createDataset

Creates an empty dataset and adds it to the specified dataset group. Use CreateDatasetImportJob to import your training data to a dataset.

There are 5 types of datasets:

  • Item interactions

  • Items

  • Users

  • Action interactions

  • Actions

Each dataset type has an associated schema with required field types. Only the Item interactions dataset is required in order to train a model (also referred to as creating a solution).

A dataset can be in one of the following states:

  • CREATE PENDING CREATE IN_PROGRESS ACTIVE -or- CREATE FAILED

  • DELETE PENDING DELETE IN_PROGRESS

To get the status of the dataset, call DescribeDataset.

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