ERROR: syntax: function argument names not unique around

I am currently building a milp model previously done in GAMS and I’m converting it into JuMP (Julia).

I am particularly having trouble with constraints and the objective function that has more than one summation with conditions. It is returning the following error

syntax: function argument names not unique around C:\Users\glmab.julia\packages\JuMP\qhoVb\src\macros.jl:91

Stacktrace:
[1] top-level scope at In[194]:7
[2] include_string(::Function, ::Module, ::String, ::String) at .\loading.jl:1091

@constraints example2_netprofit begin
    mat1a[s in s, n in n, s = 1, n > 1],
       ST[s,n] == ST[s,n-1] + sum(sum(rho[i,s]*bs[i,np,n-1] for np in 1:length(np) if np <= n-1) for i in 1:length(Ips1)) + sum(sum(rho[i,s]*bs[i,n,np] for np in 1:length(np) if n <= np) for i in 1:length(Ics1))
    
    mat2a[s in s, n in n, s = 2, n > 1],
       ST[s,n] == ST[s,n-1] + sum(sum(rho[i,s]*bs[i,np,n-1] for np in 1:length(np) if np <= n-1) for i in 1:length(Ips2)) + sum(sum(rho[i,s]*bs[i,n,np] for np in 1:length(np) if n <= np) for i in 1:length(Ics2))
   
    mat3a[s in s, n in n, s = 3, n > 1],
       ST[s,n] == ST[s,n-1] + sum(sum(rho[i,s]*bs[i,np,n-1] for np in 1:length(np) if np <= n-1) for i in 1:length(Ips3)) + sum(sum(rho[i,s]*bs[i,n,np] for np in 1:length(np) if n <= np) for i in 1:length(Ics3))

    mat4a[s in s, n in n, s = 4, n > 1],
       ST[s,n] == ST[s,n-1] + sum(sum(rho[i,s]*bs[i,np,n-1] for np in 1:length(np) if np <= n-1) for i in 1:length(Ips4)) + sum(sum(rho[i,s]*bs[i,n,np] for np in 1:length(np) if n <= np) for i in 1:length(Ics4))

end

However, I have other constraints that do not have summation in it but are returning the exact same error.

@constraints example2_netprofit begin
    bv1[i in i, n in n],
      Ts[i,n] <= H
    bv2[i in i, n in n],
      Tf[i,n] <= H
    bv3[i in i, n in n, np in np, n <= np <= n],
      bs[i,n,np] <= bmax[i]
    bv4[s in s],
      ST0[s] <= STin[s]
    bv5[s in Sfis, s in Sp],
      ST0[s] == 0
    bv6[i in i, n in n, np in np, np < n],
      w[i,n,np] == 0
    bv7[i in i, n in n, np in np, np < n],
      bs[i,n,np] == 0
end

Here are the predefined sets and parameters used for the above to run correctly

#Sets
#  i 'tasks' /t1*t5/
#  j 'units' /j1*j5/
#  n 'events' /n0*n3/
#  s 'states' /s1*s4/

i = ["t1","t2","t3","t4","t5"];
j = ["j1","j2","j3","j4","j5"];
n = range(1,N, step = 1);
s = ["s1","s2","s3","s4"]

#SubSets

#Ij1(i) 'tasks which can be performed in unit 1' /task1/
#Ij2(i) 'tasks which can be performed in unit 2' /task2/
#Ij3(i) 'tasks which can be performed in unit 3' /task3/
#Ij4(i) 'tasks which can be performed in unit 4' /task4/
#Ij5(i) 'tasks which can be performed in unit 5' /task5/

Ij1 = i[1];
Ij2 = i[2];
Ij3 = i[3];
Ij4 = i[4];
Ij5 = i[5];

#Is1(i)'tasks which process state 1 and either produce or consume' /task1,task2/
#Is2(i)'tasks which process state 2 and either produce or consume' /task1,task2,task3/
#Is3(i)'tasks which process state 3 and either produce or consume' /task3,task4,task5/
#Is4(i)'tasks which process state 4 and either produce or consume' /task4,task5/

Is1 = i[1:2];
Is2 = i[1:3];
Is3 = i[3:5];
Is4 = i[4:5];

#Ips1(i) 'tasks which produce state 2' //
#Ips2(i) 'tasks which produce state 2' /task1,task2/
#Ips3(i) 'tasks which produce state 3' /task3/
#Ips4(i) 'tasks which produce state 4' /task4,task5/

Ips1 = [];
Ips2 = i[1:2];
Ips3 = i[3];
Ips4 = i[4:5];

#Ics1(i) 'tasks which consume state 1' /task1,task2/
#Ics2(i) 'tasks which consume state 2' /task3/
#Ics3(i) 'tasks which consume state 3' /task4,task5/
#Ics4(i) 'tasks which consume state 4' //

Ics1 = i[1:2];
Ics2 = i[3];
Ics3 = i[4:5];
Ics4 = [];

