Define the reuse of a solution variant

You can define the reuse of solution variants. By default, before creating a solution variant, Teamcenter compares the content of the configured source structure with solution variants that are already available. The content of the structure is based on the applied variant configuration. While comparing, if a matching solution variant is found, it is reused instead of creating a new one.

Teamcenter does the content comparison because the SolutionVariantReuseBasedOnStructureMatch preference is set to true, by default. For each unique saved variant rule (SVR) applied to the source configurable structure, if a matching solution variant is found, it is reused.

If you want new solution variants to be created for each unique SVR, you must set this preference to false. On doing so, Teamcenter does not compare the content, and always creates new solution variants. However, for lower-level reuse assemblies where a subset variability scope is applied, solution variants are reused if the resulting features of the subset SVR match an existing solution variant. A subset variability scope is a scope that belongs to the variability scope applied at the topmost level of the structure.