Dakota Reference Manual: id_responses

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id_responses

Name the responses block; helpful when there are multiple

## Topics

This keyword is related to the topics:

- block_identifier

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): STRING

Default: use of last responses parsed

## Description

The optional `id_responses` keyword accepts a string that uniquely identifies this responses block. A model can then use these responses by specifying the same string in its `responses_pointer` specification.

Default Behavior

If the `id_responses` specification is omitted, a particular responses specification will be used by a model only if that model does not include an `responses_pointer` and the responses block was the last (or only) one parsed.

Usage Tips

- It is a best practice to always use explicit responses IDs and pointers to avoid confusion.
- If only one responses block exists, then `id_responses` can be safely omitted from the responses block (and `responses_pointer` omitted from the model specification(s)), since there is no ambiguity.

## Examples

For example, a model specification including

    model
      responses_pointer = 'R1'

will link to a response set with

      id_responses = 'R1'