Update the solution variants of a product through a workflow

When a product structure changes, you update its Reuse type of solution variants using the workflow process. When you update a solution variant, you can manage revisions and new elements, and the specific occurrence properties that must be updated in the solution variants.

When a structure is updated, you must also update the corresponding solution variants. Consider the following scenarios before starting the workflow.

Procedure

1. Open the updated source structure. Warning Do not change the state of the Show Excluded by Effectivity and Show Suppressed toggles. The state of these toggles must remain unchanged while creating and updating the solution variant.
2. Click More Commands > Manage > Submit to Workflow .
3. In the Submit to Workflow panel, select one of the following templates in the Template list: Update Solution Variants Select this template to update all the solution variants of the structure that are impacted due to the structure change. Update Solution Variants 2 Select this template, and then specify one or more solution variants in the target to update them. Alternatively, specify a solution variant in the target and a different revision of the variant rule in the reference. The solution variant is updated with the revised variant rule. In this case, specify only one solution variant in the target. If you also specify an engineering change with an effectivity in the target, the solution variants with the effectivity mentioned in the engineering change are updated. The update is applied to all the solution variants that are impacted due to the structure change. If a solution variant is already released, it is revised and then updated. If the effectivity of the active change notice completely overlaps with the effectivity of the change notice under which the source structure was updated, the impacted solution variant usage is revised and its ECN In is the same as the active change notice. For a newly added element in the structure, Teamcenter checks if the Solution Variant Category of the element is marked as Reuse. If yes, Teamcenter checks if a solution variant is already created for the element and reuses this solution variant in the updated solution variant structure. If a solution variant is not available, Teamcenter creates a new solution variant for the element and reuses this new variant in the updated structure. Note Currently, only changes to Quantity, All Notes (occurrence notes), Absolute Transform Matrix, and Occurrence Effectivity in a structure are updated in the corresponding solution variants.
4. Click Submit.

What to do next

To verify if the solution variants are updated correctly, go to the Solution Variants tab and open the required solution variants to see the updates.

After the solution variant is updated, if your administrator has set the preference with the required values, the absolute occurrence properties for a part within the solution variant are updated. These properties include Position Designator, ID in Context, and Usage Address