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Enable the creation of variant items of the same type as the parent

You can allow end users to automatically create variant items as the same type as the parent by using the SaveAs creation method or link variant items to the generic component by default by setting the PSECreateVISameType preference to true. By default, it is set to false.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/documentation/external/PL20251212545240207/en-US/tc_help/administering_product_structures/rsl1737253431475/xid1919572.html · retrieved 2026-07-11