Variants List

The Variants list displays all variants currently defined in the project. The variants are shown in a tree, with the root project represented by the Root project node. All variants are defined with respect to the root project. Under each variant the boards present in the project are listed with their BOM file and schematics. If an entry for a particular board is unchanged from the root it will be shown as Unmodified.

The toolbar at the bottom of the list has the following buttons:

• Add... - Launches the Add Variant dialog. Once the name and board information has been entered for the new variant, clicking OK launches the Suggest Variations Wizard, which provides variation suggestions based upon differences between the root and variant BOM data.
• Edit... - Launches the Edit Variant dialog. The variant name, schematic files, BOM information and unfitted suggestion rules may be edited for the selected variant through this dialog.
• Remove - Removes the currently selected variant from the project.
• Move Up - Moves the currently selected variant one space up in the list (order is remembered).
• Move Down - Moves the currently selected variant one space down in the list.
• Check All For Errors - Launches the Variant Errors And Warnings dialog, from which errors and warnings from any variant may be viewed. This dialog is non-modal, which can be useful when fixing variant errors which require work on a different screen.
• Save As... - Saves individual variants as stand-alone XJDeveloper projects. Variants cannot be saved to the same location as the current root project. During the save XJDeveloper will attempt to remove any parts of the project not required by the chosen variant. Note, even if the chosen variant has no errors when saved, the new stand-alone project may still contain errors if XJEase files contain references that are no longer valid in the stand-alone project.
• Export BOM... - Exports the BOM information of the currently selected variant to a CSV file. If the project has multiple boards, a dialog will ask for one to be selected.