View and edit variant data

To view and edit classic variant data, display the data pane by clicking the Show/Hide Data Panel button , and then click the Variants tab.

Note Ensure the PSEVariantsMode user preference is set to legacy if you want to work only with classic variants or to hybrid if you want to work with both legacy and modular variants. The upper part of the Variants pane shows the variant data tree, presenting any variant data stored on the item revision represented by the structure line currently selected in the structure. The tree has three branches: Options Option defaults Rule checks If the item revision has variant data, the branch has a + (plus) icon and you can expand the branch to view the data. The lower part of the pane allows you to create and edit variant data for the selected data, if you have write access to the item revision. You can also view further details of specific variant data, for example, the allowed values of an option.

Tip Use the PSE_show_option_item_prefix user preference to show or hide the owning item ID as a prefix to the option name. If you expand an item revision and then select a saved variant rule, the viewer pane displays its details. For example, if you are working with a 120% BOM, the viewer pane displays multiple values in an (OR) expression, as shown. An (OR) expression is the default value. Your administrator can change this by setting the PS_option_value_delimiter site preference.