Variants Tab

Columns

The following columns are displayed when the variants and variant values are displayed in the Data Grid View.


Column	Description
Color	This is the color associated with the variant object type in 6WTags. Notes: This column is not visible in the data grid by default. If you show it in the data grid, it is always pinned to the left side. Enable the Colorize option for the Type predicate in 6WTags to show the color tags in this column.
Title	The variant's or variant value's title. Click to open the variant. On most devices, double-click with a delay to edit the variant value's title inline. On touch devices, touch to edit the variant value's title inline.
Name	The automatically generated name of the variant or variant value. It cannot be edited.
Description	The detailed description of the variant or variant value. This is a user-friendly way to identify the object. Click in the column to edit the description inline.
Maturity State	The lifecycle state of the variant or variant value. Click the hyperlink in the column to edit the maturity.
Responsible	The person who owns the variant or variant value. Click the hyperlink in the column to edit the owner, organization, or collaborative space.
Creation Date	The date on which the variant or variant value was created.
Modification Date	The date on which the variant or variant value was last edited.
Collabspace	The collaborative space to which the variant or variant value belongs.
Organization	The organization to which the variant or variant value belongs.
Action	The actions available for the variant or variant value.

Note: You can configure which columns are visible in the data grid view and how wide their content is. For more information, see Configuring the Data Grid View.

Page Actions

You can access the following actions from the Variants tab toolbar.


Action	Description	For More Information
Search	Filters the objects displayed to only those whose Title contains the characters that you enter.	Filtering Listed Items by Title
Create Variant	Creates a new variant in Enterprise Variability.	Creating a Variant
Delete	Deletes the selected variants and variant values.	—
Group	Allows you to group the variants listed in the Data Grid View by one of the following criteria: Maturity State Responsible Note: This action is only available when the page is displayed in Data Grid View.	—
View	Selects the view for the variants and variant values.	Data Views
Sort	Sorts the variants alphabetically or reverse alphabetically by any column other than Color or Action.	—

Variant Context Actions

You can access the following commands from each variant's context menu and its Action column.


Action	Description	For More Information
Open	Opens the variant.	Opening a Variant
Create Value	Creates a variant value for the variant.	Creating a Variant Value
Maturity	Opens the Maturity dialog box for the variant, where you can promote or demote it to another maturity state.	Changing Maturity
Move To	Opens the Move dialog box for the variant, where you can change its organization, collaborative space, or owner.	Moving Objects to Another Collaborative Space or Organization
Relations	Opens the Relations app showing the objects related to the variant.	Relations
Information	Opens the variant's properties in a new pane.	Variant Information Pane
Delete	Deletes the variant.	—

Variant Value Context Actions

You can access the following actions from each variant value's context menu and its Action column.


Action	Description	For More Information
Move To	Opens the Move dialog box for the variant value, where you can change its organization, collaborative space, or owner.	Moving Objects to Another Collaborative Space or Organization
Relations	Opens the Relations app showing the objects related to the variant value.	Relations
Information	Opens the variant value's properties in a new pane.	Variant Value Information Pane
Delete	Deletes the variant value.	—