Monthly Archive: May 2018
BOM Compare is used to identify differences or changes between two product structures. We may be interested in changes to immediate components at single level assembly or we may want to know the difference between all the piece parts in the complete structure. Comparison between two product structures can be done at different levels of structure. Depending on the configuration and view used for product structure, suitable comparison mode (level) can be used.
BOM Comparison can be done in two ways: ... Continue Reading
Depending on the product structure, classic or modular variants method can be used for variant configuration of structure. Based on the business practices, one of the two approaches will be more suitable to configure the product structure. Both classic variants and modular variants should not be used together in the same product structure.
Differences between Classic Variants & Modular Variants is illustrated below : ... Continue Reading
Variant Rule
Variant structure will be configured by setting variant rule. Options and values are set on the top level module. All the lower level modules should be fully configured with the options set on the top level module. Click the Variant Rule 
button on the toolbar to display the Configuration dialog box to set values for the options on the top level module.
After configuring the variant structure, current configuration can be saved by clicking on Save button in Configuration dialog. ... Continue Reading
The bicycle example will be referred in this post while discussing Options & MVL.
Options & Values
For modular variant, options can be created with visibility of private & public. Options can be defined with following types: ... Continue Reading
button on the toolbar to display the Configuration dialog box to set values for the options on the top level module.
