You can export data mining models to flat files to back up work in progress or to move models to a different instance of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition (such as from a development database to a test database). All methods for exporting and importing models are based on Oracle Data Pump technology.
The DBMS_DATA_MINING package includes the EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL procedures for exporting and importing individual mining models. EXPORT_MODEL and IMPORT_MODEL use the export and import facilities of Oracle Data Pump.
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