Sr =s[1]
Sfis = s[2:3]
Sp = s[4]

#alias(i,ip)
#alias(j,jp)
#alias(n,np,npp)

ip = i;
jp = j;
np = n;
npp = n;
#PARAMETERS
#bmin = [0,0,0,0,0]

bmin = OrderedDict(
   "t1" => 0,
   "t2" => 0,
   "t3" => 0,
   "t4" => 0,
   "t5" => 0   
)

#bmax = [100,150,200,150,150]
bmax = OrderedDict(
   "t1" => 100,
   "t2" => 150,
   "t3" => 200,
   "t4" => 150,
   "t5" => 150 
)

#STin = [10000, 0, 0, 0]
STin = OrderedDict(
     "s1" => 10000,
     "s2" => 0,
     "s3" => 0,
     "s4" => 0)

#STmax = [+inf, 200, 250, +inf ]
STmax = OrderedDict(
     "s1" => Inf,
     "s2" => 200,
     "s3" => 250,
     "s4" => 0
)

#alpha = [1.333, 1.333, 1.000, 0.667, 0.667]
alpha = OrderedDict(
"t1" => 1.333,
"t2" => 1.333,
"t3" => 1.000,
"t4" => 0.667,
"t5" => 0.667
)

#beta = [0.01333, 0.01333, 0.00500, 0.00445, 0.00445]
beta = OrderedDict(
"t1" => 0.01333,
"t2" => 0.01333,
"t3" => 0.00500,
"t4" => 0.00445,
"t5" => 0.00445       
)

price = OrderedDict(
"s1" => 0,
"s2" => 0,
"s3" => 0,
"s4" => 5
)

demand = OrderedDict(
"s1" => 0,
"s2" => 0,
"s3" => 0,
"s4" => 0
)

#rho_table = wsv"""
#i        s1       s2     s3    s4
#t1       -1       +1      0     0
#t2       -1       +1      0     0
#t3        0       -1     +1     0
#t4        0        0     -1    +1
#t5        0        0     -1    +1
#"""

rho_table = DataFrame([(i = "t1", s1 = -1, s2 = +1, s3 = 0, s4 = 0 ),
                   (i = "t2", s1 = -1, s2 = +1, s3 = 0, s4 = 0 ),
                   (i = "t3", s1 = 0, s2 = -1, s3 = +1, s4 = 0 ),
                   (i = "t4", s1 = 0, s2 = 0, s3 = -1, s4 = +1 ),
                   (i = "t5", s1 = 0, s2 = 0, s3 = -1, s4 = +1 )]);

rho = OrderedDict( (r[:i],states) => r[Symbol(states)] for r in eachrow(rho_table), states in s);

The commented out sections are in GAMS format. Please only take note. The other packages used include datastructures and dataframes

Hi @GraceMabele,

The syntax you’re looking for is something like

mat1a[s in s, n in n; (s == 1) && (n > 1)],

You need to have the sets first, then a ;, and then a single expression that evaluates to true or false.

I’ll see if we can improve the error message, because it is very unhelpful! (Edit: https://github.com/jump-dev/JuMP.jl/issues/2318)

p.s. thanks for posting on the community forum. We try to keep the Github issues for bugs.

Hi @odow

Thank you so much it worked for that set of constraints however not for the following below. It is giving me the exact same error. What’s different

@constraints example2_netprofit begin
    bv1[i in i, n in n],
      Ts[i,n] <= H
    
    bv2[i in i, n in n],
      Tf[i,n] <= H
    
    bv3[i in i, n in n, np in np; (n <= np <= n+d)],
      bs[i,n,np] <= bmax[i]
    
    bv4[s in s],
      ST0[s] <= STin[s]
    
    bv5[s in Sfis, s in Sp],
      ST0[s] == 0
    
    bv6[i in i, n in n, np in np; (np < n)],
      w[i,n,np] == 0
    
    bv7[i in i, n in n, np in np; (np < n)],
      bs[i,n,np] == 0
end

I even attempted to have a ; for each but to no avail and separated the condition in bv3

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Oops! I totally missed this point: you can’t have the name of the set be the same of the index. So no i in i. It needs to be something like:

s_set = ["s1", "s2", "s3", "s3"]
n_set = 1:N
mat1a[s in s_set, n in n_set; (s == 1) && (n > 1)],

Because if you think about something like ST0[s], do you mean s the set or s, an element in the set?

Surprisingly, this is not the issue. Can you post the full error? It would help if you could simplify your code to include only the smallest number of variables and constraints that are causing the error.

It looks like this might be the problem. You have two indices with the same name.

You are correct regarding it being that constraint and bv4 above it. Thank you very much, you have been of great assistance highly appreciated. I tried to rectify as follows below but it is giving me a bounds error now.

   bv5[s in Sfis && Sp],
     ST0[s] == 0
  bv4[s in s],
      ST0[s] <= STin[s]