Edit Association Build Node

The Association Build Node editor enables you to specify or change the characteristics of the models to build. To open the Edit Association Build Node dialog box, either double-click an Association node, or right-click an Association node and select Edit.

Specify the following for all model nodes:

• Transaction IDs: These are a combination of attributes that uniquely identifies a transaction. To specify a transaction ID, click . The Select Columns (AR) opens. Move one or more attributes from the Available Attributes list to the Selected Attributes list. Click OK.

• Item ID: Identifies an item. Select an attribute from the list.

• Item Value: Existence (default). You can select an attribute from the drop-down list. This is an optional field.

  The item value column may specify information such as the number of items (for example, three apples) or the type of the item (for example, Macintosh apples).

  If you select an attribute from the list, then the attribute must have less than 10 distinct values. The default value for the maximum distinct count is 10. You can change the value in Model Build Preferences for Association.

  
  

  Note: If you specify an attribute for Item Value, then you might have to prepare the data.

  
  

You can perform the following tasks:

• Add a model: Click . The Add Model dialog box opens.

• Delete a model: Select the model and click .

• Edit a model: Select the model and click . The Advanced Settings for Association Node dialog box opens. Here, you can specify Model settings or Algorithm settings.

• Copy an existing model: Select the model and click .

At this point, you can click OK to finish the model definition.