Filter variability data by intent while authoring variant conditions

You can filter out configurator objects by specific intent while authoring variant conditions. For example, if you are authoring a bill of materials (BOM), you can focus on objects with technical intent. Conversely, if you are looking at a bill of process (BOP), you can focus on objects with marketing intent.

The configurator administrator defines a business purpose or intent such as manufacturing, marketing, or technical to categorize families and constraints. For more information, see Categorize and filter families and constraints by business purpose or intent.

Procedure

1. Find and open the product or item revision to be configured.
2. Click the Models, Features, or Constraints tab.
3. To filter the variability data by intents, in the breadcrumb, select the required option from the Intents drop-down list. For example, you can filter using the Technical, Manufacturing, or Marketing intent. When you apply intent filters for a Bill of Materials (BOMs) with its standard variant conditions, the Variant Configuration view displays the specific intent filters that are applied. Any BOM line falling outside of the applied intent filter is treated as if it is configured out, and this status influences how other constraints are evaluated. For example, if a family A has an intent X that is outside of the current intent filter, then Family A will be configured out, and subsequent constraint evaluations will proceed based on this exclusion. Note You can filter using intents if your administrator has included this ability in your configuration.