topic Re: VDMML SAS code node, score a model within a data step in SAS Data Science

VDMML SAS code node, score a model within a data step

acordes — Wed, 06 May 2026 07:13:15 GMT

Right after supervised learning nodes in Model Studio VDMML on SAS Viya 4, I place a sas code node to score a table with the learned scoring code. Meanwhile I can use the macro variable for referencing the astore after SVM and Gradient Boosting for example, I cannot figure out how to so for models that do not produce astore like logistic regression.

I can only achieve the scoring operation if I hard-cop the scoring code from the prior node and paste it into the data step.

One of my many attempts is this:

data grid_scored;
    set grid;
    %include "&dm_file_scorecode.";
run;

Re: VDMML SAS code node, score a model within a data step

sbxkoenk — Thu, 07 May 2026 13:43:16 GMT

A logistic regression in Model Studio creates DATA step score code indeed (and not an Analytic store).

See here for a table Node Name + Type of Score Code.

https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/vdmmlcdc/v_031/vdmmladvug/p0avxptqga2me0n0z81v01ky6t9o.htm

But the data step score code from a preceding logistic regression will not be the content of the &dm_file_scorecode macro variable in a subsequent code node.

Model Studio will use &dm_file_scorecode to get the score code for your code node.

This happens if you dynamically (and data-driven) create score code with the SAS code node in Model Studio. You should use &dm_file_scorecode as your destination file in that case. If you hard-code score code in the score code pane, it will also be put in that file (without you explicitly referencing it).

The score code can be anything like a data mining preprocessing step on your data (it does not have to be a model).

Data flowing through the code node will be scored.

Tip: How to include the SAS Code node in SAS® Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning's Model Studio

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/Tip-How-to-include-the-SAS-Code-node-in-SAS-Visual-Data-Mining/ta-p/506012

BR, Koen

Re: VDMML SAS code node, score a model within a data step

sbxkoenk — Thu, 07 May 2026 13:54:36 GMT

Why don't you use

Add child node -> Miscellaneous -> "Score Data" - node

This will allow you to score a table of your choice with the model that was built in the preceding supervised modeling node !

BR, Koen

Re: VDMML SAS code node, score a model within a data step

acordes — Thu, 07 May 2026 14:16:50 GMT

Because I want to score a grid of points and visualize it.

Here is the working example for a sas code node whose parent is a Gradient Boosting node.

My challenge is to "macrotize" the scoring code that is generated from logistic regression for example.

/* SAS code */

%put &_astore;

/* 1. Create grid in the project caslib */
data casuser.grid;
  do x = 0 to 200 by 1;
    do y = 0 to 200 by 1;
            group = rand("integer", 3); 
      output;
    end;
  end;
run;


proc astore;
   score data=casuser.grid
            rstore=&dm_output_lib..&_astore
         copyvars=(x y)
         out=casuser.grid_scored;
run;

ods graphics on;
proc sgplot data=casuser.grid_scored aspect=1;
  title "Decision Surface (Heatmap)";
  heatmap x=x y=y / colorresponse=&DM_PREDICTED_VVNVAR colorstat=mean;
run;

Re: VDMML SAS code node, score a model within a data step

sbxkoenk — Thu, 07 May 2026 21:04:11 GMT

I think you have to select "Download score code" and then copy / paste.

I understand that's not very dynamic though. When the model changes, you have to copy/paste again ... not very practical ...not very handy.

Another option is you use PROC LOGSELECT with the CODE statement. The CODE statement writes the body of the score-code data step to an external file. And you can %INCLUDE that external *.sas file in a subsequent step to score new data.

In the PROC LOGSELECT you can avoid hard-coding table names and variable names. All you need is in automatic macro variables!