{"id":10332,"date":"2018-11-27T00:01:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T05:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.zuken.com\/?p=10332"},"modified":"2023-05-12T10:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T09:35:58","slug":"tech-tip-variation-management-component-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zuken.com\/en\/blog\/tech-tip-variation-management-component-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tip: Variation Management in Component Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Variation management background<\/h3>\n<p>It is common for electronic product lines to share a printed circuit board assembled with different components depending on the features implemented for a specific product. For instance, a designer can use the same computer motherboard to build laptops that have more powerful or less powerful processors, different memory sizes, etc. Different targeted market regions often require different parts. For instance, power requirements and video formats vary by country. The component list for product variants is largely the same but needs to reflect the part differences for all the various products that use it.<\/p>\n<p>Variation Management provides the means for the user to define the part numbers and mounting status of parts based on the product variation: delivery destination and model. Furthermore, Variant Management applications allow the user to easily switch views and export parts lists based on the destination.<\/p>\n<h3>Define variations and destinations<\/h3>\n<p>These are the steps to define the variations and destinations using DS-CR Component List Master (CLM).<br \/>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Define each of the variations by name and the available options<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Create destinations and assign the combination of variation options for them<\/p>\n<p>The screenshot below shows how to define variations and destinations for a product with a motor driver circuit motors with different power ratings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10334\" style=\"width: 949px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.zuken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Variant_Destination_Def.png\" alt=\"Variant Destination Definition\" width=\"949\" height=\"392\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Defining variations and destinations for a product<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When a destination is added, its name is added to the list, and then the user selects the suitable variation values for it.<\/p>\n<h3>Assign variants to the component list<\/h3>\n<p>Parts that vary by model or destination are assigned a variation. Each variant has a unique row on the components list that contains its part number. A No Mount setting is used in case the part is not used for that variant.<\/p>\n<p>This video shows how to add assembly variations to a component list in the DS-CR Component List Master application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Variation management background It is common for electronic product lines to share a printed circuit board assembled with different components depending on the features implemented for a specific product. 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