Help in generating timetable

[ReLo]

Hello,

I am trying to generate the timetable using FET for the first time. Unfortunately after adding all the constraints and letting it run for over 2 hours no result was obtained. I tried to deactivate some constraints but no luck. Any help is appreciated!

Thanks in advance 

[Liviu Lalescu]

I removed all your space constraints, and removed the duplicate teacher Pa (why was it like this?), then I activated all the time constraints, see the attached file. It solves instantly.

So, I assume it is a problem of your space constraints. Please review them. Consider that a room can host a single activity at a time slot.

You don't need to wait 2 hours. Wait 1 minute, for your kind of data.

[ReLo]

Thanks for the response Liviu.

The duplicate teacher names were typos, I have corrected it in the new version attached.

I'll re-check the space constraints again; what exactly do you mean by "a room can host a single activity at a time slot"? Do you mean to say I should remember the basic compulsory constraint 'try to avoid rooms assigned to more than one activity simultaneously'?

Also, I have made all the rooms to be home rooms of all the teachers, would that be a problem?

Regards

[Liviu Lalescu]

I'll re-check the space constraints again; what exactly do you mean by "a room can host a single activity at a time slot"? Do you mean to say I should remember the basic compulsory constraint 'try to avoid rooms assigned to more than one activity simultaneously'?

Yes, I guess something like this.

Also, I have made all the rooms to be home rooms of all the teachers, would that be a problem?

I think not. But room MC1 is over-occupied. Please see the attached file - I deactivated 4 space constraints and it solves.

Room MC1 can only have 5*3 occupied slots per week, and you want 10+12 activities (for 8thA and 10thA).

[ReLo]

I think not. But room MC1 is over-occupied. Please see the attached file - I deactivated 4 space constraints and it solves.

This makes no room allocated for 5 activities (at least for the result I first get). How can I force the room allocation?

Room MC1 can only have 5*3 occupied slots per week, and you want 10+12 activities (for 8thA and 10thA).

I understood the second part, but how did you make the 5*3 calculation?

[Liviu Lalescu]

I think not. But room MC1 is over-occupied. Please see the attached file - I deactivated 4 space constraints and it solves.

This makes no room allocated for 5 activities (at least for the result I first get). How can I force the room allocation?

You need to make a timetable possible. See below.

Room MC1 can only have 5*3 occupied slots per week, and you want 10+12 activities (for 8thA and 10thA).

I understood the second part, but how did you make the 5*3 calculation?

Sorry, I meant 10thC, not A. MC1 is home to 8thA and 10thC, 22 activities in total. And these students sets are not allowed at the first hour. So only 3 hours x 5 days available.

[ReLo]

Okay, I understand now. Even if I remove all the home room constraints for student groups (essentially allowing to place any group in any room), the result is not obtained... Any other pointer?

[Liviu Lalescu]

Sorry, you have 6 days, not 5. But my argument was valid.

Now, you can generate for 5 seconds, hit stop, then see the highest stage timetable (from the FET interface). See rooms' timetable especially. Your timetable must be too constrained.

If you cannot succeed, I will try to help some more.

[Liviu Lalescu]

It is clear. You have 70 activities and 70 free slots from the not available for students. But, for instance, slot Monday 06:00 is free only for two students sets (10thA and 9thA). So you cannot put these two activities in three rooms.

Please let me know if it is clear.