Add training data to a custom model¶

1. In Model Registry > Custom Model Workshop, in the Models list, select the model you want to add training data to.

2. To assign training data to a custom model's versions, you must convert the model. On the Assemble tab, locate the Training data for model versions alert and click Permanently convert:

   Warning

   Converting a model's training data assignment method is a one-way action. It cannot be reverted. After conversion, you can't assign training data at the model level. This change applies to the UI and the API. If your organization has any automation depending on "per model" training data assignment, before you convert a model, you should update any related automation to support the new workflow. As an alternative, you can create a new custom model to convert to the "per version" training data assignment method and maintain the deprecated "per model" method on the model required for the automation; however, you should update your automation before the deprecation process is complete to avoid gaps in functionality.

   

   If the model was already assigned training data, after you convert the model, the Datasets section contains information about the existing training dataset.

   

3. On the Assemble tab, next to Datasets:

   • If the model version doesn't have training data assigned, click Assign:

     

   • If the model version does have training data assigned, click the edit icon (), and, in the Change Training Data dialog box, click the delete icon () to remove the existing training data.

4. In the Add Training Data (or Change Training Data) dialog box, click and drag a training dataset file into the Training Data box, or click Choose file and do either of the following:

   • Click Local file, select a file from your local storage, and then click Open.

   • Click AI Catalog, select a training dataset you previously uploaded to DataRobot, and click Use this dataset.

   

5. Optional. Specify the column name containing partitioning info for your data (based on training/validation/holdout partitioning). If you plan to deploy the custom model and monitor its data drift and accuracy, specify the holdout partition in the column to establish an accuracy baseline.

   Important

   You can track data drift and accuracy without specifying a partition column; however, in that scenario, DataRobot won't have baseline values. The selected partition column should only include the values T, V, or H.

6. When the upload is complete, click Add Training Data.

If you want to add training data to a custom inference model (which allows you to deploy it), you can do so by selecting a custom model and navigating to the Model Info tab.

The Model Info tab lists custom inference model attributes. Click Add Training Data.

A pop-up appears, prompting you to upload training data.

Click Choose file to upload training data. Optionally, you can specify the column name containing the partitioning information for your data (based on training/validation/holdout partitioning). If you plan to deploy the custom model and monitor its accuracy, specify the holdout partition in the column to establish an accuracy baseline. You can still track accuracy without specifying a partition column; however, there will be no accuracy baseline. When the upload is complete, click Add Training Data.