Advantages of using Product Configurator variants

In classic or modular variants, the variability data such as families, features, and rules are associated with the structures. However, the task to manage the variability data is independent of the task of managing structures. Therefore, it is advisable to separate out the variability data from the structure. Doing so ensures that any changes to the variability data do not change the structure. The Product Configurator application provides dictionaries and configurator contexts to manage the variability data separately. Therefore, different domains, such as system engineering, design, content management, and manufacturing, can use the same variability data without updating a structure.

You can use the Product Configurator variants once the administrator:

• Installs the solution template to support Product Configurator for Structure Manager.

• Sets the preference to enable the Product Configurator variant mode.