Update a variant item

When you make structural or option data changes to a generic item, Teamcenter does not automatically propagate such changes to the variant item revisions associated with previous module revisions. You can make such changes manually by creating a new revision of selected variant items to include the structural changes, as follows:

Note You can only revise variant items to reflect changes to the generic item if the variability is unchanged, that is, it has the same options and allowed values. You can add static components, but not components that have a variant condition, unless the variant condition refers to the original options and values.

Procedure Load the structure, select the revised generic item, and choose Tools→Variants→Update Variant Item. Teamcenter displays the welcome window of the VI Update wizard. You can load the structure with the generic item revision as the top-level line or with the generic item at a lower level. If the generic item revision is not the top-level line, you must set Tools→Variants→Only Configure Root to Off before you can update variant items.

Note You cannot update variant items if only one item revision of the generic item exists. You can only update variant items against the second and subsequent item revisions of the generic item. Select the previous item revision of the generic item whose variant items you want to update and click Next. The VI Update wizard shows the saved option set values against which you can search for applicable variant items. Choose the saved option set values against which you want to search for variant items from the lists and click Next. The VI Update wizard shows a list of variant items matching the chosen criteria.

Note If you leave any saved option set values blank, Teamcenter includes all possible values in the search criteria. If you leave all saved option set values blank, the results include all available variant items. Select the variant items to update from the list of search results, and click Update to create new variant item revisions that include the structure changes. Teamcenter shows the Revise dialog box, allowing you to define a revision, name, description and unit of measure for the new variant item revision. To view a selected variant item revision before you update it, click Open. After you define the new variant item revision and click Finish, Teamcenter closes the Revise dialog box and updates the VI Update wizard with the new variant item revision. The Update button is grayed out and you cannot make further changes to the new variant item revision. To inspect the new variant item revision, click the Open button. If applicable, you can select another variant item revision from the list and repeat the update procedure. Do this until all the necessary variant item revisions are updated. After you finish updating new variant item revisions, click Next and the VI Update wizard allows you to select another generic item revision whose variant item revisions require updating. To update the variant item revisions of another generic item revision, select the Do you want to update variant items for other revisions of the generic component? check box and click Finish. To exit without updating additional variant item revisions, click Finish without selecting the check box.