When you create a functional location, reference location, or equipment hierarchy, the default values for the fields have been set in such a way that data transfer is possible. The default values are only set to individual maintenance in the case of functional locations that are uppermost in a hierarchy and those that are not assigned to a reference location.

There are certain circumstances in which it makes sense to change the type of data transfer normally used for technical objects in your system.

In these circumstances you can use the system’s display and change functions:

• For each object, to which you want to transfer data, you can use the display function to display the data it receives or can receive from superior functional locations, reference functional locations or pieces of equipment.

• For many fields, you can use the change functions to specify whether data should be transferred from the superior functional location, from the reference functional location or from the superior piece of equipment. Alternatively, you can specify whether data should be maintained individually for the respective fields.