Data is transferred from functional locations and reference functional locations to reference functional locations, functional locations and pieces of equipment.

If you structure your technical systems using reference functional locations, functional locations and pieces of equipment, the hierarchical structures you create often have identical master data.

For a better overview and easier management of the data contained in the master records assigned to certain structures, you can use the data transfer function. Using this you can:

• Maintain data at a superior level for objects further down the hierarchy

• Maintain data centrally for objects assigned to a reference location

• Copy or leave out data from the superior or central object when creating a technical object.

You must distinguish between the following:

• The objects between which data transfer can be performed

• The data transfer procedure

For the objects between which data transfer can be performed, you can have:

There are two different data transfer procedures: