the name of the SAS catalog entry in which the results of the model search process are stored.

is the name of the current input data set. You can type in a one-level or two-level data set name here.

opens the Data Set Selection window for selecting an input data set.

is the name of the ID variable for the input data set. You can type in the variable name here or use the Select or Create button.

opens the Time ID Variable Specification window.

opens a menu of choices of methods for creating a time ID variable for the input data set. Use this feature if the input data set does not already contain a valid time ID variable.

is the time interval between observations (data frequency) in the current input data set. You can type in an interval name or select one by using the combo box pop-up menu.

indicates the number and names of time series variables for which forecasting model selection will be applied.

opens the Series to Process window to let you select the series for which you want to fit models.

shows the goodness-of-fit statistic that will be used to determine the best fitting model for each series.

opens the Model Selection Criterion window to enable you to select the goodness-of-fit statistic that will be used to determine the best fitting model for each series.

begins the automatic model fitting process.

opens the Automatic Model Fitting Results window to display the models fit during the current invocation of the Automatic Model Fitting window. The results appear automatically when model fitting is complete, but this button enables you to redisplay the results window.

Closes the Automatic Model Fitting window.