Set the session information for new variant rules and variant criteria

You can set the session information for new variant rules and variant criteria in the Saved Variant Rules view by clicking View menu and then selecting Configuration Profile Settings. It displays the Configuration Profile Settings for new Variant Rules dialog.

Button	Description
Validation mode	Select the validation mode for the new variant rules: Order or Overlay. In Overlay mode, rules greater than or equal to validation severity are evaluated. Rules for validation verdict and expand operations in overlay mode are same. In Order mode, during the expand operation, rules lower than validation severity are dropped if they conflict with rules of higher severity. The validation mode in the dialog defaults based on the value of the Cfg0DefaultValidationMode user preference. By default, it is set to Order mode.
Validation severity	Select the severity of violation for the new variant rules (error, warning and info). The error severity is selected by default.
Apply Constraints	Select if all constraints should be considered while applying the variant rule expression on the content. If deselected, only user selections are applied. By default, it is selected in the dialog.
Allow Validation Rules to Expand	Select if validation rules should participate during criteria expansion. If deselected, only violations are reported, if present. System selections based on validation rules do not occur in the expanded criteria. By default, it is selected in the dialog.

While creating a new variant rule or variant criteria, you can choose the profile settings from the dialog. The selected values are saved as session information on the newly created variant rule or variant criteria.

You cannot modify the profile setting while updating the variant rule or variant criteria in the Saved Variant Rules view. To update the profile settings for the variant rule or variant criteria, it should be opened in the Variant Configuration view.

Any changes made in the default settings of configuration profile settings dialog are persisted till the Saved Variant Rules view is open. When a new instance of the view is opened, the selections are reset to their default values.