Create options

Define the options of the structure, as follows. The examples refer to the structure of A01000 - Car Model G. Options have a string type or a numeric type and a name. The type of option you can create depends on the settings of the PSM_classic_variants_text_families and PSM_classic_variants_numeric_families preferences.

Note Ensure the PSEVariantsMode preference is set to legacy if you want to work only with classic variants or to hybrid if you want to work with both legacy and modular variants.

Procedure Choose View→Show/Hide Data Panel or click the Show/Hide Data Panel button on the toolbar. Teamcenter opens the data pane. Click the Variants tab and select the line representing the owning item revision that stores the variant data. Typically this is the top-level item in the structure, in this example, A01000 - Car Model G. Click the Options branch in the variant data tree. Teamcenter displays the Option dialog box. In the Option dialog box, enter the necessary options, for example: In the Name box, type engine. Optionally, enter the engine size in the Description box. Type an allowed value (1200) and press Enter or + (plus). Teamcenter now displays the allowed value 1200 in the list of allowed values. Type the other allowed value (1600) and press Enter. Click Create to create the option. A + (plus) icon appears against the Options branch in the variant data tree indicating that Teamcenter created the options. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to define the other options on the same assembly, for example: Option Allowed values Owning item car type GLS, GLX, LS A01000 - Car Model G gearbox automatic, manual A01000 - Car Model G fog lights yes, no A01000 - Car Model G Repeat steps 2 through 6 to define the options on other assemblies, for example, the following body and dashboard assemblies: Option Allowed values Owning item aerial standard, electric A0200 - Body Assy radio none, mono, stereo A020 - Dashboard Assy Click Save to save the changes. If you forget to do this, Teamcenter prompts when you select another BOM line. A Y appears in the Has Variant Data (HVD) column for Car Model G.