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Organizational Functions in functional hierarchy diagrams
An organizational function is a collection of similar business activities that use common resources but that are otherwise unconnected, such as Purchasing, Receiving, or Quality Assurance.
There is a fine-line difference between an organizational function and an organizational unit. An organizational unit is a physical part of an organization, for example, the Sales or Marketing or Documentation departments. Marketing can also be a function, performed by all three departments.
Note Within a programming context, a function might also refer to processing capabilities provided by an application or by a component of the technical infrastructure.
See also
Process Charts