Dakota Reference Manual: import_candidate_points_file

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import_candidate_points_file

Specify text file containing candidate design points

## 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

## Description

Enables text file import of user-specified design points (i.e. configuration variables). No model responses should be included. Each row should correspond to a single design or configuration.

Default Behavior

Be default, methods do not import points from a file.

Usage Tips

Dakota parses input files without regard to whitespace, but the import_build_points_file must be in one of three formats:

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