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Engineering BOM Management – Usage > Configure structures

Configure a structure by proximity

You can configure a structure based on the legacy classic variants used in a structure element. This method of configuring a structure is called configure by proximity. Based on the variability of the selected elements, other elements are configured in or out of the structure.

Restrictions and limitations You can configure a structure by proximity only if your Teamcenter setup has the Context Management User license.

Procedure Search for a structure on which variability is set by using legacy variants.

Click Open to open the structure.

Click Filter .

Select a structure element from the work area. You cannot configure the structure by selecting its root element.

In the Filter panel, click Proximity.

Enter the proximity in Distance and click Add.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/documentation/external/PL20251212545240207/en-US/tc_help/ebom_usage/fzf1737238794128/xid2059572.html · retrieved 2026-07-11