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IBM SPSS Modeler Overview
E Edit options.cfg, located in the /config directory of your SPSS Modeler installation directory. Edit
the temp_dire
ctory parameter in this fil e to rea d: temp_directory, "C:/spss/servertemp" .
E After doing this, you must restart the SPSS Modeler Serv er service. You can do this by clicking
the Services tab on your Windows Control Panel. Just stop the service and then start it to activate
the changes you made. Restarting the machine will also restart the service.
All temp files will now be written to this ne w directory.
Note: T he most co mmon error when you are attempting to do this is to use the wrong type of
slashes. Because of SPSS Modeler’s UNIX history, forward slashes are u sed.
Starting Multiple IBM SPSS Modeler Sessions
If you need to launch more tha n one IBM® SPSS® Modeler session at a time, you m ust make
some changes to your IBM® SPSS® Model er and Windows settings. For example, you may
need to do this if you have two separate server licenses a nd want to run two st r eams against two
different servers from the same client machine.
To enable multiple SP SS Modeler sessions:
E Click:
Start > [All] Programs > IBM SPSS Modeler15
E On the I B M SPSS Modeler15 shortcut ( the one w ith the icon), right-click and select Properties.
E In th e Target text box, add -noshare to the end of the string.
E In Windows Explorer, select:
Tools > Folder Options...
E On the File Types tab, select the SPSS Modeler Stream option and click Advanced.
E In the Edit File Type dialog box, s elect Open with SPSS Modeler an d c lick Edit.
E In the Application used to perform action text box, add -noshare before the -stream a rgument.
IBM SPSS Modeler Interface at a Glance
At each point in the data mining process, IBM® SPSS® Modeler’s easy-to-use interface invites
your specific business expertise. Modeling alg orithms, such as prediction , class ification,
segmentation, and association detection, ensure powerful and acc urate models. Model results
can easily be deployed and read into databases, IBM® SPSS® Statistic s, and a wide variety
of other applications.
Working with SPSS Modeler is a three-step process of working with data.
 First, you read data into SPSS Mode ler.
 Next, you run the data through a series of manip ulations.
 Finally, yo u sen d the data to a destination.