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title: Functional location vertical navigation
description: The functional location view in the Digital Factory Workspace uses a vertical navigation panel and a breadcrumb trail. Use these controls to move between sections of a functional location and between locations in the equipment model.
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canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/industrial-connected-workforce/digital-factory-workspace/functional-location-vertical-navigation.html
release: australia
product: Digital Factory Workspace
classification: digital-factory-workspace
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-05-19"
reading_time_minutes: 2
keywords: [functional location, vertical navigation, breadcrumb, equipment model]
breadcrumb: [Operational Equipment Model, Industrial Data Models, Use, Digital Factory Workspace, Industrial Connected Workforce]
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# Functional location vertical navigation

The functional location view in the Digital Factory Workspace uses a vertical navigation panel and a breadcrumb trail. Use these controls to move between sections of a functional location and between locations in the equipment model.

The functional location view in the Digital Factory Workspace arranges the equipment model in a vertical layout. A panel on the left lists the sections available for the selected functional location. The main area shows the content for the section you select.

## Vertical navigation layout

When you open the functional location view, the page is divided into two areas:

-   A vertical navigation panel on the left lists the sections that are available for the selected functional location.
-   A content area on the right shows the page title for the selected section, the breadcrumb trail, and the content for that section.

The vertical layout accommodates additional sections, such as analytics, without changes to the overall page structure.

## Breadcrumb trail

A breadcrumb trail appears before the page title and shows the full equipment model hierarchy path for the selected functional location. The trail starts with a home icon and ends with the current location. Select a segment to open that level in the hierarchy. The home segment uses the same icon as the icon that opens the equipment view.

## Default landing location

When you open the functional location view, the page opens to the functional location that is set in your worker profile. From this default landing location, you can drill down through the equipment model. You can also open the list of functional locations to switch to a different one within your entitlement scope.

## Selecting a functional location in a field

When you fill in a functional location field on a record in the Digital Factory Workspace, select the tree icon next to the field to open the functional location hierarchy. Expand the tree to browse from the site down to individual stations, and select any level. If the field already has a value, the tree opens at that location.

Your selection fills the field but doesn't save the record, so save the form when you're done. The tree shows only the functional locations available for that field.

The selector is on by default for functional location fields. Records that include these fields are failures, tasks, actions, deviations, root cause analyses, scheduled plans, work set sub-activities, and worker profiles.

-   **[Navigate the equipment model with the breadcrumb trail](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/industrial-connected-workforce/digital-factory-workspace/navigate-with-breadcrumb-trail.md)**  
Use the breadcrumb trail at the top of the page title to open a different level in the equipment model hierarchy from the current functional location.
-   **[Open a different functional location](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/industrial-connected-workforce/digital-factory-workspace/open-different-functional-location.md)**  
Switch to a functional location that is not on the current breadcrumb trail by opening the list of functional locations within your entitlement scope.
-   **[Functional location vertical navigation elements](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/industrial-connected-workforce/digital-factory-workspace/functional-location-vertical-navigation-elements.md)**  
Use these elements to move between sections and locations in the functional location view of the Digital Factory Workspace.

**Parent Topic:**[Operational Equipment Model](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/industrial-connected-workforce/digital-factory-workspace/operational-equipment-model.md)