Initializing help system before first use

problem.msAddPreset

Purpose
Loads a preset of jobs into the multistart job pool.
Topic areas
Multistart, Data Input, Nonlinear
Synopsis
problem.msAddPreset(preset, maxjobs, description=None, data=None)
Arguments
preset 
Which preset to load.
maxjobs 
Maximum number of jobs to be added to the multistart pool.
description 
Text description of the preset. Used for messaging, may be None if not required.
data 
Job specific user context pointer to be passed to the multistart callbacks.
Further information
1. The following presets are defined:
xpress.constants.MSSET_INITIALVALUES
generate maxjobs number of random base points.
xpress.constants.MSSET_SOLVERS
load all solvers.
xpress.constants.MSSET_SLP_BASIC
load the most typical SLP tuning settings. A maximum of maxjobs jobs are loaded.
xpress.constants.MSSET_SLP_EXTENDED
load a comprehensive set of SLP tuning settings. A maximum of maxjobs jobs are loaded.
xpress.constants.MSSET_KNITRO_BASIC
load the most typical Knitro tuning settings. A maximum of maxjobs jobs are loaded.
xpress.constants.MSSET_KNITRO_EXTENDED
load a comprehensive set of Knitro tuning settings. A maximum of maxjobs jobs are loaded.
xpress.constants.MSSET_INITIALFILTERED
generate maxjobs number of random base points, filtered by a merit function centred on initial feasibility.
2. See MSMAXBOUNDRANGE for controlling the range in which initial values are generated.
Related topics
problem.msAddJob, problem.msAddCustomPreset, problem.msClear

Parent Topic Methods of the class problem

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