Working with variant rules in the database

You can store variants rules in the database and retrieve them later. When you have set a variant rule with the Variant Rule dialog box, you can store the variant rule in the database. You may want to store a variant rule for one of several reasons, including: To store the current state of the variant rule, because you want to exit Teamcenter and do not want to reenter the variant rule when you return. To store specific structure configurations, typically for analysis, testing, or marketing purposes. For example, you can store a variant rule that defines the structure configuration you use for a certain test. Similarly, you can store a variant rule that defines the standard 1600 GLS car package for marketing. Teamcenter stores variant rules as workspace objects, allowing any application access to them. You can cut, copy, and paste variant rules between applications, or apply release procedures and access control to them.