Update an Unmanaged solution variant

Update an Unmanaged solution variant You must make direct structural changes, such as adding, removing, or revising child items, to the Unmanaged solution variant independently. The changes made to the source product structure are not propagated to the Unmanaged solution variant. Video Procedure (Optional) Set an active change notice that has the appropriate effectivity. Open an engineering BOM that has Assembly Indicator set as Configurable Assembly. Warning Do not change the state of Show Excluded by Effectivity and Show Suppressed. Their state must remain the same while creating and updating the solution variant. In the Solution Variants tab, click to open an Unmanaged solution variant, and then add, remove, or revise its child items. The solution variant that is impacted due to the changes in the source structure is updated. If a solution variant is already released, it is first revised and then updated. When you update a solution variant in the context of an active change, the updates are reflected in the change summary. After the solution variant is updated, the absolute occurrence properties for a part within the solution variant are carried forward. The absolute occurrence properties, that is, the Position Designator, the ID in Context, and the Usage Address, are also transferred if your administrator has configured them to be carried forward. If you have set an active change notice, release the active change. To do so, click Changes , select the change, and click Release Change. Engineering BOM Management ─ Usage, 2606 Unpublished work. © 2026 Siemens