New Functionality and Changes Introduced with Decision Optimizer 8.3
This section describes the new features and changes introduced with Decision Optimizer 8.2. This release builds on the recent DO8 releases as we drive the next evolution of Decision Optimization, focused on ease of use, automation and innovation.
The focus for the v 8.3 release has been ease of use and innovation, mainly in Decision Tree Editor, Decision Table Editor and in Reports, as detailed below:
Added in Decision Optimizer 8.3
Decision Table Editor
To improve the user experience in developing and editing Decision Tables within Decision Optimizer, we’ve introduced a new charting view, which allows the user to graph and manipulate the data.
To improve the user experience in developing and editing Decision Trees within Decision Optimizer, we’ve made the following enhancements:
Enhanced support of Special Values
Special values, like missing values, will be ignored during metric calculations, but will be present in the account level output file.
Reports Enhancements
A number of report improvements have been implemented:
New Scenario Manager
With the upgrade to Xpress Insight 4.54+, Decision Optimizer can benefit from the new Scenario Manager (which replaces the Scenario Explorer). The Scenario Manager is used to select which scenarios are available on the shelf of an Insight app. Data loading and scenario execution are performed from the application. The Scenario Manager enables users to perform certain operations on multiple scenarios simultaneously.
Defect Remediation
Several user reported and internally discovered defects have been fixed within the release. This included fixing issues in areas such as:
Documentation
Improvements have been made in sections of the Analyst User Guide, including but not limited to:
Miscellaneous:
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This section describes the new features and changes introduced with Decision Optimizer 8.2. This release builds on the recent DO8 releases as we drive the next evolution of Decision Optimization, focused on ease of use, automation and innovation.
The focus for the v 8.3 release has been ease of use and innovation, mainly in Decision Tree Editor, Decision Table Editor and in Reports, as detailed below:
Added in Decision Optimizer 8.3
Decision Table Editor
To improve the user experience in developing and editing Decision Tables within Decision Optimizer, we’ve introduced a new charting view, which allows the user to graph and manipulate the data.
- There are now three view formats available in the Decision Table Editor. These are combined Table and Chart view, Table only view, and Chart onlyview.
- When using the Chart view, the user has control over which numeric columns to graph on the y and x axes. Further, the user can select various segments and sub-segments to see (if the data contains range of values).
- Ability to directly manipulate the data on the Chart by moving points and/or lines, and this will update the corresponding data in the Table.
- Additionally, the user can change values in the Table and the corresponding point on the Chart will update.
Decision Tree Editor
To improve the user experience in developing and editing Decision Trees within Decision Optimizer, we’ve made the following enhancements:
- Export and import PMML files.
- Ability to split using multiple target variables.
- Allows switching between a Leveled and UnleveledLayout, this does not alter the tree behavior.
- Ability to undo/redo changes.
Enhanced support of Special Values
Special values, like missing values, will be ignored during metric calculations, but will be present in the account level output file.
Reports Enhancements
A number of report improvements have been implemented:
- Summary metrics – ability to display the differences (delta, % delta) between various scenarios.
- Swap Set reports – ability to see the calculated metrics for both scenarios and the difference.
New Scenario Manager
With the upgrade to Xpress Insight 4.54+, Decision Optimizer can benefit from the new Scenario Manager (which replaces the Scenario Explorer). The Scenario Manager is used to select which scenarios are available on the shelf of an Insight app. Data loading and scenario execution are performed from the application. The Scenario Manager enables users to perform certain operations on multiple scenarios simultaneously.
Defect Remediation
Several user reported and internally discovered defects have been fixed within the release. This included fixing issues in areas such as:
- Some unconstrained optimization scenarios were incorrectly applying constraints.
- Wildcard in decision table range could cause crash.
- Action values may lead to duplicate treatments.
- Confirm denominators in summary calc constraints with limit=0.
Documentation
Improvements have been made in sections of the Analyst User Guide, including but not limited to:
- Decision Table Editor
- Decision Tree Editor
- Scenario Manager – updated the documentation to reference the change from Scenario Explorer to Scenario Manager in Insight 4.54+
Miscellaneous:
- This release will require users to update to Xpress 8.11 and Xpress Insight 4.55.
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