About solution variants

About solution variants The solution variants in Teamcenter are 100% configured product variants generated from a single variable structure (150% BOM). The solution variants are linked to the source structure. Teamcenter helps you ensure their uniqueness and also facilitates updates. For effective product definition and management, a range of product variants are managed as a single variable structure (150% BOM) by using a configurator instead of managing them as discrete product variants. You can configure this variable structure to generate a 100% variant by applying a valid variant configuration to create a solution variant. The solution variant has a unique item ID, and it is linked to the source structure. The following video conceptually explains about solution variants: Multiple solution variants can be created for each valid variant configuration of the 150% variable structure. Teamcenter ensures the uniqueness of each solution variant by comparing the content with a list of existing solution variants before creating a new one. As the solution variants are linked to the source variable structure, the solution variants can be updated to easily incorporate the changes made to the source structure. Consider a product, Crosskart, that has two variants, Base and Deluxe. Both these variants are managed within a single variable structure. Engineering BOM Management ─ Usage, 2606 Unpublished work. © 2026 Siemens