Creating an Option

Product Managers and System Engineers can create an option for an option group. The option group must already exist.

Required access role: Leader

  1. To create an option, do one of the following:
    • From the list of all option groups:
      1. Select the option group that this will be an option for.
      2. From the page toolbar, click Create Option .
    • Within the context of an option group:
      1. Open the option group.
      2. In the navigation pane, click Options.
      3. Select the option groups.
      4. From the page toolbar, click Create Option .
  2. Enter these details:

    Field Name Description
    Name Enter a name or select AutoName to have the system generate a name for you.
    Type The default value is Option. If your Business Administrator has created custom types, enter the new object type or click to select one.
    Description Enter a description for the new option.
    Display Name The default text is the same name that was entered in the Name field. If you selected AutoName, you must enter a display name.
    Display Text Enter any text to be used for display purposes in the product configuration.
    Owner Your user name is automatically entered. Click to select a different owner.
    Design Responsibility By default, the design responsibility is the context organization for the option group. Click to assign the responsibility for designing the option to another organization.
    Collaborative Space Select the collaborative space in which to create the option.
    Policy By default, options are created using the Configuration Option policy.

  3. Click Apply to create the variant value and continue creating more variant values, or click OK if you are finished creating variant values.