Variant Management Sample Application

This project may also be called the Configuration Services Sample Application.

Aras Configurator Services has been developed to make Variant Management easier for customers by providing APIs that enable developers to create custom variant management applications. This sample application is designed to show developers how they can use the Configurator Services API to create custom applications. For more information on the Configurator Services API, check out the Configurator Services Programmers Guide

This sample application is an Aras Community Project. It is not a standard product, and should not be deployed to production as-is. The purpose of the sample application is to demonstrate the Configurator Services API capabilities so that custom applications can be built to address specific business requirements and processes.

Sample data is provided along with the sample application. Loading the sample data is optional. The purpose of the sample data is merely to help follow the documentation within your sample application installation.

History

Release	Notes
12.0.0.1	Updated to support Aras 12.0 SP0.
11.0.15.1	Updated to support Aras 11.0 SP15.
11.0.14.1	Updated to support Aras 11.0 SP14.
11.0.12.1	First release.

Supported Aras Versions

Project	Aras
12.0.0.1	12.0 SP0
11.0.15.1	11.0 SP15
11.0.14.1	11.0 SP14
11.0.12.1	11.0 SP12

Installation

Important!

Always back up your code tree and database before applying an import package or code tree patch!

Pre-requisites

1. Aras Innovator installed (version 12.0 SP0)
2. Aras Update installed (version 1.6+)
3. Variant Management Sample Application package

Install Steps

1. Run Aras Update.
2. Select Local in the sidebar.
3. Click Add package reference and select the VM Sample Application installation package.
4. Select the newly added package from the list and click Install.
5. Select the components you want to install and click Next.
   • Aras Innovator Code Tree Updates
   • Aras Innovator Database Updates
   • Sample Data Actions (Optional)
6. Choose Detailed Logging and click Next.
7. Enter the required parameters for the target Aras Innovator instance. Which parameters are required varies based on which components you have selected to install.
   • When selecting the install path for your Innovator instance, be sure to select the Innovator subfolder.
   • Example: If your Innovator instance is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Aras\120SP0, select C:\Program Files (x86)\Aras\120SP0\Innovator.
8. Click Install to begin installing the package.
9. When the package finishes installing, close Aras Update.

Load Sample Data (Optional)

1. Log into Innovator as admin.
2. In the main menu, select Actions > Load Variant Sample Data.
3. When prompted, enter the file path of the Variant Management Sample Application package.
   • Example: If the Variant Management Sample Application package was downloaded and unzipped to C:\VMSample, enter C:\VMSample.
4. Running the Load Variant Sample Data action will overwrite any variant sample data loaded by a previous execution. Click Ok in the warning prompt to continue loading.
5. After the load completes, navigate to Configurator > Generic Item in the TOC to confirm that the Generic Items have been added.

Usage

For information on using the sample application, view the documentation.

Contributing

1. Fork it!
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
5. Submit a pull request.

For more information on contributing to this project, another Aras Labs project, or any Aras Community project, shoot us an email at araslabs@aras.com.

Credits

Sample application created by Aras Development.

License

Aras Labs projects are published to GitHub under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for license rights and limitations.