Organize the Model Hierarchy

In this exercise, you use the Project Tree to create a modeling project.

Create a Folder

To provide an organizational folder to manage your modeling projects:

Right-click the MMRoot node in the Project Tree and select New Folder. The New Folder dialog box appears.
Specify the following folder properties and click OK.

Name

enter Tutorial8.

Description

enter an optional folder description.

Create a New Project

To create a project and define the model function:

Right-click Tutorial8 and select NewProject. The New Project dialog box appears.
Specify the following project properties and click Next:

Name

enter HmeqVars.

Description

enter an optional description.

Model Function

select Classification.
Below the Project Input Variables table, click Import Variables and navigate to the Tutorial8 folder in the SAS Metadata Repository. Select HMEQ_PROJECT_INPUT and click OK.
Below the Project Output Variables table, click Import Variables and navigate to the Tutorial8 folder in the SAS Metadata Repository. Select HMEQ_PROJECT_OUTPUT and click OK.
Click Finish.

Define the Project Properties

To define the properties that SAS Model Manager uses to create reports and model scores:

Select the HmeqVars project in the Tutorial8 folder and expand Specific Properties in the right pane.
Specify the default data tables and model variables for the project:

Default Test Table

select HMEQ_TEST.

Default Scoring Task Input Table

select HMEQ_SCORE_INPUT.

Default Scoring Task Output Table

select HMEQ_SCORE_OUTPUT.

Default Train Table

select HMEQ_TRAIN.

Training Target Variable

enter bad.

Training Event Value

enter 1.

Class Target Level

select Binary.

Output Event Probability Variable

select score.

Define Project Properties for Tutorial 8

Create a Version

Create the version for the project. The version folder contains life cycle information, auxiliary version documents, candidate model files, model comparison reports, resource files, scoring tasks, and model performance reports. To create a new version:

Right-click the HmeqVars project and select NewVersion. The New Version dialog box appears.
Specify the following version properties and click OK.

Name

enter 2013.

Life Cycle Template

select the user-defined template Tutorial Life Cycle that you created in the first tutorial. For more information, see Create a Life Cycle Template. If Tutorial Life Cycle is not a selection in the list, select any life cycle template.
Examine the HmeqVars project to verify that it contains one version, 2013.