Creating SPSS Modeler jobs

You can create a job to run an SPSS Modeler flow.

To create an SPSS Modeler job:

1. In SPSS Modeler, click the Jobs icon from the toolbar and select Create a job. A wizard will appear. Click Next to proceed through each page of the wizard as described here.

2. Optional. Define the job details by entering a name and a description. If desired, you can also specify retention settings for the job. Select Job run retention settings to set how long to retain finished job runs and job run artifacts such as logs. You can select one of the following retention methods. Be mindful when changing the default as too many job run files can quickly use up project storage.

   • By duration (days). Specify the number of days to retain job runs and job artifacts. The retention value is set to 7 days by default (the last 7 days of job runs retained).
   • By amount. Specify the last number of finished job runs and job artifacts to keep. The retention value is set to 200 jobs by default.

3. On the Flow parameters page, you can set values for flow parameters if any exist for the flow. They are, in effect, user-defined variables that are saved and persisted with the flow. Parameters are often used in scripting to control the behavior of the script by providing information about fields and values that don't need to be hard coded in the script. See Setting properties for flows for more information.

   For example, your flow might contain a parameter that is called age_param that you choose to set to 40 here, and a parameter that is called bp_param you might set to HIGH.

4. On the Configuration page, you can choose whether the job will run the entire flow or one or more branches of the flow.

5. Optional. On the Schedule page, you can add a one-time or repeating schedule. See Job scheduling options.

6. Optional. Turn on notifications for the job. You can select the type of alerts to receive.

7. Review the job settings. Click Save to create the job.

   Once the SPSS Modeler job run has been created, it is listed in the Job runs tab. To see job details, click on the job run. For a complete list of jobs in your project, go to the Assets tab.