Declare a Champion Model

In this exercise you declare a champion model.

Set the Champion Model

To set a champion model, follow these steps:
  1. Expand the Models folder in the 2012 version. Right-click Model 1, select Set as Champion, and click Yes to confirm.
  2. Verify that the Champion Model Icon icon appears next to the champion model and the version.
  3. Select the version folder to examine its properties. The value for Date Modified is today's date. The value for the Champion Model ID is the champion model's UUID.
    Tip
    To document the reasons or assumptions for your selection of the champion model, use the version Notes tab. SAS Model Manager automatically annotates the History tab. For more information, see Using the Annotations View.

Update the Life Cycle (Optional)

To update the Development milestone, follow these steps:
  1. In the Delinquency project, expand 2012then selectLife Cyclethen selectDevelopment.
  2. Select the Set a champion model task. Click the Status box and select Completed.
  3. Select the Sign-off task to indicate that all of the Development milestone tasks are complete. Click the Status box and select Completed.
  4. Select the Set a champion model and Sign-off tasks. The Date Completed and Completed By fields have been updated with today's date and your user ID.
  5. Expand the Test milestone. Select the Validate score input data task. Click the Status box and select Completed.
    Note: The Set a champion model task must have been completed before you can complete this task.
  6. Click the Life Cycle node to examine its properties. The value for Date Modified is today's date. The Development and Test properties display a bar chart that shows the percentage of completed tasks for this milestone.
    The life cycle status of the Develop milestone.

Update the Workflow Process (Optional)

To complete the activities in the associated workflow process, follow these steps:
  1. Select Toolsthen selectMy Workflow Inbox or click My Workflow Inbox from the SAS Model Manager main window to view the workflow process activities in your workflow inbox. Workflow Console is launched in a Web browser, and displays the Activities category view.
    Note: The list displays only the activities for which you are the actual owner or are assigned as a potential owner, and that have the state of Started.
  2. From the Activities category view, select an activity name, and click Claim the activity.
    Note: You can select an activity name and click Release the activity to release an activity that you had previously claimed.
  3. (Optional) Enter a property value or change an existing property value in the Properties pane.
  4. (Optional) Add a comment to the activity using the Comments pane.
  5. Select a status value to complete the activity. The workflow process continues to the next activity.
    Activity Status Menu
  6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for the activities that you completed during this tutorial.
    Note: A workflow can be configured to display the activities that are associated with a milestone or task on the Workflow Milestones tab and in the Workflow Milestones report for a version in the SAS Model Manager client application. From the Workflow Milestones tab you can view the status of milestones or tasks that are associated with activities in the workflow.
    Workflow Milestones tab
Note: For more information, see Tutorial 10: Using Workflow Console.