Managing Effectivity Variables

Many variables influence Effectivity decisions. They depend on the industry, product, and business processes among others. They are used in:

• Effectivity Expressions to set Effectivity conditions within a structure.
• Effectivity Criteria for structure resolution.

Some of the most commonly used Effectivity Variables are provided out of the box:

• Model
• Unit
• Date

The Aras Part BOM Scope Effectivity Scope uses these Effectivity Variables.

Based on business needs, additional Effectivity Variables can be defined, as described in the following section.

To access the Effectivity Variables, select Administration → Effectivity Services → Effectivity Variables from the TOC.

Use the standard Item creation procedure to create a new Effectivity Variable. The following fields are required:

• Name

• Type: The out-of-the-box Builder Method supports the following Effectivity Variable types:

  • Date
  • Integer
  • Item
  • List
  • String

If the specified Type is List or Item, provide an accompanying value in the List or ItemType field.

A List used for an Effectivity Variable must have both a Value and a Label for each entry. The Builder Method uses both Value and Label. The Label is presented to a user when working with effectivity.

Use the standard Item editing procedure to edit an Effectivity Variable.

Use the following procedure to delete an Effectivity Variable:

1. Remove it from its associated Effectivity Scopes.
2. Use the standard Item deletion procedure to delete the Effectivity Variable.