Using FET for Events

[enteract]

We are looking at using FET for an exhibition to match buyers and sellers based on their preferences and create a timetable for the buyers and sellers. 

We would have a separate system where EACH buyer would submit their preferences as to which sellers they would like to meet.  Each seller would also submit their preferences as to which buyers they want to meet.  Buyers need to have appointments on either Day 1, Days 1+2 OR all 3 days of the event.

Do you think FET will work for us? Would you have a sample xml import file that we could use to simulate?

Thanks so much in advance. You really have created a wonderful piece of software that has obviously taken a LOT of love to develop!

[Liviu Lalescu]

I think of these:

1) You have say 3 buyers (B1, B2, B3) and four sellers (S1, S2, S3, S4). Each one wants to meet a list of other persons from the other side. Say B1 wants to meet S1 and S3, and S1 wants to meet B2. Add three activities, A1 (B1, S1), A2 (B1, S3), A3 (B2, S1). But might not be what you want.

2) Other possibility might be to use a FET room = a real buyer or a real seller, and put activities in rooms.

3) Another possibility would be to put buyers and sellers in time slots, and have constraints activities same starting time, with weight 99.75% or similar, based on preferences (if B1 wants to meet S1 and S3, add two constraints, B1+S1, then B1+S3 - of course you have one activity for B1, one for S1 and one for S3).

Please let me know.