Creating basic variant data

To create the necessary basic variant data, do the following: Define options Create an engine option on the item Car Model G with allowed values 1200 and 1600. You can later create other necessary options and allowed values. These options configure components lower in the structure. Add variant conditions Having defined the options that determine different configurations of the car, you now specify a variant condition on each engine component to configure it appropriately. For the 1200 Engine component, you define a condition that loads this component only if the option engine is set to a value of 1200 (that is, Load IF engine = 1200). Similarly, define a condition for the 1600 Engine (that is, Load IF engine = 1600). You have now created all the static variant data necessary to configure a variant BOM. These steps are typically performed by design engineers or a specialized configuration department.

Note A specific option value does not necessarily relate to a single component. Variant conditions including a single option value can cause any number of components at different places in the structure to be configured or not configured.