Multivariable time series forecasting

Hello all,

I am doing a time series project in rapidminer. I am trying to forecast future with multiple independent variables.

However, i could not add the independent variables to the process. When the independent variables are windowed, they all have same value.

I tried to use "MultivariateSeries2WindowExamples" and many other tools, but could not manage it.

Can somebody help me in these regard? My process and data is attached below.

Also anothor problem i encountered is to usage of optimize parameters tool in order to optimization of horizon, and windowing size and step size, but despide all the waiting RM could not respond. 

I'd be very grateful if someone could provide me any information. 

Thanks in advance.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><process version="8.2.000">
  <context>
    <input/>
    <output/>
    <macros>
      <macro>
        <key>futureMonths</key>
        <value>15</value>
      </macro>
      <macro>
        <key>horizon</key>
        <value>1</value>
      </macro>
      <macro>
        <key>windowSize</key>
        <value>6</value>
      </macro>
    </macros>
  </context>
  <operator activated="true" class="process" compatibility="6.0.002" expanded="true" name="Process">
    <process expanded="true">
      <operator activated="true" class="read_excel" compatibility="8.1.000" expanded="true" height="68" name="Read Excel" width="90" x="45" y="85">
        <parameter key="excel_file" value="C:\Users\sony\Desktop\Data.xlsx"/>
        <parameter key="imported_cell_range" value="A1:G11"/>
        <parameter key="first_row_as_names" value="false"/>
        <list key="annotations">
          <parameter key="0" value="Name"/>
        </list>
        <parameter key="date_format" value="yyyy"/>
        <list key="data_set_meta_data_information">
          <parameter key="0" value="Date.true.date.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="1" value="Loaded.true.integer.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="2" value="Unloaded.true.integer.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="3" value="GDP.true.integer.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="4" value="IPI.true.integer.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="5" value="POP.true.integer.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="6" value="Energy.true.integer.attribute"/>
        </list>
      </operator>
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            <parameter key="macro" value="WindowSize"/>
            <parameter key="value" value="6"/>
          </operator>
          <operator activated="true" class="set_macro" compatibility="8.2.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Set Horizon" width="90" x="179" y="34">
            <parameter key="macro" value="horizon"/>
            <parameter key="value" value="1"/>
          </operator>
          <operator activated="true" class="set_macro" compatibility="8.2.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Set Future_Years" width="90" x="313" y="34">
            <parameter key="macro" value="futureYears"/>
            <parameter key="value" value="4"/>
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          <connect from_port="in 1" to_op="Set Window_Size" to_port="through 1"/>
          <connect from_op="Set Window_Size" from_port="through 1" to_op="Set Horizon" to_port="through 1"/>
          <connect from_op="Set Horizon" from_port="through 1" to_op="Set Future_Years" to_port="through 1"/>
          <connect from_op="Set Future_Years" from_port="through 1" to_port="out 1"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_in 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_in 2" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_out 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_out 2" spacing="0"/>
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      </operator>
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        <list key="set_additional_roles"/>
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        <parameter key="attribute_filter_type" value="single"/>
        <parameter key="attribute" value="Loaded"/>
        <parameter key="attributes" value="Loaded"/>
      </operator>
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        <parameter key="condition_class" value="no_missing_attributes"/>
        <list key="filters_list"/>
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      <operator activated="true" breakpoints="after" class="series:windowing" compatibility="5.2.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Windowing for Training" width="90" x="648" y="238">
        <parameter key="window_size" value="%{WindowSize}"/>
        <parameter key="create_label" value="true"/>
        <parameter key="label_attribute" value="Loaded"/>
        <parameter key="horizon" value="%{horizon}"/>
      </operator>
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        <parameter key="training_window_width" value="1"/>
        <parameter key="test_window_width" value="1"/>
        <parameter key="horizon" value="%{horizon}"/>
        <process expanded="true">
          <operator activated="true" class="linear_regression" compatibility="8.2.000" expanded="true" height="103" name="Linear Regression" width="90" x="112" y="85"/>
          <connect from_port="training" to_op="Linear Regression" to_port="training set"/>
          <connect from_op="Linear Regression" from_port="model" to_port="model"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_training" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_model" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_through 1" spacing="0"/>
        </process>
