Schedule Manager - Use of Selection Variable

Hi all,
My Question is "What is the use of Selection Variable settings in Schedule Manager screen?"
I am not asking about defining selection variable in the variants to pick up values from TVARV table. My question is how I can make use of the Selection Variable(Extras->Settings->Selection Variable) in the Schedule Manager screen.
The variable value column is ready for input in the Schedule Manager screen, is it possible to set the variant to pick up this value for the tasks in SCMA?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Prabha

Hi Prabha,
After you have finished maintaining your variant, you would have to click on the "Attributes" button just below the title and maintain the description for your variant. Save this entry and press the back green arrow. Your save button would now be activated and you can save your settings now.
I hope this helps.
Do not forget to award the point please.
Regards,
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