{"id":6541,"date":"2025-04-22T16:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/helpcenter\/#what-is-a-variant-and-what-is-it-used-for"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:33:10","slug":"what-is-a-variant-and-what-is-it-used-for","status":"publish","type":"helpcenter","link":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/helpcenter\/what-is-a-variant-and-what-is-it-used-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a variant and what is it used for?"},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","helpkategorie":[138],"class_list":["post-6541","helpcenter","type-helpcenter","status-publish","hentry","helpkategorie-portal-features"],"acf":{"helpcenter_faq":"By creating a <strong>variant<\/strong>, you can store materials from other users in your own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/edu-sharing\/components\/workspace?displayType=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">workspace<\/a>. You then have access to the variant's metadata dialog.","helpcenter_activate-content":true,"helpcenter_post":{"helpcenter_post-titel":"What is a variant and what is it used for?","helpcenter_post-content":"By creating a <strong>variant<\/strong>, you can store materials from other users in your own workspace. You then have full access to the variant's metadata dialog. This allows you to continue working with the material, e.g. upload an updated version of the original or one that has been adapted for a specific learning context, or add series elements to it. \n\nTo use the variant function, please open the material you would like to use and <strong>check whether the license allows the subsequent use you are planning<\/strong>. If this is the case, click on the <strong>three dots<\/strong> at the top right and select the option Create variant. \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Variante-I.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6975 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Variante-I-1024x452.jpg\" alt=\"Material view opened: The red arrow points to the three-dot menu at the top right.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"452\"><\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Variante-II.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6977 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Variante-II-1024x455.png\" alt=\"Menu opened: Red arrow marks the menu item 'Create variant'\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\"><\/a>\n\nIn the following window, you now have the option of entering a <strong>name<\/strong> for your variant. You can use the <strong>Change storage location<\/strong> button to select where the variant should be stored in your workspace. Click on the <strong>Create<\/strong> button to save the variant in your workspace.  \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Variante-III.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6979 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Variante-III-1024x358.jpg\" alt=\"The 'Create new variant' dialog box opens: The red arrow points to the 'Create' button. 'Change storage location' is highlighted\" width=\"1024\" height=\"358\"><\/a>\n\nIn order to document the editing or updating of a material by other twillo users and make it comprehensible to the general public, a link between the original and the variant is automatically created after a variant has been created in the portal. You can find this on the material view page in the <strong>Relationships & Versions<\/strong> section. \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Variante-IV.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-6981 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FAQ-Variante-IV-1024x468.jpg\" alt=\"Detail view opened: 'Relationships & Versions' area is highlighted on the right and shows that the material is a variant of another document.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"468\"><\/a>\n\n<strong>Important: Although the portal automatically shows the relationship between the original and the variant, you must also indicate directly on your material that your variant is a new version of the original or that your own work is based on the original material.<\/strong> When formulating a corresponding license notice, please follow the <strong>TULLU+B rule<\/strong>. You can find all information on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/prepare-oer\/#step01\">on our homepage under OER sharing<\/a>. "},"helpcenter_videos":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpcenter\/6541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpcenter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/helpcenter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"helpkategorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.twillo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpkategorie?post=6541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}