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Altering models

You can modify a model using ALTER MODEL, in response to your model's needs.

You can modify a model using ALTER MODEL, in response to your model's needs. You can alter a model by renaming the model, changing the owner, and changing the schema.

You can drop or alter any model that you create.

1 - Changing model ownership

As a superuser or model owner, you can reassign model ownership with ALTER MODEL as follows:.

As a superuser or model owner, you can reassign model ownership with ALTER MODEL as follows:

ALTER MODEL model-name OWNER TO owner-name

Changing model ownership is useful when a model owner leaves or changes responsibilities. Because you can change the owner, the models do not need to be rewritten.

Example

The following example shows how you can use ALTER_MODEL to change the model owner:

  1. Find the model you want to alter. As the dbadmin, you own the model.

    => SELECT * FROM V_CATALOG.MODELS WHERE model_name='mykmeansmodel';
-[ RECORD 1 ]--+------------------------------------------
model_id       | 45035996273816618
model_name     | mykmeansmodel
schema_id      | 45035996273704978
schema_name    | public
owner_id       | 45035996273704962
owner_name     | dbadmin
category       | VERTICA_MODELS
model_type     | kmeans
is_complete    | t
create_time    | 2017-03-02 11:16:04.990626-05
size           | 964

  2. Change the model owner from dbadmin to user1.

    => ALTER MODEL mykmeansmodel OWNER TO user1;
     ALTER MODEL

  3. Review V_CATALOG.MODELS to verify that the owner was changed.

    => SELECT * FROM V_CATALOG.MODELS WHERE model_name='mykmeansmodel';

-[ RECORD 1 ]--+------------------------------------------
model_id       | 45035996273816618
model_name     | mykmeansmodel
schema_id      | 45035996273704978
schema_name    | public
owner_id       | 45035996273704962
owner_name     | user1
category       | VERTICA_MODELS
model_type     | kmeans
is_complete    | t
create_time    | 2017-03-02 11:16:04.990626-05
size           | 964

2 - Moving models to another schema

You can move a model from one schema to another with ALTER MODEL.

You can move a model from one schema to another with ALTER MODEL. You can move the model as a superuser or user with USAGE privileges on the current schema and CREATE privileges on the destination schema.

Example

The following example shows how you can use ALTER MODEL to change the model schema:

  1. Find the model you want to alter.

    => SELECT * FROM V_CATALOG.MODELS WHERE model_name='mykmeansmodel';
-[ RECORD 1 ]--+------------------------------------------
model_id       | 45035996273816618
model_name     | mykmeansmodel
schema_id      | 45035996273704978
schema_name    | public
owner_id       | 45035996273704962
owner_name     | dbadmin
category       | VERTICA_MODELS
model_type     | kmeans
is_complete    | t
create_time    | 2017-03-02 11:16:04.990626-05
size           | 964

  2. Change the model schema.

    => ALTER MODEL mykmeansmodel SET SCHEMA test;
     ALTER MODEL

  3. Review V_CATALOG.MODELS to verify that the owner was changed.

    => SELECT * FROM V_CATALOG.MODELS WHERE model_name='mykmeansmodel';

-[ RECORD 1 ]--+------------------------------------------
model_id       | 45035996273816618
model_name     | mykmeansmodel
schema_id      | 45035996273704978
schema_name    | test
owner_id       | 45035996273704962
owner_name     | dbadmin
category       | VERTICA_MODELS
model_type     | kmeans
is_complete    | t
create_time    | 2017-03-02 11:16:04.990626-05
size           | 964

3 - Renaming a model

ALTER MODEL lets you rename models.

ALTER MODEL lets you rename models. For example:

  1. Find the model you want to alter.

    => SELECT * FROM V_CATALOG.MODELS WHERE model_name='mymodel';
-[ RECORD 1 ]--+------------------------------------------
model_id       | 45035996273816618
model_name     | mymodel
schema_id      | 45035996273704978
schema_name    | public
owner_id       | 45035996273704962
owner_name     | dbadmin
category       | VERTICA_MODELS
model_type     | kmeans
is_complete    | t
create_time    | 2017-03-02 11:16:04.990626-05
size           | 964

  2. Rename the model.

    => ALTER MODEL mymodel RENAME TO mykmeansmodel;
     ALTER MODEL

  3. Review V_CATALOG.MODELS to verify that the model name was changed.

    => SELECT * FROM V_CATALOG.MODELS WHERE model_name='mykmeansmodel';

-[ RECORD 1 ]--+------------------------------------------
model_id       | 45035996273816618
model_name     | mykmeansmodel
schema_id      | 45035996273704978
schema_name    | public
owner_id       | 45035996273704962
owner_name     | dbadmin
category       | VERTICA_MODELS
model_type     | kmeans
is_complete    | t
create_time    | 2017-03-02 11:16:04.990626-05
size           | 964