# \#data-preparation **URL:** https://community.openai.com/tag/data-preparation/39.md [Latest](https://community.openai.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openai.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openai.com/tags.md) --- ## [How to preprocess excel sheets with multi-level headers and sections for API Input?](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-preprocess-excel-sheets-with-multi-level-headers-and-sections-for-api-input/1336905)
**Author:** [@tejkrish98](https://community.openai.com/u/tejkrish98)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-preprocess-excel-sheets-with-multi-level-headers-and-sections-for-api-input/1336905 "2025-08-07T16:39:59Z")
I’m working with Excel files that use a combination of: Multi-row column headers (e.g., dates in one row, week labels in the next). Side headers with section titles and sub-rows (like a grouped report: A → A1, A2, etc,… --- ## [How to fine-tune using DPO/RL on entire chat history (agent workflows)](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-fine-tune-using-dpo-rl-on-entire-chat-history-agent-workflows/1309879)
**Author:** [@JGraves](https://community.openai.com/u/JGraves)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-fine-tune-using-dpo-rl-on-entire-chat-history-agent-workflows/1309879 "2025-07-08T00:05:51Z")
I have several (prompt, chat history) pairs from running a model in a type of “agent” model, allowing it to perform several actions in succession. I store the entire chat history. For each history, I also score the histo… --- ## [Developed a free platform to quickly create jsonl datasets for gpt finetuning and customize llm call functions](https://community.openai.com/t/developed-a-free-platform-to-quickly-create-jsonl-datasets-for-gpt-finetuning-and-customize-llm-call-functions/845044)
**Author:** [@guidotrevisan6](https://community.openai.com/u/guidotrevisan6)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/developed-a-free-platform-to-quickly-create-jsonl-datasets-for-gpt-finetuning-and-customize-llm-call-functions/845044 "2025-04-09T15:50:30Z")
While I was working on some other projects I created for myself a platform to quickly create jsonl datasets for gpt finetuning and customize llm call functions. I realized it’s quite useful so I might as well just publi… --- ## [Fine tuning GPT-4o with large data source in system prompt](https://community.openai.com/t/fine-tuning-gpt-4o-with-large-data-source-in-system-prompt/1083947)
**Author:** [@jithinjagadeesh1](https://community.openai.com/u/jithinjagadeesh1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 6:20am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/fine-tuning-gpt-4o-with-large-data-source-in-system-prompt/1083947 "2025-01-08T06:20:16Z")
Hi everyone, I am currently trying to fine tune gpt-4o/gpt-4o-mini. I have a large data source which I am currently passing along with the system prompt for the model to provide me with a structured response in JSON for… --- ## [42rows.com - Manage your data file with AI prompt automation](https://community.openai.com/t/42rows-com-manage-your-data-file-with-ai-prompt-automation/294094)
**Author:** [@csvibes.com](https://community.openai.com/u/csvibes.com)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/42rows-com-manage-your-data-file-with-ai-prompt-automation/294094 "2024-12-19T12:01:19Z")
—BETA VERSION — app.csvibes is an online AI writing tool that uses the ChatGPT engine to fill data into CSV files directly in the browser. It’s a fast, conviniente and secure way to fill CSV files data with the power o… --- ## [Data-Driven Chat-Bot for user-data](https://community.openai.com/t/data-driven-chat-bot-for-user-data/1017798)
**Author:** [@timoe](https://community.openai.com/u/timoe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/data-driven-chat-bot-for-user-data/1017798 "2024-11-15T15:52:33Z")
Hello, I am developing a chat bot that should answer questions about the data of a user. The data is stored in a platfrom and can be queried via REST-Calls. My question is what is the best practice to generate data-dr… --- ## [How to format excel files best for API ingestion?](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-format-excel-files-best-for-api-ingestion/914316)
**Author:** [@bbirkelund](https://community.openai.com/u/bbirkelund)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-format-excel-files-best-for-api-ingestion/914316 "2024-10-17T22:44:19Z")
I’m building a tool where understanding the excel contents well is essential. I’ve been sending in a JSON mapping of cell:value to GPT4o, and it understands it, but I feel it could be a much better understanding if it’s … --- ## [Virus Detected - Data Export Chat-GPT Problems](https://community.openai.com/t/virus-detected-data-export-chat-gpt-problems/494619)
