Working with Projects

Opening Enterprise Miner Release 4.2 and Earlier Projects

Enterprise Miner 4.3 runs on SAS 9.1, but can still open most Enterprise Miner projects that were created in versions of Enterprise Miner that used SAS Versions 7 and 8. To open a project that was saved in Enterprise Miner 3.x, 4.0, 4.1, or 4.2, you must convert the project files for use with SAS System 9.

CAUTION:: You should ALWAYS back up your legacy Enterprise Miner projects and data files before attempting to convert them to Enterprise Miner 4.3 format! After you have converted your Enterprise Miner projects to comply with SAS 9.1, you will not be able to reopen them in earlier versions of Enterprise Miner.

To open a project from an Enterprise Miner 3.x, 4.1, or 4.2 release, follow these steps:

Back up the project file that you are preparing to convert and put it in a safe location.
Invoke Enterprise Miner 4.3 and from the main menu, select File Open
Use the interface to locate the *.dmp project file from the prior release or version of Enterprise Miner. In the legacy project directory, select the project and click Open.
A Conversion to SAS V9 Required window opens.

Note: Do not revisit converted project files using SAS Release 6.12, SAS Versions 7 or 8 after the conversion. Attempts to add and delete diagrams will corrupt the project file. If you want to use separate versions of Enterprise Miner on the same project, you should make a copy of the project files to use with your legacy version of Enterprise Miner, and use a different copy for conversion and use in Enterprise Miner 4.3.
Select Yes and OK to proceed with the conversion.

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