This gives a decent explanation of it.
The short and the long of it is this:
You craft a data dive/recipe for a timed ability that is bound to a specific planet and mission type (ARKS Quest, Free Fields, etc.); this drive can have a variety of special abilities from HP restore to Rare Drop Rate boost, and the ability is selected at random upon crafting the data drive, though there is a daily featured ability that has a higher chance of being created. You can recreate the data drive as many times as you want, and once you have one that you like, you can keep it indefinitely, unless you override it with another of the same type (ie. you can only have one rear data drive recipe at a time, and installing a new one makes you lose the previous one).
Once you have a data drive with the ability you want, you then craft the consumable item that allows you to add that ability to your units. The ability will then stay active on your unit for 7 days (14 if you got a Great Success), or until it is overridden.
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