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Standalone Variant Specification Associated with a Configurable Module
This variant specification is used to manage a fully-defined filter applied to a specific view version to define, and optionally to generate, a variant solution or a configuration context. It can be created using the Configure process or programmatically loaded. It can be updated through the Reconfigure process or programmatically loaded. Unique to XML loading, rules processing is not applied and any selected choices in the Option Filter are considered user selected.
• Requires Name and Location for creating or Number for updating the variant specification.
• Requires a configurable module part version with the optional ability to include the organization to uniquely identify the part and define the view-specific version.
• Is not directly associated with an option set since it is indirectly related to the Option Set assigned through the configurable module.
• Requires a part configuration specification, but provides the following defaults:
◦ When no part configuration specification is specified, a latest configuration specification is used without a lifecycle state for the view specified for the configurable module.
◦ When a part configuration specification is specified without a definition, a latest configuration specification is used without a life cyclestate for the view specified for the configurable module.
• Requires a value for applying the configuration specification to the top level but provides false value when a value is not specified.
• Optionally provides support for variant generation. When no value is specified, false value is used.
• Has the ability to refer to options and choices by Number or Name.
• Requires configuration specification for the Option Filter. When no value is provided, a latest configuration specification is used without a lifecycle state.
XML Format
<csvVariantSpec csvbatchInputFilePath="com.ptc.wpcfg.load.LoadHelper.createVariantSpec"> <csvbatchInputFilePath><PATH_FOR_VSDETAIL FILE></csvbatchInputFilePath>
<csvdescription>TEST DESCRIPTION</csvdescription>
<csvfolder>/Default</csvfolder>
<csvlifecycle/>
<csvlifecyclestate/>
<csvparentContainerPath></csvparentContainerPath>
<csvnavcriteria>NAV_CRITERIA_1</csvnavcriteria>
<csvcreatevariants>true</csvcreatevariants-->
<csvtypedef>com.ptc.wpcfg.CustomVariantSpec</csvtypedef>
</csvVariantSpec>
The PATH_FOR_VSDETAIL FILE is the absolute path for another .xml file that contains information about variant specification, configurable module, and parameters.
Attribute
Description
Required or Optional?
csvbatchInputFilePath
Path of input file where variant specification details are mentioned. Details mentioned below.
Required
Csvdescription
Description for variant specification.
Optional
Csvfolder
Folder location for variant specification.
Optional
Csvlifecycle
Life cycle template for variant specification.
Required
Csvlifecyclestate
Life cycle state for variant specification.
Required
csvparentContainerPath
Container path where the variant specification must reside.
Required
Csvnavcriteria
Navigation criteria name that is mentioned in a separate section of the navigation criteria.
Optional
Csvcreatevariants
Indicator to identify whether variants must be generated for this variant specification.
Optional
Csvtypedef
Type definition for loading the variant specification.
Optional
The format for the variant specification details file is:
<specinput>
<spec name="VariantSpecification1" />
<part number="Milkshake" version="A" iteration="1" view="Design" organization="Demo Organization"/>
</specinput>
Attributes for the Standalone Variant Specification
Attribute
Description
Required or Optional?
Spec
Details about the variant specification.
Required
Name
Description of the variant specification.
Required
Number
Folder location for the variant specification.
Optional
Part
Details about the configurable part.
Required
Number
Configurable part number.
Required
Version
Configurable part version.
Optional
Iteration
Configurable part iteration.
Optional
View
Configurable part view.
Optional
Organization
Configurable part organization.
Optional
Parameter
Details about parameters.
Optional
Name
Name of the parameter.
Required
Value
Value of the parameter.
Required
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If you want to load a large number of variant specifications, you must enclose them between the csvBeginBulkVariantSpecification and csvEndBulkVariantSpecification tags. However, you must use these tags only when loading variant specifications that are associated with the same part and the same configuration specification information to avoid increase in memory consumption.
Example
<pcfg.load.LoadHelper.createVariantSpec">
<csvbatchInputFilePath>/vagrant/WindowsShareNew/EnhancedLoader/VSDetail.xml</csvbatchInputFilePath>
<csvdescription>MBT Bike Variant Specification</csvdescription>
<csvfolder>/Default</csvfolder>
<csvlifecycle/>
<csvlifecyclestate/>
<csvparentContainerPath></csvparentContainerPath>
<csvnavcriteria>NavCriteria_1</csvnavcriteria>
<csvcreatevariants>false</csvcreatevariants>
<csvtypedef>com.ptc.wpcfg.CustomVariantSpec</csvtypedef>
</csvVariantSpec>