.. _method-coliny_beta:

"""""""""""
coliny_beta
"""""""""""


(Experimental) Coliny beta solver



**Topics**


package_scolib, package_coliny


.. toctree::
   :hidden:
   :maxdepth: 1

   method-coliny_beta-beta_solver_name
   method-coliny_beta-solution_target
   method-coliny_beta-seed
   method-coliny_beta-show_misc_options
   method-coliny_beta-misc_options
   method-coliny_beta-max_iterations
   method-coliny_beta-convergence_tolerance
   method-coliny_beta-max_function_evaluations
   method-coliny_beta-scaling
   method-coliny_beta-model_pointer


**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* None


**Child Keywords:**

+-------------------------+--------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Required/Optional       | Description of     | Dakota Keyword               | Dakota Keyword Description                  |
|                         | Group              |                              |                                             |
+=========================+====================+==============================+=============================================+
| Required                                     | `beta_solver_name`__         | Use an in-development SCOLIB solver         |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `solution_target`__          | Stopping criteria based on objective        |
|                                              |                              | function value                              |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `seed`__                     | Seed of the random number generator         |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `show_misc_options`__        | Show algorithm parameters not exposed in    |
|                                              |                              | Dakota input                                |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `misc_options`__             | Set method options not available through    |
|                                              |                              | Dakota spec                                 |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `max_iterations`__           | Number of iterations allowed for optimizers |
|                                              |                              | and adaptive UQ methods                     |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `convergence_tolerance`__    | Stopping criterion based on objective       |
|                                              |                              | function or statistics convergence          |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `max_function_evaluations`__ | Number of function evaluations allowed for  |
|                                              |                              | optimizers                                  |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `scaling`__                  | Turn on scaling for variables, responses,   |
|                                              |                              | and constraints                             |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Optional                                     | `model_pointer`__            | Identifier for model block to be used by a  |
|                                              |                              | method                                      |
+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+

.. __: method-coliny_beta-beta_solver_name.html
__ method-coliny_beta-solution_target.html
__ method-coliny_beta-seed.html
__ method-coliny_beta-show_misc_options.html
__ method-coliny_beta-misc_options.html
__ method-coliny_beta-max_iterations.html
__ method-coliny_beta-convergence_tolerance.html
__ method-coliny_beta-max_function_evaluations.html
__ method-coliny_beta-scaling.html
__ method-coliny_beta-model_pointer.html



**Description**


This method keyword allows testing of experimental (beta) Coliny
(Scolib) optimization solvers during software development.  It is
intended primarily for developer use.  Additional information on
Coliny solvers is available at :ref:`topic-package_scolib`.