Overview of Connectors

Connectors are a type of supplemental structure that you can add to a configurator model.

• Connectors provide the basis for making connections from a model to related items outside that model. Use a connector when the configuration of a product requires you to include an item that isn't part of the product's structure.

• For example, when configuring the model for a computer, you might also want to add a warranty as part of the order, although warranty items aren't part of the computer model. A connector provides the means for including the warranty in the configuration.

• You define a connector in a model's structure, with a target that's an item class. Before defining the connector, you must import the items in that item class.

• The connections are created at runtime, as part of the configuration of a model. The items associated with the target item class are connectable to the model, through the connector.