What data for this category looks like
This category of data primarily comes from ERP, WMS systems, barcode/RFID equipment, purchase work orders, storage location archives, AGV transport systems and weighing equipment. Daily documents include receiving slips, putaway slips, material picking and returning slips, inventory transfer slips, inventory count sheets, lot ledgers, first-in first-out and expiration date records. Fields cover material codes, lot numbers, storage location numbers, inspection statuses, expiration dates, quantity units and more. Data update cycles are divided into real-time (such as storage location changes, weighing data), daily (such as material picking and returning records) and monthly inventory (such as inventory reconciliation data).
What constraints do these characteristics impose on the source citation and traceability link
Diverse, heterogeneous data sources require the traceability link to associate work order data from ERP, storage location records from WMS and barcode information collected by hardware, to avoid the one-sidedness of single-source data. There are many fields related to lots and expiration dates, so key attributes such as lot numbers and inspection statuses must be accurately matched during traceability to ensure that material flow can be traced. Data with different update cycles require adapted indexing strategies: real-time changing storage location data needs immediate index updates, while monthly inventory data needs regular synchronization to ensure the timeliness of traceability results. At the same time, the consequences of errors such as wrong materials or line stops require that citations in the traceability link must fully cover associated documents, and no key records can be omitted.
How to configure settings
The following configurations are based on the interface logic of FastGPT v4.17.0.
| Configuration Item | Recommended Setting | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Context | 8000–12000 token | Adapts to the text length of multi-source documents, covering the full content of documents such as receiving slips and lot ledgers |
| Maximum Knowledge Base Citations | Top 6 entries | Matches the number of documents associated with a single work order in warehousing scenarios, avoiding interference from redundant information |
quoteMaxToken | 1500–2000 characters | Limits the text length of a single citation, ensuring that response content focuses on key material and lot information |
| Maximum Response Tokens | 3000–4000 token | Balances the completeness of traceability results and response speed, adapting to summary explanations for multiple documents |
responseData | Enabled | Retains metadata of citation sources, facilitating subsequent verification of material inspection status and lot information |
detail | Enabled | Displays specific fields of cited documents, such as storage location numbers and expiration dates, meeting the precise traceability requirements of warehousing scenarios |
Three common misconfigurations
- Setting
quoteMaxTokento too small a value causes single citations to be truncated, resulting in missing some lot numbers and expiration date fields. This occurs because the setting does not adapt to the text length requirements of warehousing documents. - Failing to properly configure metadata retention rules causes irrelevant search log fields to be included in returned results. Users report that citation information is obstructive, which occurs because the necessary scope of citation sources is not clearly defined.
- Failing to configure variable references when selecting a knowledge base prevents dynamic matching of lot numbers corresponding to work orders, resulting in search results that do not match the current business scenario. This occurs because work order variables and knowledge base retrieval conditions are not bound.
How to confirm the configuration is correct
- Enter a valid material lot number, retrieve associated documents, and check whether the returned results include citations of corresponding documents such as lot ledgers and material picking and returning slips.
- View the metadata section of the response content, confirm whether it includes document types and field information of citation sources, and verify whether the
responseDataanddetailconfigurations are active. - Adjust the value of
quoteMaxToken, test whether citations of documents with different lengths are fully displayed, and confirm that the setting meets the document length requirements of the current business. - Bind work order variables to knowledge base retrieval conditions, test whether search results for different lot numbers are correctly matched.
The values provided are common starting points and should be measured against the reader's own samples.