# Variant Management

## How to Prepare Items for Variants

| ### What to do:
| Select Start > Items. The mask item is opened.
| In order to assign item variants to a variant wildcard, you must enter these items in Item management.
| Change to Insert mode with the button .
| In the field Item No. enter ART-1200-A as an ornamental ring of the EP ball pen. When assigning item numbers you have to make sure, that they are unique.
| In the field Name enter Ornamental Ring (silver).
| Click the field Unit.
| Click the button . The list of units is opened. This selection displays all possible units (e.g. pcs - Pieces, cm - Centimeters, kg - Kilograms, etc.) that can be assigned to an item.
| In the displayed selection mask, select the Pcsunit for Pieces as measure for the ornamental ring.
| Confirm your selection with the button .
| Click the field Material.
| Click the button . The materials list is opened. This selection mask displays all possible materials your item can consist of.
| In the displayed selection mask, select the material ST001 (chromium-plated steel) for the ornamental ring.
| Select Take entry from the context menu.
| Save the entry with the button .
| Repeat steps 2 to 13 for the individual ornamental ring variants and enter the following values:
Item No. | Name | Unit | Material
ART-1200-B | Ornamental Ring (blue) | Pcs | PVC
ART-1200-C | Ornamental Ring (black) | Pcs | PVC
ART-1200-C-1 | Additional Ring | Pcs | PVC
ART-1201 | Protective Cover | Pcs | PVC
| For the Matrix list example, link the items ART-1200-C and ART-1200-C-1: In the Item mask, select the item ART-1200-C. Select the tab Bill of Material with the left mouse button. Change to Insert mode with the button . In the field PNo. enter the item number, or accept the default. In the field Item No. click the button . Click the item ART-1200-C-1 in the Items mask. Select Take entry from the context menu. Save the entry with the button .