Structure Management on Active Workspace ─ Usage
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.