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.