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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
The Mathworks, Inc., Natick, MA (US);
John E. Ciolfi, Wellesley, MA (US);
Sanjai Singh, Bangalore, IN;
Amar Nath Satrawala, Bangalore, IN;
The MathWorks, Inc., Natick, MA (US);
Abstract
A device receives variants associated with a model generated in a graphical modeling environment, and determines a hierarchy of the variants based on a hierarchy of the model. The device receives mode information for the variants, where the mode information includes a subset of a number of variant permutations. For each mode, the device receives control variables for the variants and optional constraints for the variants in the mode. The control variables define which variants are active, and the optional constraints ensure modeling correctness by enabling identification of conflicts between the variants. The device generates a variant manager tool based on the hierarchy of the variants, the mode information, the control variables, and the optional constraints, and outputs or stores variant information via the variant manager tool.