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   <Header>
      <Title>Business-function model</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2278784">
         <Level1>Business-function</Level1>
         <Level2>model</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2278789">
         <Level1>Model</Level1>
         <Level2>business-function</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>Business functions define relevant business issues within
		organization typologies or specific organizations; they specify which
		implementation and optimization phases are to be used.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Business functions emphasize what is being accomplished within
		the various functions, without questioning how this is organized. The presence,
		or absence, of business functions during the implementation phase/optimization
		phase(s) is used to select and configure the business processes; it also sets
		the parameters of the ERP Enterprise applications for each phase.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Business functions are used to visualize:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The business functions used in the business control
		  model</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Consistency checks between the functions</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The functions to be implemented and when</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The performance of business functions using performance
		  indicators</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The configuration of the ERP Enterprise applications</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The same business function can be used in numerous business
		control diagrams. However, the same business function can only appear once in a
		business function model.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Business functions can be defined in a hierarchical structure;
		therefore, a function can have sub-functions. This structure is used as an aid
		when defining the business functions, and does not have to be maintained in a
		reference or project model.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Function A can be defined in the repository with sub-functions
		A1 and A2. In a reference model, these three business functions could be used
		to create a function A2 with sub-function A with sub(sub)function
		A1</Paragraph>
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         <FigCaption>Business Function Model</FigCaption>
      </Figure>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Business Functions (tgbrg2500m000)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>To create new business functions or modify existing business
		functions, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2500m000" role="session">Business Functions (tgbrg2500m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Performance indicators, known as PIs, can be linked to
		  business functions. To do this:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>On the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, select a business function and click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2500m000#perf.indicators.by.bf" role="manual">Performance Indicators by BF...</GUIRef> icon.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>A performance indicator is a value that indicates the
		achievements of organizational units. The value varies by time unit, such as
		week and day, and is calculated by a script.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To monitor and improve the performance of business functions,
		link performance indicators to business functions.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>In the <Emphasis>Performance Indicators by Business Function
		(tgbrg2130m000)</Emphasis> session, you can select one or more performance
		indicators and link them to the selected business function.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To create a business function, complete the following
		  steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Click <Emphasis>New</Emphasis>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2100s000#tgbrg200.func" role="manual">Business Function</GUIRef> field, specify a name for the
		  business function.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2100s000#tgbrg200.extc" role="manual">External Code</GUIRef> field, specify a code that indicates
		  the position of the business function relative to other business
		  functions.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Select the type of authorization for the diagram. To do this,
		  select one of the check boxes that belong to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5207m000#spec.yn" role="manual">To be modified by</GUIRef> field on the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2100s000#tgbrg2100sDF2" role="groupbox">Authorizations</GUIRef> tab.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1110s000#exec.user.0" role="manual">Save</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/messages/eis0521e" role="message">Close</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
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             borderstyle="default">
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            <TR no="1" isLast="true">
               <TD colspan="2" rowspan="1">Key fields for the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2100s000" role="session">Business Functions (tgbrg2100s000)</GUIRef> session</TD>
            </TR>
         </THEAD>
         <TBODY noTR="6">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TH rowspan="1" colspan="1">Field</TH>
               <TH rowspan="1" colspan="1">Description</TH>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2100s000#tgbrg200.pbfc" role="manual">Parent Business Function</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">The business function one level above the current business
				function and to which the current business function is linked. A tree structure
				is built from the <Emphasis>Business Functions</Emphasis> table with the Parent <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2100s000#tgbrg200.func" role="manual">Business Function</GUIRef> field.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2100s000#tgbrg200.date" role="manual">Generation Date</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">By default, the date when the business function was created.
				However, anybody who is authorized can change the date to another date.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2100s000#tgbrg200.auth" role="manual">Owner</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">The ERP Enterprise user who created the business function, or the ERP Enterprise user responsible for
				the business function.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="5" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2100s000#tgbrg200.wzrd" role="manual">Wizard</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Select a wizard and link it to the business function. In
				combination with parameter setting rules, wizards are used to set parameter
				values of a logistical company.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="6" isLast="true">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2100s000#tgbrg200.stat" role="manual">Diagram Status</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">An identification of a stage in the development of the business
				function.</TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To view the available business functions in your current
		  modeling version:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>On the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2500m000#start.browser" role="manual">Business Function Browser...</GUIRef> icon</ListItem>
         <ListItem>To zoom to a lower level and see the linked sub functions and
		  business processes, double-click a business function.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>When creating a project model, potential optimization growth
		paths can be included in the business function model using optimization
		relations between business functions.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can specify which business function must be implemented in
		which optimization phase. For an organization, this clarifies changes in their
		way of working, and takes care of the (re)-configuration of the ERP Enterprise software. The
		linking of optimization phases to business functions results in different
		selections of business processes which influences their
		configuration.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Therefore, you must create all business functions in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg2500m000" role="session">Business Functions (tgbrg2500m000)</GUIRef> session; later, you must define the optimization
		relationships between them in the project model.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
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