# Variant Management

## How to Assign Items to a Default Variant

| ### What to do:
| In order to work through this example, you must have completed the example Define a Default Variant.
| Select Start > Items. The item mask is opened.
| Select the item ART-1200-A Ornamental Ring (silver).
| Select References > Define Default Variants from the context menu.
| In the Product - Default Variants mask, switch to Insert mode with the button .
| In the field Name click the button . It indicates, that another selection mask is available.
| In the Preferred Variants mask, select the default variant Deluxe Model.
| Select Take entry from the context menu.
| Save the entry with the button .
| Repeat steps 2 to 8 for the main item ART-1000-B EP Ball Pen which contains the variant wildcard.