Variants Page for a Model

The Variants page displays all of the variants and option groups for a model. They are grouped by Candidate items and Committed items.

Unlike other pages that list variants and option groups, you cannot expand an item in the list to view its child variant values or options, and you cannot create those child objects on this page.

To access this page:

  1. Open the model. See Opening a Model.
  2. In the navigation pane, select Variants.

To work with the list of variants and option groups for a model version or a product line, see Variants and Options Page.

This topic describes:

This page discusses:

Columns

Column Name Description
Display Name The display name of the variant or option group. Click to view the Properties page for the variant or option group.
Name The object name of the variant or option group.
Type The type of object: Variant or Option Group
State The current lifecycle state of the variant or option group.
(Open in new window) Click to open the variant or option group Properties page in a new window.
Allocation Indicates how the variant or option group is allocated in the context of this model:

Option Meaning
Candidate The variant or option group was created in the context of this model, but it is not mandatory or associated with a model version of this model. It can be made mandatory in the context of this model.
Committed

Either:

  • The variant or option group has been made mandatory in the context of this model, even if there is not yet an associated model version.
  • The variant or option group has been committed to a model version of this model. The model version is displayed in the Committed To column.

Mandatory Status Indicates whether the variant or option group is mandatory in this context:

Option Meaning
Blank The variant or option group was created in the context of this model.
Inherited Mandatory The variant or option group is inherited from the product line to which this model belongs, and it therefore mandatory.
Mandatory The variant or option group has been made mandatory in the context of this model.

Committed To The model version revision that the variant or option group is committed to. See Committing Variants and Option Groups to a Model Version.
Owner The owner of the variant or option group.

Actions Menu/Toolbar Commands

Required access role: Leader

Action Description For More Information
Create Variant Creates a variant for the model. Creating a Variant
Create Option Group Creates an option group for the model. Creating an Option Group
Add Existing Searches for and adds an existing variant or option group to the model. About Searches
Toggle Mandatory Makes the selected Candidate variant or option group a required one for the model. The mandatory variant or option group moves to the Committed section. -
Remove Mandatory Removes the selected Candidate variant or option group as one required for the model. The mandatory variant or option group moves to the Committed section. -
Commit Commits the selected variant or option group in the Candidate section to a model version revision at the model level. The variant or option group moves to the Committed section. Committing Variants and Option Groups to a Model Version
Remove Removes the selected variant or option group in the Candidate section from the model. Click OK to confirm.
Note: You cannot remove a Committed candidate variant or option group from the model.
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Delete Deletes the selected variant or option group in the Candidate section from the database. Click OK to confirm.
Note: You cannot delete a Committed candidate variant or option group from the model.
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