Set Variant

Dialog Box

To access: On a Signal Map dialog box, click an ellipsis (...) in a Variant column. Also displayed when you click the Add a new option () button or the Edit selected option () button on the Manage Variance dialog box.

Use this dialog box to define a variant option expression.

Objects

Field	Description
Options	Lists all applicable options assigned to the design. To add an option to the expression, double-click the option name. Mandatory.
Operators	The mathematical symbols available from which you can construct an option expression. Optional. To add an operator to the expression, double-click the operator. The operators available are: && [and] The component to which the option expression is assigned appears on only those derivatives with both options assigned.
Expression	Contains the complete expression constructed from the options and operators available. You also have the option to type an expression into this field instead of selecting from the lists above. The expression displays in red if it is not valid. Mandatory.

Parent Topic:

Connector Refinement and Signal Mapping Dialog Boxes

Related Topics

• Creating Variant Wire and Variant Signal Mappings on the Signal Mappings Tab for a Slot

• Deleting a Variant Wire and Variant Signal Mapping on the Signal Mappings Tab for a Slot or Inline

• Editing the Variant Option Expression of a Variant Wire Mapping on the Wire Info Tab for a Slot or Inline

• Creating Variant Signal and Wire Mappings in the Signal Map for an Interface Connector

• Deleting a Variant Signal Mapping in the Signal Map for an Interface Connector

• Signal Map Dialog Box for Inline

• Signal Map Dialog Box for Interface Connector

• Signal Map Dialog Box for Slot

• Manage Variance Dialog Box

Capital Systems Integrator User Guide, 2512.2606

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