(17)The financial entity should select the critical or important functions that will be in scope of the TLPT. When selecting those functions, the financial entity should base itself on various criteria relating to the importance of each function for the financial entity itself and for the financial sector, at Union and at national level, not only in economic terms but also considering the symbolic or political status of the function. To facilitate a smooth transition to the phase of threat intelligence gathering, the control team should provide the testers and threat intelligence provider that are not involved in the scoping process with detailed information on the agreed scoping.