---
title: "Enable and disable the variant functionality"
slug: "enable-and-disable-the-variant-functionality"
abstract: "How to enable and disable the variant functionality."
---
# Enable and disable the variant functionality

Before you can create variants, you must first enable the *Variants* functionality on the target entity definition.

> [!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").

## Enable variants

To enable variants:

1. On the menu bar, click **Manage** :mdiCogOutline:.
2. On the **Manage** page, click **Schema**.
3. On the **Schema** page, click the target entity definition.
4. At the top of the entity definition page, click **Actions** :mdiDotsHorizontal:, and then click **Enable/Disable**.
5. In the **Enable/Disable** dialog box, turn on the **Variants** switch.
6. Click **Done**.

Enabling *Variants* has the following effects:

- Adds the *{Definition}To{Definition}Variant* and *M.{Definition}.IsVariant* members to the entity definition.
- Creates a default *Variant* [copy profile](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/copy-profiles.html "Copy profiles").
- Adds a [View variant](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/configure-the-view-variants-detail-page.html "Configure the View variants detail page") detail page under the **Variants** parent page in **Pages** in the **Manage** section.
- Enables the **Create variant** and **Overwrite values** operations for the [Entity operations page components](https://doc.sitecore.com/ch/en/users/content-hub/entity-operations.html "Entity operations").
- Adds the *VARIANT* and *ORIGINAL* indicators on the respective pages.

> [!warning]
> Variants are enabled by default for content in Sitecore Content Marketing Platform (CMP). This means that *superusers* cannot edit variants that are included as standard.

## Disable variants

To disable variants:

1. On the menu bar, click **Manage** :mdiCogOutline:.
2. On the **Manage** page, click **Schema**.
3. On the **Schema** page, click the target entity definition.
4. At the top of the entity definition page, click **Actions** :mdiDotsHorizontal:, and then click **Enable/Disable**.
5. In the **Enable/Disable** dialog box, turn off the **Variants** switch.
6. Click **Done**.

Disabling *Variants* has the following effects:

- The **Create variant** and **Overwrite values** operations are removed.
- Schema changes remain (*{Definition}To{Definition}Variant* and *M.{Definition}.IsVariant* members stay in the definition).
- Copy profiles remain.
- Existing variants remain.
- Variant detail pages remain.