Project input and output
variables are the input and output variables that are used by the
champion model and challenger models. SAS Model Manager requires that
the project input and output variables be defined before a champion
model can be published to a production environment. You can define
the project input and output variables when you create a project or
during the champion model selection process.
You define the project
input and output variables using one of the following methods:
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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.
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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.
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Use the
Modify Project
Definition window to add, modify, or delete individual
input or output variables.
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If you declare a champion model
and the project variables have not been defined, SAS Model Manager
prompts you to add model input variables to the project and 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 set a champion model, the inputvar.xml file
and the outputvar.xml file are copied to the version folder.