Description of the Sub-Menu Variants

In Metis Smart Suite, Variants can be defined to automatically replace a specific position with another one when the first is used in a an offer based market aspects. In the Variants Profile menu, the administrator can define and manage the variants, as shown in the following example:

The variant profiles defined in this menu can then be attributed at a version level and to the Metis Smart Quotes users.

The left hand part of the Variants window allows the administrator to search for a variant profile by its profile name; the full profile name is not necessary. The administrator can enter some characters and the search function returns all the entries that contains the entered characters. The search results are listed under the '''Search''' button. After a search, the search button is greyed out until the search criterion is modified. If the administrator selects an entry in the search result, the profile is automatically selected in the Profiles table.  

To create a new profile, the administrator can click on the "Add" button [[File:MetisSmartModelingAddButton.PNG|link=]]. The Variant Profile window appears as shown in the following example:

[[File:MSM_Profiles_Variant_Add.png|center|600x400px]]

The variant profile table contains the variants that have been '''imported''' and made available for the version.

To create a new profile, the administrator can also create a duplicate of an existing profile and then edit it accordingly. To do so, the administrator must select a profile and then click on the "Duplicate" button [[File:MetisSmartModelingDuplicateButton.PNG|link=]]. The Variant Profile window appears as shown in the following example:

[[File:MSM_Profiles_Variant_Edit.png|center|600x400px]]

 

The administrator can then define the properties of the new profile (i.e. the authorized variants). Once all information related to the new Variants Profile has been provided, validating the window will store it in Metis Smart Modeling.

Selecting a profile and clicking on the "Edit" button [[File:MetisSmartModelingEditButton.PNG|link=]] displays the properties of the profile, as shown in the following example:

 

[[File:MSM_Profiles_Variant_Edit.png|center|600x400px]]

The administrator can edit the profile name and the authorized variants. Once all information related to the edited Variants Profile has been provided, validating the window will store it in Metis Smart Modeling.

The administrator can delete a profile by selecting it first and then clicking on the "Delete" button [[File:MetisSmartModelingDeleteButton.PNG|link=]]. A confirmation window appears as shown in the following example:

 

 

If the profile has been assigned to versions and profile groups, the confirmation window indicates the number of versions and profile groups using this profile.

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| The administrator cannot select several profiles at the same time.

Selecting a profile and clicking on the "Preview" button [[File:MetisSmartModelingPreviewButton.PNG|link=]] displays the properties of the profile, as shown in the following example:

[[File:MSM_Profiles_Variant_Preview.png|center|600x400px]]