About Defining Project Input and Output Variables

Project input and output variables are the input and output variables that are used by the champion model. SAS Model Manager requires that the project input and output variables be defined before a champion model can be exported or published to a production environment. You can define the project input and output variables when you create a project, during the champion model selection process, or when you declare a default version.
You define the project input and output variables using one of the following methods:
  • Create input and output prototype tables and import the variables using these tables. You import the variables using the New Project wizard or the Modify Project Definition window.
  • Copy the input and output variables from an existing champion model. You copy the champion model variables using the New Project wizard or the Modify Project Definition window.
  • Use the Modify Project Definition window to add , modify, or delete individual input or output variables.
  • If you declare a default version and the project variables have not been defined, SAS Model Manager uses the champion model variables to define the input and output variables. If the project variables have been defined, you are prompted to map model output variables to project output variables.
SAS Model Manager saves the input variables’ definitions in the file inputvar.xml and the output variables definitions in the file outputvar.xml. The inputvar.xml file and the outputvar.xml file are saved in the project folder. When you declare a default version, the inputvar.xml file and the outputvar.xml file are copied to the version folder.