Model Builder Properties Dialog Box
The Model Builder DTS task automatically rebuilds analysis models.
You use the Predictor resource to build analysis models manually before you use the Model Builder task to rebuild models. After you build a model manually using the Predictor resource, you can use the Model Builder task to schedule automatic rebuilding of the analysis model.
Each time an analysis model is built, it is based on the data currently in the Data Warehouse. It is important to rebuild analysis models when the data in the Data Warehouse changes, such as after new data is imported into the Data Warehouse.
You can use the Model Builder DTS task to rebuild analysis models for a specified site or for all sites associated with a specified Data Warehouse.
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Note
- Build one analysis model at a time. If you schedule two or more models to be built simultaneously, the Model Builder DTS task will fail. To schedule building multiple models, you must schedule them to run one after another.
The following table shows the options and functions available in the Model Builder Properties dialog box.
| Use this | To do this |
|---|---|
| Description | Type a description for the import task. The maximum number of characters for the description is 255 characters. |
| Archive current model | Select to archive the existing model. |
| Archived model name suffix | Select from the drop-down list the suffix to add to the archive name. |
| Archived model name | Type the name for the archived model. If you are using a suffix, Commerce Server will append the suffix to the name you type. |
| Operation level | Select Site level from the drop-down list to rebuild an analysis model for the specified site only.
Select Data Warehouse level to rebuild an analysis model for all of the sites associated with the Data Warehouse. |
| Site name | Select from the drop-down list the site for which you want to rebuild an analysis model. |
| Data Warehouse name | Select from the drop-down list the Data Warehouse associated with the sites for which you want to rebuild an analysis model. |
| Model to rebuild | Select the name of the analysis model you want to rebuild from the drop-down list. |
| Number of retries | Type the number of times you want the task to retry connection failures to the Data Warehouse. The default number of retry attempts is 10 times. |
| Seconds between retries | Type the number of seconds you want the task to wait between retry attempts. The default time interval is 30 seconds. |
See Also
Running the Model Builder DTS Task
ETL Process for the Model Builder DTS Task
Scripting for the Model Builder Data Import DTS Task
Running the Predictor Resource
Workflow for Running DTS Tasks
Troubleshooting Commerce Server Resources
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