Opening a Variant

You can access all the information related to a variant. Depending on your role, access may be limited.

Required access role: Reader

Before you begin: Variant Analysis and Reuse is the active app.
  1. Open Variant Analysis and Reuse .
  2. In the navigation pane, select Variants and Options > Variants.
  3. Click the name of the variant. You can use the categories in the navigation pane to access information related to the variant.

    Category Name Page Tabs Description For More Information
    Variant Name - Shows the properties for the variant. Variant Properties Page
    Variant Values - Shows all of the variant values defined for the variant. Variant Values Page
    Images - Shows a list of images associated with the variant. Product Line Management User's Guide: Working with Images
    Issues - Shows a list of issues reported against the variant. Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide: Issues Summary/Issues Category
    Lifecycle Lifecycle Shows the lifecycle of the variant and highlights the current state.

    3DEXPERIENCE Basics: Lifecycle Page

    Tasks/Signatures Shows the lifecycle tasks and required signatures for the variant. 3DEXPERIENCE Basics: Tasks/Signatures Page Tab
    Approvals Shows the required approvals for the variant. 3DEXPERIENCE Basics: Approvals Page Tab
    Specifications - Shows the related specifications for the variant. Product Line Management User's Guide: Specifications Page
    Reference Documents - Shows a list of reference documents associated with the variant. Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide: Documents and Content
    Routes - Shows all of the routes defined for the variant. Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide: Routes Page and Routes Summary Page
    Test Cases - Shows all of the test cases for the variant. Product Line Management User's Guide: Test Cases and Sub Test Cases Pages
    Where Used Where Used Shows a list of all objects in which the variant is used. Where Used Page
    Related Shows a list of all objects to which the variant is related. Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide: Where Used or Collaboration List
    History - Shows a log of events that have occurred for the variant. 3DEXPERIENCE Basics: Viewing History for Content
    Configuration Context - Shows a list of models whose structures can be used to build effectivity expressions. Configuration Context
    Sharing - Lets you share the variant's content with others. Sharing Page