Quick Reference to Concepts and Processes Used in Options and Variants

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Analyze platform optionality needs
Managing product families: workflow overview	Managing Product Families and Configurations in Windchill
Creating enterprise-wide definitions in an option pool	Creating and Managing Enterprise-wide Definitions
Managing options in an option pool	Managing Options in the Option Pool
Creating option choices	Creating Textual and Numeric Choices
Defining rules for option choices	Defining Global Rules for Options and Choices
Assess current products for reuse
Filtering an overloaded configurable product structure using the Option Filter	Filtering a Configurable Product Structure with the Option Filter
Create a generic product definition: organizing a product family
Defining an option set	Using Option Sets to Organize Product Families
Managing choices in an option set	Managing Choices in the Option Set
Managing rules for an option set	Managing Choice Rules in the Option Set
Assigning an option set to a configurable module, product, or library	Assigning an Option Set to an Object
Working with configurable modules	Configurable Modules
Assigning expressions to parts and part usage	Assigning Expressions
Developing advanced selection logic using parameters and constraints	Developing Advanced Selection Logic for Configurable Modules
Assess current platform for reuse
Applying the Option Filter to expand the product structure	Filtering a Configurable Product Structure with the Option Filter
Create a variant definition
Configuring a configurable module	Creating Variant Structures Using the Configure Process
Generating variants	Variant Part Step: Generating a Variant
Updating a variant	Reconfiguring a Variant Specification