Dakota Reference Manual: import_challenge_points_file

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import_challenge_points_file

Datafile of points to assess surrogate quality

## Specification

Alias: challenge_points_file

Argument(s): STRING

Default: no user challenge data

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

Specifies a data file containing variable and response (truth) values, in one of three formats:

- `annotated` (default)
- `custom_annotated`
- `freeform`

The surrogate is evaluated at the points in the file, and the surrogate (approximate) responses are compared against the truth results from the file. All metrics specified with metrics will be computed for the challenge data.