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import_approx_points_file

Filename for points at which to evaluate the PCE/SC surrogate

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): STRING

Default: no point import from a file

Child Keywords:

| Required/Optional | Description of Group | Dakota Keyword | Dakota Keyword Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| Optional (Choose One) | Tabular Format (Group 1) | custom_annotated | Selects custom-annotated tabular file format
annotated | Selects annotated tabular file format
freeform | Selects freeform file format
| Optional | active_only | Import only active variables from tabular data file

## Description

Default Behavior No import of points at which to evaluate the surrogate.

Expected Output The PCE/SC surrogate model will be evaluated at the list of points (input variable values) provided in the file and results tabulated and/or statistics computed at them, depending on the method context.

## Examples

    method
      polynomial_chaos
        expansion_order = 4
        import_approx_points_file = 'import.mcmc_annot.dat'
          annotated