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This was an ASUG BITI webcast given by SAP
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Recommend modeling iwth PAL - algorithms are implemented in server, where data resides, see much better performance
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PAL is for data scientists
Credit card data, which customer is credit worthy (classification)
Predicting house prices based on characteristics such as # of rooms, using regression
Cluster similar customers to do targeted marketing campaigns
Time dependent models, sequential pattern modeling to issue coupons
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Color coding indicates investments
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Training the model for random forest modeling
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Model scoring PAL code with confidence level
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Other options include integration with R
Connect from R studio, connect from ODBC
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R integration looks like a stored procedure
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Build models in TensorFlow and call in HANA - like a stored procedure
On the HANA side, you have the Application Function Library
With SPS02 - create the EML/AFL - interfaces between HANA and TensorFlow server
On the right side, build and train TensorFlow and upload to TensorFlow server, and then consume from HANA side
Connect through a Google Remote Function call
TensorFlow Serving Server can run in same box in HANA in development; should be separate in production
Scope is for scoring
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Train the model in TensorFlow
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Step 1 create remote source, host and port of TensorFlow server
Next map the model to the remote source; insert test model
Next - any config changes get applied immediately
Then check all connections are working before start using in the application
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Generate the EML in HANA and then call procedure using the input and output table
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Machine learning in HANA end to end; depends on type of use case
Machine learning is not just developing models, but how do these models get optimized and in a scalable real-time way
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Customer churn prediction with PAL to build a model
You can grow decision trees, output is the class
In PAL, you have fine grained control
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First step is to train the model, populate the parameter table
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Create table to store model
Capture variable importance with a table
Store the out of bag erorr
Store confusion matrix of the model
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Train the model, call the function
Decision trees are stored in PMML format
Out of bag error, the variable importance
Confusion Matrix is also output
Only 3 out of 14 cases did the model predict inaccurately
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Now built the model, want to predict the churn, and will customer to be retained
Create the parameter table
Create the results table for the results of scoring
Prediction and confidence
Used PAL to train the model and then use it to predict scenarios
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Could also build using Web IDE
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Push execution close to data
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Think of performance in terms of batch and real-time
SP02 enhancements
Real time prediction with SPS01
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Decisions need to happen in real time
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The model can remain in memory
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Partitioning - score in parallel
Ability to do large batch style processing in parallel
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Streaming analytics engine to take input from a variety of sources
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Train data as they arrive
Predict in real time
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A summary of a jam-packed webcast
Upcoming ASUG webcasts:
Oct 19 An exciting new future for SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Oct 26 Overall SAP Analytics strategy and direction
Oct 31 What’s new in SAP BI Mobile and Roadmap
Nov 7 Cross-Solution Analytics with SAP Analytics Cloud
Nov 9 What’s New in SAP Lumira 2.0
Nov 20 What’s new in Analysis Office 2.6?
Nov 28 – Introduction to SAP Data Hub
Nov 30 Refresh Expert Streams on Predictive Factory
Dec 5 – Update on Conversion Tools for SAP BW/4HANA
Dec 12 Best Practices for Automated Analytic
