Configure a structure by setting option values

Procedure

1. Open the structure that you want to configure in Manufacturing Process Planner.

2. Click Set option values for selected module on the toolbar.

3. In the Variant Configuration View view, click Applies default to the configuration to set the variant option with their default values.

4. Select the required option values. Selections are indicated by a check mark or a circle backslash icon in a cell. The check mark indicates that the option is included in the product configuration. The circle backslash icon indicates that the option is excluded from the configuration.

5. (Optional) To clear all the selections you have made, click the View menu and choose Clear Expression.

6. (Optional) To clear the saved variant rule you have applied, click the View menu and choose Clear Variant Rule.

7. (Optional) To clear unconfigured features, click the View menu and choose Clear Un-configured Feature.The expression on the unconfigured feature in the view is removed. Also, the row holding the unconfigured feature is removed.

8. To load an existing configuration:

Click Replace or overlay existing selections .

In the Load selections from saved configurations dialog box, select each saved configuration that you want to load and click OK to replace the existing selections.

Alternatively, you can select Add values to existing configuration to load the configurations in a separate column, preserving the existing selections.

9. Click Validate the Current Configuration to validate if the selected options are applicable to the structure.To view any informational messages, while the configuration is being validated, click Set Info level violations to be fetched while applying validations . To view the warnings, click Set Warning level violations to be fetched while applying validations .

10. Click Applies the current configuration to the associated structure to apply the selected options to the structure.

Applying the selected options to the structure creates a custom configuration.

If the Apply Constraints button is deselected while applying the configuration, only user selections are applied on the content. However, if the Apply Constraints button is selected and the Allow Validation Rules to Expand button is deselected, the validation rules are not considered while applying the configuration. By default, Teamcenter displays the Variant Configuration view with the Apply Constraints and Allow Validation Rules to Expand as selected.

You can save the custom configuration to create a saved variant rule, which you can use to configure other structures.

Create saved variant rules

Procedure

1. Click Save the current contents on the toolbar.

2. In the Save As dialog box, enter the required information and click OK to create the saved variant rule.

Field

Action to perform

Item Revision

Select this option to create the saved variant rule for the current item revision.

Configurator Context

Select this option to create the saved variant rule for all structures associated with the current configurator context.

Name

Enter the name of the saved variant rule.

Description

Enter a short description for the saved variant rule.

Relation Type

Choose a relation type if you selected Item Revision as the variant rule scope. The variant rules are stored in the top-level item revision of the structure.