Functional layer and method for contacting a functional layer

A method for contacting a functional layer for use in a shading assembly, the method comprising the following steps:

• providing a processed functional layer comprising a first backing film having a first electrically conductive coating, a second backing film having a second electrically conductive coating, and a liquid crystal array disposed between the two electrically conductive coatings, the first electrically conductive coating being at least partially removed and/or stripped in a surface area to form at least one insulation area so as to form at least one exposed first segment and a second segment of the first electrically conductive coating, applying at least one first electrically conductive conductor path in the insulation area in such a manner that the first electrically conductive conductor path) extends from the first segment in the insulation area to a contact area, applying at least one first insulation layer to the first electrically conductive conductor path, applying at least one second electrically conductive conductor path to the first insulation layer in such a manner that the second electrically conductive conductor path extends form the second segment to a contact area.