Importing Models into a Folder :: SAS® Model Manager 14.2: User's Guide

About Importing Models into a Folder

You can import an individual model or multiple models at one time from the SAS Workspace Server into a folder in the model repository. The model repository folders are located on the SAS Content Server. To access the SAS Workspace Server, map a network drive to a drive on the machine where the SAS Model Manager Middle-Tier Server is running. All of the model files in the selected location are imported. The folder name is used as the model name. If you have subfolders, each subfolder is considered to be a separate model. Each folder’s contents are considered to be model files. A folder should not contain both model files and subfolders at the same level. If the top-level folder contains both, the subfolders are ignored and only one model is added with the files that are within the selected folder.

After you import models into a folder, you can also perform the following tasks:

export one or more models
update one or more models
duplicate or move models

Note: These models cannot be moved or copied from a folder to a project within the user interface. When you export models from the folder level, models within a project are not included. Only models that reside directly within the selected folder are exported.

Import Models into a Folder

To import models:

Select a folder, click , and select Import models.

Note: Alternatively, right-click a folder and select Import Models.
Select the location of the model or models on the SAS Workspace Server.
Click OK.

Export Models from a Folder

You can export an individual model or multiple models at one time from a folder in the model repository to the SAS Workspace Server. The model repository folders are located on the SAS Content Server.

Note: When you export models from the folder level, models within a project are not included. Only models that reside directly within the selected folder are exported.

To export an individual model:

Right-click a model and select Export.
Select a location on the SAS Workspace Server.

Note: You cannot export a model to a location where a folder with the same name already exists.
Click OK.
Click Close.

To export multiple models:

Right-click a folder and select Export Models.
Select a location on the SAS Workspace Server.

Note: You cannot export a model to a location where a folder with the same name already exists.
Click OK.
Click Close.

Update Models in Folders

You can update an individual model or multiple models at one time in the model repository. Only models that have previously been exported to the SAS Workspace Server can be updated. The reason for this is that a properties file is exported with the model files. The properties file contains the UUIDs of the models. Both new and modified model files are included in the updates to the model. A new model version is created each time you update the model.

To update an individual model:

Right-click a model and select Update.
Select the location of the model on the SAS Workspace Server.
Click OK.
Click Close.

To update multiple models:

Click and select Update models.
Select the location of the model or models on the SAS Workspace Server.
Click OK.
Click Close.

Duplicate or Move Models

You can duplicate a model or move a model to another folder. When you duplicate a model that has multiple model versions, only the current model version is duplicated. When you move a model, all of the model versions are kept.

To duplicate a model:

Right-click a model and select Duplicate.
Select a location.
Click Duplicate.

To move a model:

Right-click a model and select Move.
Select a location.
Click Move.