Specifying Properties with the PAL Component Creation Wizard

You can specify properties for the custom SAP HANA Predictive Analysis Library (PAL) component through a wizard.

PAL Component Creation Wizard Properties
Table 1: General
Property Description
Component Name Enter a name for the component.
Note You cannot rename an existing custom component.
Component Type Select the type of the component.
Note You cannot edit the component type.
Component Description Enter a description of the component, which will appear as the tooltip for the created component.
Table 2: Function Settings
Property Description
Area Library area name. This defaults to AFLPAL.
Function Select one of the functions from the dropdown list to set parameters for that function:
  • ABC
  • HCAGGLOMERATE
  • ARIMATRAIN
  • BINNING
  • CREATEDT
  • EXPREGRESSION
  • FPGROWTH
  • KMEDOIDS
  • NBCTRAIN
  • SCALINGRANGE
Input Parameters
Note Parameters are dependent on the function that is selected.
Parameter Name
Note Parameter names are dependent on the function that is selected. Parameter names are not editable.
Display Name Enter an alternative name to be shown for the parameter.
Default Value Enter a default value for the parameter. Depending on the data type of the parameter, this can be a numeric or text value.
Note Default values cannot be entered when the parameter is dependent on the input data.
Data Type This can be string, integer, or double, depending on the parameter. Data types are not editable.
Include Parameter
  • For mandatory parameters: This checkbox is selected by default and cannot be deselected.
  • For optional parameters: This checkbox is selected by default, but you can deselect it for parameters you do not want to include in the component.
Model Parameters
Note Model parameters can only be specified for certain functions. The properties are the same as for the Input Parameters: Parameter Name, Display Name, Default Value, Data Type, and Include Parameter.