.. _interface-analysis_scheduling:

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analysis_scheduling
"""""""""""""""""""


Specify the scheduling of concurrent analyses when Dakota is run in parallel



**Topics**


concurrency_and_parallelism


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   interface-analysis_scheduling-master
   interface-analysis_scheduling-peer


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* None

- *Default:* automatic (see discussion)


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword     | Dakota Keyword Description                  |
|                         | Group              |                    |                                             |
+=========================+====================+====================+=============================================+
| Required (Choose One)   | Scheduling Mode    | `master`__         | Specify a dedicated master partition for    |
|                         |                    |                    | parallel analysis scheduling                |
|                         |                    +--------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|                         |                    | `peer`__           | Specify a peer partition for parallel       |
|                         |                    |                    | analysis scheduling                         |
+-------------------------+--------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------+

.. __: interface-analysis_scheduling-master.html
__ interface-analysis_scheduling-peer.html



**Description**


When Dakota is run in parallel, the partition type for the analysis
servers is determined automatically. If this setting is undesirable,
it may be overridden by the user using the ``analysis_scheduling``
keyword.