library(tidymodels)
rec <- recipe(mtcars) %>%
update_role(disp) %>%
update_role(mpg, new_role = "outcome")
outcome_names(rec)
#> [1] "mpg" NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
rec <- recipe(mpg ~ disp, mtcars)
outcome_names(rec)
#> [1] "mpg"
Created on 2022-06-20 by the reprex package (v2.0.1)