Rejection
In the Rejection tab in the header bar at the top of the editor, certain combinations of configuration values can be forbidden for this product.
In this tab:
- Consult the list of forbidden configuration combinations in the Rejected parameters box.
- Consult the list of forbidden configuration combinations in the Rejected values box.
- Use the
Rejection explorer to mark combinations of configurations as forbidden or permitted.
Forbidden, or rejected, combinations are not available in the product.
Using rejected combinations allows the creation of product lines in which the available configuration values for one parameter depend on the value selected for a different parameter.
Rejected Parameters
Rejected Parameters allows you to forbid displaying a parameter compared to the value of another parameter.
An image for each forbidden configuration is displayed in the Rejected parameters box.
Hover the mouse over an image to view the combination that has been forbidden.
Click on a selected combination to:
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Delete the rejection for this combination. This combination will once again be allowed in the product.
Rejected Values
An image for each forbidden configuration is displayed in the Rejected values box.
Hover the mouse over an image to view the combination that has been forbidden.
Click on a selected combination to:
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Delete the rejection for this combination. This combination will once again be allowed in the product.
Rejection Explorer
The Rejection explorer helps you select the configuration combinations you want to reject from this product.
Click on the logo at the top right of the Rejected values box to open the Rejection explorer.
This window allows you to select one parameter and its value (the Condition parameter and value), and then to decide which values of a different parameter (the Rejection parameter and values) are allowed when the condition parameter and value are chosen in the product.
Use the drop-down menus to select:
- The Condition parameter
- The Condition value
- The Rejection parameter
- The View used for the visuals
Select the rejection value or values in order to:
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reject the selected values
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allow the selected values
How to: Reject combinations of configurations in a product
Double click on a product to edit it.
Click on the Rejection tab at the top of the content area.
Click on the logo at the top right of the Rejected values box to open the Rejection explorer.
You are going to reject values of one configuration parameter (the Rejection parameter) when another parameter (the Condition parameter) has a specific value (the Condition value).
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First, set the condition parameter and value by using the drop-down menus.
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Then, select the Rejection parameter. The content zone in the lower part of the Rejection explorer window is now labeled with the name of the parameter you selected. This zone now contains a labeled image for each of the values of the parameter you selected.
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In the View menu, choose one of the product views that allows you to see the differences between each of the values of the Rejection parameter.
- Click on one of the labeled images to select that value.You can also select multiple values at the same time by holding down the Control key and clicking on additional values, or by holding down the Shift key and clicking on a second value to select all of the values between the two you clicked.
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Click on the
logo at the top right of the content zone to reject the selected value or values.
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Close the Rejection explorer by clicking on the
at the top right when you are finished.