The HPFENGINE Procedure

SCORE Statement

SCORE options ;

The SCORE statement, used in conjunction with one or more FORECAST statements, causes the generation of score files. The score files are written to the catalog specified by the SCOREREPOSITORY= option. One score file is generated for each forecast variable within each BY group. Score file names are constructed by appending a sequence number to a base name to create a unique entry in the score repository. Sequence numbers start from 0. You can determine the name of the score file used for each forecast variable within each BY group by referring to the _SCORE_ column in the OUTEST= data set.

The SCORE statement supports the following option:

BASENAME=SAS-name

prefixes the score file name with the specified value. For example, if you specify BASENAME=SALE, the score files are named SALE0, SALE1, …. The default BASENAME for the SCORE statement is 'SCOR'. If you forecast more than one variable in the PROC HPFENGINE run, score file names all use the same prefix regardless of the dependent variable. Use the OUTEST= data set to determine the score file generated for each variable and BY group combination.

Also note, the BASENAME= value is limited to 22 characters to ensure that the entire range of score file names can be generated if needed. If you specify a value that exceeds this limit, a warning is printed to the SAS log and the value is truncated.

For examples that demonstrate use of the SCORE statement, see Example 5.4.

Last updated: February 22, 2023