Bid Documents and Quotation Preparation for Process Changes and Engineering Changes: Document Parsing and Chunking

Data for this category is generated by manufacturing enterprise change management teams. Sources include PLM, ERP, MES, supplier materials, validation

What Data for This Category Looks Like

Data for this category is generated by manufacturing enterprise change management teams. Sources include PLM, ERP, MES, supplier materials, validation tests, and customer-specific requirements. Common daily documents include ECN/ECR, change assessment reports, drawings and BOM version files, process validation reports, transition plans, inventory disposal forms, and customer approval documents. Data is updated irregularly with each change. Documents contain fields such as version numbers, material codes, process tolerances, and customer approval items. Some documents include embedded drawings and tables.

What Constraints Do These Characteristics Impose on Document Parsing and Chunking

Documents in this category have diverse types, including text, tables, and embedded drawings. Parsing workflows must retain the relational connections between all parts. Data sources are scattered, and document formats exported from different systems vary. Parsing rules must be adapted for multiple data source types. Documents used in bidding scenarios must fully present change impacts, version transition points, and customer approval information. Chunking must not break critical logical connections. Irregular updates require parsing workflows to quickly adapt to new document formats and field combinations.

Configuration Settings

The following configurations are developed for FastGPT v4.17.0.

Configuration ItemRecommended SettingRationale
chunkSize800–1200 charactersThis category of documents contains key fields such as process parameters and material codes. Chunks that are too long will lose associated information, while chunks that are too short will damage the integrity of change logic
chunkSplitterSplit by title + paragraphDocuments such as ECN/ECR have clear change titles and impact sections. Splitting by title preserves complete change logic units
customPdfParseEnabledDocuments in this category often include embedded drawings and BOM tables. Custom parsing can extract table content and image descriptions
PARSE_FILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS300–600 secondsParsing change documents that contain large BOM lists or multiple drawings takes a long time. This range covers most scenarios
UPLOAD_FILE_MAX_SIZE1000 MBSupports uploading large process validation reports or packaged change documents with multiple files, adapting to the scale of documents submitted by teams daily

Three Common Configuration Errors

  • After parsing an ECN document that includes embedded drawings, images are not extracted and cannot be passed to the large model. The cause is that the customPdfParse configuration is not enabled. The default parsing only extracts plain text content.
  • When uploading a public Yuque link as a data source, parsing fails, and the interface prompts that page content cannot be obtained. The cause is that the link is not set to fully publicly accessible, or includes permission verification steps. FastGPT only supports public web links without permission restrictions.
  • In the debug panel, HTTP tool parameters are correctly filled, but the target interface does not receive a request. The cause is that the configured PARSE_FILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS is less than the actual interface response time, or the request header does not include the authentication fields required for this category of documents.

How to Confirm the Configuration Is Correct

  • Upload an ECN document that includes embedded drawings and BOM tables. Check if the parsing result includes image descriptions and complete BOM table content.
  • Randomly select a chunked section from the parsed content. Confirm that it includes a complete change impact section and associated material code and version number information.
  • Set PARSE_FILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS to 300 seconds. Upload a 500MB change document. Confirm that the parsing task does not time out and completes normally.
  • Call the HTTP tool and pass the parsed chunk parameters. Confirm that the target interface receives the request and completes the corresponding operation.

The values provided are common starting points and should be evaluated against samples relevant to the specific deployment.