| Functional Element |  |
| Functional elements are a group of exchangeable items with identical functions and can be used in item breakdowns, physical breakdowns, and reference activities. You can use functional elements: To define reference activities for groups of similar items at once, rather than define multiple, identical reference activities. To list several exchangeable items for a specific position in the item breakdown. You can define a single reference activity that describes the removal of a fan rather than define the removal of item Fan-54576787. If the reference activity is linked to a work order, you can specify the actual item that is placed in the physical breakdown. Functional elements can only be defined if the Functional Elements Active check box in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session is selected. You cannot change the functional element in a physical breakdown. A parent item and child item combination can only belong to one functional element. |