SAS Model Manager 12.1

New Version Number

SAS has consolidated the version numbers for the main analytical products. The new version number for SAS Model Manager is 12.1. The most recent version number was 3.1 M1, which was released in April 2012.

Overview of New Features and Enhancements

SAS Model Manager 12.1 includes many new and enhanced features that benefit both users and administrators:
  • enhanced support to manage documents
  • ability to use tables from a local or network drive
  • ability to import SAS/STAT linear models and SAS High-Performance Analytics models
  • ability to create DATA step score code for PMML models
  • ability to schedule scoring tasks
  • enhanced support for champion and challenger models
  • enhanced support for publishing models
  • enhanced performance of monitoring and reporting
  • ability to create aggregated reports
  • ability to create Basel model validation reports
  • ability to view dashboard reports and manage dashboard report definitions
  • ability to perform model management tasks by using SAS Model Manager Workflow Console
  • ability to associate milestones with workflow activities
For more information about the new features and enhancements in this release, see http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/modelmgr/.

Administration Changes

Additional pre-installation configuration tasks have been added to create and configure the new Model Manager database, before the Software Deployment Wizard is run. The Model Manager database is used to store operational, historical, and auditing data for SAS Model Manager.
For more information, see the SAS Model Manager 12.1: Administrator’s Guide athttp://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/modelmgr/.