**Author:** [@VarshCodes](https://community.openai.com/u/VarshCodes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/virus-detected-data-export-chat-gpt-problems/494619 "2024-08-09T15:39:29Z")
Hey Community, Recently i have requested for my data and have recieved a mail from Chat GPT, so i opened it and click the download link, my browser guard marked it as malicious. The download also stopped as chrome detec… --- ## [My Girlfriend used confidential Data in Chat Gpt - she used client information and now her Company found out about it](https://community.openai.com/t/my-girlfriend-used-confidential-data-in-chat-gpt-she-used-client-information-and-now-her-company-found-out-about-it/860489)
**Author:** [@GOtischeBruecke](https://community.openai.com/u/GOtischeBruecke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/my-girlfriend-used-confidential-data-in-chat-gpt-she-used-client-information-and-now-her-company-found-out-about-it/860489 "2024-07-09T19:52:54Z")
My girlfriend used GPT-4 for her job and inadvertently inserted various sets of personal data in the form of screenshots into the chat. Her company discovered this, and now the forensic department is investigating. The … --- ## [What does the "weight" parameter do when fine-tuning](https://community.openai.com/t/what-does-the-weight-parameter-do-when-fine-tuning/827628)
**Author:** [@harperg](https://community.openai.com/u/harperg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/what-does-the-weight-parameter-do-when-fine-tuning/827628 "2024-06-18T17:38:03Z")
I see in the docs that you can assign a “weight” to your assistant messages to “skip fine-tuning” on specific messages. Can anyone elaborate on what this does exactly? I am looking to use it to give my bot the ability t… --- ## [Fine tuned GPT-3.5 turbo, train set, validation set, test set](https://community.openai.com/t/fine-tuned-gpt-3-5-turbo-train-set-validation-set-test-set/774902)
**Author:** [@\_Jean](https://community.openai.com/u/_Jean)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/fine-tuned-gpt-3-5-turbo-train-set-validation-set-test-set/774902 "2024-05-23T15:11:44Z")
Hi all, My goal is not for my fine-tuned GPT-3.5 model to discover new vulnerabilities, but rather to accurately detect those on which it has been trained. Potentially, we might expect it to identify vulnerabilities sli… --- ## [Dataset format for my own data from database](https://community.openai.com/t/dataset-format-for-my-own-data-from-database/715993)
**Author:** [@octavio.vindas](https://community.openai.com/u/octavio.vindas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dataset-format-for-my-own-data-from-database/715993 "2024-04-12T19:55:12Z")
I have a project where I have to read emails and generate a type of mapper to relate information from the email with information in 2 database tables through the fine tune that I think is the best option but I can’t unde… --- ## [How can I ensure that my client data in custom GPT's knowledge is stored in my country?](https://community.openai.com/t/how-can-i-ensure-that-my-client-data-in-custom-gpts-knowledge-is-stored-in-my-country/706959)
**Author:** [@usmanzuberi](https://community.openai.com/u/usmanzuberi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/how-can-i-ensure-that-my-client-data-in-custom-gpts-knowledge-is-stored-in-my-country/706959 "2024-04-04T00:19:32Z")
Hi community, I am using ChatGPT Team to build a custom GPT for a client in Australia who wants to add ‘customer data’ to the knowledge to train the GPT. The question is, is there a way to ensure that customer data remai… --- ## [Feed GPT more unstructured data](https://community.openai.com/t/feed-gpt-more-unstructured-data/692943)
**Author:** [@l0rn](https://community.openai.com/u/l0rn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feed-gpt-more-unstructured-data/692943 "2024-03-21T18:55:35Z")
Hello, after a couple of hours reading the developer docs of openai I still can’t really answer if I can fulfill this use case with openai tooling: I want a custom GPT which I can feed lots of tokens loosely structured… --- ## [Training GPT with a Context](https://community.openai.com/t/training-gpt-with-a-context/692177)
