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Decision Optimization model input and output data file formats

Model input and output data file formats for Decision Optimization

With your Decision Optimization model, you can use the following input and output data identifiers and extension combinations.

This table shows the supported file type combinations for Decision Optimization for deployment:
Model type Input file type Output file type Comments
cplex
.lp
.mps
.sav
.feasibility
.prm
.jar for Java™
models
.xml
.json

The name of the output file must be solution

The output format can be specified by using the API.

Files of type .lp, .mps, and .sav can be compressed by using gzip or bzip2, and uploaded as, for example, .lp.gz or .sav.bz2.

The schemas for the CPLEX formats for solutions, conflicts, and feasibility files are available for you to download in the cplex_xsds.zip archive from the Decision Optimization github.

cpo .cpo
.jar for Java
models
.xml
.json

The name of the output file must be solution

The output format can be specified by using the solve parameter.

For the native file format for CPO models, see: CP Optimizer file format syntax.

opl
.mod
.dat
.oplproject
.xls
.json
.csv
.jar for Java
models
.xml
.json
.txt
.csv
.xls
The output format is consistent with the input type but can be specified by using the solve parameter if needed. To take advantage of data connectors, use the .csv format.

Only models that are defined with tuple sets can be deployed; other OPL structures are not supported.

To read and write input and output in OPL, see OPL models.

docplex
.py
*.* (input data)
Any output file type that is specified in the model. Any format can be used in your Python code, but to take advantage of data connectors, use the .csv format.

To read and write input and output in Python, use the commands get_input_stream("filename") and get_output_stream("filename"). See DOcplex API sum example

Data identifier restrictions
A file name has the following restrictions:
  • Is limited to 255 characters
  • Can include only ASCII characters
  • Cannot include the characters /\?%*:|"<>, the space character, or the null character
  • Cannot include _ as the first character
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