GBOM Part Table: Inactive Variants Page Tab

The Inactive Variants page tab of the GBOM Parts Table shows parts with inactive design variants for a logical feature. When you make a design variant inactive, all the parts with that design variant are moved to the Inactive Variants table. The part remains in the GBOM part table with the active design variants and associated design conditions. The active or inactive status of a design variant for a lowest level logical feature is applied to all parent objects.

The parts are listed in the table with the original design conditions for the inactive design variant. The same part can appear multiple times according to the amount of inactive design variants.

The effectivity of a design variant determines the availability of the design variant for future product configurations and BOM generation processes. Since a design variant that is referred to by multiple product configurations or effectivity conditions cannot be removed, you can change its status to inactive for a particular product configuration. The Active or Inactive status of a design variant does not impact current product configurations. Inactive design variants can be made active again, facilitating their reuse.

To access this page:

  1. View the GBOM Part Table page for a logical feature. See GBOM Part Table: Active Parts Page Tab.
  2. Select the Inactive Variants page tab.

This topic describes:

This page discusses:

See Also
GBOM Part Table: Inactive Parts Page Tab
Working with Design Variants

Columns

Column NameDescription
NameName of the part. Click to view the default page for that object.
Inactive VariantsThe part's inactive design variants. Inactive design variants are not available for rules that refer to this part.
Rule Expression The inclusion rule for the part before the design variant was made inactive. This column contains hyperlinks. Click on the link and the inclusion rule expression viewer opens and is read only.
RevisionThe revision number or code.
TypeThe type or subtype.
StateThe current state of the part in its lifecycle.
Part UsageStandard or Custom.
OwnerThe owner of the part.
Click to open the default page for the part in a new window.

Actions Menu/Toolbar Commands

ActionDescription
Purge History Removes the selected parts from the list.
Make ActiveMakes the selected parts active variants. The part appears in the GBOM part table with its original inclusion rule.

If all the design variants for the inclusion rule are active, the rule is a simple inclusion rule. If the inclusion rule has more design conditions than the active design variants, then the rule is a complex inclusion rule. If the Inclusion Rule condition has fewer design conditions than the active design variants, then the rule is a simple inclusion rule with a dash (-) for the additional design variants.

You cannot make parts active that were made inactive through replacement with an engineering change.