Workflows

Data mining operations, such a model build, test, and apply, are specified in a workflow; the operations specified in the workflow take place in the server when the workflow is run. The nodes of the workflow define steps in the computation.

Before you create a workflow, you must create a database connection as described in Connections for Data Mining and a project as described in Data Miner Projects.

Many workflows can be created and stored within a project.

A workflow can specify many tasks of different types. Each node represents some form of task, such as performing a data transformation. A node may require input and generate output. Input can be provided by other nodes that are liked to a node. Output from a node can be directed as input to another node or to database table.

You can export a workflow and import it into another project in a different user and even a different database; see Import and Export Workflows.

The following topics describe workflows: