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Adding a Variant Specification to a Variant Baseline
Use the following procedure to add a variant specification to an existing variant baseline.
1. From Product Family Structure tab, right-click the variant specification that you want to add to a variant baseline.
2. From the right-click actions menu, click Assign to Existing Variant Baseline. The Assign to Existing Variant Baseline window displays.
3. Select a variant baseline.
a. Click the find icon next to the Variant Baseline field. The Find Object window displays.
b. Specify your search criteria and click Search.
c. Select a variant baseline from the Search Results table and click OK.
Your selection is added to the Assign to Existing Variant Baseline window.
4. If you want to add additional variant specifications to the variant baseline, click the add variant specifications icon . The Find Variant Specifications window displays.
a. Specify your search criteria and click Search.
b. From the Search Results table, select the variant specifications you want to add and click OK. Your selections are added to the Assign to Existing Variant Baseline window.
5. On the Assign to Existing Variant Baseline window, confirm the variant specifications you want to add are listed in the Variant Specifications table, then click OK.
A confirmation message displays whether the variant specifications are successfully added to the variant baseline. If the variant baselines are displayed in the Product Family structure, then the structure updates with the variant specifications as children of the variant baseline.
Use the following procedure to add a variant specification to a new variant baseline.
1. From Product Family Structure tab, right-click the variant specification that you want to add to the new variant baseline.
2. From the right-click actions menu, click Assign to New Variant Baseline. The Assign to New Variant Baseline window displays.
3. In this window, specify a name and other details for the variant baseline that you are creating.
4. Click Next.
5. In the Select Variant Specifications section, select a variant specification listed in the table.
6. Click Finish.
A confirmation message displays whether the variant specifications are successfully added to the variant baseline. If the variant baselines are displayed in the Product Family structure, then the structure updates with the variant specifications as children of the variant baseline.