FET with five terms / for Finland (Five 7 weeks terms in a school year)

[mikkojoo]

As a quick idea, I think "min acts in a term" would be a solution just like that.
If there would even be an option for empty terms or not, in between them, it would be perfect - I think.

[Liviu Lalescu]

I think it is impossible an option to allow empty terms in between the non-empty terms. You need to use max days between activities. Is that OK?

By "min acts in a term" do you mean min activities from a set in a term with/without allow empty terms?

[mikkojoo]

Its totally ok!

[Liviu Lalescu]

Or maybe you need also another constraint, max terms between activities? Because max days is not perfect in this case.

[mikkojoo]

Or maybe you need also another constraint, max terms between activities? Because max days is not perfect in this case.

This is true!

"Min activities from a set in a term" is fine just like that - just like "Max activities from a set in  a term". It is not necessary that the same constraint cares about empty terms.

Btw, I wrote some words about FET in my Facebook, just to tell Finnish principals about FET.
I will tell everyone willing to hear about this software and how nice it is to make timetables with it.

[mikkojoo]

Is it possible to use 'max terms between activities' with value 0?

[Liviu Lalescu]

Is it possible to use 'max terms between activities' with value 0?

Yes, it should be very easy to allow 0.

[mikkojoo]

Ok, I did not realize that 

[Liviu Lalescu]

"Min activities from a set in a term" is fine just like that - just like "Max activities from a set in  a term". It is not necessary that the same constraint cares about empty terms.

Btw, I wrote some words about FET in my Facebook, just to tell Finnish principals about FET.
I will tell everyone willing to hear about this software and how nice it is to make timetables with it.

Thank you!

I am not sure I understand the first paragraph. We need to allow empty terms in this constraint, otherwise your timetable will be impossible for 9 activities, min 2 per term, 5 terms.

Please go outside. You'll write later.

[mikkojoo]

I'll go now 
Yes, you have it rigth. This and 'max terms between activities' would be perfect solution for me.
Back in hour or two

[Liviu Lalescu]

I hope it will go well. I hope that I written the correct code for the generate part, which was the important and difficult part. I did for the more complicated min in a term and for the easy max terms between.

It remains now only the interface, which is tedious and long, but very simple.

Now I am too tired to work anymore, but I hope later tomorrow I might have something working for a test run. Note that before putting a snapshot for you, I need to test and re-examine my code, which might take some more.

[mikkojoo]

I can't stop wondering your skills and kindness.
I'm here first time in a year and you are tryin to fulfill my quite special needs immediately.

So thanks very much!

[Liviu Lalescu]

You are welcome!  :-)

But the constraints you requested are logical and necessary for hopefully more Finnish users.

[mikkojoo]

I am getting used   with an idea of making very basic introduction video about basic 5-term planning with FET, in Finnish

[Liviu Lalescu]

Thank you! 

Work continues. I'll let you know.