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Creating a product model
This topic covers how to create a Product Model from a Modeler browser, the Decision Set Editor or Variant Selector.
For tasks that relate to creating a Product Model from the latest version of a Product Line Model, a previous version of a Product Line Model, a Product Line Model (private sandbox) or Product Model, see:
• Creating a product model from a previous version of a product line model
• Creating a product model from a product line model (private sandbox)
• Creating a product model from a product model
• Creating a product model from the latest version of a product line model
For information about creating a Product Model through the Modeler Automation Interface, see
Note that A Product Model can be created using a Decision Set only when there are no inconsistencies in that Decision Set and at least one decision has been made. See:
• How the status of a variant can be set - decision set editor
• How the status of a variant can be set - variant selector
• How the status of a variation point can be set - decision set editor
• How the status of a variation point can be set - variant selector
To create a product model through a Modeler browser:
1. Open the model that contains the Decision Set through which you want to create a Product Model.
2. Right-click the Decision Set through which you want to create a Product Model, and then click Create Product Model
3. Review the log of the Product Model creation that is generated to the Modeler Output pane.
The log file is saved to your Windows Temp folder, which you can access by typing %temp% in your Windows Explorer address bar. The name of the log file is derived as follows:<decision set name>_<date>_<time>.log
To create a product model through the decision set editor:
1. Open the model that contains the Decision Set through which you want to create a Product Model.
2. Open the Decision Set Editor for the Decision Set through which you want to create a Product Model. See Opening the decision set editor
3. Click the Create Product Model button.
4. Review the log of the Product Model creation that is generated to the Modeler Output pane.
The log file is saved to your Windows Temp folder, which you can access by typing %temp% in your Windows Explorer address bar. The name of the log file is derived as follows: Instantiate_<decision set name>_<date>_<time>.log
To create a product model through the variant selector:
1. Start the Variant Selector for the Decision Set through which you want to create a Product Model. see Starting the variant selector
2. The Variant Selector opens the active model. If you want to work with a different model or different model version, open that model. see Opening a model in the variant selector
3. The Variant Selector opens the active Decision Set. If you want to create a Product Model through a different Decision Set, select that Decision Set. see Selecting a decision set to edit in the variant selector
4. Click the Create Product Model button.
Create Product Model button
5. After the Product Model is created, on the message dialog click the Open Log File button and review the log file that is saved to your Windows Temp folder.
You can access your Windows Temp folder by typing %temp% in your Windows Explorer address bar. The name of the log file is derived as follows: Instantiate_<decision set name>_<date>_<time>.log