**Author:** [@viniciusfjacinto](https://community.openai.com/u/viniciusfjacinto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/training-gpt-with-a-context/692177 "2024-03-21T01:25:51Z")
Hey! I’m creating a voice ChatBot for an educational event using OpenAI API with Whisper and Chat GPT 3.5 but I’m struggling with some issues refering to this task I which I’ll explain above: In the event, the user will… --- ## [Unable to parse 22kb txt file to a CSV on GPT4. Every type of request has become super slow](https://community.openai.com/t/unable-to-parse-22kb-txt-file-to-a-csv-on-gpt4-every-type-of-request-has-become-super-slow/660806)
**Author:** [@mikef57](https://community.openai.com/u/mikef57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/unable-to-parse-22kb-txt-file-to-a-csv-on-gpt4-every-type-of-request-has-become-super-slow/660806 "2024-03-01T01:08:41Z")
Is something wrong with the servers? I’m unable to do simple tasks without errors and everything is very slow, when it was flying before. For example, I have a list of terms and meanings on a 480 line txt file, only 22k… --- ## [Training GPTs through uploaded docs](https://community.openai.com/t/training-gpts-through-uploaded-docs/613233)
**Author:** [@sebo001](https://community.openai.com/u/sebo001)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/training-gpts-through-uploaded-docs/613233 "2024-02-29T13:10:48Z")
I create GPTs that help in multi-step professional writing through prompt chaining. I am experimenting with a few for the news media domain, equipped with various actions. Where I have been struggling is to maintain the … --- ## [Can GPT-4 compare and list out contextual match data from 2 datasets?](https://community.openai.com/t/can-gpt-4-compare-and-list-out-contextual-match-data-from-2-datasets/367166)
**Author:** [@jitesh.g](https://community.openai.com/u/jitesh.g)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 7:09am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/can-gpt-4-compare-and-list-out-contextual-match-data-from-2-datasets/367166 "2024-02-29T07:09:29Z")
I need a prompt that compares 2 sheets- and lists out the data in the 2nd sheet that are mentioned in the 1st sheet either in the exact same words or in the same context/meaning. With GPT-4 Advanced Data Analysis plugin,… --- ## [When composing a fine-tuning dataset, would it be effective to use only keywords?](https://community.openai.com/t/when-composing-a-fine-tuning-dataset-would-it-be-effective-to-use-only-keywords/531044)
**Author:** [@steve33](https://community.openai.com/u/steve33)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/when-composing-a-fine-tuning-dataset-would-it-be-effective-to-use-only-keywords/531044 "2024-02-29T04:21:39Z")
Hi, guys. I have a question. When composing a dataset for fine-tuning, can it recognize the user’s content using only keywords without expressing the entire question? Let me give an example. When wanting to train on u… --- ## [\[Democratic inputs to AI\] An Incentive To Label](https://community.openai.com/t/democratic-inputs-to-ai-an-incentive-to-label/652850)
**Author:** [@olshansky](https://community.openai.com/u/olshansky)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/democratic-inputs-to-ai-an-incentive-to-label/652850 "2024-02-26T19:18:05Z")
tl;dr I wrote a blog post about having an “incentive to label” and wanted to re-share here. I’m not sure if cross-posting a personal blog is “kosher” but am happy to take down this topic if it causes an issue. Last Ap… --- ## [AskCSV.com - Ask your csv/excel anything over 100k rows](https://community.openai.com/t/askcsv-com-ask-your-csv-excel-anything-over-100k-rows/180922)
**Author:** [@askcsv](https://community.openai.com/u/askcsv)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/askcsv-com-ask-your-csv-excel-anything-over-100k-rows/180922 "2024-02-19T16:00:03Z")
askcsv.com is an interactive analysis tool that utilizes the ChatGPT engine to provide questions and answers about data by loading CSV files directly in the browser. It’s a convenient and secure way to analyze data witho… --- ## [Reduce Data Passed to Assistant](https://community.openai.com/t/reduce-data-passed-to-assistant/623817)
**Author:** [@mckay](https://community.openai.com/u/mckay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/reduce-data-passed-to-assistant/623817 "2024-02-12T23:21:49Z")
We have been working to develop an internal chat assistant that has access to several 3rd party API’s we currently use. Currently the assistant has a few custom tools that use the third party API endpoints to be able to … --- ## [Training a model against a db with material and labor cost](https://community.openai.com/t/training-a-model-against-a-db-with-material-and-labor-cost/593043)
