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   <Header>
      <Title>Support applications</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2280211">
         <Level1>Support</Level1>
         <Level2>applications</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2280216">
         <Level1>Applications</Level1>
         <Level2>support</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>A support application contains one or more ERP Enterprise sessions that can be
		used to support the execution of an activity. These optional sessions, referred
		to as support applications, are collections of auxiliary sessions such as print
		and display sessions. However, a support application can be layered and contain
		other support applications.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Support applications can be linked to a business process or
		activity; however, they cannot be incorporated in the business process because
		they are not a mandatory part of it.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Support Applications (tgbrg5170m000)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>To define the support applications, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5170m000" role="session">Support Applications (tgbrg5170m000)</GUIRef> session. Creating a support application
		means you must add ERP Enterprise sessions to the support application, or add other support applications to the
		support application.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>This must be done in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5160s000" role="session">Component Applications by Support Applications (tgbrg5160s000)</GUIRef>; to start this,
		on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu,
		click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5170m000#exec.user.1" role="manual">Applications by Support Application...</GUIRef>. In this
		session, support applications and ERP Enterprise sessions can be linked to a support application.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The ERP Enterprise sessions included in the support applications are additional to the ERP Enterprise session linked to an
		activity. Therefore, an activity of type application consists of an
		application, and a number of support applications.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To see which ERP Enterprise sessions and support applications are linked to a support
		application, on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, click the <Emphasis>Browser</Emphasis> icon, or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5170m000#exec.user.2" role="manual">Support Application Browser...</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Component Applications by Support Applications (tgbrg5160m000)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>To list and maintain the applications and support applications
		for each support application, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5160m000" role="session">Component Applications by Support Applications (tgbrg5160m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To link an application or support application to a support
		  application, complete the following steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>To start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5160s000" role="session">Component Applications by Support Applications (tgbrg5160s000)</GUIRef> session, click <Emphasis>New</Emphasis>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>To include an ERP Enterprise session or a support application in the support application,
		  select one of the following values: <List>
               <ListItemHead>Application</ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>An ERP Enterprise session</ListItem>
               <ListItemHead>Support Application</ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>A support application included as a child support
				application in another support application.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>If you have selected <Emphasis>Application</Emphasis> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5160s000#tgbrg.type" role="manual">Type</GUIRef> field, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5160s000#tgbrg560.cmpt" role="manual">Component</GUIRef> field and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5160s000#tgbrg560.rele" role="manual">Component Release</GUIRef> field, select a combination of a
		  component and component release.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5160s000#tgbrg.code" role="manual">Code</GUIRef> field, select the ERP Enterprise session or support
		  application you want to include in the support application.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Select the authorization for employees with the correct role
		  when they want to use the selected application in a run time environment. You
		  can only access this field if you have selected <Emphasis>Application</Emphasis> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5160s000#tgbrg.type" role="manual">Type</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1110s000#exec.user.0" role="manual">Save</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5160s000#tgbrg560.argu" role="manual">Argument</GUIRef> field you can specify extra information that
		is delivered to a component; therefore, predefined actions are carried
		out.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To import ERP Enterprise sessions into a support application, use the <Emphasis>Import ERP
		applications (tgbrg5161m000)</Emphasis> session.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To start this session:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>On the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, click <Emphasis>Import ERP
		  Applications</Emphasis>. The range of sessions you want to import can be
		  specified using business objects, session codes, and sessions used in business
		  objects.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>To find out where certain support applications are used, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg5471m000" role="session">Print Where-Used Support Applications (tgbrg5471m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>