Configuring a structure

When you have defined the option modules, configure the structure to simulate the choices that the end user or customer is offered. This process ensures that the structure is correctly and completely configured. The end user or customer can only set values for options on the product itself; for example, for the refrigerator freezer; they cannot set options in lower level modules. Before doing this, you must design all the lower level modules (door assembly, door, carcass and so on) such that they are completely configured by whatever combination of options is set in the refrigerator freezer module. You should do this following the methods previously described, namely: Options from the child module should be presented up to the parent module. Options in the parent module may set options in the child module. Option defaults should be set where appropriate.

Note Checking that the refrigerator freezer product is completely authored is a manual process.