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SAP HANA Predictive Analysis Library (PAL)

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Table Column Column Data Type Description Constraint<br />

Other columns<br />

Integer, double, varchar,<br />

or nvarchar<br />

Attribute data<br />

Parameter Table<br />

Mandatory Parameters<br />

The following parameter is mandatory and must be given a value.<br />

Table 53:<br />

Name Data Type Description<br />

GROUP_NUMBER Integer Number of groups (k).<br />

Optional Parameters<br />

The following parameters are optional. If a parameter is not specified, <strong>PAL</strong> will use its default value.<br />

Table 54:<br />

Name Data Type Default Value Description Dependency<br />

DISTANCE_LEVEL Integer 2 Computes the distance<br />

between the<br />

item and the cluster<br />

center.<br />

●<br />

●<br />

●<br />

●<br />

1: Manhattan distance<br />

2: Euclidean distance<br />

3: Minkowski distance<br />

4: Chebyshev distance<br />

MINKOWSKI_POWER Double 3.0 When you use the Minkowski<br />

distance, this<br />

parameter controls<br />

the value of power.<br />

Only valid when DIS­<br />

TANCE_LEVEL is 3.<br />

MAX_ITERATION Integer 100 Maximum iterations.<br />

INIT_TYPE Integer 4 Controls how the initial<br />

centers are selected:<br />

●<br />

●<br />

●<br />

●<br />

1: first k observations<br />

2: random with replacement<br />

3: random without<br />

replacement<br />

4: patent of selecting<br />

the initial<br />

center (US<br />

6,882,998 B1)<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> <strong>HANA</strong> <strong>Predictive</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> <strong>Library</strong> (<strong>PAL</strong>)<br />

<strong>PAL</strong> Functions P U B L I C 79

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