Once variation points are specified, you have the functions that make use of variant specifications.
There are two functions:
You can highlight a particular variant in the diagrams. Use the drop-down menu in the Variants toolbar. The drop-down menu contains all the configurations that you have created (see Defining Configurations).
If the drop-down menu is not visible in the Variants toolbar, switch it on by right-clicking the empty space on the toolbar and selecting Variants. |
Once you select one configuration, variable elements (the ones with variation points) will be colored in red/green/yellow on the diagram depending on whether element exists (green), does not exist (red), or is changed (yellow) in the selected configuration.
You can change the colors used to mark variable elements in the Project Options dialog (Options > Project > General > PLE) at any time. |
You can change your model to the particular variant. This is done through the Variant Realization transformation.
To change the model to the particular variant
The model is changed (elements modified/removed) to a particular variant of the system according to what variation points stipulate. After realizing a variant, you can do anything that you do with ordinary system models: analyze, simulate, report, publish, etc.
Be careful NOT to overwrite your initial project (which contains 150% model):
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