Copying a Variant or Option Group to Another Object

You can reuse or copy items to the structure of a variant or option group from another object of the same type.

For the Copy To action, you start with the object you want to copy the structure from, then you select the object to which you want to copy structural elements.

When copying variants or option groups to another object, if the destination object is a model version, only the allocated variant values and options can be selected to copy, along with any variants and option groups. For more information, see Variants and Options Page.

Required access role: Leader

  1. Select the source object from which you want to copy a structure.
  2. From the page toolbar, click Copy > Copy To .
  3. In the Included Related Data tab, click to search for and select the Destination object whose structure you want to copy to.

    Only variants and option groups that are not in a lifecycle state that is considered frozen can be copied. You cannot copy a model version, product line, or the root node, but you can copy the items within the structure of these objects.

    The Select Features tab is loaded with the structure of the selected target object.
  4. Select a Copy Option:

    Option Description
    Clone Copies the selected items in the Include Related Data section by value. Variant values are copied from variants. Options are copied from option groups.
    Share Copies the selected items in the Include Related Data section by reference. You cannot share variant values or options.

  5. If you selected Clone, in the Include Related Data section, select which data to copy.

    Item Description
    All All configured relationships are copied.
    Use Case

    Only shows if you also use Traceable Requirements Management.

    		All use cases are copied.
    Specifications All specifications are copied.
    Reference Documents All reference documents are copied.
    Test Cases All test cases are copied.
    Images All images, including the primary image, are copied.
    Configurable Rules All compatibility rules and rule extensions are copied.

  6. In the Select Features tab, expand the structure of the destination object, then select the object you want to be the parent of the source structure.
  7. From the page toolbar, click Insert Into Selected .
    Make any required inline edits to the inserted items.
  8. Click Save.
  9. Click Close.