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title: Start training
description: This article describes the steps required to start training your model.
url: https://docs.tealium.com/server-side/predict/strategy/start-training/
---
## Save and publish to start training

Your model is currently in the _Requires Publish_ stage.

Complete the following steps to start training:

1. **Save and Publish** your model. We recommend using the **Save As** option and typing a meaningful title and description.  
      
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Before saving and publishing, your model has been saved, but not published. If no errors are encountered, training begins automatically upon publish.
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1. Click **OK**.  
If no errors are encountered, your model is now in training.  
Your model is now _Version 1_ with a status of _In Training_.
      
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Training is a one-time event and each retraining results in a new version number. For example, when you retrain _Version 1_, the resulting version is _Version 2_.
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1. Check to ensure the model status now displays _In Training_.  
After the training date range has lapsed, the model status is updated to _Ready to Deploy_.