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          <operator activated="true" class="apply_model" compatibility="8.2.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Apply Model (2)" width="90" x="112" y="34">
            <list key="application_parameters"/>
          </operator>
          <operator activated="true" class="performance_regression" compatibility="8.2.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Performance" width="90" x="380" y="34">
            <parameter key="relative_error" value="true"/>
            <parameter key="squared_correlation" value="true"/>
          </operator>
          <connect from_port="model" to_op="Apply Model (2)" to_port="model"/>
          <connect from_port="test set" to_op="Apply Model (2)" to_port="unlabelled data"/>
          <connect from_op="Apply Model (2)" from_port="labelled data" to_op="Performance" to_port="labelled data"/>
          <connect from_op="Performance" from_port="performance" to_port="averagable 1"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_model" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_test set" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_through 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_averagable 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_averagable 2" spacing="0"/>
        </process>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" breakpoints="after" class="series:windowing" compatibility="5.2.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Windowing for Application" width="90" x="849" y="493">
        <parameter key="window_size" value="%{WindowSize}"/>
        <parameter key="label_attribute" value="inputYt"/>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="extract_macro" compatibility="8.2.000" expanded="true" height="68" name="Extract Example Count" width="90" x="983" y="493">
        <parameter key="macro" value="exampleCount"/>
        <list key="additional_macros"/>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="filter_example_range" compatibility="8.2.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Filter Example Range" width="90" x="1117" y="493">
        <parameter key="first_example" value="%{exampleCount}"/>
        <parameter key="last_example" value="%{exampleCount}"/>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="remember" compatibility="8.2.000" expanded="true" height="68" name="Remember" width="90" x="1251" y="493">
        <parameter key="name" value="data"/>
      </operator>
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        <parameter key="iterations" value="%{futureYears}"/>
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          <operator activated="true" class="recall" compatibility="8.2.000" expanded="true" height="68" name="Recall" width="90" x="45" y="136">
            <parameter key="name" value="data"/>
          </operator>
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            <list key="application_parameters"/>
          </operator>
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          <operator activated="true" class="generate_attributes" compatibility="6.4.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Increase Date (2)" width="90" x="380" y="187">
            <list key="function_descriptions">
              <parameter key="Date" value="date_add(Date, 1, DATE_UNIT_YEAR)"/>
            </list>
          </operator>
          <operator activated="true" class="set_role" compatibility="5.3.013" expanded="true" height="82" name="Set Role (2)" width="90" x="179" y="340">
            <parameter key="attribute_name" value="prediction(label)"/>
            <list key="set_additional_roles"/>
          </operator>
          <operator activated="true" class="select_attributes" compatibility="8.2.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Select Attributes (2)" width="90" x="313" y="340">
            <parameter key="attribute_filter_type" value="single"/>
            <parameter key="attribute" value="Loaded-5"/>
            <parameter key="attributes" value="loaded-4|IPI-4"/>
            <parameter key="invert_selection" value="true"/>
          </operator>
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            <list key="rename_additional_attributes">
              <parameter key="Loaded-3" value="Loaded-4"/>
              <parameter key="Loaded-2" value="Loaded-3"/>
              <parameter key="Loaded-1" value="Loaded-2"/>
              <parameter key="Loaded-0" value="Loaded-1"/>
              <parameter key="prediction(label)" value="Loaded-0"/>
            </list>
          </operator>
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            <parameter key="name" value="data"/>
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          <connect from_op="Apply Model" from_port="labelled data" to_op="Multiply" to_port="input"/>
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          <connect from_op="Materialize Data (2)" from_port="example set output" to_op="Increase Date (2)" to_port="example set input"/>
          <connect from_op="Increase Date (2)" from_port="example set output" to_op="Set Role (2)" to_port="example set input"/>
          <connect from_op="Set Role (2)" from_port="example set output" to_op="Select Attributes (2)" to_port="example set input"/>
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        </process>
      </operator>
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      <connect from_op="Read Excel" from_port="output" to_op="Set Predictions_Params" to_port="in 1"/>
      <connect from_op="Set Predictions_Params" from_port="out 1" to_op="Set Role" to_port="example set input"/>
      <connect from_op="Set Role" from_port="example set output" to_op="Select Attributes" to_port="example set input"/>
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