Advanced selection logic is a method of generating product variants in Windchill based on the guided user input. Advanced selection logic can be created for a configurable module, which represents a configurable component in the Windchill product structure.

Advanced selection logic uses parameters and constraints to help the user define customizable aspects of the configurable module during the part configuration process. The resulting user inputs are captured in a variant specification. Based on the variant specification, Windchill can generate a variant part (also referred to as a deliverable). During the variant generation process, the system searches for existing parts that meet the selections captured in the variant specification, and includes them in the variant product structure.

Typically, the logic for the configurable module is created, edited, and tested using the Part Structure Browser. To create a variant specification and generate a variant, use the Configure action from the configurable module’s information page. For more information on configuring a part, see Creating Variant Structures Using the Configure Process.

The visibility of the advance logic feature is controlled using the Advanced Logic preference. By default, this preference is set to No. To enable the use of the advance logic feature, set the Advanced Logic preference to Yes in Preference Management.

If a user is a part of any of the PTC license profiles, the advance logic features will be accessible only if that user is also a part of the PTC Platform Structure Licensing profile. The PTC Platform Structure Licensing profile allows administrator to monitor and track end user usage of the advance logic feature.

Using advance logic feature, a user can generate advance logic reports for a configurable part by navigating to Actions > Advanced Logic. Reports available under Advanced Logic option are as follows: