Because all modeling variables must belong to some group, you can add modeling variables to a product model only after you attach variable groups by clicking Grouping.

1. Click Product Builder> Common Forms> Product Model Details.

2. Click Product model.

3. In the upper pane, press CTRL+N to create a new line.

4. In the Variable groupfield, select the variable group that the modeling variable will belong to.

   Note
   If there are no variable groups from which to select, you will need to create variable groups in the Variable group form.

5. The field Printis used to control whether the product model variable will be printed on business documentation.

6. The Priorityfield is used to indicate how the variables will be sorted when they are presented. Type the number of the variable that is being created here. If no priority is entered, the modeling variables will appear to the user in the order in which they were attached to the product model.

7. Select the modeling variable that you want to attach to the current product model in the Variablefield.

   Note
   that variable groups must have been previously created in the Variable group form.

8. You can assign a default value to the variable in the Defaultfield.

9. Select the Inheritcheck box if you want the variable's value to be inherited from a parent product model during item configuration.

10. Select the Return valuecheck box if you want the variable's value to be returned to a parent product model during item configuration.

11. Use the Field propertiesfield to select whether the modeling variable is visible, editable, hidden, or mandatory in the form. If it is mandatory, the user will have to fill in a value for the variable during item configuration.

12. Select the Includecheck box if you want the variable to be included in the search criteria when the system performs a search for similar configurations.

    Note
    This check box is visible only if the Reuse configurationsfield in the Parametersform is set to Promptor Always.