Messages

I'll post a message tomorrow to the "Get Help on Your Input File" forum. If you like it, maybe it can be pinned. Any suggestion for the title? "Using AI to troubleshoot your FET file"?

Out of curiosity, which ChatGPT model did you use and what level of reasoning?

I agree that ChatGPT and LLMs can make some awful suggestions. A markdown file with your tips would be useful. Include instructions such as "do not suggest lowering weights until ...". That could be a conversation for later.

Maybe a future release could include a button that says "Copy information for AI to troubleshoot". Move people toward self-help.

And/or create a pinned post in the forum "Get Help on Your Input File". With the goal of giving users an extra tool to troubleshoot their schedule.

I'd be thrilled to help work on a markdown file for use as a prompt to troubleshoot a schedule. You have great documentation, because the LLM was able deduce the XML structure and meaning.

We could start with a simple markdown pointing to the XML documentation or XSD. And any relevant documentation on how to interpret the values, and the algorithms. Add a checklist of simple things to verify.
Troubleshooting tips you've learned over the years.

Hello,

I'm finding the use of an LLM as a troubleshooting tool to be a great time saver. And I would like to propose adding a quick tutorial. Maybe something like this.

Troubleshooting a FET file can be logic-intensive and may require a subscription to access the more advanced LLM.

For my scenario, I use ChatGPT because I have a subscription.

I will use ChatGPT in this tutorial, but the principles should apply to any LLM. By the time you read this, the example model will be outdated, so please select the latest available to you. For me, I set the model to "GPT-5.6 Sol" and set the reasoning to "High". These were the most advanced models and settings for me at this time.

It is important to use the latest version of FET and to let the LLM know what version you are using and what software you're using. Also provide the LLM with any warnings and any output from an interrupted generation.

This is the prompt I used:
I'm using FET timetable software 7.10.1. Help me troubleshoot this FET file. I get these warnings from FET when I try to generate the file.

For this example, I used a FET file uploaded to the public forums. The FET file used was available at this link: https://lalescu.ro/liviu/fet/forum/index.php?topic=6894.0

When I started to generate the timetable, I was provided with warnings and copy pasted this into the chat. After several minutes, I interrupted the timetable generation and uploaded the information to the LLM. See the attached TXT as an example. You cannot view this attachment.

The LLM took 7 minutes to reason and provided the following suggestions (please see the attached Markdown file). You cannot view this attachment.

Hello,

I used ChatGPT to try to troubleshoot your FET file. Please read the attached Markdown file for the feedback.

You cannot view this attachment.

-Carlos K