Create draft variant

which is hidden from customers,
and schedule it to be published live at a later date.

Also, convert existing live variant to draft after it is discontinued,
and keep and view its historical sales report.

No need to create separate products for different variant in order to set it as draft.

Easily create draft variant, and schedule it to live when the stock has arrived, or when it is available to go live.

When the season is over, you can convert the live variant back to draft, while keeping the historical sales report intact.