---
title: "Create a Detach variant operation"
slug: "create-a-detach-variant-operation"
abstract: "How to create a Detach variant operation."
---
# Create a Detach variant operation

> [!note]
> To configure the Variants feature, you must either be a superuser or have the necessary permissions granted to you through [user group policies](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/user-group-policies.html "User group policies").

You can save a variant as a standalone entity by applying a copy profile to [detach](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/operations.html "Operations") it from its original entity, which involves configuring an **Overwrite values** operation, as follows:

1. On the menu bar, click **Manage** :mdiCogOutline:.
2. On the **Manage** page, click **Pages**.
3. On the **Pages** page, click the target entity page.
4. In the [Entity operations page component](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/entity-operations.html "Entity operations"), add an **Overwrite values** operation.
5. To add a copy profile configured to detach a variant, click :mdiPlus:, and select the copy profile in the list.
6. Click **Save**.

To detach a variant from the original entity, the [copy profile](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/copy-profiles.html "Copy profiles") used should at least contain the following:

```json
{
    "method": "Remove",
    "name": "{Definition}To{Definition}Variant"
},
{
    "method": "Overwrite",
    "value": false,
    "name": "M.{Definition}.IsVariant"
}

```

When used, this operation has the following effects:

- Removing the *{Definition}To{Definition}Variant* member disconnects the variant and the original entity.
- The method to overwrite the *M.{Definition}.IsVariant* member with the value *false* causes the entity to become an original, instead of a variant.

> [!note]
> This [configuration example](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/variant-configuration-example.html "Variant configuration example") provides more information about configuring the detach variant copy profile.