Create Projects from a Control Table

To create projects from a control table:
  1. Verify that the project control table contains the required variables. For more information, see Prerequisites for Creating Project Control Groups.
  2. Right-click a project control group in the Project Tree and select Create Projects from a Control Table. The Create Projects from a Control Table wizard appears.
    Create Projects from a Control Table
  3. Click Browse to select the control table from the SAS Metadata Repository or from local SAS libraries.
    Select Project Control Table
    Click View to view the columns and values in the control table.
    View Control Table
    For information about the required columns in a control table, see Creating a Project Control Table.
  4. Click Browse to select the location of the model SPK files that are in the control table.
    Select Models location
    Click Save.
  5. Specify the version, life cycle, and model function settings that are to be applied to all projects in the control table when they are added to the project control group.
  6. Click Build Projects to add the projects, versions, and models to the Preview Projects list.
    Select Control Table and Project Settings – completed view
  7. Click Next. The Set Project Variables page appears.
    Set Project Variables for the Control Group
  8. Specify the input and output variables to apply to all of the projects in the control group using one of these methods:
    • Click Import Variables to import input variables or output variables. Select the SAS Metadata Repository tab or the SAS Libraries tab, select the table, and click OK.
    • Click Copy Variables to copy variables from another project.
    • Click Add to manually enter a new variable.
    Set Project Variables – completed view
  9. Click Next. The Define Properties for Each Project page appears.
    Define Properties for Each Project
  10. Specify the task properties and input tables to apply to all projects within the control group.
    Define Properties for Each Project in the Control Group – completed view
  11. Click Next to view the summary of information that has been specified.
    Summary – Create Multiple Projects
  12. Click Finish. The projects are created with the version, life cycle, and model function that was specified. The models for each project in the control table are added to the Models folder within each version.
    Note: The champion model for each project within the project control group must be set manually. For more information, see Set a Champion Model.
    Project Control Group – Populated
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