffam2540m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>For each business information code, you can define up to eight
		  levels of information. The business information code can be text (field type
		  string), date (field type Date), or amount (field type Amount). <List>
               <ListIntro>Example: The business information code for
				your vehicles can be:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>Additional vehicle information</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Driver of the car</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Mileage</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Maintenance history</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam2542m000" role="session">Business Information by Category (tffam2542m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>If you want to define you business information on a higher
		  level, you can link business information by asset category by creating a new
		  record and specifying category information and required business information.
		  To define your business information at a detailed level, you can link a
		  business information to an individual asset.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam2543m000" role="session">Business Information by Asset (tffam2543m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>After you set up the business information structure, you can
		  enter the actual information for each individual asset. You can add 99 records
		  for each Business Information by Asset. Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam1500m000" role="session">Assets (tffam1500m000)</GUIRef> session to view business information for a specific
		  asset.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam2443m000" role="session">Print Business Information by Asset (tffam2443m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Print the business information for the specified range of
		  assets or business information codes.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>