To formulate a GA in IML you must decide on five basic optimization parameters:
The general structure and form of the solution.
The function to be optimized. IML also enables you to specify whether the function is to be minimized or maximized.
How members of the current solution population will be chosen to be parents to propagate the next generation.
How the attributes of parent solutions will be combined to produce new offspring solutions.
How random variation will be introduced into the new offspring solutions to maintain genetic diversity.
The following section discusses each of these items in more detail.