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updatedAt: 2025-09-24T20:53:35.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.quable.com/v5-EN/llms.txt
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# Variant(s)

The **Variants** page in the **Orphans** menu is where you can view all of the variants in your Quable PIM that are not currently associated to a document.

<Image title="EN_variantsPage.png" alt={1910} width="80%" src="https://files.readme.io/674e51e-EN_variantsPage.png" />

## Associate to Documents

To associate an orphan variant to a document, select the variant by checking its checkbox. You can select all variants by clicking the **Select All** checkbox in the header.

Once selected, enter at least three characters of the name of the document in the search bar at the bottom of the screen. A scrollable list of documents is automatically displayed. The list will display fewer and fewer results as you continue to enter text in the search bar until nothing matches. When the document you're looking for is displayed, click on it to select it.

## Create Documents

To create a document from variants, select a variant by clicking its checkbox. Once you have made your selection, click **Add** icon (+) in the upper right corner.

<Image title="EN_createDoc.png" alt={228} width="auto" src="https://files.readme.io/5fe5a21-EN_createDoc.png" />

This opens the **Creation of a New Document** form with the selected variant preselected.

<Image title="EN_d_createDoc.png" alt={628} width="80%" src="https://files.readme.io/930a967-EN_d_createDoc.png" />

Enter the following information:

<Table align={["left","left","left"]}>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>
        Information
      </th>

      <th>
        Description
      </th>

      <th>
        Mandatory
      </th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>
        **Classification** 
      </td>

      <td>
        The classification of the document.
      </td>

      <td>
        Yes
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        **Document type**
      </td>

      <td>
        The type of document to create.
      </td>

      <td>
        Yes
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        **Name** 
      </td>

      <td>
        The name of the document.
      </td>

      <td>
        Yes
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        **Code** 
      </td>

      <td>
        This is automatically generated by Quable PIM when you click in the **Code** entry area, however you can modify it.

        * \*Note\*\*: Only the following are allowed:
          <ul><li>Alphanumeric characters</li><li>The special characters "-" and "_" </li></ul>
      </td>

      <td>
        Yes
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        **Attribute set** 
      </td>

      <td>
        The attribute set (if any) to apply to the document.

        * \*Note\*\*: This option is only available if the selected document type uses attribute sets.
      </td>

      <td>
        No
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</Table>

Once you've entered all of the information for the new document, click the **Create the Document** button to save your changes or the **CANCEL** button to cancel the creation of the new document.

## Delete Variants

To delete an orphan variant from your Quable PIM, select the variant by checking its checkbox. You can select all variants by clicking the **Select All** checkbox in the header. Once selected, click the **Delete** icon (-) in the upper right corner.

<Image title="EN_deleteVariants.png" alt={1080} width="80%" src="https://files.readme.io/1122c8c-EN_deleteVariants.png" />

A dialog is displayed to confirm the deletion. Click the **Yes** button to delete the variant or click the **No** button to abort the deletion.

<Image title="EN_d_confirmDelete.png" alt={438} width="auto" src="https://files.readme.io/497dada-EN_d_confirmDelete.png" />

> ❗️ Attention
>
> This action is irreversible. Once a variant has been removed, it can't be recovered.