The variant icons appear next to the regular object icon. This example shows the topic object icon, but the behavior is the same for any objects where variants are used:
Icon | Meaning |
| No variant icons indicate this is a standard object with no variants. |
| Indicates this is a primary object has variants. |
| Indicates the object is a variant. |
| Indicates this is an object with variant criteria assigned. This object can be a primary object or an object without variants. |
The following variant icons appear next to regular object icons only when you are translating content in a single library using Translations. The primary object used for translation is always appears directly above its variant objects used for translation.
Icon | Meaning |
| Indicates a primary object used for translation. |
| Indicates a primary object used for translation that has extra criteria assigned. |
| Indicates a variant object used for translation. (locale variant only displayed if using Translations) |
| Indicates a variant object used for translation that has extra criteria assigned. (locale variant only displayed if using Translations) |
In addition to the icons, columns display in the object list for the variant criteria. Each variant has its own column, with the value indicated in the column.
Note: Options for working with variants do not appear in Author until at least one variant criteria has been created.