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Variance Information Page
A variance is an authorization to depart from the as-designed configuration for a specific number of units and or for a specified time period.
The variance information page is a collection point for information related to the variance. The information page of a variance is accessed by clicking the information icon .
From the information page, you can perform actions on a variance, as well as view the object attributes and any related information.
For an overview of information page functionality, see About Information Pages and Customizing Information Page Tabs.
Actions
Information pages contain a list of applicable actions in a menu in the upper left corner of the page. See Common Actions for a list of common actions available in Windchill. The availability of these actions depends on the status of the variance, as well as your access to it. For more information about status indicators, see Object Status.
The View Summary Report action allows you view a summary report of the specific variance. Change management summary reports are available only if you have Windchill Business Reporting installed. For more information, see Viewing Change Summary Reports.
Tabs
The following tabs are viewable on the variance information page. You can customize the tabs that appear on each object information page to display the information most useful to you. For more information, see Customizing Information Page Tabs
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Administrators may have modified the tabs that are viewable to you.
Tab
Description
Details
The Details tab displays the attributes of the variance, as well as related tables. See Object Attributes for a list of common attributes available in Windchill. The following attributes may be of particular interest for this object.
• Category—The group under which the variance is organized. Categories include things such as Cost Reduction, Design Issue, and Documentation Issue.
• Change Admin I—The user serving as Change Administrator I for variances. This user is the initial reviewer of variances.
• Reason—The textual description of why the variance is needed.
• Approved Quantity—The number of physical units that are approved for the variance. The allowed quantity is defined in the context of each identified variance item.
• Corrective Action—Action to be taken in support of the variance.
• Effect On Schedule—Impact the variance has on the schedule of the affected products.
• Effect On Cost—Impact the variance has on the cost of the affected products.
• Effect On Support—Impact the variance has on the support and maintenance of the affected products.
• Need Date—The date by which the variance must be satisfied.
• Recurring—Indicates if the variance has occurred previously.
• Resolution Date—The date the variance is resolved.
• Owner—The user name of the user who is assigned to do the task.
In addition to the attributes of the variance, the following related tables may appear on the Details tab:
• Attachments
• Annotations
• Affected Objects
• Affected End Items (display of this table is controlled by a preference; the default is Yes)
• Change Requests
• Change Notices (display of this table is controlled by a preference; the default is No)
• Associated Process Objects
• Associated Reference Objects
Process
The Process tab displays information about the processes that involve the variance and includes the following tables:
• Members—Displays the members of the team
• Tasks for Change Process—Displays the tasks related to the variance and any related changes
• Discussions—Displays the discussions related to the variance and any related changes
• Routing/Process History, including the following:
◦ Routing/Process History
◦ Process Status
◦ Task History
History
The History tab displays information about the history of the variance and includes the following:
• Timeline
• Maturity History
• Revision History—controlled by a preference; the default in No