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IBM Employees should enter Ideas at https://ideas.ibm.com


Status Not under consideration
Workspace SPSS Modeler
Components SPSS Modeler
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 10, 2017

Enhance SPSS Modeler Solution Publisher Guide

User needing clear explanation of using the "User Input Node" on SPSS Modeler Solution Publisher

In SPSS Modeler stream, "User Input Node" does not need any input data file (such as CSV). But in case of pim/par file for execution on Solution Publisher, user need to pre-create specific input data file (named "userInput.dat") for the "User Input Node" for execution of pim/par. Lack of "userInput.dat" encountes execution error.

This requirement of "userInput.dat" is not specified on any public Guidance of SPSS Modeler Solution Publisher, so user cannot understand the meaning of the errror and fix their problem.

My request is, adding clear explaination about using "User Input Data" node in the stream, and "userInput.dat" file format to the SPSS Modeler Solution Publisher Guide.