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Set the variant condition for operations

You can set the variant condition from the product bill of process (BOP) or the plant BOP. This procedure sets the variant condition in the plant BOP.

  1. Navigate to a process area or process line that contains process stations.

  2. Select a process station.

  3. In the Operations table, select the operations to which you want to apply the variant condition.

    You can also set a variant condition for a single operation.

    Note If the product operation has a status of released, Process Planning for BTO/BTS/CTO automatically revises the operation before you can set or update the variant condition.

  4. Click Edit Variant condition .Note If one or more operations already have a variant condition applied, the dialog box displays a warning message.

  5. (Optional) To set additional variant conditions for the operations, click Add, and then click Done.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.xid2214895/xid1755067 · retrieved 2026-07-11