Managing Project Versions :: SAS(R) Decision Manager 3.1: User's Guide

Overview of Project Versions

After a project is created, you can view information about the project on the Versions page. An initial version is created automatically, and it functions as a time-phased container for your projects. The version is a sequential number that increments by plus one each time you add a new version. You can also specify a description for the version when adding a new one, such as a time interval for a project cycle. Your version might represent a calendar year, a retail season, or a fiscal quarter. A project can contain multiple versions. A version contains all of the candidate model resources that you need to determine a champion model as well as all champion model resources. For example, you might develop models for a scoring program that determines whether a customer is eligible for a home equity loan. The version contains all of the models, scoring tests, and reports that are used to determine the champion model. Expand Details to view more information about the project version.

Create a New Version of a Project

To create a new version:

Select the Versions page.
Click . The Add a New Version window appears.
The next sequential number appears as the new version number for the project.
(Optional) Enter a description for the version.
Click OK.

You can also delete a version if it is not the current version, or if it is locked. Select a version and click Delete

Set the Displayed Version

To set the displayed version:

Select the Versions page.
Select a version and click , or double-click a version.
The icon indicates the version that is being displayed.

Lock and Unlock a Project Version

You can enable or disable modifications of some version models properties and files. Locking a version restricts the activities that you can do with the project. You normally lock a version after you declare a champion model in preparation for deploying the champion model to a production environment.

To lock or unlock a version:

Select the Versions page.
Select a version and click to lock or unlock the version. The label Locked after the version name indicates the version that is being locked.

Attach a Portable Formats File

The portable formats file contains the user-defined formats that are associated with the train table that was used to create a model. In order for the validation to be successful, the table that is selected at publish time to validate the model must be associated with the same user-defined formats. You must transform the user-defined formats SAS catalog into a portable formats file and attach it to the version. This action enables the user-defined formats to be published to the database with the model.

To attach a portable formats file:

Select the Versions page.
Select a version and click .
Navigate to the appropriate folder and select the portable formats file to attach to the selected version.
Click OK.

View Life Cycle Status

Note: Only life cycle content for migrated versions can be viewed.

To view the life cycle status:

On the Versions page of a project, select a version and expand Details.
Click View Life Cycle Status.
View the information and click OK.