Creating the variant criteria for a software release is similar to creating any other variant criteria, except that you define a structure for the values in order to create a fall-back path for publishing.
Variant criteria are created in Author-it Administrator in the Manage Variables window.
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To create the variant criteria values with a fall-back path:
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Open your library using Author-it Administrator.
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Go to Variables > Maintain Variables from the main menu. The Variables window opens.
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Click Add in the variables window.
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In the variable window:
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Give the variable a name.
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Change the type to List of Values.
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Select the check box to convert the variable to variant criteria.
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Select a Priority rating. This cannot be the same as any other variant criteria.
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Click the ellipsis button next to the value field.
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Click Add, then type your value, and repeat the process for each value using the Promote and Demote buttons to create the fall-back structure.
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Save the changes.