**Author:** [@markandcandyingle](https://community.openai.com/u/markandcandyingle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/training-a-model-against-a-db-with-material-and-labor-cost/593043 "2024-01-22T01:50:34Z")
Where would I start my research to determine the possibility of training GPT 4 against a relational database that is used to build cost estimates for construction projects? --- ## [Building a data analysis GPT using My GPTs but files aren't uploading](https://community.openai.com/t/building-a-data-analysis-gpt-using-my-gpts-but-files-arent-uploading/500114)
**Author:** [@mattskai](https://community.openai.com/u/mattskai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/building-a-data-analysis-gpt-using-my-gpts-but-files-arent-uploading/500114 "2023-11-13T18:57:38Z")
When I upload the CSV to standard ChatGPT 4 the files are analyzed no problems, but my personal GPT bot, with code interpreter turned on, isn’t even recognizing the file. Nothing I can do will get it to work. Any advice… --- ## [Can't choose advanced data analytics anymore](https://community.openai.com/t/cant-choose-advanced-data-analytics-anymore/492724)
**Author:** [@marcel.olrichs](https://community.openai.com/u/marcel.olrichs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/cant-choose-advanced-data-analytics-anymore/492724 "2023-11-10T13:30:38Z")
A few days ago I could first choose the category “advanced data analysis”, when starting GPT 4Now I only see “GPT4”. See screenshot. Does this mean data analysis is loaded automatically? --- ## [Dataset for fine-tuning chatbot customer service use case](https://community.openai.com/t/dataset-for-fine-tuning-chatbot-customer-service-use-case/466507)
**Author:** [@tony13](https://community.openai.com/u/tony13)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dataset-for-fine-tuning-chatbot-customer-service-use-case/466507 "2023-11-02T13:50:57Z")
Hello community, if anyone is considering fine-tuning to create a customer service-oriented chatbot, here, huggingface/bitext has a very extensive one. --- ## [What is the best way to validate and return data through an API?](https://community.openai.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-validate-and-return-data-through-an-api/435209)
**Author:** [@dtmch](https://community.openai.com/u/dtmch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-validate-and-return-data-through-an-api/435209 "2023-10-16T15:02:57Z")
When I use an API, I employ ts-node and axios without any libraries. I always inform GPT in the prompt about the desired data and the expected data format for the response. For example: Return \`\`\`json {"items": \[ … --- ## [How do I provide context to finetuning?](https://community.openai.com/t/how-do-i-provide-context-to-finetuning/308895)
**Author:** [@Olx](https://community.openai.com/u/Olx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/how-do-i-provide-context-to-finetuning/308895 "2023-07-25T20:29:32Z")
I have about 50k labeled entries I want to use to finetune GPT for a classification task. The issue I have is that the entries contain only labels that need context for GPT to better understand the problem: … PCOUNTM … --- ## [How to use text embedding ada 002 with a dataset that contains four hundred rows](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-use-text-embedding-ada-002-with-a-dataset-that-contains-four-hundred-rows/277012)
**Author:** [@dboukali98](https://community.openai.com/u/dboukali98)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/how-to-use-text-embedding-ada-002-with-a-dataset-that-contains-four-hundred-rows/277012 "2023-06-24T11:07:33Z")
Hi , I have a dataset that contains about four hundred rows , I want to use text embedding ada 002 model api to generate embeddings for some specific columns can somebody please give me guidance on how to handle this … --- ## [Pull data using ChatGPT (Forgive me, I'm new at this!)](https://community.openai.com/t/pull-data-using-chatgpt-forgive-me-im-new-at-this/264612)
**Author:** [@aiyer1217](https://community.openai.com/u/aiyer1217)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/pull-data-using-chatgpt-forgive-me-im-new-at-this/264612 "2023-06-15T01:33:00Z")
Hey everyone, I’m seeing a lot of ‘workarounds’ with ChatGPT functions-for example, being able to get ChatGPT to put something in a table using specific prompts. One thing I was trying to do, using the playground, was … [Next page](https://community.openai.com/tag/data-preparation/39.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=data-preparation)